Felt 'Felt 3: Tribute To Rosie Perez' Pitchfork Review

Felt - 'Felt 3: A Trubute To Rosie Perez' on Rhymesayers
5.8 rating

"Your favorite group that wasn't even a group to start!" Murs makes this claim on "Protagonists", the leadoff track from his collaboration with fellow indie MC all-star Slug, Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez, and despite the humility this is more indie hip-hop supergroup than mere side project. With Aesop Rock on production, Felt becomes a triangulation that canvasses almost the entirety of U.S. undie rap in terms of geography and affiliation. So why is this thing kind of a bummer?

It's got nothing to do with Aesop, whose beats go a long way toward invigorating Rosie Perez. Far from the gnarled and difficult production one might expect from a Def Jukie, Rosie Perez shows a good amount of sonic diversity while never straying too far from the sort of chunky, drum-knocking beats Murs and Slug typically rhyme over. You can't accuse Rosie Perez of being hookless: Even if Slug and Murs can't quite nail the double-time flows on "Felt Chewed Up", it's still nice to hear these guys do their own cheerleading over some pretty awesome turntable work, and the working man blues of "Like You" has an agile, back and forth vigor. The 21-deep tracklist is certainly foreboding, but the skit/interlude/instrumentals "Kevin Spacey" and "Get Cake" have a guileless charm that justify their inclusion.

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Pitchfork - Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez album review

Felt 3 'Permanent Standby'

From the upcoming Felt 3 - Slug/Murs/Aesop Rock album 'A Tribute To Rosie Perez' on Rhymesayers in-stores November 17.

Slug, Murs, and Aesop Rock Schedule 'Felt 3' Minneapolis In-Store Appearance

Attention People of Minneapolis/St.Paul: Slug, Murs, and Aesop Rock announce an in-store appearance to support their new album 'Felt 3' out on November 17 at Fifth Element on the eve of the release (would imagine at Midnight.)

Fifth Element
2411 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 377-0044

More details here:
City Pages - Slug, Murs, and Aesop Rock announce Felt in-store appearance

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Aesop Rock, Atmosphere's Slug, and Murs Heart Rosie Perez With New Album

Aesop Rock, Atmosphere's Slug, and Murs Heart Rosie Perez With New Album

via Pitchfork

Every few years, indie rap soul-barers Slug (of Atmosphere) and Murs (of Living Legends and solo fame) get together and put all that intensity to the side, recording a full LP of nothing but relaxed front-stoop shit-talk. The duo have already released two albums in their Felt series, every installment of which is dedicated to a different actress that they both want to bone. The first Felt album, which dropped in 2002, was billed as A Tribute to Christina Ricci, and the second, from 2005 was for Lisa Bonet.

On the forthcoming third episode, they're showing their love for Rosie Perez. If this means they loop up Perez's ultra-annoying "Mookie!" scream from Do the Right Thing, I might have to kill myself.

Really, though, the last two Felt albums have barely mentioned the actresses in question. It's a fun concept, but these albums are mostly just a great excuse to hear these guys doing rap for rap's sake.

Another thing about this series: Each volume pairs Slug and Murs up with one producer, who supplies beats for the entire thing. Volume one had the Living Legends' Grouch, volume two had Atmosphere's Ant, and this next album will be entirely produced by Aesop Rock. It's an interesting choice. As a rapper, Aesop is definitely a peer and equal to Slug and Murs. But as a producer, he hasn't gotten much notice, even though he's done a ton of beats on his own records. Maybe that'll change now.

Rhymesayers will release Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez on November 17.