The State V.S. Poohman: Straight From San Quentin State Prison 1997 Album

Pooh-Man

After two pretty great albums, this one doesn't quite work as well. It's all still consistently enjoyable funky west coast mobb music, but the high moments aren't as great. Pooh is a hard rapper to find information on, but perhaps with the title, and some of the content on the album, some of this was rushed out due to some criminal case and that is why there are more featuring artists on this project compared to his previous albums. But that's just an assumption. It's still definitely a worthy album, but took a tad longer to stick than his previous couple where the best stood out from the first play. The album is somewhat front loaded with many of the best songs being in the first half a dozen songs, but there is nothing unlikeable. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★ Hooks: ★★★★ Best Tracks: Sentenced to Five, God Forgive Me, Don't Fuck Wit My Money, Bad Dreams, Use Ta Be My Homie!!, When I Come Home