Track Listing

1. Choir
2. Intro
3. Insane
4. What Is This
5. Tainted
6. La La
7. All-ta-ment
8. Disco
9. Trinity (Interlude)
10. One
11. Hoes
12. Star (Interlude)
13. Star
14. Slumber
15. Let's
16. S.O.U.L
17. Marvelous Marv & 80's
18. Unisex
19. Love U Hate
20. Get Live
21. Harmony
22. Who Are We (Interlude)
23. Fallin' Love (Interlude)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90812 in Music
• Released on: 2002-08-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

From Amazon.com
Slum Village's sophomore album has as many bright moments as it does miscues. Designed to illustrate the group's rise from the Detroit underground, the album's spotty production takes too long to get you throbbing while the villagers manifest. Emcees T3 and Baatin's stepped-up flow is noteworthy, and newcomer Elzhi adds a rougher, battle-ready element to the mix, but at times his gangsta clichés don't mesh with his cohorts' green-tea-and-a-backrub Casanova personas. Though the overall production is uneven, young-Turk beatmakers Karieem Riggins and Waajeed O'Bryant shine on tracks like "La La" and "Tainted," which build on the momentum created by the group's debut, Fantastic, Vol. 2. Unfortunately, Trinity all but excludes founding member-producer Jay Dee, and in the end, Jay Dee's three contributions eclipse all others. We're left wondering what Trinity would have sounded like if all three original members were still in cahoots. As it stands, Trinity's overall vibe comes off like an often misguided attempt to inherit the kingdom A Tribe Called Quest helped build and De La sold. --Arno Kazarian

Chronique amazon.fr
Suite de l'excellent Fantastic Volume 2, ce second opus du trio du Michigan est marqué par des bouleversements au sein de la formation. En effet, Jay Dee, l'architecte en chef de l'ensemble, prend ici de la distance, déléguant au maximum aux brillants producteurs que sont Hi-Tek, Karriem Riggins, Scott Storch, mais aussi Waajid, Black Milk, Young RJ et Ne'Astra. Par ailleurs, Trinity: Past, Present And Future est également marqué par l'arrivée d'un très bon nouveau rappeur : Elzhi. L'ensemble, aussi passionnant que leurs productions en compagnie de D'Angelo ou A Tribe Called Quest, demeure fidèle aux préoccupations de Slum Village : c'est-à-dire funky, voire un brin techno par endroits, avec ce côté minimal qui n'appartient qu'à eux. Vivement recommandé. --Hervé Comte