a large African-American record

There was a time when Ursula Rucker was nothing else for us a mysterious poet elegantly distilling ethereal prose at the end of The Roots albums. The output of this first solo album helped finally discover a singular personality outperforming almost all of the current black music.

It must be said clearly, Supa Sista is above all a conscious drive to store directly between those of Gil Scott Heron and Public Enemy. The goal is clear and unambiguous: it is here to wake naive spirits or numbed by the empty promises of the guardians of the American dream machine. Chuck Berry was therefore wrong, the Promised Land fantasized past is just a bad dream. Amid nu-soul or funk appeased, the Appellate Ursula goes through a multitude of contemporary societal themes: the glorification of violence (the title "What ???"), the place of women ("Letter To A Sister Friend ") or even new technologies (" Digichant ").

Obviously, it is the funniest or lighter albums, but the scope remains about the impressive, especially thanks to the contrast drawn between the calm voice and percussion texts.

In summary, a useful and valuable disk for anyone interested a little bit in the African American culture.