The second studio album by the hip-hop group Whodini was a critical and commercial success upon release, being the first hip-hop album to chart within the U.S. top 40. "Five Minutes of Funk" and "Freaks Come Out at Night" became their first legitimate hits in their home country. Recorded at Battery Studios in England, Escape has a countless amount of memorable lines and productions. This album is smooth funk and pretty much the point of funk's origin in hip-hop music, which later made a long-lasting relationship between hip-hop and funk. The beats here are simply excellent and in the rapping department, the group is really great.[info sheet from distr.]