(Sony)
This disc falls into my least-favorite category of music: The "if" genre.
If you think that music made by women is still a novelty... if you like Carmela Soprano's accent and wish that you could hear three women rap with it for an hour... if you think that most musicians spend too much time on the music and not enough time on sloganeering... if you think that the Beastie Boys peaked with their first EP, "Cookie Puss," in 1984... if you are a relative of a group member... then this is music that you will appreciate. I guess.
On a few songs, someone was smart enough to hire pros to help fill out the sound. Roots drummer ?love produces the best song, "Siren Song," but it still pales compared to the similar instant-credibility job he did for Joss Stone. Veteran Pete Rock adds his voice to "Time to Rhyme," proving that there's no substitute for experience. But then Har Mar Superstar shows up, and no one's happy.
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