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Seven years after the original, the two rappers deliver a sequel that is unstuck in time, dotted with the vestiges of two bygone eras but imbued with few of those eras’ charms.
DJ Jazzy Jeff,
Bone Deep Enterprises. As with his prior releases
Bone Deep (2003),
Bone Appetit (2012) and
Home (2015), Bradshaw enlists his community of A-list collaborators to create an elixir that feeds a range of emotions. STRONGER’s first single, “Prototype” finds Jeff extolling the virtues of the fairer sex along with guests Grammy winners
Robert Glasper and
Raheem DeVaughn. 3x Grammy nominee
Marsha Ambrosious pleads to her lover while Jeff provides counterpoint on the duo’s studio rendition of “I Do (Sincerely)”, while neo-soul stalwart
Conya Doss delights on the shuffling “Celebrate” the third and current single from the album now in rotation on SiriusXM Heart and Soul.