Temporarily Disconnected is the fourth album from rap

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

/metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

/funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

 pioneers 24-7 Spyz

24-7 Spyz

24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P. Fluid . The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk...

. It features the reunion of the band's classic lineup, including mainstays Jimi Hazel and Rick Skatore along with the return of vocalist P. Fluid (now using his proper last name, Forrest) and drummer Anthony Johnson. The reunion and subsequent album were based on the lingering popularity of this particular lineup in Europe

Europe

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 (where it was released exclusively) following the breakup of Strength in Numbers

Strength in Numbers (24-7 Spyz)

Strength in Numbers is an album from rap, metal, and funk pioneers 24-7 Spyz. It is the only album to feature Jeff Brodnax, who replaced original vocalist P. Fluid in 1991. On their third effort, the Spyz concentrate on simpler and more direct songwriting, toning down much of their hardcore punk...

lineup.

Musically, the album was seen by many critics, fans and even some band members as a step backwards from the focused effort of Strength in Numbers

Strength in Numbers (24-7 Spyz)

Strength in Numbers is an album from rap, metal, and funk pioneers 24-7 Spyz. It is the only album to feature Jeff Brodnax, who replaced original vocalist P. Fluid in 1991. On their third effort, the Spyz concentrate on simpler and more direct songwriting, toning down much of their hardcore punk...

. Once again, problems between P. Fluid and the rest of the band came to a head following a 1995 European tour, with Fluid and Johnson exiting the band again shortly thereafter.

Like many 24-7 Spyz

24-7 Spyz

24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P. Fluid . The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk...

albums, this recording is out of print. However, the album is available through iTunes.

Track listing

All songs written by P. Fluid, except for where noted.

1. "Dogs Come Out" - 2:27
2. "Outta Mind, Outta Time" (Jimi Hazel) - 3:42
3. "Fire & Water" - 1:54
4. "Why?" (Hazel) - 3:57
5. "Body Thief" - 3:33
6. "Choose Me" (Rick Skatore) - 4:41
7. "Heart Of Fire" (Skatore) - 6:05
8. "Stoner" - 5:55
9. "Boots" - 3:23
10. "Agroovendeel" (Hazel) - 4:26
11. "Choose Me ("For Those Who Like It Rough In The Middle" Remix)" (Skatore) - 4:43

Credits

• P. Fluid (credited as Forrest): vocals
• Jimi Hazel: guitar
• Rick Skatore: bass
• Anthony Johnson: drums