Trinity marked the group's first shift away from its original lineup, due to J Dilla's departure following Fantastic, Vol. 2, to pursue a solo career. Longtime affiliate Elzhi, joined the remaining members; a move which was initially disapproved by hardcore fans, but with time has been accepted, and even praised.
Another major change was Slum Village's new recording home, Capitol Records, which would subsequently cause problems for the group. Although the first single "Tainted" was a respectable success, the album received poor promotion thereafter.
With the production element of Fantastic, Vol. 2 receiving the most acclaim the last time around, filling Dilla's shoes was always going to be a hard task for even the most competent trackmaster, but the team assorted for Trinity (including Dilla himself) didn't stray too far from the feel of the previous album. The beats are, perhaps, less jazzy and subtle but even further left of field on tracks like the aptly titled "Insane", and the first of three Dilla contributions, "One". The group's chemistry, while not as freeflowing and snappy as before, remained intact, and there seemed to be a more concentrated effort by each member to match each other's flows and subjects on the same songs.
While on tour to support the album, Baatin began to experience health problems, which led to a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He was soon kicked out of the group while still in the hospital, which greatly upset him. The dispute was later resolved, and Baatin reunited with T3 and Elzhi in 2008, before dying of a suspected drug overdose in 2009.
Critical reactionedit
Fans were split between those welcoming the addition of Elzhi and those who were against it and felt that J Dilla was too instrumental in the group's previously established identity to be replaced.
Trinity (Past, Present and Future) was met with mixed or average reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 59, based on twelve reviews.[1] A few critics, however, wrote favorable reviews and gave praise for the group's original song concepts as well as Elzhi's lyrical abilities.
^"Slum Village Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^"Slum Village Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
External linksedit
Slum Village – Trinity (Past, Present And Future) at Discogs (list of releases)
April 18, 2024
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Trinity Past Present and Future is the third studio album by American hip hop group Slum Village It was released on August 13 2002 via Capitol Records Recording sessions took place at RJ Rice Studios in Farmington Hills Studio A in Dearborn Heights and The Studio in Philadelphia Production was handled by T3 Waajeed J Dilla Karriem Riggins Young RJ Black Milk Ess Man Hi Tek and Scott Storch Trinity Past Present and Future Studio album by Slum VillageReleasedAugust 13 2002 2002 08 13 Recorded2001 2002StudioRJ Rice Studios Farmington Hills MI Studio A Dearborn Heights MI The Studio Philadelphia PA GenreHip hopLength1 08 32LabelCapitolProducerBlack MilkEss ManHi TekJ DillaKarriem RigginsScott StorchT3WaajeedYoung R J Slum Village chronologyBest Kept Secret 2000 Trinity Past Present and Future 2002 Detroit Deli A Taste of Detroit 2004 Singles from Trinity Past Present and Future Tainted Released July 2 2002 Disco Released November 5 2002 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic59 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 HipHopDX3 5 5 3 Pitchfork4 5 10 4 RapReviews5 10 5 Robert Christgau 6 Rolling Stone 7 The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums in the United States Its lead single Dwele assisted Tainted made it to number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Contents 1 Overview 2 Critical reaction 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksOverview editTrinity marked the group s first shift away from its original lineup due to J Dilla s departure following Fantastic Vol 2 to pursue a solo career Longtime affiliate Elzhi joined the remaining members a move which was initially disapproved by hardcore fans but with time has been accepted and even praised Another major change was Slum Village s new recording home Capitol Records which would subsequently cause problems for the group Although the first single Tainted was a respectable success the album received poor promotion thereafter With the production element of Fantastic Vol 2 receiving the most acclaim the last time around filling Dilla s shoes was always going to be a hard task for