1044. N.E.R.D. - In Search of...

The members of NERD were at the time the go to song smiths - fine tuning hits for anyone, ultimately they were replaced with the next hot thing... this disc was the first to, in a mainstream way, introduce the notion of being a nerd or geek in hip-hop and being cool (by default though I think hip-hop nerds are in a whole other class than just regular nerds)... there a few solid hits on this but what happens the tricks, beats and effects get repeated a tad too often diminishing the importance of this release...

7 out of 10