Platinum Pied Pipers -- producers/musicians
Waajeed (one of
Slum Village's founders) and
Saadiq (a student of Motown heavyweight songwriter
Barrett Strong) -- debuted on Ubiquity's second
Rewind! compilation in 2002. Though they covered
Faze-O's "Riding High" and
Bobby Caldwell's "Open Your Eyes," they made it evident early on that their sound would be just as hip-hop-oriented as anything else. They recorded their first album, 2005's
Triple P (Ubiquity), with a cast of MCs and vocalists that included
Sa-Ra Creative Partners,
Tiombe Lockhart,
Steve Spacek,
Ta'Raach,
Jay Dee, and
Invincible.
Abundance, a more upfront and R&B-oriented return set, followed in January 2009.
Coultrain, Karma Stewart, and
Jamila Raegan provided lead vocals. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide