Most Wanted

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Hilary Duff stares off the cover of Most Wanted with the look of a doe-eyed, feathered-haired criminal. Or maybe she's just exhausted, which would explain why she revisits so much already-released material. Three of the teen queen's biggest, brightest hits ("Come Clean," "Rock This World," and "Why Not") get the remix treatment. Impossible though it seems, each remix is still zippier than the original. Perennial fave "So Yesterday" is squished between the hard-rockin', deeply satisfying "Mr. James Dean" from 2004's Hilary Duff and the too-girlie-for-its-own-good "Metamorphosis" from the same-named 2003 disc. There are three originals including opener "Wake Up", a slightly self-pitying look inside the celebrity glass bubble, but to a great beat, the danceable "Beat of my Heart," and emo-esque "Break My Heart." The burning question of whether it's worth it to buy this record based on the inarguably good remixes and three original tracks will be dictated by how severe her fan base's withdrawal symptoms are. If magazine covers bear any relation to the old practice of plastering a town with "wanted" posters, odds are Duff's zillions of fans will not only find this disc but help her deliver on its smart title's promise. --Tammy La Gorce

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Most Wanted

Average customer rating: Duff Redone I'm Coming Clean I love every one! Not really the "Most Wanted" songs She's going down "Hil"

Most Wanted Hilary Duff Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Into the Rush Disney Girlz Rock Metamorphosis Hilary Duff Cheetah-licious Christmas ASIN: B0009W5J3C Release Date: 2005-09-19

Tracks:

1. Wake Up
2. The Getaway
3. Beat Of My Heart
4. Come Clean (Remix 2005)
5. Mr. James Dean
6. So Yesterday
7. Metamorphosis
8. Rock This World (Remix 2005)
9. Break My Heart
10. Fly
11. Girl Can Rock (Remix 2005)
12. Our Lips Are Sealed
13. Why Not (Remix 2005)

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Hilary Duff stares off the cover of Most Wanted with the look of a doe-eyed, feathered-haired criminal. Or maybe she's just exhausted, which would explain why she revisits so much already-released material. Three of the teen queen's biggest, brightest hits ("Come Clean," "Rock This World," and "Why Not") get the remix treatment. Impossible though it seems, each remix is still zippier than the original. Perennial fave "So Yesterday" is squished between the hard-rockin', deeply satisfying "Mr. James Dean" from 2004's Hilary Duff and the too-girlie-for-its-own-good "Metamorphosis" from the same-named 2003 disc. There are three originals including opener "Wake Up", a slightly self-pitying look inside the celebrity glass bubble, but to a great beat, the danceable "Beat of my Heart," and emo-esque "Break My Heart." The burning question of whether it's worth it to buy this record based on the inarguably good remixes and three original tracks will be dictated by how severe her fan base's withdrawal symptoms are. If magazine covers bear any relation to the old practice of plastering a town with "wanted" posters, odds are Duff's zillions of fans will not only find this disc but help her deliver on its smart title's promise. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Duff Redone.......2007-07-02

This is just a repackaging of the stuff from Hilary's first 2 albums. Only 2 new songs, WAke Up and Beat of My Heart. Wake Up is pretty good; Beat of My Heart is rather childish. If you have Hil's first 2, no real need to get this.

I'm Coming Clean.......2007-04-22

I like Hilary Duff's music, so sue me. My music tastes have always been much more id driven than my movie taste and I think that Duff represents that perfectly. Her movies are basically the cinematic incarnations of her songs (light, frothy, girly) and in my mind are almost universally bad. The only two that I will openly admit to liking are "Cheaper By The Dozen" and "Agent Cody Banks" and neither of those were vehicles built around her. Both of her art forms have the distinct taste of being cooked up in laboratory, but while the movies remind me of Spam the music goes down easy like a delicious Chicken McNugget.

