Snoop proved he's still got it earlier this year with 'Bacc on Death Row' and this continues from that being an enjoyable tape and more consistent than many of Snoop's other recent projects. He gives shine to an R&B artist, Jane Handcock, on a couple of tracks, that are my least favourite moments, but those aside, it's mostly all hard hip hop. Hearing Lil Jon scream "Gangsta Grillz" takes me back.
Best Tracks: I'm From 21st Street, I Still Got It, No Half Steppin
Unless you love hip hop and rock/metal, you won't like everything here. It begins with five good hip hop songs, before the average 'Shut Up' by Trick Daddy and Co, and then it has a number of songs in the middle of the soundtrack from the rock sub genres. I don't hate them, with 'Whatever It Takes' being the least palatable and the electronic 'Stompbox' (that reminds me of songs that used to be on old racing video games) being the most likeable non-hip hop song. The hip hop, my preferred genre, is not an amazing collection of songs, but I enjoy them aside from 'Shut Up' and the Swizz Beatz 'Move Right Now'. The only R&B song here is Jamie Foxx's closer, 'Any Given Sunday (Outro)'.
Like most soundtracks, this is a mixed bag, but it has more good moments than songs I dislike.
Best Tracks: Never Goin' Back, Sole Sunday, Shit 'Em Down, Any Given Sunday, Stompbox
This 'SUPER ALBUM' features some of Patrice's best songs rerecorded and backed by slightly different instrumentation. They are different enough to feel fresh, but not different enough that means you won't like them if you're a fan of the originals. Apart from not loving all of the songs, the only negative is that at times the vocals aren't the same quality of the originals.
Best Tracks: Soulstorm, Change Today, Sunshine, Burning Bridges, Cry Cry Cry, The Maker, You Always You
I was looking for a comedy to watch, so I browsed some lists and found this in amongst the top 100 comedies... It's not. The way the characters warm to Bob, a stranger, is ridiculous and not much of the comedy works at all. The first 25 minutes or so are okay as I was wondering where it would lead, but it isn't a path worth staying on. There are inconsistencies with Bob's supposed psychiatric/mental illness issues as well.
