Whereas Vweto II landed eight years after the first volume, Georgia Anne Muldrow unloaded volume three less than two years after the sequel. Rapper Ayun Bassa adds high-alert contrast to the woozy "Ayun Vegas," and Shana Jensen's elated hook raises the triumphant "Shana's Back!," but this rarely deviates elsewhere from the voiceless m.o. of the first two installments. Muldrow's aim here is to provide listeners with superhero themes that facilitate emboldened movement out of doors. She follows through with a predominantly bright and uptempo set colored with a profusion of funky basslines and smacking drums, lively keyboards that run the gamut -- pianos and organs in glorious modes, synthesizers emitting G-funk in the spirit of Junie Morrison -- and even a bit of squealing guitar. The majority of the tracks leave enough space for MCs and singers, or are at least worthy of having elements flipped and repurposed, yet this is far too detailed to be categorized as a beat tape, covering boom bap, electro, electric jazz, and acid rock with funk as the foundation. Opener "Old Jack Swing" gets the point across most effectively with a gnarled groove driven by a bassline nastier than that of Alexander O'Neal's "Fake." "Ghostride" and "Action Groove" are among the producer's toughest and most sleek tracks. Other highlights such as "Love Call Groove" and "Mufaro's Garden" are sustenance; the latter, a delightful homage to author/illustrator John Steptoe's Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, seems just as inspired by early Earth, Wind Fire with its use of kalimba and soprano saxophone. Minus the two guest appearances, this is a one-woman show, from composition and instrumentation to mixing and mastering. The low end on this sucker is immense. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

1		Old Jack Swing
2		Synthmania Rock
3		Ayun Vegas
4		Passin Ooout!
5		Slave Revoltalleway Boom
6		Unforgettable
7		Throwback Baps
8		Slow Drag
9		Shana's Back!
10		Mufaro's Garden
11		Love Call Groove
12		Ghostride
13		Boom Bap Is My Homegirl
14		Action Groove
15		Grungepiece
16		Afro Af
17		Yoself