Plenty of hip-hop and new-jack influence here (the credits list six different
James Brown samples), but despite the generic name,
Joe Public is a honest-to-goodness funk band, which lifts the group's debut above producer-created funk constructs. While the members of
Joe Public are capable rappers, as the hit "Live and Learn" indicates, their real strength is their singing; three members contribute lead vocals at some point ~ Brian Mansfield