In Brief
* * 1/2 Grand Puba, “Reel to Reel,” Elektra. This rapper was the rage two years ago as a member of Brand Nubian. The nimble-tongued Puba’s first solo effort consists of surprisingly lightweight ghetto fluff that downplays politics and only occasionally boosts black pride. Puba is stuck in that old boasting, girl-chasing rut, offering no new insights. More intriguing are the beats, which are languid and tantalizingly offbeat.
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