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De La Soul: Bionix

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 2001

Bionix is the second installment of the three-part Art Official Intelligence series. When the first part, Mosaic Thump came out after four years of silence it was apparent that their production had fallen somewhat more in line with current hip-hop trends than their previous work. But lyrically and conceptually, De La Soul is still light years ahead of the iced-out pack. Bionix adheres to the musical blueprint of its predecessor, combining radio-friendly bounce with a gritty, underground edge. The same ...