Ill Communication

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By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA’s cop-show metal number “Sabotage,” and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it’s also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group’s favorite sample sources. Their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they’ve tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: check out “Bodhisattva Vow,” a salute to Buddhist spirituality. –Douglas Wolk

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This is the Grand Royal/Capital recording manufactured by BMG (#D124717). There is no indication on the cover or back inlay stating that this is either a CLEAN version or if it has EXPLICIT LYRICS. Tracks & Durations 1. Sure Shot 3:19 2. Tough Guy 0:57 3. B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak 3:36 4. Bobo On The Corner 1:13 5. Root Down 3:32 6. Sabotage 2:58 7. Get It Together 4:05 8. Sabrosa 3:29 9. The Update 3:15 10. Futterman’s Rule 3:42 11. Alright Hear This 3:06 12. Eugene’s Lament 2:12 13. Flute Loop 1:54 14. Do It 3:16 15. Ricky’s Theme 3:43 16. Heart Attack Man 2:15 17. The Scoop 3:36 18. Shambala 3:40 19. Bodhisattva Vow 3:08 20. Transitions 2:31