Rating:
Genre:
Rap
Release Date: 10/27/1992
Run Time: 72:40
Conceptually, this is very strong. With the imprimatur of the remaining members of
War and their longtime manager
Jerry Goldstein, the group's tracks are used as samples and/or backing for some well-known and not-so-well-known rappers to pay homage to. For the most part it works, because the talent (e.g.,
The Beasties,
Ice-T,
2Pac,
De La Soul) is there. However, tracks by those artists have been available on their earlier discs...And the lesser-known material, which also comes from previously released sources, is simply not as outstanding, ranging from the lackadaisical (
Too Short) to the doggedly polemical (
Brand Nubian). The title track is a new
War number and does a great job of stating the band's significance...In fact, this entire disc is fairly remarkable in showing how influential
War has remained as a source point for rap, both in groove and social consciousness...
~John Dougan, All Music Guide
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