The biggest problem with this game is the amount of bankrupts that are spun. It is completely outside of the laws of probability. You will land on bankrupt once every 3-4 spins. The other issue is that when you try to spin the wheel it doesn't work. You press X to spin and nothing happens. Those issues aside, it's a fine recreation of the famous television show but the amount of bankrupts does bring the game down.

My first impressions of this weren't great. I've heard his later '90s albums that I enjoy, but the production and hook game isn't on the same level here. There are more storytelling raps from Spice than he went on to do on future albums. Being an early '90s album, it still feels a tad too '80s in the production for me to love. 'Young Nigga' is one that does feel more like golden '90s production with the jazz rap influenced production and the scratched out chorus. E-A-Ski is on the boards there. Ant Banks produces most of the album though, and I will say that I do feel like he was a bit behind the times. You could never say his production felt ahead of its time. Aside from 'Young Nigga', other better moments are the more conscious 'Welcome to the Ghetto', 'Money Gone' where Spice does this stutter style of rapping that makes it standout over the funky instrumentation, and 'Money or Murder' that transitions enjoyably from the hook to the verses. The poorer moments are '1-800 Spice' where Spice does a Jamaican accent with boring production and '1-900 Spice' that begins with a belch, that is off putting enough, but the short 90 second tale doesn't do enough. Overall, his later albums from the '90s are better, with some more memorable catchy songwriting and better production as well. I feel like Spice's voice became a bit more menacing as well as he aged. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Money Gone, Peace to My Nine, Young Nigga, Welcome to the Ghetto, Money or Murder 1. In My Neighborhood 70/100 2. 187 Proof 62 3. East Bay Gangster (Reggae) 76 4. Money Gone 79 5. 1-800 Spice 57 6. Peace to My Nine 84 7. Young Nigga 93 8. Welcome to the Ghetto 80 9. Fucked in the Game 74 10. Money or Murder 90 11. City Streets 64 12. 1-900 Spice 60 13. Break Yourself 73 14. 187 Pure 64

I listened to this straight after listening to his follow up, 'The Black Bossalini', and less stands out here. Again, like all the Spice 1 albums I've checked out, which at this stage is just his '90s records at this moment in time, it's a solid, consistent body of work, but I don't come away with as much. 'Sucka Ass Niggas' takes it back to the '80s, with Spice borrowing some classic Run D-M-C lines. 'Snitch Killas ' borrows from Ice-T's classic 'I'm Your Pusha'/ Curtis Mayfield's 'Pusherman' for the hook. 'Faces of Death' feels odd. It kind of feels like a demo and is the worst song here. I give Spice credit for trying something a little different with it, but that one doesn't work. His albums either side of this one, 'AmeriKKKa's Nightmare' and 'The Black Bossalini' are better than this. As the ratings below show, it's mostly all good, but the production and hooks aren't as great. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★ Best Tracks: Mind of a Sick Nigga, Survival, 1-800 (Straight From the Pen), Ain't No Love 1. 1990-Sick (Kill 'Em All) 84 2. Dirty Bay 76 3. Mind of a Sick Nigga 89 4. Drama 70 5. Mobbin' 74 6. Survival 90 7. Tales of the Niggas Who Got Crept On 66 8. Sucka Ass Niggas 84 9. Faces of Death 54 10. 1-800 (Straight From the Pen) 90 11. Ain't No Love 89 12. Funky Chickens 73 13. Snitch Killas 80 14. Can U Feel It 84 15. 1990-Sick (Kill 'Em All) 84

