The bass laces the tracks with a big booming groove while the rest of the instruments, whether itвЂ™s the rhythmic vibes of вЂњCreepinвЂќ, the minimalistic horns of вЂњRollinвЂќ, or the trippy flutes of вЂњSmoke BuddahвЂќ, only add to the smooth atmosphere, and ultimately, the consistency of the album. Other than the one exception (вЂњItвЂ™s Like That (My Big Brother)вЂќ), the songs have a smooth, at times haunting aura. Redman, in his effort to make his first classic record, uses his significantly superior ear for beats to pick a simple, similar atmosphere for most of the album to follow through.

Then, I finally listened to the self-entitled вЂeleventh member of the Wu-TangвЂ™ Reggie Noble, and felt like all that digging was uncessary, seeing as his third album Muddy Waters managed to sell five hundred thousand records, and yet sounds professional, consistent, and excellent without the extreme inconsistency that plagues most mainstream rap records. And around this time, it was completely uncool to listen to and enjoy mainstream rap music, so I felt a little bit lost other than my favorite artists.

Review Summary: Put your fingers up if you love hash and cash/ I been that way since Ike Turner was kickin Tina assДЄs a listener in rap music, I dug deeper into the genre, I found pseudo-intellectual lyricism, down-tuned, lo fi production that at first applies because of a certain interesting novelty, but the only ones that can continue listening to it is the same indie kids that hold pitchfork as their totem.

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