Life of a Criminal 1990 Album

Pooh-Man

Produced by Ant Banks, who Poohman would beef with further down the track, the beats are basically what you'd expect from a 1990 album but perhaps feel like they could've come from slightly earlier. The first song has a similar hook to Jeru Damaja's 'Da Bitches' and tells different tales about bitches, but like Pac though, he clarifies that not all women are bitches. The following song follows the same structure with some stories for each verse but the hook here sounds really amateur. 'Explicit Lyrics' talks about the issues around people blaming rappers for their behaviour. There is a nice production change-up towards the end of the song. 'Don't Fuck With Me' features Scarface soundbites. Poohman raps well and has some content that became common themes in hop hop but the production doesn't do enough for me to rank this any higher. Best Tracks: Explicit Lyrics, Oakland