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Various - "So So Def Bass All Stars Volume III"  So So Def

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Following on the back of the initial two volumes, this has the difficult job of maintaining consistency. There are rarely compilations that can run for a long time, and So So Def Bass All Stars changes the line-up, keeping some old favourites and introducing other artists that not everybody knows.

The obvious hit is INOJ's "Time After Time" which is a pleasant affair, and catchy too, while the remix enlists Thrill da Playa from the 69 Boyz, but doesn't improve on it. Ricky Bell performs "When Will I See You Smile Again?" showing how bass music can have variety, and the overall feel of the album is different from the earlier volumes. The party atmosphere has departed in favour of a more adventurous approach. The vibe is more of that darker feel as on the A-Town Players' "Player Can't You See".

Newcomer Katrina's "Six Eight" incorporates a sample, and the same songstress appears alongside Lathun on "Gimme What I Want". A little bit more uptempo is "What's Goin' On" by YBM and Mark Twayne and the thugged out "True City Thugs" is brought to you courtesy of Ying Yang Twins produced by Emperor Searcy. VIP Squad drop the men-only "What the F$@k" over a likeable track, while this continues into Butter's "Let It Go" freaking the same track! Shows the versatility of bass, and how it can transform a song just using different styles, this one being R&B and the previous one was rap. Old head DJ Smurf appears with McAde for "Drop Don't Stop" on a likeable butt-shaking track with a hook kinda like one of the later tracks from the 69 Boyz' 199Quad album. While this hook is kinda annoying, the rest of it is tight. Bo Hagon's "Drop Dem Boes" is hella laid back, smoked out, but average and the obligatory "Mega Mix III" is, as expected, present.

I feel that there has been a slight degradation in quality as the series has progressed. The first one had hits like "My Boo" and "Whatz Up Whatz Up", and the second one didnt have as many and now this is possibly marginally worse than the last volume. Without the bona fide hits that are so important in this genre of music, it is a safe and solid album that attempts to take a new direction, and for that it has done ok. - Roni


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