With his first solo album,
Wild Cowboys,
Sadat X continues the jazz-hip-hop fusion that distinguished
Brand Nubian's body of work. But the difference between
Wild Cowboys and
Nubian's latter-day records Everything is Everything and In God We Trust is the approach. As a solo artist,
Sadat X is looser and more relaxed, letting the groove flow and casually demonstrating his verbal vacility. With a first-class prodcution crew -- including
Pete Rock, Beatminerz, Diamond D,
Buckwild, and
Alamo --
Sadat X has created a fun, laid-back album in
Wild Cowboys that nearly manages to equal the studied intensity of
Brand Nubian with its non-chalant virtuosity. ~ Leo Stanley