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Before OutKast became a genre-hopping supergroup, they were quite a bit like Da Backwudz: a young duo from the Atlanta area spitting rhymes about Southern life with promising breadth and style. Though “I Don’t Like The Look Of It (Oompa),” Da Backwudz’s lead single, features a prominent “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” sample that verges on gimmickry, “Wood Work” is an intelligent debut that is enthusiastic and ambitious. It starts out strong with the propulsive ’70s funk of “Welcome 2 Da Backwudz” and doesn’t come undone until its final quarter.
