HIP HOP DUB ALLSTARS
Volume One (Illstyle Records)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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I was quite curious to hear how "Ms. Jackson" could be done inna dub stylee, so I hurried to put this on. It actually made me really want to hear Outkast do the original song again, so I dug Stankonia out too. That release was Outkast's commercial breakthrough, and part of why their song got covered here, along with tracks by Nelly, Lil' Bow Wow, Missy Elliott, and Lil' Romeo. I actually didn't get very far into "Volume 1" before my hand gave an involuntary twitch and the pathetic tribute mess came to an abrupt halt. I don't know who thought up the name, but there wasn't a scrap of true "dub" to be found anywhere. I guess the original working title was far too transparent: Karaoke Cash In Chaos.

Ever watch the new "Wayne Brady Show?" He's that very un-funny guy from "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" Every episode I've seen so far has a moment where he croons his little heart out like a silly twat just before their first commercial break. I was flipping through the stations this morning, and the few seconds of Brady that I caught sounded enough like this album make me think he might be moonlighting.

1/10

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