![]() ![]() 93 'Til Infinity is a gem - focused, sharp, lyrically bedazzling, musically rich, complicated yet easy-on-the-ear, clever but never indulgently show-offy. ![]() There is little here for anyone to dislike, never mind be afraid of. How come the Souls of Mischief's truly excellent debut didn't turn the band into a household name - at least, in the sorts of households where the likes of De La Soul or A Tribe Called Quest needed no introduction? Why didn't a group as uncommonly talented, who arrived with a commendable pedigree and signed to a powerhouse label, at a point in the genre's history where the music was no longer the preserve of purists or experts, and with a record that contained little that would put off or alienate the casual (no pun intended) listener, not just succeed in establishing themselves and creating a fan base that would sustain a decades-long career (which it did), but go on and properly crack the mainstream? On the face of it, it's one of hip-hop history's most perplexing mysteries - if, admittedly, perhaps not the most pressing. ![]()
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