Originally recorded in the mid-’90s but unreleased until years later, Fantastic Vol. 1 is Slum Village’s underground blueprint — raw, soulful, and dripping with J Dilla’s early genius. Loose, unpolished, and impossibly funky, it captures the trio at their most organic, trading verses over beats built from dusty samples and deep groove. Essential for anyone who wants to hear where the neo-soul and underground hip-hop sound truly began.
