If you don't know, D.M.C lost his voice in the '90s due to spasmodic dysphonia, and if you didn't know once you hit play on this, you'd be asking when is D.M.C actually going to start rapping because all of the power from his voice that he had with RUN-DMC is gone. The way he spits on the opener is quite an underwhelming way to commence the album. And his vocals on 'Just Like Me' just sound amateurish backed by Harry Chapin's 'Cat's in the Cradle' sample/lyrics. There are lots of average rap-rock songs. The highlight is 'What's Wrong' with an enjoyable sung hook, production, and feature from Outlawz member, Napoleon. The album improves towards the end where it has more of a standard hip hop sound and doesn't use so many corny samples.
Beats: ★★
Rapping/Bars: ★★
Hooks: ★★★
Best Tracks: Cold, What's Wrong, Goodbye
Interesting...Run-DMC records are a crapshoot post-88 to begin with, but I wanted to hear this one for a few reasons. He duets with Sarah McLauchlan, and was inspired to record it after he found out he was adopted. But, judging from your review and others, it sounds like the general progression from Crown Royal which was also disappointing. Amirite?
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