Slum Village, The Villa Manifesto EP  
Slum Village
The Villa Manifesto EP
USA 1xLP 
Label: Ne'Astra Music Group
Release Year: 2010
Style: Hip-Hop & R'n'B
 
  Tracks  
  A1. Starter
A2. Intro ft. Young RJ
A3. Da Night
A4. Dope Man
A5. Cloud 9

B1. Starter (Inst.)
B2. Intro ft. Young RJ (Inst.)
B3. Da Night (Inst.)
B4. Dope Man (Inst.)
B5. Cloud 9 (Inst.)
 
  Slum Village boasts, “we’re still fantastic, everything we spit is classic” on the intro to their new EP, dropping on Barak Records as a teaser for the full-length Villa Manifesto LP due out later this year. While this EP to this date has only been digital, Fat Beats is set to press the vinyl exclusively.

Villa Manifesto EP shows promise because it captures many of the same elements from Slum Village’s last self-titled album in 2005, while still moving them forward. The trio’s ultra-lyrical leg, Elzhi, has established more of a solo career since their last group album, and on Manifesto EP, he sounds even more confident and motivated than before. “Nonbelievers, I line ‘em up like a caesar, swing the cleaver, draw heat and give ‘em the fever,” he spews on the bar barrage of “Nitro.” Dexterous rhymes continue on “Da Night,” where T3, who’s known for a style over substance approach, nearly gives his partner a run for his money. And listeners can’t help but enjoy hearing Baatin’s one-of-a-kind voice, flow and charisma alongside his homies like it’s supposed to be.

Villa Manifesto also excels sonically. In J Dilla’s absence, the group later enlisted most of their production duties to Black Milk and Young RJ, collectively known as B.R. Gunna. RJ contributes upbeat numbers for over half of the EP’s songs, and Slum doesn’t miss a beat over Madlib’s spacey, nostalgic sound on “Money Right.” Ironically, Dilla’s melodic sound and Slum’s female-friendly rhymes are most closely duplicated on “Cloud 9,” with a piano-driven backdrop from Aftermath producer Focus and a chorus by Marsha Ambrosius.

If death, breakups and makeups can’t break up Slum Village, industry politics won’t either. If Villa Manifesto EP is emblematic of what the album has to offer, the group doesn’t only have an opportunity to go full circle—they can add another layer to their legacy, altogether.
 
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