The Minstrel Show

by Little Brother

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Structured as a conceptual television network broadcast, the North Carolina trio's major-label debut serves as a sharp satirical critique of the entertainment industry and the commercialization of Black culture. 9th Wonder's sample-heavy, soulful boom-bap production provides the foundation for the intricate, socially aware lyricism of Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh.

Genres

  • Conscious Hip Hop
  • Boom Bap

Tracklist

  1. Welcome to the Minstrel Show (feat. Yahzarah)
  2. Beautiful Morning
  3. The Becoming
  4. Not Enough
  5. Cheatin'
  6. Hiding Place
  7. Slow It Down
  8. Say It Again
  9. 5th and Fashion
  10. Lovin' It (feat. Joe Scudda)
  11. Diary of a Mad Black Daddy
  12. All for You (feat. Darien Brockington)
  13. Watch Me
  14. Sincerely Yours
  15. Still Lives Through
  16. Minstrel Show Closing Theme (feat. Yahzarah)
  17. We Got Now (feat. Chaundon)