I'd been planning to check out more of Spice 1's catalogue for a while. This one starts off engagingly with the Pac dedication, the bumping weed appreciation song, good features from Ice T and $hort, the funky 'Playa Man', the errie 'Caught Up in My Gunplay' with Marvin Gaye's 'Anger' sample, the toe tapping 'Ballin'' and 'Tha Boss Mobsta', and more dope features with WC and Big Syke. - And we are only at track 8. The verses and beat are fine, with some engaging rapping too, but I don't love the hook of 'Fetty Chico and the Mack' that drops the quality a bit. The following 'Wanna Be a G' is one of the weaker moments with a slow drawn-out hook and then 'Diamonds' is better, but again, I don't love the hook, so that is where the quality drops off for a few songs. 'Down Payment on Heaven', that features a great chorus, is the obligatory song towards the end of a gangster rap album with some more soul and introspection before the hard '2 Hands & a Razorblade' closes the LP. I was surprised to see one of my favourites and underrated legends, Paris, on the producer list who handles five of the fourteen songs. If you haven't checked out his solo work and you like funky west coast hip hop, go and do yourself a favour. He didn't produce a lot for other artists, so it's always a pleasure to come across more of his work. The highs aren't as great as those on albums like 'AmeriKKKa's Nightmare', but the consistency is a winner proving Spice still had it many albums into his discography. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★ Hooks: ★★★★ Best Tracks: The Thug in Me, Playa Man, Ballin', Tha Boss Mobsta, 510 213, Down Payment on Heaven 1. The Thug in Me (Dedicated to Tupac Shakur: R.I.P.) 93/100 2. I'm High 85 3. Recognize Game 84 4. Playa Man 90 5. Caught Up in My Gunplay 93 6. Ballin' 86 7. Tha Boss Mobsta 92 8. 510, 213 88 9. Kill Street Blues 73 10. Fetty Chico and the Mack 70 11. Wanna Be a G 60 12. Diamonds 72 13. Down Payment on Heaven 86 14. 2 Hands & a Razorblade 84

So my favourite R&B artist teamed up with the biggest name in hip hop/pop-rap. This concept was originally planned by R. Kelly to be with Pac at first when, according to Kelly, they bumped into each other outside a hotel in '96 and discussed it. From there, the plan turned to collaborating with Biggie. However, instead we have Jay-Z as the rapper. The two had previously collaborated successfully on 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent', 'We Ride' from the album 'R.' and the 'Fiesta Remix'. So the anticipation was probably high for this project back in '02, as all of those songs are pretty great. Unfortunately, not a lot works well enough to live up to any expectation though. 1. The Best of Both Worlds 53/100 "I eat Ether and breathe acid, weak bastards." This is the one reference to the Nas beef from what I hear. The first song is repetitive. It feels like a never-ending chorus and should have been half the length for the introduction. It tries to be epic but doesn't quite work. 2. Take You Home With Me 48/100 Like with the next song, these two chick oriented tracks are nothing to write home about. The chorus is okay, but the production is weak. 3. Break Up to Make Up 46/100 The version on 'Unfinished Business' is better. Average production and nothing great vocally from either artist. 4. It Ain't Personal 70/100 This one gets topically more serious and away from the pop-rap. There's better production than what has come before but it could still be better. I don't find Jay as a rapper to be very engaging who talks through this two verses. You'll like this song more if you are a bigger Jay-Z fan than I am. 5. The Streets 94/100 One of two solo produced R. Kelly tracks and he kills it. Like 'Don't Let Me Die' on their next album, there is just more passion in this one. It was the only song I remembered well upon revisiting this album from a long time ago. 6. Green Light 82/100 A high energy hip hop track that is one of the best. Dope chorus. Bangin' beat. 7. Naked 60/100 The one R. Kelly solo song also produced by him. It doesn't build up and erupt like the best R. Kelly ballads. The production is fairly light on with Kells basically going acapella for some of it. 8. Shake Ya Body 40/100 While the production is somewhat original, it's not very pleasing and I'm not big on the hook either. 9. Somebody's Girl 69/100 It's a closer contest than 'Break Up to Make Up', but the remix of this on 'Unfinished Business', 'She's Coming Home With Me', is better. Again, Kelly provides a catchy hook. 10. Get This Money 54/100 Comes and goes . There's nothing much to write about this one. 11. Shorty 40/100 As above. Apart from Kells' "Shorty!" vocals nothing excites. Average production and probably the worst song that doesn't sound like a lot of love went into the creation of it. There are elements of some great funk but they weren't developed. 12. Honey 70/100 This features the Bee Gees' 'Love You Inside Out' sample, which is hard not to enjoy somewhat, used more famously on 'Ups & Downs' by Snoop Dogg. 13. Pussy 63/100 Devin provides an enjoyable verse that helps, but the production doesn't quite do enough. Overall, the production, predominantly from Poke & Tone of the Trackmasters and R. Kelly, isn't brilliant. The sound isn't that diverse, and the attempt to suit both the singing and rapping probably contributed to this. As mentioned, 'The Streets' is the only song that I have played occasionally from this over the years. It's definitely not the worst thing in the world and is only so low due to people thinking they are making a difference by giving something by R. Kelly a 0. A decent 2/5. Their follow up, 'Unfinished Business' is the more consistent project. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Vocals/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: It Ain't Personal, The Streets, Green Light, Somebody's Girl, Honey