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Rap Pages (1/98, p.104) - Solid Material - "...USUAL SUSPECTS represents the 5th Ward Boys' transition from adolescents to adult-hood in this rap game and not many groups will ever reach the milestone."7.214438

Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.54) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."Rolling Stone (6/2/94, p.68) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Their mission remains intact: to explore the unifying threads between hip-hop and punk, taking their basic elements--the scratch of a needle across a vinyl groove, a pounding snare-bass thump, the crunch of a power chord--and slicing them up with a ginsu knife...."Spin (12/94, p.78) - Ranked #19 in Spin's list of the `20 Best Albums Of '94' - "...spice their trademark Toucan-Sam style wise-cracking with jazz samples....and Meters-meets-Santana instrumental chillouts, while 'Sabotage' is flat-out the best hard rock song of the year..."Entertainment Weekly (6/3/94, p.54) - "...it's the most tantalizing ear candy in years, the incessantly inventive sound of brats dismantling pop and trying to reassemble it in their own ingeniously klutzy ways....ILL COMMUNICATION is a cacophony of sleazy wah-wah guitars, voices screaming out from alleys behind buildings, and other joyful chaos, and the Beasties revel in it like kids in a crammed, smelly playground...." - Rating: BQ (12/99, p.82) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."Option (8/94, pp.91-92) - "...In recent years they've managed to hit new heights of musical sophistication without ever compromising the geekoid charm that is at the heart of their cool..."Village Voice (3/94, p.5) - Ranked #2 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.Village Voice (2/28/95) - Ranked #15 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.Billboard (p.29) - "[E]verything -- lyrics, samples and production -- locks seamlessly, giving rise to the group's most mature and satisfying album."Q (Magazine) (p.134) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mix of hard-edged funk, punk thrash and noodling instrumentals, but with tentative signs of maturity..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.60) - Ranked #54 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Swapping their metal-thieving brat-rap for a most hyperactively eclectic maturity..."NME (Magazine) (12/24/94, p.22) - Ranked #3 in NME's list of the `Top 50 Albums Of 1994.'NME (Magazine) (5/28/94, p.35) - 8 - Excellent - "...ILL COMMUNICATION is a deliberately positive noise that encourages us to start taking responsibility for a change..."Pitchfork (Website) - "ILL COMMUNICATION is the album that let them infuse their turn towards sincerity with a renewed sense of playfulness, solidifying their transition from the gleefully exaggerated bad-boy anarchists of their first two albums to a trio of (slightly) more mature, trend-setting enthusiasts."7.134319

Q (1/02, p.105) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...An audacious hotpot of hip hop, soul, reggae, soca and drum'n'bass....boomingly-voiced...eleastic rhymes and scattergun lyrics..."The Wire (2/02, p.66) - "...You couldn't convince Primo, PUTS, Dr Dre or Timbaland to get anywhere near the beats on UNDERSTANDING, and that's the record's strength..."Mixmag (2/02, p.59) - 4 out of 5 - "...A genuinely special record that sets the benchmark for UK music in 2002..."CMJ (3/4/02, p.16) - "...futuristic, electronic sound that encompasses everything from dancehall, straight hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, more jazzy and lounge-y cuts to R&B..."Mojo (Publisher) (3/02, p.112) - "...Hugely infectious....It's not just the breadth of lyrical subject matter...but the wit and inventiveness of its treatment that makes this album stand out..."NME (Magazine) (1/26/02, p.35) - 8 out of 10 - "...Kaleidoscopic in range without ever losing sight of its roots, UNDERSTANDING is a confident, crazed album, thick with ebergy and ideas..."7.104715

Q (1/02, p.105) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...An audacious hotpot of hip hop, soul, reggae, soca and drum'n'bass....boomingly-voiced...eleastic rhymes and scattergun lyrics..."The Wire (2/02, p.66) - "...You couldn't convince Primo, PUTS, Dr Dre or Timbaland to get anywhere near the beats on UNDERSTANDING, and that's the record's strength..."Mixmag (2/02, p.59) - 4 out of 5 - "...A genuinely special record that sets the benchmark for UK music in 2002..."CMJ (3/4/02, p.16) - "...futuristic, electronic sound that encompasses everything from dancehall, straight hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, more jazzy and lounge-y cuts to R&B..."Mojo (Publisher) (3/02, p.112) - "...Hugely infectious....It's not just the breadth of lyrical subject matter...but the wit and inventiveness of its treatment that makes this album stand out..."NME (Magazine) (1/26/02, p.35) - 8 out of 10 - "...Kaleidoscopic in range without ever losing sight of its roots, UNDERSTANDING is a confident, crazed album, thick with ebergy and ideas..."7.104715

Rap Pages (1/98, p.104) - Solid Material - "...USUAL SUSPECTS represents the 5th Ward Boys' transition from adolescents to adult-hood in this rap game and not many groups will ever reach the milestone."5.817931

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Rolling Stone (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Smoke and Shawn J return with their sibilant, deep-fried flows intact....Turns out Field Mob are still best at serving it raw."Spin (p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "With soaring, twangy accents....Georgia natives Smoke and Shawn Jay impressively subvert crunk stereotypes..."Entertainment Weekly (p.71) - "[T]heir bouncy tracks will most likely satisfy old-school OutKast fans....Field Mob excel with a drawl and a wink." -- Grade: B+Vibe (p.140) - "Field Mob aims to prove that witty lyrics, bright song concepts, and breezy tunes can still triumph in the Dirty South."XXL (Magazine) (p.133) - "Field Mob makes a point to raise the bar lyrically....The Mob's quest for respect is not lost as they make a smooth transition..."5.003727

Spin (p.81) - "Madlib has his won way of mourning, so he stocks the 42-track odyssey with swaggering soul loops, herb anthems, and Rasta poetry."CMJ - "VOL. 5: DIL COSBY SUITE starts off with thick, syrupy soul that's markedly reverent and somber."Pitchfork (Website) - "As an elegy, a payment of a gratefully acknowledged artistic debt and an expansion of one man's sound, the fifth and sixth volumes of Madlib's BEAT KONDUCTA series are a stirring culmination of everything Dilla did to affect Madlib as a musician."4.948865

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Pitchfork (Website) - "The supple timbres of brushed percussion, bells, Rhodes, melodica, and guitar are warm, immersive, and somehow deeply reassuring."16.96274

Record Collector (magazine) (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'River's Invitation' finds Money in restrained, soulful mood after uptempo opener, 'Let the Music Make You Happy'..."16.96274

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Q (9/93, p.97) - 3 Stars - Good - "...[TRANSITION] brings the graceful, prayer-like 'Welcome' and `Vigil' [from the KULE SU MAMA sessions]..."12.32993

Q (9/93, p.97) - 3 Stars - Good - "...[TRANSITION] brings the graceful, prayer-like 'Welcome' and `Vigil' [from the KULE SU MAMA sessions]..."12.3055

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Q (Magazine) (p.109) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Among his best work, it's loose, fun....He musters sunshine music with an enthused intelligence."12.11624

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