"Wake Up", "Come Clean", and "So Yesterday" are three of my favorite pop songs of the past five years. "Wake Up", which I'm sure was supposed to be a melancholy take on celebrity lifestyle but ends up sounding like a disingenuous princess whining is a near perfect bubblegum song. It slaps around pretty much everything the blond bimbos of the 90's put out and I could listen to that song all day. And I certainly do not trust anybody who tells me that they are not charmed by the melody of "So Yesterday." Yes all these songs were written by people other than Duff and are extremely guilty pleasures. But do you want my honest take on this album or do you want me to lie. This is a greatest hits album so I have to deduct some points just to be fair. It is a great collection of songs to be sure, but it represents many years and many albums. I'm sure that I am saving myself a whole lot of pain and suffering by skipping over the filler on the previous albums and just sticking to the good stuff (go on and laugh). Also, I have no intentions of defending her weak points as an artist. She is what she is, which is a spoiled, rich Momma's girl who has probably never made one career decision in her entire life. She has never taken on a project, in music or film, that is the least bit challenging or edgy. Instead she has stuck with her Disney Channel created image and tried to ride that as far as it would take her. Or put another way, there is a difference between saying a girl can rock and a girl actually rocking. Personally, I blame her emotionally weak mother whose name shows up on way too many gossip pages, but what do I know?

I am assuming that most of you are snickering at me right now, very secure in your knowledge that you are far too sophisticated to listen to anything as silly as this. But I strongly urge you to get over your pretensions. And no, I have no interest in hearing from the music snobs either since every one of you I have ever met has had the most corporate movie taste imaginable. Word on the street says that on her new album Duff writes her own lyrics, but I have yet to hear it. "Most Wanted" sounds like it was written for 10 year old girls, and it probably was, and still it got plenty of spins on my CD player. ***1/2

I love every one!.......2007-04-08

I love every album,hilary Duff rules.All her albums are soooooo good!I love them.I have a lot of Hilary duff stuff.Only a few examples:one album,hil duff tee,hilary duff backpack,and MUCH more.It would take years to name!But I think anyone who love hilary Duff,you should buy this product.And,maybe even all her albums!I got it as an Easter present,you could end up with one too! (love this product)

Not really the "Most Wanted" songs.......2007-02-25

I own this cd and like it. But I have all of her other cds so really this cd had nothing new except the 3 new songs. Break My Heart and Beat of my Heart are sort of the same. I think she should have done a different title, there too much alike. This is a good cd for first time Hilary listeners, because it has all of her best. But it seems like the "best" of Hilary wasn't what I thought were the best songs of her. But I would recemend this cd to those who don't know Hilary's music yet, and want to hear what she's like.

She's going down "Hil".......2007-02-14

I don't own this album and personally would never want to. I do have Metamorphosis, but I bought that when I was 15 years old. I listened to a few songs on here because of an article I read stating the worst albums in each genre. This was one of them. Being a former Hilary Duff fan, I decided to check it out.
If you like a girl who's trying to be in the rock genre, but doing very poorly at it, this album is for you.

Average customer rating: Great collection of country songs Great Artists! Music worth it, but the "Enhanced" features AREN'T

CMT Most Wanted Volume 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Totally Country, Vol. 3 Totally Country, Vol. 4 Totally Country Totally Country 2 Totally Country, Vol. 5 ASIN: B0000C0FEW Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

1. 19 Somethin' - Mark Wills
2. Beautiful Goodbye - Jennifer Hanson
3. Brokenheartsville - Joe Nichols
4. Burn - Jo Dee Messina
5. The Back Of Your Hand - Dwight Yoakam
6. What A Beautiful Day - Chris Cagle
7. 17 - Cross Canadian Ragweed
8. You Can't Take It With You When You Go - Rhonda Vincent
9. Chrome - Trace Adkins
10. Cold One Comin' On - Montgomery Gentry
11. Maybe - Alison Krauss
12. What Was I Thinkin' - Dierks Bentley
13. I Need You - Leann Rimes
14. Raining On Sunday - Keith Urban
15. I'm Movin' On - Rascal Flatts

Customer Reviews:

Great collection of country songs.......2005-07-06

Genre: Country (with pop/rock mixed in)

The compilation contains 15 country songs and an additional two songs in the form of music videos (actually different songs than on the plain audio section of the CD).

