Genre: Jazz
Original Release: 6/17/1997
1. Mellow Roo
:26
2. Brass-Hop
2:56
3. Float Like a Butterfly
4:07
4. I Ain't Got None
3:16
5. Rescue
4:12
6. Gotta Sweat (When Ya Black)
3:29
7. Middle Passage
2:12
8. Nothin' But Strife
4:24
9. What's Hip
10. Changing Hands
:51
11. Layin' It Down
3:50
12. Phat City
3:33
13. Multitude of Blues
:19
14. Use Me
5:40
15. Saints
16. Spread da Funk
4:36
17. Mellow Roo (Slight Return)
1:09
18. Nothin' But Strife [Groove Mix][*]
4:09
19. Use Me [Old School Remix]
20. Brass-Hop [Full Orchestra Mix]
3:00
Perhaps it's not surprising that a New Orleans musical collective would latch onto the idea of fusing a brass band with hip-hop, but Coolbone's debut album Brass-Hop is startling nevertheless. Using gritty New Orleans R&B, jazz and funk as a foundation, the group works elements of urban soul and hip-hop into their music, creating a truly eclectic and infectious album. Theoretically, such juxtapositions shouldn't work, and occasionally the group don't quite fulfill their ambitions, but at its best, Coolbone Read More
