Handsome Boy Modeling School: Dan the Automator, Prince Paul.

Additional personnel: Chester Bennington, Chino Moreno, De La Soul, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Dres, El-P, Franz Ferdinand, Grand Wizard Theodore, Jazzy Jay, John Oates, Julee Cruise, Mike Patton, Mike Shinoda, Paula Frazer, Pharrell Williams, The Mars Volta, Tim Meadows, Barrington Levy, Finesse, Jaime Cullen, Cage , Cat Power.

Nathaniel Merriweather (AKA Dan the Automator) and Chest Rockwell (AKA Prince Paul) present the second installment in their ongoing saga. As with the duo's debut, SO... HOW'S YOUR GIRL?, it's a comedic love den for the experimental breeding of hip-hop with whatever strikes their mood, be it rock, reggae, nu-metal, jazz, electronica, or dub.

This time the amazingly eclectic guest list includes TV's Father Guido Sarducci, Cat Power, Jack Johnson, members of Linkin Park, Hall & Oates, and Franz Ferdinand, among many others. Surreal advice on dating hygiene alternates with genuine make-out-session-worthy funk (the Prince-esque "Greatest Mistake") and soul (the Otis Redding-esque "Breakdown"). Julee Cruise purrs about tax breaks on "Class System"(with Pharrell Williams), while "Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2" morphs into straight-up AOR rock that may have hip-hop purists thinking they put on the wrong disc. Of course, there are still solid beats and rhymes from Del tha Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, and others. Throughout WHITE PEOPLE, Merriweather and Rockwell make sure that both their cohorts and their listeners are having a good time.

Rolling Stone (p.88) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "[T]he skits keep it realer than reality TV..."

Rolling Stone (p.144) - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[A]n album of ridiculously clever mash-ups of rock and hip-hop."

Spin (p.124) - "The De La-ish beats are never less than heartwarming, and the Jay-Z parody's quite ballsy." - Grade: B

Entertainment Weekly (p.120) - "[The] boys can still kick occasionally..." - Grade: B

Uncut (p.137) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he Handsome Boy charm still wins through."

Alternative Press (p.162) - "They assemble a galaxy of likely and unlikely vocalists, MCs and guest musicians, then let 'em flex within Handsome Boy Modeling School's quasi-satirical scheme." - 3 out of 5

Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]nother loosely linked selection of skits, guests and bursts of brilliance."