Guru's Jazzmatazz: Streetsoul is the third solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Guru. It was released on October 3, 2000, via Virgin Records as the third installment of Guru's Jazzmatazz album series. This also marks his only solo studio album for a major record label. The album was produced by Gang Starr, the Neptunes, Agallah, DJ Scratch, Erykah Badu, J Dilla, the Roots, and Victor Flower.
Synopsis As the title seems to suggest, this volume featured a blend of soul with R&B. The decline in jazz inflections that made Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 popular continued on this release (the decline was already noticeable on Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality). Streetsoul outperformed previous entries significantly; it peaked at Nos. 32 and 8 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, respectively.
As with previous releases, a host of guest performers were featured on this recording. Most of the artists are stalwarts of the neo soul and R&B scene. First-time appearances in the series were made by several contemporary acts, including Amel Larrieux, Angie Stone, Bilal, Craig David, Donell Jones, Erykah Badu, and the Roots. The returning musicians included Herbie Hancock and Isaac Hayes.
Track listing
Sample credits Track 3 contains a sample of "Here I Am" as performed by the Blue Notes and "It's Not a Game" performed by American Cream Team Track 5 contains a sample of "Sugar Me" as performed by Klaus Wunderlich Track 8 contains a sample of "Keep Your Head to the Sky" as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire Track 13 contains a sample of "Walk from Regios" performed by Isaac Hayes Track 14 contains a sample of "Love Without Sex" performed by Gwen McCrae
Personnel ?uestlove — drummer, producer Erykah Badu — vocals, producer Kevin Bergen — engineer, mixing assistant Big Shug — performer Black Thought — vocals Drew Coleman — engineer DJ Premier — producer Tom Coyne — mastering Craig David — vocals Ryan Dorn — keyboards, vocals Todd Fairall — engineer Tameka Foster — stylist Macy Gray — vocals Guru — vocals Herbie Hancock — performer Isaac Hayes — vocals Donell Jones — vocals Caleb Lambert — engineer Amel Larrieux — performer Amy Linden — liner notes Shaun Martin — keyboards Bill McMullen — art direction, design Mark Mitchell — engineer Les Nubians — performer James Poyser — producer Junior Reid — vocals Eddie Sancho — engineer, mixing Jon Smeltz — engineer, mixing Ryan Smith — engineer Tom Soares — mixing Angie Stone — vocals Dexter Thibou — engineer, mixing, mixing assistant Pharrell Williams — producer, multi instruments Chad Hugo — producer, multi instruments J Dilla — producer Patrick Moxey — executive producer Aaron Seawood — executive producer
Charts Chart (2000) Peakposition
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