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Title: High Expectations Were Dashed
Review: To be short and to the point, the second "Unwrapped" CD was a huge dissappointment. I probably had unrealistic expectations, based on my love for the first volume (I can honestly say that I have played it more than any other CD I own in the past 12 months). The concept of mixing Hip-Hop with Jazz is a great ideal - anyone with any sense of music history would admit to the natural bond between the two genres. However, listening to this CD gives the impression that the powers-that-be at Hidden Beach were pressured to get a second CD out as soon as possible, to try to take advantage of the success of the first volume. As a result, this CD will probably turn off true fans of hip-hop, as well as jazz afficionados. Some of the arrangements are mediocre at best, which I think is the CD's biggest problem. I still hope Hidden Beach puts out a Volume III at some point (which they undoubetly will), but I hope they give the third CD the time and effort a CD of this type deserves.
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