Special Offer: All orders for the Exodus CD and LP will also receive Stones Throw Fan Club 45 #19, featuring the exclusive tracks "Believe" and "Fast Drive Fast."

Exodus is Oh No's second official album, and this time he comes in full concept mode. Every beat on here was made using strictly Galt McDermott samples. Galt has close ties with the Stones Throw crew, and he gave Oh No access to everything in his catalogue for this project. After clearing the beats with Galt, Oh No shopped them to friends and the result is this here album. If you haven't been checking for Oh No lately, his beats have really come up in the last year or so and he should be out of the "Madlib's brother" shadow after this one. Standout cuts include "Smile A Lil Bit(1)" with Posdnous, "Beware(2)" with the Cali Agents, "T Biggums(3)" with super space couple Georgia and Dudley, "To Be An MC(4)" with K Jay (always loved those junkyard horns + keys), "Black(5)" with Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers (sounding good), and "Second Chance(6)" with Aloe Blacc. Hefty 22 tracks.

reviewed by the mgmnt