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Hood Hop
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Minimal musicianship and nasty posturing.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a particularly mean-spirited album -- all shock value, no musical value.
What's the story?
Let's start with the hit single from HOOD HOP, "Tipsy" -- a celebration of underage drinking -- and take it from there. It begins with this eloquent spoken-word moment: "Teen drinking is very bad / "Yeah, I got a fake ID though," then goes on to chronicle a drunken party in crushing musical monotony. The CD is an equal-opportunity offender, taking on all the usual suspects with immature nastiness and an extra helping of misogyny. There is supposedly an edited version available, but as is often the case, it's very hard to find. It also doesn't help that production values are lazy and the songs are boring.
Is it any good?
All of the lead vocals on the CD are delivered in a whiny nasal monotone, and overprocessed music tracks lack any spark of creativity. Worst of all is the feeling that the artist himself is just about bored to death. J-Kwon sings even his most titillating lyrics as though he couldn't be bothered to care, and would rather be somewhere else. And if he doesn't care, why should we? This one's a good one to skip.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the deep insecurities that cause people to bully others.
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I thought he was a rookie when I heard his music
The first time I heard his album I thought that he didn't know how to rap. If you check out the song "Tipsy", that tells you everything, but the choruses are cool enough - I would get his cd even though I already have it.
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OK stuff
The guy is brand new, he's only 17. He uses a lot of bad stuff for a teen though.
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April 9, 2008
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An ok debut
J-Kwon has talent but this album doesn't show much. If any it shows J-kwon's rhyming ability and his ability to come up with explicit lyrics. The four standout tracks on this cd are Tipsy, Hood Hop, Welcome to the Hood, and They ask me. The edited version seems a little to edited because a lot of minor references that don't really need to be edited such as car jack and just the word jack are edited. Overall an ok cd in its genre
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massive
this is a fantastic cd this is a rookie rapper and he is amazing i can't get enough of the song ''tipsy''but this guy is a big potty mouth -15 caution
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