I mainly listen to hip hop and R&B but I like to venture into other genres. I heard 'A Certain Slant of Light' on a compilation many moons ago and it has always stayed with me. The way the verses transition to the bridge and then the chorus is all memorable and the same can be said for Best Tracks: A Certain Slant of Light, Save Me, In This Time, The Majestic Song The River 80 Midsummer Day 80 A Certain Slant of Light 97 Winter Solstice 84 Save Me 90 Sun Going Down 70 In This Time 90 Dreams of Reason 80 Raven Skies Haze on the Hills The Majestic Song

With more quality-control than Magic's debut, this is easier to get through and the consistency is maybe a touch higher. He sounds a little harder, sounding closer to Mystikal than he did on the 'Sky's the Limit' album, and you seem to hear him more here, with fewer features. All in all, it doesn't sound too different from other No Limit albums but Magic is a likeable and engaging rapper and there are lots of good songs. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★ Hooks: ★★★ Best Tracks: That's Me, Thank You Lord For My Life, We Gon Ride, Wanna Get Away, Thugs 1 Beginning 2 That's Me 84 3 Ice On My Wrist 50 4 Party Time 5 Wobble, Wobble 66 6 Soldier 70 7 9th Ward 54 8 Premeditation 9 Good Lookin Out 60 10 Do You Really Want Peace 72 11 Club Thang 44 12 Puff Puff 70 13 Thank You Lord For My Life 80 14 Keep It Gangsta 64 15 Freaky 50 16 We Gon Ride 76 17 Wanna Get Away 78 18 Thugs 80 19 Ending

The best on this are great songs and it doesn't get a lot better than the first two tracks. Some will love the throwback songs as well like Rick James' 'Mary Jane' or 'I Wanna Get Next to You' more than me too. Best Tracks: Friday, Keep Their Heads Ringin', Blast If I Have To 1. Friday 100 With 'Higher' this is one of Cube's best non-album tracks. 2. Keep Their Heads Ringin' 100 Another example of how great Dre's songs were.It's only missing a Cube verse. 3. Friday Night 60 Decent from Scarface and CJ Mac who didn't release enough music. It lacks the energy and interesting production of the first two songs. 4. Lettin' Niggas Know 62 Kind of similar to the above in terms of quality with slightly more funk. 5. Roll It Up, Light It Up, Smoke It Up 70 Decent catchy hook from Cypress HIll. More funk again. 6. Take a Hit 68 7. Tryin' to See Another Day 70 Decently rolls along until the guitar kicks in about 4/5th of the way through. 8. You Got Me Wide Open 60 A laid-back vibey track that never gets too interesting. 9. Mary Jane 64 Rick James' well known track that has been sampled lots in hip hop. 10. I Wanna Get Next to You 73 '70s soul classic 11. Superhoes 67 12. Coast II Coast 70 13. Blast If I Have To 85 The most G track here. E-A-Ski 14. Hoochie Mama 60 15. I Heard It Through the Grapevine 60

This isn't amazing. There are good songs, but others that just come and go like 'Chi-Town Do It' with its nauseating lyrics, 'We're on Our Way' that never gets going and with a lackluster hook, and 'Fortunate' with its annoying chorus. Common comes with the usual introspective and conscious rhyming word salad and isn't saying anything he hasn't already said lots of times. The instrumentation is strong, but Pete Rock isn't the attention grabbing producer he used to be either. The best moments are songs like 'Wise Up' and 'This Man' that have more energy. Decent, consistent, but it falls short in delivering true standout tracks that leave a lasting impression nor is there anything that I didn't expect there to be on this collaboration. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: This Man, Wise Up, Stellar, Lonesome, Everything's So Grand

My God, this is way too long. Not only did No Limit release albums like the world was ending in '98-'99, they didn't waste any space on the CDs either (as was the trend at the time) with this right on 80 minutes. Magic has some more distinction vocally than some others from the No Limit roster with a gravelly voice that works well with gangsta rap. Snoop is featured on a couple of tracks where he rhymes "magic" with "tragic" on both occasions. I usually mention Mystikal in these No Limit reviews and he is again on the best song, 'Did What I Had 2'. Usually the start/end of an album is the best, but I like the stretch of songs in the middle from 'I Never' to 'New Generation' that make up most of the best songs. For its 80 minute running time, the cohesion and evenness isn't bad, and there is some variety in the beats, but 'Did What I Had 2' aside, there is nothing I'll be saving for later. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★ Best Tracks: Did What I Had 2, Depend on Me, I Never, Skys the Limit, No Limit, New Generation 1. Intro 2. Ghetto Godzilla 53 3. Did What I Had 2 90 4. Depend on Me 73 5. 9th Ward 70 6. No Hope 66 7. Take It to Da Streets 60 8. Ball 'Til We Fall 54 9. I Got Love 4 Ya 60 10. I Never 80 11. Money Don't Make Me 60 12. Skys the Limit 84 13. No Limit 73 14. New Generation 77 15. What I Gotta 60 16. Hard Times 70 17. Life Is a Bitch 70 18. Gimpin' 40 19. Special Forces 60 20. When Drama Came 50 21. Mobb 4 Ever 63 22. Chastity 53