A lush, orchestral leap forward with Jon Brion's strings behind soul-sample beats. Ambitious and warm. A peak of his early run. The album that rewards listeners who go deeper into the catalogue.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Gold Digger on Best Songs of the 2000s, Best Hip-Hop Songs of All Time
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