Aloe Blacc Good Things

Some of the greatest music ever recorded is a genre generally referred to as soul. It is also one of the pillars upon which Hip Hop was built. Unfortunately sometime among the rise of Hip Hop we saw the demise of Soul and R&B. The genre became over-run with manufactured Pop tarts and wanna-be rappers who were (and are) little more than smut peddlers with some chops. 

So it would only be appropriate in this topsy turvy world that a veteran underground emcee would bring us one of the best soul albums in recent memory.

Aloe Blacc, perhaps better known as the rhyming half of Emanon with producer Exile, has been cutting his teeth on the left coast's underground circuit for more than a decade. As well as the smash hit "I Need A Dollar", Aloe’s entrancing cover of Velvet Underground’s oft-covered “Femme Fatale” is among the best you’ll hear. “Green Lights” may not be a cover, but it may as well be considering the Stevie Wonder vibe it carries. Good Things isn’t all retrospective though. Some of the strongest cuts are both very contemporary and Island flavored; “Miss Fortune” boasts Aloe’s top-notch songwriting while “If I” highlights his impressive chops. Got Soul? Then Good Things is a must!!!

Track List:
01. I Need A Dollar
02. Green Lights
03. Hey Brother
04. Miss Fortune
05. Life So Hard
06. Take Me Back
07. Femme Fatale
08. Loving You Is Killing Me
09. Good Things
10. You Make Me Smile
11. If I
12. Mama Hold My Hand
13. Politician (Reprise)