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Wooden Leather
By marrying ambitious rhymes to a series of increasingly hot beats, Nappy Roots have effectively avoided the sophomore jinx. The Kentucky-based sextet have been around the world and back by now, but continue to mine their down-home southern roots for inspiration. On the lean and mean "Lac Dogs & Hogs," they rap about the satisfying relationship between a man and his ride, while on "Roun' the Globe" they proclaim that "the whole damn world is country." There are a few missteps here, mainly in the form of two Raphael Saadiq-produced songs that leave the group sounding like guest MCs on their own album. There are a few other cuts (the generic bounce track, "Twang," for example) that seem to have been added in an effort to appease record company flacks and appeal to a wider audience, but for the most part they stick with the style that worked so well the first time out. Even with its flaws, Wooden Leather is a success. --Rebecca Levine
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Tracks| 1 | Intro | | 2 | Good God Almighty | | 3 | Nappy Roots Day | | 4 | Roun' The Globe | | 5 | Lac Dogs & Hogs | | 6 | Sick & Tired | | 7 | Twang | | 8 | Leave This Morning | | 9 | Work In Progress | | 10 | Push On | | 11 | No Good | | 12 | These Walls | | 13 | War/Peace | | 14 | Roll Again | | 15 | What Cha Gonna Do? (The Anthem) | | 16 | Light & Dark | | 17 | Outro | | 18 | Roun' The Globe (Collipark Remix) |
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