1. Artist: Mark Willis; Song: 19 Somethin'; From the Album: Greatest Hits (2002); Song Writers: Chris Dubois & Mark Willis; Review: "Saw Star Wars at least 8 times, had the Pac Man pattern memorized . . . I wouldn't trade those days for nothing" - Remembering the past, when he was a kid in 197-something, then brings it up to 198-something. Upbeat. Good song. Good strong voice. Vaguely heard of him, but do not own anything by him. Interested in looking for one of his albums. Willis, from Blue Ridge, GA, had his first album release in 1996. Won a country music contest at age 17 and played in a club for five straight years. Currently has five albums out, with a sixth one out in 2005 titled "Live at Billy Bob's" (this doesn't include 3 compilation albums). Highest on Country Billboard: 3 (with "Permanently"). Highest on Billboard 200: 23 (also with "Permanently"). Run Time: 3:17. Rating: 4.38.

2. Artist: Jennifer Hanson; Song: Beautiful Goodbye; From: Jennifer Hanson (2002), her first album; Song Writers: Hanson, Patton & Johnson; Review: "Like the most amazing sunset you've ever seen . . . Beautiful Goodbye . . . We really had us a time . . .standing here watching you drive away" - An oddly upbeat song about breaking up. Great opening. Never heard of her before, and I am quite surprised, quite good singer (distinctive voice). The song is a little repetitive though. Ends weakly. Born in 1974 La Habra CA. Has only the one album so far (interested in tracking it down). Debut album: 125 on Billboard 200 and 20 on Top Country Albums. Run Time: 3:25 Rating: 4.32.

3. Artist: Joe Nichols; Song: BrokenHeartsville; From: Man With a Memory (2002) his 2nd album; Song Writers: Boudreaux, Daniels, Kees & Mevis; Review: "He wore the cowboy hat to cover up his horns" - I own the album this song is on, so . . . I've liked this song in the past, but there is a part of the song that really drives one particular listener up the wall (something around the part of the song where "not against her will" is sung (the chorus, I believe)). Deep strong voice. Somewhat humorous song about a woman running off with another man. Own two albums by him, and thought I owned everything by him but there are apparently four more albums by him out there (not sure I'll track those down). From Rogers, AR. Highest on Country billboard: 3 ("Revelation"). Highest on Billboard 200: 23. Run Time: 3:49 Rating: 4.28.

4. Artist: Jo Dee Messina; Song: Burn; From: Burn (2000), her 3rd album; Song Writers: Tina Arena, Pam Reswick & Steve Werfel; Review: "Do you want to be a poet and write . . . I want you to burn for me" - Um, about a woman that wants someone to burn for her. Starts softly. Heard of her, seen videos, never owned anything by her. Good strong voice. Interesting, song begins to grow on me, though it is something of a fluff song. Song is about 1 minute too long. Not really interested in exploring her music further, at the moment. From Framingham, MA and born August 25, 1970. Currently she has five albums out (including one just released, I believe). Run Time: 4:30 Rating: 4.25.

5. Artist: Dwight Yoakam; Song: The Back of Your Hand; From: Population: Me (2003), his 15th album; Song Writers: Lee; Review: "When you give it up for God . . ." - Country/Religious song. I've heard of him, but never really listened to any of his songs. Good country sounding voice. Good music, not particularly my type of music though. Not interested in getting his albums (though might try a greatest hits cd; he has a rather large number of them). From Pikeville, KY and born October 23, 1956. 16 albums from 1986-2005 ("Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc." through "Blame the Vain"). Three number 1 albums on the country charts ("Guitars, Cadillacs. . .", "Hillbilly Deluxe", "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room"). Highest Billboard 200: 25 ("This Time"). Run Time: 3:05; Rating: 4.23.

6. Artist: Chris Cagle; Song: What A Beautiful Day; From: Chris Cagle (2003) his 2nd album; Song Writers: Cagle & Powell; Review: "Day one, I stumbled through hello on fifth avenue . . ." - About growing in love. Interesting, starts off sounding like a Vanessa Carlton song. Rather good song. Not as deep voice as a Toby Keith or Joe Nichols. I believe I might already have all his albums (all 2 of them), so this song would not lead me to rush out to buy more (though I believe it was the first song of his I heard). Highest Billboard 200: 15 ("Chris Cagle"). Highest Country billboard ("Top Country Albums" chart): 1 ("Chris Cagle). Run Time: 3:40; Rating: 4.36.

