Work It Out

Hip-hop’s answer to the Dave Matthews Band team up with… the Dave Matthews Band! As boring in practice as it is in theory, ‘Work It Out’ is a final nail in the coffin for the idea that J5 are a “breath of fresh air” in the rap world. Quickest way to shut someone up if they start banging on about the inherent creative superiority of positive indie rap over its mainstream equivalent? Play them this record; no one has remained awake into its third minute yet.