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First off i wanna send a :fu4: to the Rolling Stone and others for their clearly biased reviews. Second I want to let it be known that I am not the biggest fan of club joints which accounts for atleast 6 or 7 tracks and it WILL show in my review.
1. Stayin 4eva- A pretty decent song to start off the album with, kind of a positive keep on grindin' type message with this one. 3/5
2. Call My Name(feat.Jadakiss)- Jada helps this track out with 2 solid verses. The hook on this track is mad true and catchy, the whole concept is true. This is one of the better tracks on the album. 4/5
3. Rock The Party(feat.Mario Winans)- The single from this album, not much more than a pretty catchy party-type song(WHOA!) 2.5/5
4. Would You(feat.Mario Winans & Lisa Raye)- Not that great of a song it was ok, i think Lisa Raye's verse was good. 2/5
5. Make You Wanna Holla- This track was pretty decent, just kind of clearing some things off his mind. 3/5
6. Neva Shuvin'(feat. Wyclef & M3)- Wyclef shines on this song, he should rhyme more grimey like all of the time. Overall this is a decent track though. 3.5/5
7. Gangsta's Touch(feat. Caddillac Tah & Black Child)- This song is pretty much horrible, probably the worst on the album 1/5
8. Redemption(Rosary)(feat. Fatal Hussein & Kid Javi)- A nice solid R.I.P. to the fallen homies type track, Fatal brings it on his verse. Benzino comes OK 4/5
9. X-tra Hot(feat. Daz Dillinger & Jewel)- I dont know which verse was worse Daz's or Benzino's ok its a tie 1/5
10. I Remember(feat. Mario Winans)- Not that bad of a song, has a pretty good R&B hook from Mario Winans. 3/5
11. Get It On- Not really sayin too much with this track, an upbeat type of beat but not really sayin much. 1.5/5
12. 44 Cal. Killa(feat. Scarface & M3)- A pretty decent track with a nice hook, Benzino has a solid verse and Scarface added a good verse also. 4/5
13. Hoola Hoop- Not feelin this, just a pretty typical radio-friendly rap type song thats too common these dayz 1/5
14. Differant Kind Of Lady- I was really surprised by this i didn't expect a metophorical type song from Benzino. But it was actually pretty good it took me until the second verse to figure out that he was talkin about a gun. 4/5
15. Pull Your Skirt Up- Nice lil diss track vs Eminem, i think this is the one that really started their little war. Although Eminem came back, you still can't take away the fact that Benzino did attack Eminem pretty nicely. 4/5
16. Rock The Party(Young Heff Remix)(feat. Mario Winans, Lil Kim & Petey Pablo)- Pretty much the same as the original Benzino comes decent, Lil Kim has a good verse but Petey Pablo just brings the whole track down. 2/5
17. Bonus track- Im not sure about the name of this one cuz its not listed in the credits or on the back of the cd, but this was actually an aight track he should have included it on the album as a regular track. 3/5
Overall: We've seen very bad and very biased reviews of this album(Rolling Stone). This album is not a 1! It's funny how i reviewed it myself and scored all the tracks myself and when i averaged them out myself i came up a 3. Benzino has been subject to alot of unjust critisism and hate, but i guess thats what attacking America's most beloved rapper will do for you.
While Redmeption is not a perfect album or even close to it, it is a solid effort and probably the best effort of Benzino's career. It's also better than alot of rap albums that are hitting the shelves these days.
3/5
If your a fan of club songs and comercial tracks maybe even a 4/5!
