The Outlaw Posse album cover is channeling a little bit of the Jungle Brothers, and a little more of the Dream Warriors. Fortunately this is just a carbon copy but a channeling of the above into a coherent whole. There's even a track called "Doin Our Own Thang".
Everything's in balance - upbeat, optimistic rhymes, jazz backdrops and embellishing scratching. The samples are straight out of UBB, blended with a bit of Gang Starr speeches. It's a good capture of US afro-centricity but through a UK filter.
There are many highlights - With A 'K', where Karl outlines that his name begins with said letter, over a looped Ode to Billie Joe, close your eyes and your listening to a lost De La Soul album. It's a solid listen, though a little unremarkable and though I enjoyed it, I can't say it made a huge impact on me.
Here's a horrendously mixed live performance of Stop the Negativity:
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