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Fast, but no Fury

A Review by

Vigilante


I've been waiting to see this film for some time. Unfortuantely it was pushed back a few times, and won't see release until the 22 of June. However, with the sign of the films soundtrack, I can believe that the new date is now set in stone. Let's see if the soundtrack increases the want to see this film.

Good Life 'Remix' (Faith Evans, Ja Rule, Vita, and Caddillac Tah) I didn't like this sound the first time around, and even with the helo of Ja and Vita, the track still suffers from pure boredom. The touch of Clue putting the ol "Ain't No N*gga" beat is a nice novelty.

$.20

Pov City Anthem (Caddillac Tah) This beat is hot, as one of the members of Murder Inc. put their rhymes down.  I never heard this cat before, but I must say I'm very impressed. His style's a lot la Ja, but his voice is a tad deeper. Here, he spits an anthem that represents what goes down where he's from.

$1.80

When A Man Does Wrong (Ashanti) We head to the r&b tip here, as this young lady Ashanti tells what happens when a man does wrong. This beat reminds me of an ol' school Prince/Artist/whatever track. But other than that fact, the song is pretty routine. No vocals are really used, as she basically talks over the beat.

$.50

"When a man does wrong. Ain't no coming back home. Can't come around, there ain't no place, she don't wanna see your face." - Ashanti


Race Against Time Part 2 (Tank, Ja Rule)Here, the newcomer r&b crooner tag teams with Ja Rule for a track where they talk about how they can't stop living their life, even if its too hot....they're in a race against time. Its an average track.

$.70

Furious (Ja Rule, Vita, and 01) Ja Rule at his best. Forget that cry ish he has out there now. This hard, fast, hot track shows Ja at his best. I believe I have heard this track elsewhere before..perhaps their compilation album...anyway the track still brings the heat.

$2.00

Take My Time Tonight (R. Kelly)  – We slow it down, and listen to the man who can't be on the radio anymore than he already it. On this ballad, Kelly talks about how he wants to shut everything out of his life, and take his time tonight on that body tonight.

$1.70

"I just wanna take my time tonight, holdin your body tight.  Keepin you warm. Nothings gonna stop this feeling, I'll be giving you sexual healing." - R. Kelly


Suicide
(Scarface, I.G.)  – I'm probably the only person who thinks this, but Scarface should never rap on slow tracks. With the excpetion of his collabo with 2 pac, everything else that he's done slow comes off as pure boredom...especially with his rappin style. Anyway, this track is slow, and listening to it enough will make you want to commit suicide.

$.00

The Prayer (Black Child) Here Black Child says a ghetto prayer to God. I have a bit of a problem with rappers speaking about God, and using every curse word they can find iin the same sentence. Oh well, Child is trying to give his thoughts to the Lord the best way he can.

$1.00

Tudunn Tudunn Tudunn (Funkmaster Flex, Noreaga) - Always good to get a laugh from Noreaga's corny lyrics, when in fact he believes he's hard. Hilarious. Anyway, this song is corny all around the way. Verse's, hook's, and the annoying 'Flex' chant that occurs in the background.

$.00

Hustlin (Fat Joe, Armageddon)Joe and a member of the Terror Squad....a clique that always had lyrical ability. They don't fail to deliver here on this track. On this track they talk about what else...hustlin.

$1.80

Freestlye (Boo & Ghotti) - This here is a track from those two Rockland (R. Kelly's label) artists found on Fiesta. I found their style on that track to be very reminiscant of another rap group...of course that group has three members instead of two. Still don't know? Their name rhymes with Cocks. Anyway, on this track the beat switches to some beats we've all heard before, and the guys do damn nice on them. Of course, I KNOW they didn't freestly this.

$.75

Rollin (Limp Bizkit, DMX, Method Man & Redman)  – This track was on Limp Bizkit's album. It was hot then, its hot now. Swizz beats blessed this track, and it will definately get anyone with a pulse bouncing off the walls like a kid with a box of sugar.

$3.00

"And I'll be runnin you and your man straight up out. All you n*gg*z ain't runnin a f*ck*n thing but yo' mouth." - DMX

Life Ain't A Game (Ja Rule)An extremely futuristic beat, something that seems odd for Ja Rule. Oh lord...Rule is singing the hook.  Luckily the verses balance out the horrid sound. Here Ja spits on an up tempo track talking about how life ain't a game.

$1.60

Cali Diseaz (Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg)  – I like Nate Dogg, but this track is a little too slow for him and for this horrible "rapper" named Shade Sheist. Apparently this cat has ties with Dre...just hope their beats is all thats similar...cause so far their rapping abilities are identical

$.00

Didn't I (Petey Pablo)  – The man from Carolina,Petey Pablo, has certainly gained my ear lately, as his first single "Raise Up" from his album (all produced by Timbaland) dropping this summer is off the chain. This beat here is pretty weak, but Petey does the best he can with it. On this track, Petey talks about what he did...Didn't he.

$1.80

Put It On Me 'Remix' (Ja Rule, Vita & Lil' Mo)  – Um...duh?!? I'm not even going to discuss this. You know its hot. Just not new.

$2.00

Justify My Love (Vita, Ashanti)  – On this track, Vita and Ashanti talk over a beat in a moaning fashion that becomes very tired after the first 30 seconds...let alone  to last for 5 minutes.

$1.20

 

Don't be fooled by the price number, this cd had 17 track so it was going to garner a little higher price than it should. Anyway, the tracks that are outstanding on this soundtrack can be found on various other albums, and the one's that are good just aren't good enough to buy the whole album for. I would say just listen to the radio, and the ones that deserve to be on the radio from this album will be...the others will never be heard from again.

Album worth: $20.05

Album price: $15.49


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