Gravity

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 38 ratings
1996 Ratings: #217
October 15, 1996 / Release Date
LP / Format
Warner Bros. / Label
Mr. Khaliyl, Y-Tee, Babe-B-Face Kaos, Mos Def, Q-Tip, +7 more...Writer
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100
RapReviews.com
For a sophomore album, these Babees sure manage to grow up mighty fast.
80
AllMusic

There is not a single wrong note struck throughout Gravity, and it is just as artistically successful as albums from sonically similar groups such as A Tribe Called Quest and the Roots, if not commercially so.

Sauas
85

More people gotta get on this album what the fuck 🙏

Alright so I low-key dont even remember how I found these guys, but damn am I glad I did because this album goes hard as shit dude. It almost makes me think of The Pharcyde & ATCQ if they just kinda intertwined without just straight up copying them, they got there own style with their rapping and the word play on some of these tracks are super fucking clean. The entire thing is a fucking chill ass vibe through out most of the album ... read more

85

Needs to be more popular.

StreetsDisciple
50

From the mostly hardcore, Onyx-like debut, the group takes a different direction here, leaning more into jazz rap with a stronger focus on conscious lyrics. The first half is solid. The first two songs are easily the strongest in my opinion. There’s a Rasta-style verse from Y-Tee in 'Wax' that basically sounds like gibberish, which drags the song down a bit, and that same issue pops up a few more times throughout the album. 'The Beat Down' featuring the beat-boxing ... read more

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