Black Sheep – A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (1991) (CD)

After unleashing a smattering of mischievous 12s and EPs, bonafide British b-boy DJ Format finally gets around to making Music for the Mature B Boy, his debut long player. Anyone who has already sampled the wares of this cheekiest of beatmeisters will know what to expect, namely tons of solid, ass-shaking, hip-hop-fuelled funk, peppered with spicy scratches and oodles of soulful sauce. Embellishing his distinguished, bass-heavy beats with rap performances from starlets like Jurassic 5, Aspects, Abdominal and Fatski, Format takes us back to the “innocent” era of hip-hop when the likes of Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Biz Markie and Brand Nubian ruled the roost and it was all about raw, optimistic sounds and hype lyrics.

Though the vocal cuts here are unquestionably strong, the instrumentals are also packed with enough energy and funk to ensure they’re irresistibly potent: vocal-less cuts like “Last Bongo in Brighton” and “Here Comes the Jazz” are classics in their own right. From the opener “Ill Culinary Behaviour” to the remix of Format’s classic cut “English Lesson” at the end, this album is stacked full of good times and happy vibes and it’s one party you’ll want to be invited to this year.

FORMAT: Compact Disc
CONDITION: Brand New
GENRE:  Rap / Hip Hop
UPC:  042284836821
LABEL:  Mercury
NO. OF DISCS:  1
 
TRACKLIST:
01 Intro
02 U Mean I’m Not
03 Butt in the Meantime
04 Have U.N.E. Pull
05 Strobelite Honey
06 Are You Mad?
07 The The Choice Is Yours
08 To Whom It May Concern
09 Similak Child
10 Try Counting Sheep
11 Flavor of the Month
12 La La Menage
13 L.A.S.M.
14 Gimme the Finga
15 Hoes We Knows
16 Go to Hail
17 Black With N.V. (No Vision)
18 Pass the 40
19 Blunted 10
20 For Doz That Slept
21 The The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
22 Yes