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Mint Condition.(5 QUESTIONS FOR ...)(eLife)(Interview)
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Ebony
- Article date:
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Samuels, Adrienne P.
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Finally! The modern-day Black band is back. Mint Condition, of "Pretty Brown Eyes" fame, is dropping a new album that's sure to be refreshing to the ears of R&B fans who are ready for good summertime music. On eLife, the band teams up with Anthony Hamilton as well as Phonte, the clever lyricist from rap group Lil Brother. It's been a 17-year ride for these fellas, whose earlier work provided much of the baby-making soundtrack for those now in their 30s. And today, with their babies in tow, master degrees on the horizon and stories about text-messaging cheaters and passive-aggressive women, the band's members once again have something to sing about. ...