Be it Jay-Z or going all the way back to the Beastie Boys, there are a number of well renowned rappers/duos/groups I don't understand the fuss with, but Cam'ron and his crew have to take the cake by a mile. Many beats sound cheap throughout their discographies, are boring coming from one of the weaker periods of the genre, and the rappers are weak. Cam'ron particularly is just someone I cannot get my head around. There are times listening to him rap when I get incensed. 'Real Niggas' ain't terrible until he comes along with his nonsensical punchlines and annoying flow. If anyone rates this guy highly they must prefer comedy to music. Take 'I Really Mean It' as another example. The Kanye West like beat with the repetitive highly pitched sample goes alright, but Cam is just so boring. He also gets drowned out by the beat sometimes that I've noticed on other releases from him as well as on this album. There are some okay songs due to some beats being good, and DMX adds some much needed energy to the album on 'What's Really Good' towards its conclusion, but damn, if anyone shouldn't release a double disc album almost 110 minutes long, it's these guys.
Best Tracks: Who I Am, More than Music, The First, What's Really Good
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