Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez [10th Anniversary Edition] in Bloomington, MN

Coming together again to form one of the underground's most talented dynamic duos,
Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
finds
Murs
(part of the
Living Legends
crew) and
Slug
(the MC half of the Minneapolis duo
Atmosphere
) joining up for their third collaboration. Sitting in the producer's seat this time around is
Murs'
former
Def Jux
labelmate,
Aesop Rock
. Like their earlier collaborations, the
and
partnership feels natural, with both MCs pulling of seemingly effortless lyrical acrobatics as they exchange verses. What really sets this one apart is
Rock'
s production, whose beats provide a darker backdrop for
Felt
to skewer tough-guy posturing and fake "gangsters" than the pair's earlier work with
Living Legends'
The Grouch
's
Ant
, lending itself well to the group's more emotional and narrative tendencies. In the end, though,
get back to what really makes rap great: bravado, and they perfectly sum up the album on
"Felt Good"
as
raps, "We do it for the public that's tired of the thug sh*t/You know it's the greatest 'cause your girlfriend loves us."
put more thought and sincerity into their side projects than some MCs put into their main albums, and when you add that to the top-notch production and killer flow,
Felt 3
is a no-brainer for lovers of hip-hop. ~ Gregory Heaney