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Guru's Jazzmatazz: Streetsoul is the third solo studio album by American hip hop musician Guru. It was released on October 3, 2000 via Virgin Records as the third installment of Guru's Jazzmatazz album series. Production was handled by Gang Starr, The Neptunes, Agallah, DJ Scratch, Erykah Badu, J Dilla, The Roots and Victor Flowers.

Guru's Jazzmatazz Streetsoul
Studio album by Guru
Released	October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Hip hop jazz rap
Length	1:02:13
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Agallah DJ Scratch Erykah Badu DJ Premier Jay Dee The Neptunes The Roots Victor Flowers
Guru chronology
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (1995) Guru's Jazzmatazz Streetsoul (2000) Baldhead Slick & Da Click (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]
laut.de	[3]
The New Zealand Herald	[4]
Now	2/5[5]
RapReviews	9.5/10[6]
Spin	8/10[7]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Tom Hull	B[9]

Synopsis

As the title seems to suggest, this volume featured a blend of soul with R&B. The decline in jazz inflections that made Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 popular continued on this release (the decline was already noticeable on Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality). According to Billboard's music charts, any aspersions levied by music critics against the album had little (if any) impact on its performance in the marketplace. Streetsoul outperformed previous entries significantly; it peaked at #32 and #8 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively.

As with previous releases, a host of guest performers were featured on this recording. Most of the artists are stalwarts of the neo soul and R&B scene. First-time appearances in the series were made by several contemporary acts, including Amel Larrieux, Angie Stone, Bilal, Craig David, Donell Jones, Erykah Badu, and The Roots. Veterans featured on this release include Herbie Hancock and Isaac Hayes.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains a sample of "Here I Am" as performed by the Blue Notes and "It's Not a Game" performed by American Cream Team
• Track 8 contains a sample of "Keep Your Head to the Sky" as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
• Track 13 contains a sample of "Walk From Regios" performed by Isaac Hayes
• Track 14 contains a sample of "Love Without Sex" performed by Gwen McCrae

Personnel

• ?uestlove — drummer, producer
• Erykah Badu — vocals, producer
• Kevin Bergen — engineer, mixing assistant
• Big Shug — performer
• Black Thought — vocals
• Drew Coleman — engineer
• DJ Premier — producer
• Tom Coyne — mastering
• Craig David — vocals
• Ryan Dorn — keyboards, vocals
• Todd Fairall — engineer
• Tameka Foster — stylist
• Macy Gray — vocals
• Guru — vocals
• Herbie Hancock — performer
• Isaac Hayes — vocals
• Donell Jones — vocals
• Caleb Lambert — engineer
• Amel Larrieux — performer
• Amy Linden — liner notes
• Shaun Martin — keyboards
• Bill McMullen — art direction, design
• Mark Mitchell — engineer
• Les Nubians — performer
• James Poyser — producer
• Junior Reid — vocals
• Eddie Sancho — engineer, mixing
• Jon Smeltz — engineer, mixing
• Ryan Smith — engineer
• Tom Soares — mixing
• Angie Stone — vocals
• Dexter Thibou — engineer, mixing, mixing assistant
• Pharrell Williams — producer, multi instruments
• Chad Hugo — producer, multi instruments
• J Dilla — producer
• Patrick Moxey — executive producer
• Aaron Seawood — executive producer

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	33
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	26
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15]	36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16]	18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17]	13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	29
US Billboard 200[20]	32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21]	8

References

External links

• Guru – Jazzmatazz (Streetsoul) at Discogs (list of releases)

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