gafa42
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I am of the opinion that rap is perhaps the hardest genre of music to adequately judge once it has aged and once the music no longer is "current." Sure, there are undeniable classics of every era that stand above. This is not it. This sounds horribly dated, particularly when compared to the classics that are contemporaries. Jeru is a talented rapper for sure, but the production is so-so and the lyrical content is dated and contains slurs that just don't fly in 2023. I get why this is on the list and I didn't necessarily dislike anything here, but on the other hand, I didn't really want to hit repeat on any of the tracks either. An album I doubt I return to.
...Are there any hip hop albums from this era/on this list that don't have a song/verse/etc on them about how women are "bitches"? I'm very tired of it. The rest of this album was...fine. I will get off my soapbox now, lol.
The discordant piano riff is cool with the beat over, pretty good so far. Hmm, bitches and hoes already? Ain't The Devil Happy? With the violins, it is pretty good. It's when the beat and an off-kilter riff or sample comes together that the song is lifted. It works again on this track, Come Clean... The beats are alright, the rhymes are alright, the flow is alright, it's just a bit forgettable. 2 / 5 stars. (I have since been made aware of the homophobia on one track, so yeah. Nope.) 1 / 5 stars.
Beats are great. Lyrics are mostly nonsense. Flow is alright. Not a great record.