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Advantages: Very good beats
Disadvantages: No consistency

Flowing fresh out of the oven with his fourth solo effort, Memphis Bleek's new album, 534, is blessed by one of the sweetest songs of the summer with the help of Jay-Z. "Dear Summer" has become an anthem, yet the album fails to follow through with the single, which comes at an early third on the track list. While the album is not groundbreaking or terribly concentrated, it is a complete and valid project. With "Dear Summer," Jay drops in to lay a ...
...perfect joint for a ride around the neighborhood. Just Blaze drops a dope beat to add to the harmonic soulful sample. While the album does read Memphis Bleek, he's an absentee landlord on "Dear Summer." Jay takes his time on the track to show love to the game for his fame and reminds us that S.Dot is doing his thing in Corporate America. Backtracking a bit to the album's title track, the first track, Bleek announces that he has arrived as "the next ... Read review

Advantages: A couple of his classics
Disadvantages: Some weak tracks

...is about, Miami. It's a big party track and encorporates many styles which the Florida city is known for. This includes salsa, which comes about in the breakdown. Nate Dogg comes for the chorus of this tune, he suits this very well as his style is very smooth. Here he goes away from the more street version if rap to accompany Will Smith. "Yes Yes Y'All" (feat. Camp Lo) **Three Stars** Camp Lo, who feature in this track, are a Bronx Hip Hop group ...
...This track is a big one, it is full of energy and it is very funky. I liked it a lot. The beat is the most enjoyable thing about it, its an original one with a lot of hard hits. It fits well into the album. "Men In Black" **Five Stars** Most will know this track as it is one of his most famous tracks. This came from the soundtrack to one of his most famous roles as J in Men In Black. This track can be likened to "Wild Wild West" in the follwing ... Read review

Advantages: It's an important part of modern hip hop history
Disadvantages: It's rage filled hate music

...a little more. For me, Blood In My Eye was essential. I had to make that album to come back and do R.U.L.E." MURDER INTRO Ja 'crying' about people saying mean things bout him! Best bit: Nothing. THE LIFE FT HUSSEIN FATAL, CADILLAC TAH AND JAMES GOTTI This has a great vibe to it, the beat is funky and everyone performs well. I was going into this album knowing this was supposed to be like Hate music and expected it to be a lot darker than this. ...
...Best bit: The end. BLOOD IN MY EYE FT HUSSEIN FATAL Ja fires out fierce insults at everyone from DMX to Dre, suggesting that the late rapper told him Dr Dre was gay; "Who the f*ck you callin' gay n*gga, must a been talk to Em' and "Dre", n*gga, pour out a little liqour, And rest in peace to "Tupac Shakur", cause you let us know that Dre was a queer before." The suggestion that Dr Dre's gay has been made before by Dr Dre's former NWA mate Easy E. ... Read review

Advantages: Missing You - Aaliyah tribute fantastic song
Disadvantages: seems like a rip off changing a couple of tracks

As I said when I reviewed the original BP2 it is not one of Jiggers better albums and this updated version did nothing to change my opinion except with the tribute to Aaliyah who tragically died in a plane crash and was also engaged to Jay's business partner Dame Dash. The track sampled Aaliyah's track Miss You and is the pefect melody behind Jay's excellent lyrics and flow on the song, he is for once not boasting about his wealth but shows he is ...
...will change a lot of peoples opinions with this song and it is great but I still feel the album was quite badly put together. His early offerings such as Reasonable Doubt and Vol 1 were lyrical journeys that gave the listener value for money and an insight into hip hop along with good lyrics. I found this a very frustrating album in many ways as, it has a few great records and a lot of inconsistent records, here are the good points on the album: ... Read review

Advantages: unrealeased biggie tracks
Disadvantages: some bad trcks but not his fault as he has sadly left us

This is definetly not Big's best, but how can you be mad at him if hes not even with us anymore? (R.I.P.) This CD is made up of bits of unreleased Biggie verses and even some freestyles thrown into new beats and featuring some good and bad rappers. I bet biggie's rolling in his grave being featured on a track with the Cash Money Millionaires...but anyways there are some nice cuts on this album. The remix of Dead Wrong is dope with Eminem really tearing ...
...Now I know everyone says Tupac's post-death albums are better, well thats because he left tons of work, biggie didn't have that much time, he was taken way too early. Overall this album is okay but if you want really B.I.G. try his classic "Ready to die" or his final CD "Life After Death" ... Read review