Like Water for Chocolate

Hip-Hop · 2000 · 16 tracks

Like Water for Chocolate

Organic, live-instrumented hip-hop that breathes with the warmth of a 1970s soul record. A landmark of the Soulquarians era, balancing street grit with high-minded grace.

It’s like a warm hug from a poet who also happens to have the best record collection in the world.

A sophisticated blend of street-smart wisdom and soulful vulnerability that feels both grounded and transcendent.

Like Water for Chocolate · vs · Common

Upright Bass+1.8σ

The instrumentation foregrounds upright bass notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

01

Time Travelin’ (A Tribute to Fela)

6:38

02

Heat

3:41

03

Cold Blooded

4:59

04

Dooinit

3:38

05

The Light

4:22

06

Funky for You

5:56

07

The Questions

4:09

08

Time Travelin’ (reprise)

1:33

09

The 6th Sense

5:19

10

A Film Called (Pimp)

6:05

11

Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)

5:10

12

Thelonius

4:42

13

Payback Is a Grandmother

4:31

14

Geto Heaven, Part Two

5:18

15

A Song for Assata

6:48

16

Pop’s Rap III… All My Children

5:09

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the J Dilla-produced drums on The Light feel like they are stumbling forward into a perfect groove.

The transition into the Fela Kuti-inspired horn section during the opening track's climax.

The heavy, cinematic silence that follows the final bars of A Song for Assata.

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