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Title: Back to Basics
Review: Overall a great disc. Definately reminiscent of the "darker" Swollen....production is spot on by Rob and lyric content is top notch. For those that disliked the last studio album, this may hook you back. Only an owner of the iTunes download..I'm unsure if there's some uncredited sample / beat credit...the "word is bond" sample on "Grind" sounds a bit like Black Thought...and "Too Hot" (track 12) and "Red Hot" by Jurassic 5 are essentially the same instrumental and lyric structure. (DJ Babu..?) At any rate, solid spin.Update: According to the Swollen website, both Red Hot and Too Hot are sampled from a Dap Kings song -- still a hairy coincidence
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