The Phat Cat Players

The Phat Cat Players' "Sundress" from their Make It Phat, Baby began climbing Billboard's hip-hop/R&B charts in early spring 2000. Just another release climbing the charts? Look again: This chart entry is on an independent label. Quite a feat in 2000. "Sundress" features sensual spoken word delivered in a sub-bass tone (think a spoken Barry White intro) by Coco Brown. The tone of the mellow jazzy track is in the same vein as the aforementioned "Icon of Love," as well as Arthur Prysock's classic LP This Is My Beloved. On the Parlane Entertainment label, the track first attracte...