7. Artist: Cross Canadian Ragweed; Song: 17; From: Cross Canadian Ragweed (AKA: The Purple Album; 2002), their fifth album; Song Writers: Cody Canada; Review: "sirens wail and a flashing light nothing better to do on a Tuesday night . . . Running from it all" - A song about being 17. This group is one that I've really never heard of, though they seem to be very good. Quite interested in pursuing more of their music. Has a more rock feel to it, than country. Formed 1994 in Stillwater OK. Band name comes from member names (guitarist Cross, lead singer (and guitarist) Canada, and drummer Ragsdale; not sure how bassist Plato fits in). This alt-country band has seven albums out there (2001-2004; 2 released in 2001, 3 in 2002, and 2 in 2004). Highest on Country chart: 5 ("Soul Gravy"). Highest on Billboard 200: 51 ("Soul Gravy"). Run Time: 5:18; Rating: 4.35.

8. Artist: Rhonda Vincent; Song: You Can't Take It With You When You Go; From: One Step Ahead (2003), her 9th album; Song Writers: Knight & Wright; Review: "Watch where you are standing when you close that door . . ." - slow sound, soft instruments, about a man about to leave and a woman asking him to think about it. I think I've heard of her. She has a voice somewhat similar to Alison Krauss's. Good lyrics, good music, not my type of song. Not likely to explore further (though better on repeated hearings). This Kirksville Missouri born singer was born in July 1962. She currently has 10 albums out there for consumption (1990-2005). Never on the Billboard 200, and her highest ranked album reached #30 on the Top Country Albums chart ("One Step Ahead"). Run Time: 3:30; Rating: 4.17.

9. Artist: Trace Adkins; Song: Chrome; From: Chrome (2001), his fourth album; Song Writers: Smith & Steele; Review: "Her favorite color is Chrome" - good upbeat song. Don't own all his albums, but I own this one and really like him. Good deep, strong voice. Sarepta Louisiana native Adkins was born on January 13, 1962. He currently has six albums out there (not counting greatest hits and the like). His albums have reached a height of #9 on the Billboard 200 ("Greatest Hits"), and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart ("Greatest Hits" and "Songs about Me"). Run Time: 3:22; Rating: 4.35.

10. Artist: Montgomery Gentry; Song: Cold One Comin' On; From: Carrying On (2001), their 2nd album; Song Writers: Geiger, Mullis & Huffman; Review: "Weather man says it might hit 95, September is going to feel more like July, he's calling for a night that's warm and mild, but I think he missed it by a mile, he just don't know that you are gone, I feel a cold one coming on" - man getting over a recent break-up. Really good duo, though sometimes I think they might sound better separately. Heavy use of guitars. Long instrumental breaks (adds at least a minute to the song). Waiting for their next, sixth album. Highest on the Top Country Albums chart: 2nd ("You Do Your Thing"). Highest on Billboard 200: 10th ("You Do Your Thing"). Run Time: 5:03. Rating: 4.40.

11. Artist: Alison Krauss; Song: Maybe; From: Forget About It (1999), her 8th album; Song Writers: Kennedy & Madeira; Review: "Lying above the rest...." - I don't know what the song is about. Soft song. Something about the voice is irritating, maybe because it is mostly good, and then she reach, and it becomes fingers on chalkboard time. Rather good instrument work.. Might borrow one of her albums . . . From Champaign Illinois (home of the University of Illinois), Krauss was born on July 23, 1971 and has released 11 albums (1985-2004). Highest on the Top Country Albums chart: 2nd ("Now that I've Found You: A Collection"). Highest on Billboard 200: 13 ("Now that I've Found You: A Collection"). Run Time: 3:41; Rating: 4.22.

12. Artist: Dierks Bentley; Song: What Was I Thinkin' From: Dierks Bently (2003); Song Writers: Ruttan, Beavers & Bentley; Review: "Becky was a beauty from south Alabama . . . What was I thinking . . . thinking about a little white tank top sitting right there next to me . . ." - man picks up woman drives away, dad runs out with a shotgun and unloads it at them as they drive away. Strong song. Great voice. I own this Phoenix Arizona native's first album, looking to purchase his next ("Modern Day Drifter" - 2005). Reached number 4 on the Top Country chart, and number 26 on the Billboard 200 chart for his first album. Run Time: 3:44; Rating: 4.48.

