Beanie Sigel
After hearing the newest Beanie Sigel I have to admit that it was a damn good CD. It could actually go up their as best CD made by a former Rocafella member who wasn't Jay-Z. Yes Kanye has amazing beats and says noteworthy things, but everyone who knows what a good rapper sounds like can't deny the fact that his lyrical skill (specifically flow/breathing) is a step behind par of most other rappers.
When it comes to actually ripping a beat with flow, Beanie not only rips into, he rips it apart. Going word for word with Redman on the track "One Shot Deal" is a special treat not only because it shows Beanies's lyrical skills. It reminds listeners that Redman is more than the character he played in "How High" he can really rap too.
Then on standout tracks like "Bread and Butter" (where his flow sounds to much like Jay-Z to exempt him from having possibly had it ghost written by one of Brooklyns finest) we are nonetheless given a glimspe of a Beanie who could possibly (once he gets out of jail) become a new mainstream rap phenomenon.
Which leads me to the biggest surprise on the whole CD for me personally. The track "Can't Stop" which features Snoop Dogg. Not only is pop friendly (recycling an old but still highly effective Neptune sound) it doesn't emasculate Beanie either.
When it is all said and done i have to give it up to Beanie (and through obvious connections Dame Dash) this CD is probably one of the best commercial/lyrical records to have dropped since Kanye. Beanie has always kept it street (for proof go and listen to the battle track he created against jadakiss) and he might have finally realized that the Blueprint Jay-Z left behind is ceritified platinum.
Other stand out tracks include "Purple Rain", "Oh Daddy", and "Feel it in the Air"
When it comes to actually ripping a beat with flow, Beanie not only rips into, he rips it apart. Going word for word with Redman on the track "One Shot Deal" is a special treat not only because it shows Beanies's lyrical skills. It reminds listeners that Redman is more than the character he played in "How High" he can really rap too.
Then on standout tracks like "Bread and Butter" (where his flow sounds to much like Jay-Z to exempt him from having possibly had it ghost written by one of Brooklyns finest) we are nonetheless given a glimspe of a Beanie who could possibly (once he gets out of jail) become a new mainstream rap phenomenon.
Which leads me to the biggest surprise on the whole CD for me personally. The track "Can't Stop" which features Snoop Dogg. Not only is pop friendly (recycling an old but still highly effective Neptune sound) it doesn't emasculate Beanie either.
When it is all said and done i have to give it up to Beanie (and through obvious connections Dame Dash) this CD is probably one of the best commercial/lyrical records to have dropped since Kanye. Beanie has always kept it street (for proof go and listen to the battle track he created against jadakiss) and he might have finally realized that the Blueprint Jay-Z left behind is ceritified platinum.
Other stand out tracks include "Purple Rain", "Oh Daddy", and "Feel it in the Air"
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