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Skillz - Baby Phat '09
Artist: Skillz
Featuring: Colin Munroe
Producer: nVMe
Album: LE DA SOUL - 20 Years Of De La Soul
Label: Big Kiidz/eOne Music
Though much has been made of America’s fixation on slimness, nine out of ten rappers will tell you that a high-quality woman looks even better with a little extra quantity—as De La Soul put it, “...there’s nothing like a little Baby Phat.” Recently premiered on illroots.com, this cut finds underground mainstay Skillz joining forces with reader favorite Colin Munroe to bring the alt-hop icons’ ‘01 single into 2009. Flowing over nVMe‘s reverb-drenched reinterpretation of Dave West‘s stop-start beat, the “Rap-Up” emcee lets the ladies know they can feel free to drop the dumbbells, step down from the stair-stepper, and skip the aerobics class. Though this track doesn’t stray too far from the original’s blueprint, Munroe’s trademark, studio-tweaked hook vocals are just the quintessentially-‘09 touch needed to hook the younger set in addition to De La devotees. For more reimaginings of the trio’s classic jams, check out the Mick Boogie & Terry Urban-presented LE DA SOUL - 20 Years Of De La Soul mixtape—and if you’re a female, why not enjoy it with a pastry of your choice?
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This cannot compete with the original (duH), but Skillz and Monroe do a great job recreating the record.
I have always told others that if an artist cannot recreate a record and do it better, they shouldn't do it at all. I am willing to make an acception here, because I thoroughly enjoyed this. 
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2009 |
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i like the flow of this song. nothing special but pretty good
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2009 |
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good for rotation
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2009 |
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I love the original and this isn't too far away. Actually it's as good as original for me, similar to the original in most ways as Skillz approaches the shapely beauty of the female physique with pretty direct and incisive rhymes (as it was the appeal of the OG). And then smooth groove of the production interacts with Colin's vocals in a way that the outcome is nothing short of ... BANGER!!!
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2009 |
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2009 |
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I still like the original better but Skillz always brings the lyrics and and colin's vocals blend right in...I like the old and the new!
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2009 |
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This is right up there with the original. Skillz is in my opinion one of the most under-rated MC's out there.
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| Posted on Sep 04, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 53 |
i love this record, it's hard to touch De La Soul, but this does come close...
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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