Everything I've heard from Trae suggests he should stick to short and sharp albums. The standard release for this at 58 minutes is more than long enough let alone the 84 minutes of this director's cut reissue. Be it Trae's similar slow singing and then quick rapping from track to track or the production, there just isn't enough variety. The rating I've given it kind of feels harsh, but it's just too bloated to have replay value as a whole project. There are probably some extra songs I could add to the list below but it's time to move on to another album. Best Tracks: Havin Motion, First Class, Reconsider, My Soul, I'm Here

The female lead character, Hong Na-ra, was written as too much of a bitch that doesn't make her appealing at all. While the male, No Jeong-yeol, is immature, you see a bit of charm in him at least. That's the main criticism I have. Overwise, it's an enjoyable romantic comedy with some originality in the genre.

"This how hip hop is supposed to sound, Tear them other cats' posters down" I'd never heard anything from Masta Ace before this, and I was more than happily surprised with the outcome when I first listened to this many year ago. I've revisited this in '24 and have dropped the rating a touch from a light 4.5/5 to a high 4/5 though. While the best, particularly 'Good Ol Love' and 'Beautiful' never get old, the opener, 'Big City', and tracks towards the end like 'Wutuwankno' and 'OMYGOD!' make the album drop off in quality, and the final third doesn't match the opening of the album. It's a clever concept album but the skits do get annoying too, although you feel the concept being told fairly well which you don't always get with a concept album. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★ Hooks: ★★★★ Best Tracks: Good Ol Love, Beautiful, Soda & Soap, Bklyn Masala

Disc 1 starts off well. The first couple of tracks bang and you have the great 'Man Cry' by Z-Ro. Scarface goes missing from tracks 8-10 and isn't featured on some tracks. From there though, it never matches the opening. Disc 2 follows a similar pattern with Face again not being featured a lot in parts. Some of the production sounds quite mid '00s and isn't strong. There is a verse on 'Too Much' that sounds like it was recorded on a $50 microphone. Bun B saves the following 'What It Do'. There's a remix of Common's classic 'The Corner' from 'Be' and the album finishes with an above decent solo Trae Tha Truth song. D1 Best Tracks: Definition of Real, Never Snitch, Man Cry, Gotta Get Paid, My Life D2 Best Tracks: Gangsta, What It Do, Never Snitch (Original), The Corner (Remix), Problems Overall, there is production and songs that Scarface wouldn't let on a normal Face album. There are some interesting musical choices. On 'We Out Here' there is yodeling and on 'Twinkle Twinkle' part of 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' is spat for the hook. When Face goes missing you can tell and not surprisingly the best moments are when his voice is heard. This is proven as 'Never Snitch' is better than the remix with Beanie and Game. 'Pass the Itchy' is probably the only average Scarface moment. There are some moments to go back to, but there are more songs here without replay value. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★

For a movie only 110 minutes long, this felt like somewhat of a slug to get through. The action scenes are decent, but at the same time aren't doing anything too amazing to stand out from the millions of other action movies. Eckhart's partner is pretty useless. The villain does some nonsensical things like he is asking to be caught. 2-2.5/5.