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Give Keith Elam credit for knowing how to surround himself with great talent. It's a fact that has guided his career from the early days of Gang Starr -- the group he formed with one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, DJ Premier -- to his solo Jazzmatazz albums, recorded with a host of jazz legends including Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, and Branford Marsalis. This third volume in Guru's Jazzmatazz series came not only after a five-year break, but at a time when the notion of jazz-rap was almost as antiquated as the '70s jazz-funk sound it helped resurrect back in the late '80s. Guru undoubtedly realized this, so instead of focusing strictly on jazz this time out, he made Streetsoul more of a roots album. With all the great contemporary R&B talent on display, though, any jazz-rap fans still left could hardly be annoyed with Guru's shift in focus from jazz to soul. A trinity of late-'90s soul divas -- Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, and Kelis -- each have features, and the swing-to-urban production behind Badu's contribution frames her vocal excellently. DJ Premier also shows up, contributing his usual excellent trackmaster skills to "Hustlin' Daze," with vocals by Donell Jones. Fellow rapcentrics the Roots make an appearance on the fight-for-your-right anthem "Lift Your Fist," and Guru inserts two pioneer tracks, Herbie Hancock's "Timeless" and Isaac Hayes' "Night Vision" near the end. Unfortunately, the one caveat to Streetsoul -- Guru's rapping talent hasn't improved at all -- is practically unavoidable considering he pops up for a verse or two smack-dab in the middle of almost every track here.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Eric Butler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen George, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Taurus Braxton Harvey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
A. Stone, Composer - G. Spivey, Composer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hyman, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Wilbur, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, Composer - Angie Stone, FeaturedArtist - DJ Scratch, Producer - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Tim Olmstead, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Donell Jones, MainArtist - C. Dewar, ComposerLyricist - M. Dewar, ComposerLyricist - R. Diggs, ComposerLyricist - D. Jones, ComposerLyricist - B. Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - D. Coward, ComposerLyricist - T. Birkett, ComposerLyricist - J. Cummings, ComposerLyricist - J. Atkins, ComposerLyricist - C. Woods, ComposerLyricist - Jessie Hill, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Kevin Bergen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Thibou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chad Hugo, ComposerLyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Drew Coleman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Peter Karam, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MACY GRAY, FeaturedArtist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Najee, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Cus, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N. Hinds, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
L. DePaul, ComposerLyricist - J. Yancey, ComposerLyricist - Bilal, FeaturedArtist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Viala, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - B. Green, ComposerLyricist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Todd Fairall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Dee, Producer - B. Oliver, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Seawood, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Eric Wright, Composer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bellman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, Composer - Erykah Badu, FeaturedArtist - Shaun Martin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Harold Lashaun Martin, Composer - Tim Soares, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geno Iglheart, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bray Lon Lacy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dino Young, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lacy Braylon, Composer
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, Composer - James Poyser, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Smeltz, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmir Thompson, Composer, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tarik Collins, Composer - The Roots, MainArtist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
A. Larrieux, ComposerLyricist - M. WHITE, ComposerLyricist - Guru, Producer - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - L. Larrieux, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Stephen George, Editor, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Taurus Braxton Harvey, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
C. David, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Craig David, MainArtist - Pat Viala, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Dave Patterson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Taurus Braxton Harvey, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Sancho, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Shug, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Cary Guy, ComposerLyricist - Dexter Thibou, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Isaac Hayes, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Victor Flowers, Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lee Morris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Pat Viala, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Mitch Olivier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Les Nubians, FeaturedArtist - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Caleb Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Faussart, ComposerLyricist - H. Faussart, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
A. Aguilar, ComposerLyricist - D. Reid, ComposerLyricist - V. Ruff, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Junior Reid, FeaturedArtist - Guru, Producer - Pat Viala, Editor, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Prodigal Son, FeaturedArtist - Leo Morris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Agallah, Producer - Taurus Braxton Harvey, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HERBIE HANCOCK, MainArtist - Pat Viala, Editor, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - H. Hancock, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Dorn, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru's Jazzmatazz, MainArtist - Dave Patterson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Taurus Braxton Harvey, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Album review
Give Keith Elam credit for knowing how to surround himself with great talent. It's a fact that has guided his career from the early days of Gang Starr -- the group he formed with one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, DJ Premier -- to his solo Jazzmatazz albums, recorded with a host of jazz legends including Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, and Branford Marsalis. This third volume in Guru's Jazzmatazz series came not only after a five-year break, but at a time when the notion of jazz-rap was almost as antiquated as the '70s jazz-funk sound it helped resurrect back in the late '80s. Guru undoubtedly realized this, so instead of focusing strictly on jazz this time out, he made Streetsoul more of a roots album. With all the great contemporary R&B talent on display, though, any jazz-rap fans still left could hardly be annoyed with Guru's shift in focus from jazz to soul. A trinity of late-'90s soul divas -- Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, and Kelis -- each have features, and the swing-to-urban production behind Badu's contribution frames her vocal excellently. DJ Premier also shows up, contributing his usual excellent trackmaster skills to "Hustlin' Daze," with vocals by Donell Jones. Fellow rapcentrics the Roots make an appearance on the fight-for-your-right anthem "Lift Your Fist," and Guru inserts two pioneer tracks, Herbie Hancock's "Timeless" and Isaac Hayes' "Night Vision" near the end. Unfortunately, the one caveat to Streetsoul -- Guru's rapping talent hasn't improved at all -- is practically unavoidable considering he pops up for a verse or two smack-dab in the middle of almost every track here.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:13
- Main artists: Guru
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2000 Virgin Records America, Inc.
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