Year: 1996 Audio Codec: FLAC (*.flac) Rip: tracks+.cue Length: 00:47:58 01. Fantastic (1:28) 02. Keep It On (This Beat) (3:11) 03. I Don’t Know (1:01) 04. How We Bullshit (1:16) 05.

Fantastic Volume 2 is the second album from Detroit's Slum Village, released June 13, 2000. During the time of its release the group was still composed of its.

Fat Cat Song [feat. Phat Kat] (2:54) 06. The Look of Love (4:17) 07. Estimate (1:24) 08.

Hoc-N-Pucky (1:37) 09. Bomba de agua manual caseras. Beej-N-Dem [feat. Beej] (2:16) 10. Pregnant (T3) (1:17) 11. Fourth & Back (Rock Music) (3:37) 12. Fantastic 2 (0:50) 13.

Fantastic 3 (1:36) 14. This Beat (Remix) (3:00) 15.

5 Ela (Remix) [feat. 5 Elementz & Frank] (3:01) 16. Give This Nigga (1:04) 17. Players (2:57) 18. The Look of Love (Remix) (2:47) 19. Pregnant (Baatin) (1:02) 20.

Things U Do (Remix) / Uh-Ah-Wu-Ah (3:27) 21. Fat Cat (Remix) [feat. Phat Kat] (2:44) 22. Fantastic 4 (1:13) Password to the archive: hiphoplossless.

Contents • • • • • • • • Overview [ ] The album was initially completed in 1998 for shortly before the label became obsolete, leaving in limbo for over a year. During this period, however, the group's producer Jay Dilla greatly increased his profile through work with artists such as,,. At the same time tremendous acclaim from notables such as of and built up anticipation for the long-delayed LP. Eventually found an outlet with Goodvibe Recordings & Barak Records, and released Fantastic, Vol. 2 in summer 2000. Although sales were slow (due to heavy [ ]) the group nevertheless had a huge impact on the circuit and were proclaimed torch-bearers for the departing. [ ] In particular Jay Dee's much lauded production work, full of subtle grooves and soul claps, was a blueprint for the direction that would take in the coming years.

The album was re-released minus the original version of 'Fall-N-Love', which was replaced by the remix due to sample clearance issues, as well as their collaboration with Common, 'Thelonius' (which originally appeared on Common's ). The album's cover was designed by (of the group ).

Reaction and aftermath [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 4/5 B+ 6/10 8.5/10 3.5/5 5/10 The album received highly positive reviews and acclaim upon its release. The, for example, commented that '('s) production style has been subtly influencing better-recognized producers for years' and even went as far as to claim that 'Slum Village is going to single-handedly save rap music'. The group themselves have since acknowledged the impact this record had, and while they benefited greatly from it, it has also overshadowed their later, though more commercially successful work. The twelfth track 'Get Dis Money' was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 cult film. The second track 'Conant Gardens' was featured in the 2002 film as well as the 2003 film. The album was re-issued as Fantastic Vol 2 10 in 2010.

Track listing [ ] Original pressing [ ] All tracks are solely produced by Jay Dee (J Dilla), except for 'Tell Me', which is produced by and co-produced by Jay Dee, and 'Once Upon A Time', which is produced by and Jay Dee. On subsequent pressings, the album includes the Jay Dee-produced songs 'Thelonius' and 'Who We Are' as bonus tracks. Produced the preceding interlude to 'Thelonius' but as the entire track is lifted from Common's, he is not credited. • All songs written by James Yancey, Titus Glover and R. Altman, except as noted • 'Intro' – 1:25 • 'Conant Gardens' – 3:04 • 'I Don't Know' – 2:25 • 'Jealousy' – 4:05 • 'Climax (Girl Shit)' – 3:31 • 'Hold Tight' (feat.

) (James Yancey, Titus Glover, R.L. Altman, Kamaal Fareed) – 3:12 • 'Tell Me' (feat. ) (James Yancey, Titus Glover, R.L. Altman, Michael Archer) – 4:37 • 'What It's All About' (feat. ) (James Yancey, Titus Glover, R.L.