1. NOTHING LIKE IT – Not near as good a way to start off a CD as "The Truth" was on the last one. But it's still a pretty damn nice track. The singing woman on the hook sounds just like something everyones done before, but this one is still solid.

"I paint word pictures, I don't control the colors."

Track Rating: $1.00

2. BEANIE (MACK BITCH) – This is Beanie's chance at cross-over success and radio play. "The Truth" was Beanie's first music video, but that track obviously wasn't going to appeal to all, this one on the other hand has everything a hit needs: a bad ass beat, a catchy (albeit somewhat unoriginal) hook, some nice female singing, and of course Beanie verbally tearing shit up.

"Imagine a nigga trying to rock Mac. Only nigga that did it was Jay and he he did it when I signed the contract."

$4.00

3. SO WHAT YOU SAYING (feat. Memph Bleek) – I know alot of people who weren't digging the last Bleek/Beans track off the last CD, but I don't know what the hell your problem. "Who the fluck want what?!?" I'm sorry, but that was one hell of a song to pump when you were pissy or just in the mood for some shit talking. This one can't nearly live up to the previous effort though. The beat is just too "happy" or something is off, and I don't think it fits the vocals. Sigel almost sounds like he's happily bobbing back and forth as he's rapping, and everyone knows that's not his forte.

$0.50

4. GET DOWN – I don't know who produced that, but whoever it is can scratch like there is no tommorrow. It's practically more impressive than the rest of the song, but gets a little annoying if you have this track turned up on a decent system. I think a nice addition to this track would have been Beanie punctuating the hook more, maybe some shouting or something. But what do I know. Still nice and I'd bet DJ Premier is the producer on this one.

$1.25

5. I DON'T DO MUCH – This one is freakishly short and reminds me of something you would find on an Ice T album back in the day. That being short little rhymes that tell a sort of story. This is more a true song than a story, and it's way too short for me to really get into. I'm not a big fan of this one.

$0.25

$2.00

8. THINK IT'S A GAME (feat. Jay Z, Freeway, Lil Chris) - This is the definition of a Roc-a-Fella song, one that you'll hear something like on everyone from the label's CD. But I'm not saying that's a bad thing, they have the formula for iconish songs down to a T. Jay Z is pure flava on this track, and no matter how much "Big Pimpin" pisses me off, I can't help but love him. You'll remember Freeway from Jay Z's last CD, he's good stuff on featurings, but I think a whole CD of him could be hard to stomach. This song isn't though, it's smoother than Pepto Bismol.

"Top down in the air, blowing that stink up, it's seldom I smoke, but it helps my think up."

$2.50

9. MAN'S WORLD – Now this is just plain funky as hell, something I certainly didn't expect. But after the whole rap using videogame metphors that Beanie did on his last LP, I guess you should be ready to expect the unexpected. This track uses a sample from James Brown's "It's a Mans, Mans World" .  Very funky, but for some reason I'm not completely digging it.

$1.00

10. GANGSTA, GANGSTA (feat. Kurupt) - DPG and Beans again, allow me to mark the hell out. The beat is unorginal as hell, just the chanting of "Gangsta, Gangsta" as you'd expect, but somehow Kurupt's voice saves it all. You can talk all the sh*t you want about Kurupt, but no one can doubt he has one hell of a voice. You might consider this song as cookie-cutter, but it's made in one hell of a great mold.

"You want to fuck with the fat boy and the Roc?"

"I'm like a rat, dodging traps when it comes to the cheese."

$2.75

11. TALES OF A HUSTLER (feat. Sparks) - I've heard this Sparks before, but I can't recall exactly where, it really doesn't matter though, he's good stuff and tells a damn good story. And of course Beanie is his solid stuff. Not a track that is going to jump out of the speakers and grab you, but it's certainly not filler.

"In this life you're not promised tommorrow, so take the bitter with the sweet, and maintain."

$1.75

12. MOM PRAYING (feat. Scarface) – Scarface and Sigel's track off the last CD was pure classic, "Mac and Brad" is still getting heavy rotation in my player, so obviously I love this pairing. It went perfectly together last time, and the results are almost as good this time around. Instead of a track of pure energy, this one pays homage to the ladies that made their lives possible. Scarface has proven in the past he's just as good at emotional tracks (Smile, This Can't be Life, Man Cry) as he is at hardcore (Game Over, Mr. Scarface, Look Into My Eyes). Nothing you're going to bump to, but the message is needed and it achieves what it aims to.

$3.00

13. STILL GOT LOVE FOR YOU (feat. Jay Z & Rell) – This track brings up alot of which was brought up on "Where Have You Been" from Jay Z's last album. On that track everyone tore up their fathers for not being around and other sins they've committed. I thought it was some great hip hop therapy, but this time around all the words are brought back. Consider this the olive branch being offered to their fathers. One day you love, one you hate. It's just a little hard to swallow, but I guess it's their emotions, not mine.

$1.00

14. WHAT YOUR LIFE LIKE 2 – My favorite Sigel track of all-time is the original "What Your Life Like" from his debut CD, so my expectations were HUGE for this one. This isn't doesn't feel as hard or raw as the first one, but it's still very much "raw" and "hard". It just has a lot to live up to, but Beanie proves yet again that he's the soundtrack to prison life. Yet again he gets in the mind of a prisoner and trys to relay their feelings, dreams, and fears. Mission Accomplished.

"I was dealt this hand, and I'm gonna play it with a poker face."

$4.00