AOI: Bionix

by De La Soul

AOI: Bionix cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 December 2001
  • Label: Tommy Boy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:17
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Kyle Williams, Mike Lewis, Megahertz, Larry Goldings, Glen Mosley, Al "Boogie" Carty, Kev Brown, Jay Dee, Supa Dave West, Deaf 2 U

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the second installment in the intended 'Art Official Intelligence' trilogy, this album seamlessly blends the trio's native Native Tongues lyricism with slick, futuristic production. 'AOI: Bionix' notably features heavy production contributions from J Dilla, grounding the sci-fi, conceptual interludes with incredibly warm, soulful boom-bap rhythms.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, conceptual, drugs, rhythmic, sampling, rap, soulful, funky, classic

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:30)
  2. Bionix (2:43)
  3. Baby Phat (3:50)
  4. Simply (4:05)
  5. Simply Havin' (0:48)
  6. Held Down (4:54)
  7. Rev. Do Good #1 (1:05)
  8. Watch Out (3:37)
  9. Special (3:36)
  10. Rev. Do Good #2 (1:14)
  11. The Sauce (2:25)
  12. Am I Worth You? (4:01)
  13. Pawn Star (4:06)
  14. What We Do (For Love) (5:04)
  15. Rev. Do Good #3 (2:20)
  16. Peer Pressure (5:10)
  17. It's American (1:09)
  18. Trying People (4:32)

Credits

  • Dave Jolicoeur - written-by
  • Dorsey Wesley - written-by
  • Glenn Lewis - written-by, featuring
  • James Yancey - written-by
  • Kelvin 'Posdnuos' Mercer - written-by
  • Louis Freese - written-by
  • Lucious Mercer - written-by
  • Neal Forrester - written-by

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