This album dates back to 2007 and with it finally being released in 2013, it makes it Eve's first album in eleven years! In that time there have been singles like 'Tambourine' and even a track list that has since been completely changed. Since her last album Eve has partnered up with a billionaire, so she probably doesn't need to work anymore at all. Looking at the features and producers on that old track list suggests that it would have been more of a straight hip hop album than this album has turned out to be: 1 – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Me (Dre. Dre) 2 – All Night Long (Neptunes) 3 – Cash Flow feat. T.I. (Swizz Beatz) 4 – Fantasy feat. Robin Thicke (Neptunes) 5 – Get That Money (Dr. Dre) 6 – Guess Who’s Single (Neptunes) 7 – Here I Am feat. Mary J Blige (Swizz Beatz) 8 – Give It To You feat. Sean Paul (Swizz Beatz) 9 – Step Back (feat. Timbaland) (Timbaland) 10 – Tambourine feat. Swizz Beatz (Swizz Beatz) 11 – Turn Me On feat. Sizzla (Just Blaze) 12 – We Belong Together feat. Timbaland (Timbaland) 13 Hey Girl feat. Eminem (Neptunes)[/spoiler]) The opener is a dope hardcore hip hop track and I really wish there were a few more of them. The almost eerie "Eve" chants sound great. The following dub-step influenced 'She Bad Bad' goes okay, but it's a couple of notches worse than the previous song. There are times I enjoy this song a lot during the verses, but the chorus is lacklustre. The next three songs are poppy with 'Keep Me From You' going for some EDM themes. Next, 'Wanna Be' returns to some harder stuff, and unlike a chorus ruining a song which is more frequently the case in rap, here it's the verses that are weak. Then Snoop takes off his rasta beanie and contributes on the chorus of 'Mama in the Kitchen'. It's an okay fun track. The next two songs are a mixture of hardcore beats with pop choruses. 'Forgive Me' has a Caribbean vibe, it's different, not much I'd play again in a hurry. 'Never Gone' is the first song in ten that I get thorough enjoyment of out. The glorious Christie Michelle hits the chorus and the beat is better than what has come before. To conclude then there's a remix of the second song. As a rapper Eve is pretty good to listen to, which is why she is one of the more respected female rappers to have done it. She also comes across as a likeable person unlike the most popular female rapper going around these days. Lyrically a fair chunk of this is brag rap, while other songs show she has mellowed since earlier in her career, however, her lyrics are quite simple at times throughout the album. Overall, I can generally like pop rap, but some are too poppy like 'Make It Out This Town' and most of the production doesn't do enough for me, in saying that, there is a slightly different/varied sound present than what we normally hear throughout a hip hop album. The songs closer toward general hip hop like 'Mama in the Kitchen' and 'She Bad Bad' don't have good enough production either to really stand out. This is basically how I felt when I heard the snippets. Best Tracks: EVE, Never Gone

I don't know much about August Alsina, who, after a number of mixtapes drops his first album Testimony. His voice is quite reminiscent of Trey Songz who features on the final song on the deluxe version and isn't anything extraordinary vocally. As the content is (minus some Lyfe Jennings-esque songs about struggle) the production is along of the lines of most mainstream R&B, with August not going for the alternative/cloud rap influenced beats that are becoming more common in R&B these days. The production is the main problem though. I have listened to this a number of times and I struggle to distinguish between a number of the songs. That is, it's too same-same. In saying that it's still an enjoyable listen with some good hooks and likeable production, making for some great standouts throughout the album, more so for the first 12-13 songs before the bonus tracks. Best Tracks: No Love, Porn Star, Grind & Pray / Get Ya Money, Kissin' on My Tattoos, Ah Yeah

Pharrell is hot at the moment. Grammys, hit songs, Blurred Lines, Get Lucky, Happy and so on. Maybe that is why the release date for this came from nowhere. Firstly, P ain't a great singer. He is like what Kanye is to hip hop. A legendary producer but when it comes to the vocals he falls back into the pack. Although that is a little unfair to Kanye. His range and one paced singing works in small doses, but who really likes this song after song for 50 minutes? Certainly not me. It just gets irritating. Then there's the soft, corny production that moves on from Happy... This just isn't for me and I knew it wouldn't be a song or two deep.

I get annoyed listening to this. Some fantastic sample influenced beats, with an absolutely terrible vocalist wasting them (he is guys, let's be honest), which is the usual feeling I have while I am listening to a Lil B song. Even though much of what he releases is trash, you've gotta admire his work ethic. He must have a twin. Is there an instrumental tape of this around? Best Tracks: The BasedGods Layer, Februarys Confessions, Tropics, Real Hip Hop 2012, God Help Me, I Aint Neva Won, Secrete Obsession, Sf Mission Music, Words Not Spoken

I've never adored a whole project from Ghostface. I've always loved him as a rapper. His beat selection on the other hand...Not always so much. I like everything here though. Ghostface might not be touching on a lot of interesting topics on this project, but he still raps excellently, is an engaging rapper, there are some catchy hooks, and the beats are quite good. I'm not put off by the words he uses like some like to be. There's nothing brilliant here but it's an enjoyable 33 minutes of hip hop with a number of different sounds present. 3.5-3 / 5. Best Tracks: Me Denny & Darryl, Party Over Here, Pistol Smoke, Waffles & Ice Cream, The Chase