Talk about late ’90s revolutionary hip-hop with the chillest melodic beats imaginable. You can find the best-of-the-best all-stars wrapped into one live CD; all brought to you by Dave Chappelle.
Titled “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” the CD is based off of Chappelle’s identically titled documentary with the tagline of “You’re invited to the party of the decade!”
Chappelle, the stand-up comedian, invites all of his favorite artists to join him at a block party where live performances are interspliced with comedic skits and stand-up. This is all captured in one live, unpublicized, concert-documentary-style film by Michel Gondry, also director of “Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind.” The actual concert took place in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sept. 2004, while the documentary hit theaters March 3, 2006.
“This is the concert I always wanted to see!” Chappelle said.
For any hip-hop lovers you can find at least one of your favorite singles in this album from artists Dead Prez, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.
The tracks are slightly remixed, live and with different instrumentation to give new flare to old favorites. They include “Hip Hop,” “Definition,” “The Blast,” “Umi Says,” “You Got Me” and “The Way” just to name a few.
The film shows Chappelle traveling around Brooklyn generously handing out free concert tickets to locals so that they can join the artists and him at the block party.
If you are looking for a blast from the not-so-distant past with comedic connections or a CD that lets you cruise the streets with jamming vibrations on a warm spring night; this is it. Be the lucky one to witness the awesome array of classic hip-hop talent by checking out “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” album.
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