13. Artist: LeAnn Rimes; Song: I Need You; From: I Need You (2000); Song Writers: Matkosky & Lacy; Review: "da da da . . . I don't need a lot of things, I can get by with nothing . .." - just like the title notes, the song is about a woman that all that she needs is you. The thirteen year-old "next Patsy Cline" has all grown up now (she's 23 in two months). Good singer, but heavy feeling song, over-pressured by instruments. I own greatest hits and most recent release (mentioning things like this to let you know if previously biased for or against a singer). Has released nine albums (not counting greatest hits and other compilations). Reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart with her first and second releases, and has added two more number one Top Country Albums. Her first album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200, and the second album reached number one (she has had one more number one album for the Billboard 200). Run Time: 3:45; Rating: 4.14.

14. Artist: Keith Urban; Song: Raining on Sunday; From: Golden Road (2002); Song Writers: Brown & Foster; Review: "It ticks just like a Timex, it never lets up on you . . ." - Nice instrument work.(somewhat the best part of the song; mix of country and rock). Good voice, not particularly deep. Not sure I'll pursue the New Zealander's work. He was born October 26, 1967. Six albums released. Heights: number one on Top Country Albums chart and number three on the Billboard 200 chart (both for the "Be Here" album). Run Time: 3:41; Rating: 4.24.

15. Artist: Rascal Flatts; Song: I'm Movin' On; From: Rascal Flatts (2000); Song Writers: White & Williams; Review: "I've been trapped in the past too long . . I'm moving on" - um, a guy moving on. Nice opening instruments (then, gee, is that a man or a woman singing . . .). Own one album by this group, not bad, not going rush out for more of their work. Cousins Gary Levox and Jay DeMarcus, of Columbus Ohio, and non-relative Joe Don Rooney of Picher Oklahoma form the band that has currently released three albums. The most recent two albums have reached number one ranking on the Top Country Albums chart, and the most recent album has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Run Time: 3:48; Rating: 4.18.

Overall Run Time: roughly 51 minutes

Songs: Overall, I ended up with an average of 4.29 stars.

Videos: Unfortunately, I could not get the videos to work.

CD Packaging: Contains name of song, which album the song is pulled from, the name of the songwriters, and the copyright date. No lyrics are provided.

Overall: Not a bad song in the bunch, though I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to some of the singers/groups. I like many different styles, and these songs are different enough that it is somewhat enjoyable to listen to as a regular selection in the play cycle (single artist album sometimes suffer because they just have the one artist, and while each song might or might not be good on its own, placed together they can become rather repetitive). So, I'd rate the CD/album/compilation 4.29 stars.

Great Artists!.......2003-12-19

I love the combonation of artists on this CD and I can't wait to listen to it! I am a new found country listener and I love Dirks Bently!!!

Music worth it, but the "Enhanced" features AREN'T.......2003-10-22

I saw the special for this CD on CMT. Even though I already have most of the songs on the CD, I wanted the enhanced videos so I decided to buy it. In small print on the back of the CD it says that the enhanced features won't work on some computers, but I took the chance anyway. Well I've now tried this CD on several different makes/models and haven't gotten the enhanced features to work YET!

Average customer rating: A great, if imperfect, blast from the past You'll never catch him! One of Six Seminal Hip Hop Records Panned By Rolling Stone Gangsta then.Even more Now!!!!!!!!!! low price gangsta masterpiece 4,5 stars

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube Manufacturer: Priority Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Death Certificate The Predator Straight Outta Compton Lethal Injection Niggaz4life ASIN: B00008BL44 Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Better Off Dead
2. The Nigga Ya Love To Hate
3. Amerikka's Most Wanted
4. What They Hittin' Foe?
5. You Can't Fade Me
6. Once Upon A Time In The Projects
7. Turn Off The Radio
8. Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)
9. A Gangsta's Fariytale
10. I'm Only Out For One Thang
11. Get Off My D*** And Tell Yo B**** To Come Here
12. The Drive By
13. Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob
14. Who's The Mack?
15. It's A Man's World
16. The Bomb
17. Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) [Remix]
18. Jackin' For Beats
19. Get Off My D*** And Tell Yo B**** To Come Here [Remix]
20. The Product
21. Dead Homiez
22. JD's Gaffilin' (Part 2)
23. I Gotta Say What Up!!!

