Om Records
2006
The Healing
About This Album
Relatively unknown before their collaboration with Ghostface Killah on the song "Milk 'Em" in 2005, Strange Fruit Project, the group of three MCs (S1 doubles as a producer, though much of that responsibility is taken over by guests on The Healing) also found a fan in the Roots' ?uestlove (which proved useful for Okay Player advertisements, of which they received a fair amount) and were able to distribute their music to a larger audience with the release of 2006's The Healing. Mr. Thompson had valid reasons for being so complimentary about them, and the impressive assortment of featured artists on The Healing (Erykah Badu, Jake One, and both Little Brother and 9th Wonder) also attests to the group's talent, and SFP are certainly deserving of this recognition. Instead of expanding the boundaries of hip-hop (either lyrically or musically), Strange Fruit Project look to bring the Native Tongues style back, which means that there are lots of nice, jazzy beats with socially conscious lyrics. S1, who also plays many of the instruments on the album, grew up playing piano in church, and that kind of gospel-inspired key work is found throughout the entire album (not to mention the many references, often in the form of brief, soliloquy-like skits about looking for God), but there are also the requisite synths and drum machines needed to make a nice clean beat.
Track List (try tracks 2,3,5,7,8,9,12 and 13)

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