Excellent second album, the bass-thumping, heavily jazz-sampled the Low End Theory. according to the opening 'excursions,' rapper Q-tip's old man says the disc's jazz-rap 'reminded him of bebop,' and Q calls himself 'prominent like Shakespeare.' but if Charlie Parker had ever written poetic couplets and backed them with funky-drummer and Ron Carter-on-bass grooves this irresistible, he might have been as big as the bard and brother James combined.