Customer Reviews:

A great, if imperfect, blast from the past.......2007-05-12

'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' by Ice Cube is one of the most highly regarded hip-hop albums of all time. Unlike some of the overrated hip-hop albums I've heard that are supposed to be legendary, 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted's' praise is (mostly) warranted, though it should be known that there are a few weak spots on Ice Cube's solo debut.

Ice Cube's delivery is ace and his flow is spot-on, and on here he goes from serious ('AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted', 'Endangered Species') to silly ('A Gangsta's Fairytale' and 'I'm Only Out For One Thang'). Due to the Bomb Squad's "bomb" production (ha ha, a pun), this album - relased way back in 1990 - sounds better production-wise than some albums I've heard just eight years ago. Most the album is good, humorous, gangsta (and, sometimes, even sexist and racist, though I feel that it is not to be taken seriously here and if you don't look for it you wont be offended). Ice Cube is an excellent lyricist and story-teller, but there were a few tracks I wasn't really feeling. 'Get Off My... And Tell Yo... To Come Here' is a waste, and 'It's A Man's World' is boring and repetitive. The vast majority of this album is good stuff though, so cop this one if you haven't already. It's been out for over 17 years, after all, so what are you waiting for?

You'll never catch him!.......2007-02-23

Ice Cube leaving NWA was the best move because mentally he was light years ahead of them. This album is more gangsta than conscious but it still has its gems like THE N***A YA LOVE TO HATE, AMERIKKKA'S MOST WANTED, YOU CANT FADE ME, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE PROJECTS, TURN OF THE RADIO(this song inspired Dead Prez's mixtape), A GANGSTA'S FAIRYTALE, ROLLIN WITH THE LENCH MOB, WHO'S THE MACK, JACKIN FOR BEATS, THE PRODUCT and DEAD HOMIEZ. Filler: Im Only Out For One Thang(featuring Flava Flav or Slava Slave)is the only track that is weak. Bottom Line: Amerikkka's Most Wanted is a magnificent debut by one of the most important emcee of our time. Its a must have for any rap fan who remembers what Ice Cube was.

One of Six Seminal Hip Hop Records Panned By Rolling Stone.......2006-08-22

As a big fan of the book, "Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists", there was a section where certain seminal hip hop records were bashed by Rolling Stones. Ice Cube's monumental gangsta rap debut was one of them. Critics said, "the relentless profanity grows wearisome, bombsquads production loses steam, and Cube's attitude towards women are simply despicable". However, "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" (A suberbly provacative title) is criticized for all the wrong reasons. Most critics based assumptions on shock value and profanity but Cube's message was loud and clear. He was going to shut down racist white Amerikkka with one of the most visceral and revolutionary records that I have ever heard.

Straight out the box, Ice Cube is not out to make friends with, "The N***** Ya Love To Hate". Reality is a hard thing to digest and he let people know by dropping jewels like, "When I'm shootin let's see who drop/ The police, the media, and suckers that went pop/ And mother******* that say they too black/ Put 'em overseas they be beggin to come back/ They say we promote gangs and drugs/ You wanna sweep a n***** like me up under the rug/ Kickin s*** called street knowledge/ Why more n****** in the pen than in college. It was like Huey Newton speaking from a gangsta figures perspective and collaborating with Public Enemy... he became the black CNN. Songs such as "Turn Off The Radio" could never happen on a major label again. He was saying, "Program directors and dj's ignore me/ because I simply said F*** top forty/ Top thirty, top twenty, and top ten/ Until you put more hip hop in/". Most happy songs didn't make much sense on radio (still don't) and Cube knew hip hop was a weapon that people could see in the broad.

