I gave this a couple of spins and little caught my attention. I've never thought the rappers in this group were amazing and some of the topics, like talking down mainstream rap, have been done to death, despite their lyrical claims to be so unique. By a few minutes into a number of the songs, I'm over them. Best Tracks: Much More, He Comes, Rock Co.Kane Flow

These days it's rare for me to put as many minutes into a game as I have with this, so I think it deserves a decent rating. It makes you want to keep trying. It's not as polished or deep as the similar 'Stuntman' on the PS2, but it is definitely more accessible and forgiving compared to the challenging aforementioned game. While there are only 16 short scenes/chases to get through, you will be repeating them many many times to complete the varying objectives. For example, for one scene, you may need to collect a number of icons, blow up cars, compete the scene with in a certain time, do barrel rolls, and stay above a speed for a certain amount of time. It's quite the challenge to achieve more than one or two in one run, so many retries are required to get enough points, that each objective gets you, to unlock the next scene. Disappointingly, after looking forward to controlling an F1 car, the final scene is just a video and the game doesn't let you play it. If you enjoy mission based driving games, you'll get some fun from this XBOX exclusive. Gameplay 3/5 Graphics 3/5 Sound 3/5 Difficulty 4.5/5 Originality 3.5/5

A nice album, but too many songs come and go for me without reaching any memorable points to rate it higher. I love R&B that builds up but this isn't that type of R&B. If you like Janet Jackson, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Frank Ocean and prefer vibey R&B/neo-soul that doesn't need to change too much from start to end, you'll enjoy Groove Theory more. 'Good 2 Me' is my pick from the disc with its contagious hook. 'Tell Me' was the big hit thanks to the 'All Night Long' sample by Mary Jane Girls, that has been sampled on countless songs, but there are a number of better songs in my opinion. A high 3/5. Best Tracks: Time Flies, Come Home, Good 2 Me, Angel, Boy at the Window

Nore was once again let down by his partner with this release, as Capone got in trouble with the law before this album went out, just like he did with their debut, 'The War Report'. 'The Reunion' kicks off with Carl Thomas singing one of my favourite songs, Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', made kind of relevant I guess as the rappers add in some vocals at the end about it being a long time since they've dropped. From there the quality is fairly consistency and Nore makes up for his poor solo project prior to this album in which he admits was "half-assed" on the DJ Premier produced 'Invincible'. - "Yo, yo Melvin Flynt drop, my whole collasso stop / I can't believe I fucked up and made a half-ass album / My excuse is, my pops just died, and I ain't wanna make music / My pops just died / My fans stuck with me, my shit still went gold." Everything is better on this. While I don't find the rapping from Capone or Nore amazing, Nore is more engaging to listen to spit and is helped by the slightly better production and the extra voices including Nas' on 'B EZ' where he steals the show. The following 'Gunz in the Air' is one of the catchier moments as well thanks to the hook and energy from the MCs. If you love and two rappers and/or the well received 'The War Report', you'll get more out of this than me. There aren't any great songs and there are some songs like 'Full Steezy' that drag on. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★ Best Tracks: Invincible, Y'All Don't Wanna, All We Got Is Us, B EZ, Gunz in Da Air, Don't Nobody

"Yo, yo Melvin Flynt drop, my whole collasso stop / I can't believe I fucked up and made a half-ass album / My excuse is, my pops just died, and I ain't wanna make music / My pops just died / My fans stuck with me, my shit still went gold" - 'Invincible' by Capone-N-Noreaga I didn't hear those lyrics until after I already rated this album, but it's pleasing to see that I'm on the same page as the artist. Despite having some celebrated producers on the credits like the Trackmasters, Neptunes, Mannie Fresh and Swizz Beatz, this album has some weak cheap sounding beats that feel right at home in what was an average period for mainstream hip hop in the late '90s/early '00s. It has a mixture of some conscious themes like on the opener, 'Sometimes', gangsta rap and storytelling thug tunes seen on 'Cocaine Business (Hysteria)', that for whatever reason isn't on Spotify. Nore just isn't a good enough rapper or writer. It surprises me he was able to have a moderately successful solo career. There is nothing impressive here to go back to. Beats: ★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★ Hooks: ★★ Best Tracks: Gangsta's Watch, Play That Shit