Seven Eleven - Hot & Funky (2003)
BAND/ARTIST: Seven Eleven
- Title: Hot & Funky
- Year Of Release: 2003
- Label: Challenge Records
- Genre: Jazz-Funk, Hip-Hop
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 00:54:30
- Total Size: 391 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Cakewatchers
02. Fred (feat. Fred Wesley)
03. Pump Yo' Thumb
04. Secret Juice
05. Jerky
06. Turn It Up
07. Shake the Cake (feat. Fred Wesley)
08. Grandpa Dogg
09. Magic Touch
10. Gimme the Funk
11. Hot 'N' Funky
12. We Won't Give It Up
Hot 'n' Funky, Seven Eleven's third album, is greatly influenced by the classic funk of the '70s; instead of getting into electronic synth funk, Seven Eleven favors real drums, real bass, real chicken-scratch guitar, and a lot of punchy horns. But unlike old '70s funk albums, Hot 'n' Funky is full of rapping - and in that sense, the disc has a lot in common with certain go-go releases that came from Washington, D.C., in the '80s (when bands like Rare Essence, Trouble Funk, and E.U. acknowledged the hip-hop revolution without going electronic). As far as funk goes, Hot 'n' Funky isn't in a class with the best albums of Parliament/Funkadelic, Rick James, Cameo, or Godfather of Soul James Brown (although trombonist Fred Wesley, a Brown/George Clinton alumni, is featured on two songs). But the material is generally decent, and the vocalists - who include singer Jewl (not to be confused with American singer/songwriter Jewel) and rapper Brainpower -- have no problem getting around in the English language. Although Dutch is Holland's primary language, many residents of that country speak English fluently -- and Seven Eleven's vocalists are relatively convincing. Hot 'n' Funky falls short of remarkable, but it's a competent and noteworthy example of Challenge's willingness to venture outside the acoustic bop/swing/post-bop realm.
01. Cakewatchers
02. Fred (feat. Fred Wesley)
03. Pump Yo' Thumb
04. Secret Juice
05. Jerky
06. Turn It Up
07. Shake the Cake (feat. Fred Wesley)
08. Grandpa Dogg
09. Magic Touch
10. Gimme the Funk
11. Hot 'N' Funky
12. We Won't Give It Up
Hot 'n' Funky, Seven Eleven's third album, is greatly influenced by the classic funk of the '70s; instead of getting into electronic synth funk, Seven Eleven favors real drums, real bass, real chicken-scratch guitar, and a lot of punchy horns. But unlike old '70s funk albums, Hot 'n' Funky is full of rapping - and in that sense, the disc has a lot in common with certain go-go releases that came from Washington, D.C., in the '80s (when bands like Rare Essence, Trouble Funk, and E.U. acknowledged the hip-hop revolution without going electronic). As far as funk goes, Hot 'n' Funky isn't in a class with the best albums of Parliament/Funkadelic, Rick James, Cameo, or Godfather of Soul James Brown (although trombonist Fred Wesley, a Brown/George Clinton alumni, is featured on two songs). But the material is generally decent, and the vocalists - who include singer Jewl (not to be confused with American singer/songwriter Jewel) and rapper Brainpower -- have no problem getting around in the English language. Although Dutch is Holland's primary language, many residents of that country speak English fluently -- and Seven Eleven's vocalists are relatively convincing. Hot 'n' Funky falls short of remarkable, but it's a competent and noteworthy example of Challenge's willingness to venture outside the acoustic bop/swing/post-bop realm.
Funk | Hip-Hop | Breakbeat | FLAC / APE
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