This may not have the structure and cohesion of 'Fishscale', but I dig the production here a lot more. It just has a more life to it making for more songs with replayability, more variety and the choruses are twice as catchy as well. As far as rap goes these days, it also has a sense of originality in a lot of the tracks. Best Tracks: Ghost Is Back, Greedy B*tches, Grew Up Hard, Blue Armor, You Know I'm No Good, Gotta Hold On, Back Like That (Remix)

Not bad from the DPG, as apart from one or two tracks, it should be an enjoyable listen for fans. Nothing is too bangin' or great though, and the subject matter is largely same old, same old. The two over six-minute tracks, while among the best, would have been better a bit shorter - particularly 'Real Wit Cha'. Best Tracks: We Da West, Fire, Real Wit Cha, Leave a Message, Huh What.

This was one of the first R&B albums I feel in love with from the man who rose to fame after writing Mario's 'Let Me Love You'. It's just great all the way through with some great melodies, contagious memorable hooks, and while I don't rank Ne-Yo up with the best of the best vocally, he can still hold a note. Best Tracks: So Sick, Sign Me Up, Get Down Like That, Sexy Love, Let Go, Time, Get Down Like That (Remix)

Not bad. It's short enough to not get boring and the quality never slips too low either during the ten songs. Unlike many other mainstream female rappers, Foxy doesn't resort to slutty lyrics either. Enjoyable enough without reaching great heights. Best Tracks: The Chase, I'll Be

I actually enjoy this more than the more heralded 'It Takes a Nation'. This is party due to Flav not saying YEAH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY about 50 times through the album and the production is more my thing being a few years more modern. It's still not brilliant but a fairly consistent album with a few stand outs and Chuck D's performance is awesome as usual. Best Tracks: Can't Truss It, I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Niga, Move!, Bring Tha Noize