Some long time Big G fans who have weighed in on this collab are expressing their wishes to hear more sax than bass, or the old “Big G”. Those critics must understand that this team up is meant to be a reflection of both artists, and Griz’s funkbass is just as evident as BG’s drum and brass in Power. I realized exactly what was unique about Griz when I saw him live the other night. His sound is etched somewhere in the middle of something funksoul electro-ish and a reliance on more heavy bass. Personally, it took a live setting for me to recognize exactly how important the dub side was to his identity.
My point with all of this being, Power is a prime example of the mending of two unique styles we as a scene have come to love. For any nay-sayers asking for more sax from Big G, my question is this – Have you seen Dom’s swollen neck veins live? Their is no shortage of seductive brass, trust me. Let’s not forget about the compelling half of Big Gigantic that is the live drums and the fact that one man is able to control the production while mastering an instrument most considered to be dead at the same time.
The Jurassic 5 sample in this one took me back. Hiphop is never dead.
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