This gets a lot of hate, probably mostly due to the lyrically ridiculous 'Thong Song', but it ain't a bad R&B album from the Dru Hill member. I remember at the time this came out I didn't even know what a thong was, apart from the ones you wear on your feet. How quickly time flies... Anyway, track for track there are a few good hip hop themed tracks but overall it's mostly R&B ballads some of which are great like 'Incomplete'. It's worth a look if you enjoyed 'Thong Song' and enjoy the slower type of '90s/early '00s R&B. Best Tracks: Unleash the Dragon, Thong Song, Incomplete, Addicted, Enchantment Passing

Some good tracks, with the chill funky production suiting Snoop, Warren and the king of choruses, Nate, but the sound, along with the sexual lyrics, definitely starts to get repetitive much earlier than it should. Best Tracks: Twista Yo Body, Groupie Luv, Joystick, MLK

A fairly honorable remix album from Joey Fingaz & The Chemical Kickdrums. They put their own beats to Nas' joints and add in featuring artists verses also. Apart from a few tunes, everything works quite well. It's done with clean verses though, so particularly on the third verse of 'The Cross', you have a lot of the blank moments. Best Tracks: The Cross (CK original remix) King of New York (feat. Jay-Z) (CK original remix) - Ether and Takeover acapellas are cut up and it's like Jay and Nas are battling, each trading lines with each other. Got Yourself a Gun (feat. 50 Cent) (CK original remix) Nas Is Like (feat. Big L) (CK original remix) One Love (CK original remix) Get Down (feat. Kool G Rap) (CK original remix)

An interesting remix album with some of Nas' best mixed over beats from the far east I guess... Most of it works pretty well with the best track 'Rule' surpassing the original. The music gives it a really good jazzy vibe. 'Where Y'all At' also works excellently offering a very different feel to what was the street single to Hip Hop Is Dead. Best Tracks: Rule (AjapS Remix), Where Y'all At (Jugg Remix), Life's A Bitch (Jugg Remix), Fast Life (Jugg Remix)

I don't get some of the hate for this. I have always enjoyed a few songs a lot thanks to the laid-back vibey production much of this has, and the album is so short that it certainly doesn't overstay its welcome. There are some recognisable vocal samples from Biggie and Dre towards the end of the album but lyrically there isn't anything interesting. 'Money, Power and Fame (Three Thangs Thats Necessities)' reminds me of LL's 'I Need Love' and was the one song that at first I didn't like but it's grown on me. The vocals, including a guest appearance from Aaliyah, are nice, and, add to the chill/laid back feel that the beats provide. Delete the skits and it's a nice easy listen. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: Tonite's Tha Night, Young, Rich and Dangerous, Live and Die for Hip Hop