Swizz Beatz... You can pick his beats from anywhere, particularly from the era this was released in, and that isn't necessarily a good thing. I've never been a fan and there have been many occasions where he has produced the worst song on albums. Here though, it's almost all him. It is hard to get excited about this from the intro where Swizz says the same thing over a poor backdrop. It sets the standard for the majority of this album.
Another reviewer labelled the beats as soulless and it's not a bad description. Eve spits hard gangster lyrics that you'd expect and there's nothing great there either but the beats, and hooks in some cases, are the biggest issue here. My favourite track is one of the couple Swizz doesn't handle; the less gangsta, 'Heaven Only Knows', produced by Shok. As with 'Heaven Only Knows', 'Let's Talk About' is probably my other pick where Eve and Drag-On trade bars offering something different. Nothing is memorable. Thankfully her next couple of albums would be a step up.
Beats: ★☆
Rapping/Bars: ★★★
Hooks: ★★
Best Tracks: Let's Talk About, Heaven Only Knows
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