"Amerikkka's Most Wanted" also cemented Ice Cube as one of the genres greatest storytellers. The way he freaked nursery rhymes, for the kids, on "A Gangsta's Fairtale" was unbelievable. It was informing kids to watch out for scandolous women and stds. "Once Upon A Time In The Projects" was so vivid, it brought you straight to Compton, as if Ice Cube was saying his rhymes right beside you with an angry expression on his face. "Endangered Species" is one of the most politically intense charged rap songs ever on wax. "Every cop killer goes ignored/ They'll just send another n***** to the morgue/ A point scored; they could give a f*** about us/ They rather catch us with guns, and white powder/ - If I was old, they'd probably be a friend of me/ Since I'm young, they consider me the enemy/ You should listen to me cause there's more to see/ Call my neighborhood a ghetto cause it houses minorities/".

Overall, it's easy to see why hip hop purists say hip hop today just isn't good as that old school s***. Hell, even Rolling Stones, who dismissed this record, realized the records greatness and later gave this debut a 5 out of 5 stars rating. What's more amazing is the aforementioned songs aren't even my top two favorites. The title track and "Who's The Mack" knocked me off the edge of my seat. You can find gangsta rap anywhere today but this had such a powerful message with such proper beats, that unlike its modern day contemporaries, stands the test of time. Like rapreviews.com said, "One of the most important records ever made...if someone says to you rap is simple, throw this on and dare them to write something better - - none of them ever will".

Gangsta then.Even more Now!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-07-28

Cube was kickin' that gangsta s**t then.Still today.But he bursted on the solo scene.He didn't need NWA they needed him.
This is the many examples of how a gangsta album should be done.

Drugs,hoes.gangs,crime,projects,ghetto,guns,jail,money,ruff,toughrugged and raw.His best argubably.The raps,rhymes,and subjects
still are goin' on and make sense today.

low price gangsta masterpiece 4,5 stars.......2006-07-06

I highly recommend this album to all of you real hip-hop heads out there, especially the ones who like the west-coast.
Here you can find Cube in the peak of condition, rapping on the incredible Bomb Squad beats.
If you consider that here you got 23 tracks and not only Amerikkka's Most Wanted but also the very rare Kill at Will EP, you'll surely understand that $13 is a very low price. Ice Cube is extremely powerful on the mic and high-level apparences by Public Enemy and Lench Mob will only make this sound better to you.
You heard? I bet now you know what to do! Peace y'all

Average customer rating: Tap...tap-a-taaay-ooohhhh yeaaah We got that Tapatio...Tap..Tap...a tio Phenomenal as always! WOW! I haven't heard nothing better! Instant Classic!!!

Hawthorne's Most Wanted Manufacturer: Syntax Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Traveling Circus Strength & Loyalty ASIN: B000OCZBXA Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Deep Thoughts
2. Welcome All
3. Guns & Roses (feat. Jayo Felony, Eek-A-Mouse, & Tonéx)
4. Boulevard Knights
5. 405 (feat. Lord Zen & Dannu of Visionaries)
6. Tapatio (feat. Pigeon John)
7. Hawthorne's Most Wanted (feat. Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound)
8. The Boombox Saints
9. Krylon Teardrops
10. The Time Has Come
11. Battle of Little Bighorn (feat. Def Shepard)
12. My People
13. Songs They Sang
14. Death of a Salesman (feat. Pigeon John)

Customer Reviews:

Tap...tap-a-taaay-ooohhhh yeaaah.......2007-06-02

Hotter than the 4th of July....

What else is there to say??

See ya at JF, Bro...

We got that Tapatio...Tap..Tap...a tio.......2007-05-28

Man...this album is sick. Lately, with cats like Pigeon John, The Procussions, and Red Cloud in the mix...hip hop is looking much brighter. I love it. This is some real hip hop. Track 13...man....that is reason enough to own the album. Dude spits with a flow like none other. Believe that.

Phenomenal as always!.......2007-05-26

RedCloud alway drops the clean beats that tell it like it is without the unnecessary language. Gotta love his Hip-Hop style that is so unique and one of the best i've heard. HMW a must have in your hip-hop library not to mention "Is This Thing On" and "Traveling Circus".

WOW! I haven't heard nothing better!.......2007-05-24

I got this album today and it suprised me! It was soooooo good!!! This is a must buy record yall!

Instant Classic!!!.......2007-05-24

Redcloud has been putting it down on the west coast underground circuit for years. His time has finally come with this album. Forget the fact that he has San Diego native Jayo Felony and DPG Kurupt on here flowin without any profantiy, Cloud holds this album down on his own. The guest appearences are just a added bonus.

