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When this album was initially brought up as one of the
greatest albums of the new millennium, I gave it very
little thought, but just as with any other album that was
being taken into consideration, I listened. I listened,
studied, did the knowledge, the more I listened the more I
was convinced of the greatness of Clef on this album.
From beginning to end start to finish, starting with the
title of the album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book.
Lets take a quick look at Ecleftic, and obvious play on
eclectic which according to dictionary.com has
several different meanings, but the first (selecting or
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various sources) and third (not following any one system,
as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using
what are considered the best elements from all systems.)
completely and totally epitomize what Clef does on this
album. Is that not clear to you? Let me show you what I’m
talking about. Check the guest list; The Rock, Pharoahe
Monch, Whitney Houston, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kenny Rogers
and Mary J. Blige. The Rock, at the time the most popular
figure in sports entertainment, Pharoahe just in 99
had the one of the hottest singles which banged in the
club and in the cars, Whitney Houston well she is Whitney
Houston, EWF quite possibly the greatest band to lay down
tracks, Kenny has one of the most recognizable voices in
country music, MJB is the queen of Hip-Hop-R&B. Dude took
some of the most popular and best people from all
different walks of life, put them all on the same album
and made it sound amazing…eclectic.
2 Sides II a Book; quite simply lets you know that
he is not just going to talk about a multitude of topics,
he is much like the album is not just about one thing. He
hits the Fugee reunion, partying at the club, strippers in
the red-light district, and of course Diallo. Clef sings,
he emcees and has a murderous battle rhyme. Dude is the
producer of the album and wrote the songs.
This is one of the greatest efforts by a single artist of
the new millennium; I think we may have missed what was
really going on here.
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