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Jazz Meets Dr. Dre....Don't Worry....It Actually Works!

Charles L. Hubbert | Milwaukee, WI | 09/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Okay, I know this isn't exactly R&B, but hear me out on this one. There has been an ongoing craze the past couple of years with jazz covers of today's popular music. The two biggest names that are behind this fascination are Hidden Beach Recordings and Streetwize. They both basically do the same thing... cover popular songs by R&B and Hip-Hop artists. There are some that do a collection of songs from different artists on one disc, while other albums focus on the catalog of one particular artist.



Streetwize Does Dre showcases some great jazz reworkings of songs produced by Dr. Dre. The list includes Dr. Dre's own "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," "Xxplosive," and "Forgot About Dre," as well as 2pac's "California Love," Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice," "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" by Eve and Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige's "Not Today," The Game's "How We Do," and "My Name Is" by Eminem. This is a good disc to play while you're unwinding from a long day at work or when you're forced to spend the weekend hosting a backyard barbeque with the in-laws and all those other family members you'd rather not be around. But don't worry, the Streetwize crew aren't dumb enough to include the curse words in the songs, so it's safe to play around the kiddies as well!"