"Yo, yo Melvin Flynt drop, my whole collasso stop / I can't believe I fucked up and made a half-ass album / My excuse is, my pops just died, and I ain't wanna make music / My pops just died / My fans stuck with me, my shit still went gold" - 'Invincible' by Capone-N-Noreaga
I didn't hear those lyrics until after I already rated this album, but it's pleasing to see that I'm on the same page as the artist.
Despite having some celebrated producers on the credits like the Trackmasters, Neptunes, Mannie Fresh and Swizz Beatz, this album has some weak cheap sounding beats that feel right at home in what was an average period for mainstream hip hop in the late '90s/early '00s. It has a mixture of some conscious themes like on the opener, 'Sometimes', gangsta rap and storytelling thug tunes seen on 'Cocaine Business (Hysteria)', that for whatever reason isn't on Spotify. Nore just isn't a good enough rapper or writer. It surprises me he was able to have a moderately successful solo career. There is nothing impressive here to go back to.
Beats: ★★
Rapping/Bars: ★★
Hooks: ★★
Best Tracks: Gangsta's Watch, Play That Shit
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