As time went by though, El did manage to impress those fans with projects like Witness My Growth, The Preface, and Elmatic (aka Elzhi's remake of the classic Nas album Illmatic), still remaining to be a really underrated rapper in the game. The reaction from fans wasn't any better as they were split between those who welcomed El into the group and those who didn't like him, and felt that Dilla shouldn't have been replaced. T3 & Elzhi would later address this in the song " Def Do Us" off their self-titled album in 2005, saying that T3 & Baatin had probably the worst criticism ever with the album, but however, the critics actually liked El. Not only was that the change for the album, SV signed a new deal with Capitol, still keeping their independence with Barak, and would only release 2 albums with the new deal, becoming independent in 2005.Īlthough " Tainted" had a lot of success and acclaim, the album actually had a lot of criticism. When " Tainted" came out, fans were shocked about El, as they thought with the wonderful production of Dilla, no one could replace him! In fact, for the album, according to T3, it was hard to find the production team, as they found a young Black Milk, Hi-Tek, Waajeed, Karriem Riggins and Scott Storch (oh, and yes, J Dilla provided 3 beats and T3 managed to get on the boards too), which saw a major change in their sound.
It was the first time their line-up had changed, and Elzhi was officially the replacement for Dilla. Trinity was their sophomore album, released mid-August 2002, already being led by the single " Tainted". finally dropped, and those questions were answered. A week after the single release, Trinity (Past, Present and Future). They were trying to see what Elzhi would bring to the group, and what he's capable of. Fans were wondering that now that Dilla was gone and replaced by El, they weren't gonna maintain the vibe that made Slum Village what they were in the first place.
While the group quietly released their promo compilation, Dirty District, in June, in anticipation for the album it was when the album's first single, " Tainted" with Dwele, was released, with many fans being shocked about Elzhi being the replacement. T3 & Baatin were quick to get him, and started working on their album. After failing to release his EP, Out of Focus in 1998, El secured a feature on J Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit on the standout, " Come Get It", gaining little recognition for his contribution. After some time of searching, they found a young boy called Jason Powers aka Elzhi. T3 & Baatin decided to try and replace him with another third member. Instead of becoming a duo after Dilla's departure. A few months later, Dilla thought it would be a good idea to leave the group to pursue what would be a very successful career. In early 2001, Dilla released his solo album, Welcome 2 Detroit, which was supposed to be a showcase of Detroit artists like Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dank, Dwele and more. The album was critically-acclaimed, getting some mainstream and underground recognition, with J Dilla starting to get a lot of shine while T3 & Baatin were praised for their rhymes (although some felt their lyrical content wasn't that good). 2, in 2000, featuring some of their most popular songs, whether it was " Fall In Love" or " Players". SV released their long-awaited debut, Fantastic, Vol.
And it's been a while since I've focused on them, and now it feels so damn good to review another one of their albums. There's never been a day I haven't played a song from them. 2 review and this one, Slum Village has been one of my favourite groups to listen to. From the six month span between my Fantastic, Vol.
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