In Brief
Gimmicky at times (the hip-hopped version of Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready,†once reggaefied by Bob Marley), the heirs’ latest nonetheless strikes a fine balance of Rastafarian righteousness and percolating rhythms. And one gimmicky bit works terrifically: the sample from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly†and guest rapping by Wyclef Jean add dimension to the sermon-like “Everyone Wants to Be.†The group plays Friday at the Greek Theatre.
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