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Me'Shell Ndegeocello

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RS: 4of 5 Stars Average User Rating: 4.5of 5 Stars

2003

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Iconoclastic soul sister Meshell Ndegeocello once again laser-focuses on putting forward her agenda: that only revolution will save the black soul, not to mention black music. Cookie's uprising takes place in the bedroom, the streets and the studio, and Ndegeocello's supreme control over the tone and texture of her sinewy vibe is the sound of a woman in charge of her body and mind. Her deep-groove soul is spiced with spoken-word clips, as on "Akel Dama," on which Gil Scott-Heron and others speak over the pulse of a beating heart, and grounded by her smooth vocals, crooning on the get-with-you "Priorities 1-6" and the sexy-sad "Barry Farms"; rapping no-nonsense-style on "Hot Night," which features snippets of Angela Davis. Powerful, beautiful, sensual and activist, this is the record Prince keeps trying to make.

ARION BERGER
(RS 898 - June 20, 2002)



(Posted: May 22, 2002)

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