Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
Commonly regarded as one of the first-ever concept records of the soul genre, this dark masterpiece combines the lush orchestral arrangements of Isaac Hayes collaborator Dale Warren with Blaxploitation-style funk grooves, resulting in a sound that would rocket it to cult-classic status among DJs and producers who have sampled it for tracks by Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Digable Planets, Dr. Dre, and many others.
TRACKLIST
- Medley: Synopsis One: In The Ghetto / God Save The World
- Poverty's Paradise
- Brown-Baggin'
- Synopsis Two: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day
- Foodstamps
- Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
- 24-Carat Black (Theme)
Commonly regarded as one of the first-ever concept records of the soul genre, this dark masterpiece combines the lush orchestral arrangements of Isaac Hayes collaborator Dale Warren with Blaxploitation-style funk grooves, resulting in a sound that would rocket it to cult-classic status among DJs and producers who have sampled it for tracks by Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Digable Planets, Dr. Dre, and many others.
TRACKLIST
Tracklisting
- Medley: Synopsis One: In The Ghetto / God Save The World
- Poverty's Paradise
- Brown-Baggin'
- Synopsis Two: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day
- Foodstamps
- Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
- 24-Carat Black (Theme)
