The fact that ATCQ got jazz legend Ron Carter to play double bass for "Verses from the Abstract" proves that the group had the intelligence and ambition to take hip hop past the confines of a drum machine. And it was just that connection, the one between rap and jazz, that ATCQ will forever be remembered for. However, that is far from all this album has to offer. "Check the Rhime" is one of the best hip hop singles ever and "Scenario" is one of the greatest collaborations ever put on wax. Last, but not least, the other thing that is very noticeable about this album, when compared to the group's debut, is that Phife Dawg has much more of a presence this go round. The interplay between him and Q-Tip is flawless and often times gives off an improvisational feel- much like the jazz culture that this hip hop album so masterfully embraces.
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