While acts like Little Brother keep the soul of hip hop with their social commentary and others like Black Eyed Peas keep the pop crowd bopping, Arrested Development sit somewhere in the middle and are one of those few groups who can truly make crossover hit's with a deeper meaning, while never straying too far away from their original roots.On stage at the Alaska Cup, 2018 Background information Origin, United States Genres Years active 1988–1996, 2000–present Labels Vagabond Records & Tapes Associated acts Website Members One Love Jason 'JJ Boogie' Reichert Tasha Larae Fareedah Aleem Isaiah 'Zā' Williams Past members Montsho Eshe Aerle Taree Ajile Kwesi Asuo Foley Rasa Don Baba Oje Nicha Hilliard Arrested Development is an that formed in in 1988.
'Sunshine' is classic Arrested Development, adding insightful social commentary to an upbeat party tune before the vibe is slowed for 'Stand'.Another stand-out track 'It's Time' deals with many aspects of American culture from racism to Hip Hop arrogance and is the best example of pure 'rap' on the album before the dance vibe is back to keep your toes tapping until the end. The roots element for which the Tennessee natives are known is in evidence on 'Heaven' where African vocals compliment the voices of the band's MC's and singer, leading into the samba rhythm of 'Sao Paulo'. 'Since The Last Time' really begins to find its stride on track 3 'Down & Dirty (Clap Your Hands)' when the tempo is lifted and a party atmosphere is injected into the proceedings with a distinct flavour of Outkast in the air.
The album starts with the title track which is almost a confessional as to where the band have been for the last decade, the opening lines of MC Speech's verse admitting, "It's been ten years since we blessed stages together, we covered bases together and whether we all agreed or not 20/20 vision is hindsight and now we got that so we done got back".
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