Since
The Gathering (2008), no collaborative project by Living Legends saw the light of day. Until the Los Angeles-based underground rap collective (comprised of Aesop, Luckyiam, The Grouch, Eligh, Bicasso, Sunspot Jonz and Scarub) reunited in late 2023 for the aptly titled album The Return. Still rapping for sport, the gentlemen revert to a traditional approach to hip-hop. So we hear a line from
… Jay-Z, incorporated into the classic-looking scratch segment on Letterman ('living legend and I tell you why!'), Tricky puts a new spin on RUN DMCs It's Tricky, and the group is joined on the (by Statik Selektah) puristically produced title track by veteran Del The Funky Homosapien. In addition to fresh-traditional beats (imbued with a typical California sound) and raps, there is room for excursions, such as the soulful One Kiss (featuring producer Amp Live) and the dreamy closing track Break My Heart.(SD)more
