Album of the WEEK 23/20

Universal Playground’s album of the week 23 – 2020 is Nuyorican Soul – Nuyorican Soul

Better known as the dance production team Masters at Work, Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez and Lil’ Louis Vega became NuYorican Soul for an EP in 1996 and an eponymous full-length one year later. Much like Guru‘s jazz-rap fusion project Jazzmatazz, NuYorican Soul united jazz legends with newer talents in a celebration of jazz, R&B, and dance, with most tracks including Latin styles befitting the heritage of Gonzalez and Vega.