Music Review

Trinity: Past, Present and Future (2002)

Slum Village
Reviewed by Jon Caramanica | Aug 16, 2002

Details Release Date: Aug 13, 2002; Lead Performance: Slum Village; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

On Slum Village's 2000 debut, Fantastic, Vol. 2, the only thing going for them were beats by JayDee, a former A Tribe Called Quest associate and master of soulful hip-hop who has since left the group. Trinity finds horn-happy and synth-thick bohemian production supporting vastly improved lyricism from T3, Baatin, and new member Elzhi. Rather than crumble, the Detroit ensemble has persevered, and impressively so.

Originally posted Aug 16, 2002 Published in issue #667 Aug 16, 2002 Order article reprints

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