{"product_id":"ill-communication-explicit-lyrics","title":"Ill Communication Explicit Lyrics","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBy 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIll Communication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Douglas Wolk\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921587101887,"sku":"7ff00c75-11cc-4cde-91fa-b49901136e36","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/06cab18a0ab0a69e324cc96a0e5f8bdb.jpg?v=1785167273","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/ill-communication-explicit-lyrics","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}