even the most competent trackmaster but the team assorted for Trinity including Dilla himself didn t stray too far from the feel of the previous album The beats are perhaps less jazzy and subtle but even further left of field on tracks like the aptly titled Insane and the first of three Dilla contributions One The group s chemistry while not as freeflowing and snappy as before remained intact and there seemed to be a more concentrated effort by each member to match each other s flows and subjects on the same songs While on tour to support the album Baatin began to experience health problems which led to a diagnosis of schizophrenia He was soon kicked out of the group while still in the hospital which greatly upset him The dispute was later resolved and Baatin reunited with T3 and Elzhi in 2008 before dying of a suspected drug overdose in 2009 Critical reaction editFans were split between those welcoming the addition of Elzhi and those who were against it and felt that J Dilla was too instrumental in the group s previously established identity to be replaced Trinity Past Present and Future was met with mixed or average reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received an average score of 59 based on twelve reviews 1 A few critics however wrote favorable reviews and gave praise for the group s original song concepts as well as Elzhi s lyrical abilities Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Intro 1 T30 322 Intro 2 Jason PowersTitus GloverRL Altman IIIRobert O BryantWaajeed2 263 Insane PowersGloverO BryantWaajeed2 374 What Is This PowersGloverAltman IIICurtis CrossDani SicilianoMatthew HerbertBlack MilkT3 c Young RJ c 2 255 Tainted featuring Dwele PowersGloverAltman IIIAndwele GardnerKarriem RigginsKarriem Riggins4 266 La La PowersGloverAltman IIIO BryantRalph J Rice Jr Vernon D HillMichel ColombierWaajeedT3 c Young RJ c Vernon D Hill c 4 527 All Ta Ment PowersGloverAltman IIIRice Jr Marvin GayeT3Young RJ c 3 428 Disco PowersAltman IIIErnest Que D ToneyT3Young RJ c Vernon D Hill c 3 059 Trinity Interlude PowersGloverAltman IIIBlack Milk2 0910 One PowersGloverAltman IIIJames YanceyJay Dee3 5011 Hoes GloverAltman IIIYanceyJay Dee3 2812 Star Interlude featuring T Banks Altman IIIO BryantT30 2213 Star featuring Dwele PowersGloverAltman IIIO BryantWaajeed3 2014 Slumber PowersGloverAltman IIITony CottrellHi Tek4 1015 Let s PowersGloverAltman IIIYanceyJay Dee5 1816 S O U L PowersGloverAltman IIIRigginsKarriem Riggins3 2517 80 s Skit PowersGloverAltman IIISlum Village1 4818 Unisex Altman IIIRice Jr T3Young RJ1 4919 Love U Hate PowersGloverAltman IIIShelton RiversClaude BollingEss Man3 3820 Get Live PowersGloverAltman IIIScott StorchScott Storch4 4321 Harmony PowersGloverAltman IIIRigginsHen ElliottKarriem Riggins3 2822 Who Are We Interlude PowersGloverAltman IIIO BryantT31 0523 Untitled 0 0424 Untitled 0 0425 Untitled 0 0426 Untitled 0 0727 Fall in Love featuring Samiyyah Samiyyah DixonAlice CooperDennis DunawayGlen BuxtonMichael BruceNeal SmithJay Dee o T3 r Ess Band r 1 35Total length 1 08 32 Notes c signifies a co producer o signifies an original producer r signifies a remix producer Tracks 23 to 26 are a few seconds of silence Track 27 is a bonus track often listed as track 23 Charts editChart 2002 Peakposition US Billboard 200 8 20 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 9 5References edit a b Critic Reviews for Trinity Past Present and Future Metacritic Metacritic Retrieved March 9 2024 Bush John Trinity Past Present and Future Slum Village Album AllMusic Retrieved March 9 2024 Oduro Mike August 15 2002 Slum Village Trinity HipHopDX Retrieved March 9 2024 Slum Village Trinity Past Present and Future Pitchfork September 26 2002 Retrieved March 9 2024 Juon Steve Flash August 13 2002 Slum Village Trinity Past Present and Future RapReviews www rapreviews com Retrieved March 9 2024 Christgau Robert January 21 2003 Consumer Guide Escape Claus Village Voice Retrieved March 9 2024 via www robertchristgau com Relic Peter September 10 2002 Slum Village Trinity Past Present amp Future Music Reviews Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Retrieved October 2 2007 via Wayback Machine Slum Village Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 9 2024 Slum Village Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved March 9 2024 External links editSlum Village Trinity Past Present And Future at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trinity Past Present and Future amp oldid 1216837459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
