"Jesus was a carpenter so we're proud about cocking them hammers." The first song, 'Georgia', is dope with its interesting production, variation between the choruses and verses, Jamie Foxx doing a Ray Charles impression quite successfully, and with Luda doing what he always does by giving a commanding performance. From there, the label-mates get a chance to shine and all songs are okay but until 'Break a Nigga Off', with its contagious hook, they are the weakest moments of the album. 'Sweet Revenge' will likely have your head bouncing from the jump, with its catchy beat and Luda's 2pac like delivery, but the way it's broken up with some spoken section makes it drag on a touch more than it needs to. Bobby V, who I'm a fan of, comes with 'Table Dance', and it's okay, but he has so many better songs. It's surprising they couldn't come up with a better way to give him shine to a wider audience through this album. Due to their usual length, a posse cut always needs good production, and with 'Family Affair' we are provided with one making it the second best track here. The following and final song is an odd punk/rap rock song that I did not expect to hear on this project. I do not like most of it at all. Most of the other better moments are songs Luda is on towards the tail of the album like 'Two Miles an Hour (Remix)' that begins with the comedic lines, "Yeah.. we gon' send this one out / To e'rybody that put mo' into they cars than they do they relationship." Despite not being on a heap of tracks, Ludacris is still the star here. I don't think he has an amazing discography, but from the point of view of voice, presence, skill level, versatility, etc, there are few better hip hop artists. This is between a 3 and a 3.5 out of 5. I've given this half a dozen spins, which goes some way to indicating that I've enjoyed it and think it has some quality, but while consistent, it doesn't many great tunes and the front end is lacking. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★★ Best Tracks: Georgia, Sweet Revenge, DTP for Life, Two Miles an Hour (Remix), You Ain't Got Enough, Family Affair

At 90 minutes, while all decent gangsta rap, at times with somewhat of a conscious message, it all just sounds too similar-featuring many songs over six-minutes-and is a bit of a slug to get through without a lot of memorable moments. Best Tracks: Slangin', Topless, Why U Lyin', Everyday I Pray, Rolls Royce

Bobby V is one of the most underrated R&B acts of the 2000s. For me, his top 20-30 songs rival most in the genre, only being bettered by maybe R. Kelly and Joe, making all of his albums worth a spin. I think this is a more well-rounded listen than his debut with many brilliant songs. The gods of R&B production, Tim & Bob, who produced almost all of Bobby's debut, return to contribute some of this album's strongest cuts including most of the songs in the album's strong tail. Timbaland, when he was on fire, and Rodney Jerkins, among other heavy hitters are also on the boards. If you enjoy your slow jamz and mainstream R&B from back in the day, this is a must listen. Strong production, catchy hooks and an excellent singer. Lots of replay value. Best Tracks: Anonymous, If I Had My Way, Turn the Page, Only Human, Can't Wait 'Til Later, Soon As I Get Home, Over & Over

The '90s had plenty of amazing R&B and I feel there is so much I am yet to hear, whether it be full albums or standalone singles. This had been on my to-listen-to-list for a while as the incredibly underrated Bobby V is part of this foursome of young R&B singers. The biggest problem I have with this collection of songs is that one of the singers has a voice I don't like much. He sounds incredibly young and not the good MJ type of young. The others are enjoyable to hear croon, but when he comes in, I scrunch my face up. It's not enough to ruin the songs, but they'd be better without him. Nevertheless, this is a consistent album, but even the hit 'Blackberry Molasses' (that has the same/very similar drum pattern to OutKast's 'Pink & Blue) doesn't have me wowing. Best Tracks: Blackberry Molasses, Lady, What About Us, Crossroads, I'll Sweat You

I've generally found Gibb's acclaimed projects to be overrated and this is no different. He isn't a brilliant rapper. There are countless artists who rap with a smoother flow or have greater other strengths. The Telegraph calling him a "flawless MC" is a laugh. While some of it isn't anything new, I do enjoy some of the bars though and lyrical content. Some of the production gets tedious, which is a stronger criticism when you consider that a number of these songs aren't breaking three minutes. After three-four plays, no hook has really stayed with me either. Overall, it's mostly all likeable, but there isn't anything here that wows me. There is again the ridiculous thing artists do of adding interludes to the end of songs that are a pain after you've given the album more than a spin or two. I don't enjoy some of the features either like Ross, who raps with an annoying flow, Offset, who has a terrible artificial voice, Paak, who sings with a whiny tone, or Pusha, who has been rapping able the same fu**ing thing for 20 years!!! This is around a 3 out of 5 for me. If I liked a few of the better songs more, to a level where I could see myself reaching out to hear them again in a few weeks, I'd increase it, but it doesn't have any. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Space Rabbit, Rabbit Vision, Dark Hearted