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- Summary: The Los Angeles-based underground hip-hop outfit returns with a follow up to their 2000 debut, 'Quality Control.' Nelly Furtado guests on one track.
- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Rap
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(Chali 2na) Yo, this is a lesson in friendship The depths of a kinship What women and men begin with, and then slip My pen drips As I scribble my... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 16 out of 20
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Mixed: 4 out of 20
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Oozing confidence, clarity and common sense, the group's four MCs tackle their topics like the greats of old, distilling complex thoughts into simple, powerful rhymes.
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As spiritual as Talib Kweli, as musically complex as Mos Def, as joyfully syncopated as the Roots, Power in Numbers sets the standard for intelligent hip hop.
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Q MagazineIf there's a weakness, it's that the fulid, four-MC set-up masks a lack of lyrical depth.
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UrbThe excellent Power In Numbers finds the group inching toward the future with a fuller sound and different looks. [Oct 2002, p.94]
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Power In Numbers is like a coming out party for J5, as it shows their ability to shed their label as a novelty and proves they are talented in their own right.
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The group's old-school ethos begins to feel like formula on Power In Numbers, though that formula can still yield remarkable results.
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UncutThey haven't yet shown enough thrills in righteousness to challenge gangsta's dark, easy attraction. [Nov 2002, p.129]
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Positive: 16 out of 16
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danielaJan 19, 2007
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nickpSep 4, 2004i listen to this cd evry day it couldnt be better.
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NickieIApr 10, 200310 this is one of my favorite albums. There's nothing else to say but J5 is awesome!! Even better in concert.
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shanehJan 16, 2006
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CamKOct 12, 2002While it's not as fresh or original as their debut, it's still a great hip-hop album that should not be overlooked.
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MdubJun 14, 2005
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Dec 7, 2011
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