Tommy Boy
2000
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
About This Album
De La Soul came storming back after four years of recording inactivity -- and practically a decade out of the hip-hop limelight -- with a promise to release three full albums in a series they dubbed Art Official Intelligence. From the first volume, Mosaic Thump comes some hip-hop/soul with "U Can Do (Life)." Posdnuos' raps are occasionally thoughtful and clever, but he seems obsessed with being as hardcore as DMX or Jay-Z. There are a few solid productions by outsiders (Ad Lib's "My Writes," Jaydee's "Thru Ya City," Rockwilder's "I.C. Y'All." with Busta Rhymes), but most of Mosaic Thump was produced by De La Soul themselves. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 2,3,5,6,7,8,10,11,13,14,15 and 16)

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