I have all of Clouds albums and would have to say that this is his best work yet. The true hip hop enthusiast would apreciate the west coast style beats with lyrics that would make Rakim's jaw drop. On top of that this album boasts the work of one of the most underated DJ's in the game, DJ Wise. Wise's scratches are drop dead amazing. Your jaw will hit the ground when you hear scratches of Hulk Hogan, yes THAT Hulk Hogan.

If your reading this, it means your interested in the album. All I can say is that this ranks up there as an instant classic. I'm talking "Bizzare Ride" style classic.

Average customer rating: One of the Best Albums Ever Odd Cube's Best! TOP 5 ALBUM OF ALL TIME Come On Now

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube Manufacturer: Priority Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Death Certificate The Predator Straight Outta Compton War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) [EXPLICIT LYRICS] The Chronic ASIN: B000003B6X Release Date: 1990-05-16

Tracks:

1. Better Off Dead
2. The Nigga Ya Love To Hate
3. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
4. What They Hittin' Foe?
5. You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin'
6. Once Upon A Time In The Projects
7. Turn Off The Radio
8. Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)
9. A Gangsta's Fairytale
10. I'm Only Out For One Thang
11. Get Off My And Tell Yo To Come Here
12. The Drive-By
13. Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob
14. Who's The Mack?
15. It's A Man's World
16. The Bomb

Amazon.com

Cube took a lot of the heat for N.W.A's more excessive moments, maybe because he was the best rapper in the group, and his solo debut reacts by pushing the envelope even further. To the strains of a carpet-bombing Bomb Squad soundtrack, he adopts a way-over-the-top persona: an amoral, sawed-off-shotgun-wielding, 40-ounce-swilling, gang-banging, reflexively defiant ball of rage. If you can't see the funny side, it can be tough to take--"You Can't Fade Me" is especially loathsome taken at face value--but it's pretty clear that he's got some perspective (see "It's A Man's World," his wry head-to-head with Yo-Yo). Also, his indictments of institutionalized racism are tart, savage, and dead on the mark. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

One of the Best Albums Ever.......2007-01-19

Plain and simple, when this came out, it was pure fire. Cube was doing things no one else was doing, and this came at a time when Hip-Hop was in it's hey day! Dope beats, dope rhymes, crazy creativity...this album is genius work. Is in my list of Top 10 Hip-Hop albums of all time. This is a must have for your collection.

Odd.......2005-02-11

This album is kinda odd, but I like it, Cube's my favorite rapper. This is his solo debut album after leaving Niggaz with Attitude (N.W.A)

BETTER OFF DEAD
Well it's just an intro
THE NIGGA YA LOVE TO HATE +5/5
AMERIKKKA'S MOST WANTED +5/5
WHAT THEY HITTIN' FOE? +5/5
YOU CAN'T FADE ME +5/5
JD'S GAFFILIN'
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE PROJECTS +5/5
TURN OFF THE RADIO 2/5
ENDANGERED SPECIES (Tales From The Darkside) +5/5
A GANGSTA'S FAIRYTALE +5/5
I'M ONLY OUT FOR ONE THANG 5/5
GET OFF MY D*CK AND TELL YO B*TCH TO COME HERE +5/5
THE DRIVE-BY
ROLLIN' WIT THE LENCH MOB +5/5
WHO'S THE MACK? 4/5
IT'S A MAN'S WORLD 5/5
THE BOMB 4/5

Cube's Best!.......2004-07-18

This is a must have album! It's Cube's best, and one of my favorite gangsta rap albums ever!
It has many classic cuts such as: One Upon A Time In The Projects, Nigga Ya Love To Hate, and Amerikkka's Most Wanted, and has guests like Yo-Yo, Chuck D, ect. This is a great album, you can't have a good music collection without it!

TOP 5 ALBUM OF ALL TIME.......2004-05-24

This is one of the few albums that I can remember the first time I heard it like it was this morning. im only writing this review because I saw that the average rank of this album is only 4. Then I read the negative reviews and came to only one simple conclusion, only young kids could not appreciate this album. Anyone who grew up during this era thats into hip hop will absolutely love it. Ice Cube is at his angriest best on this album. The newer Ice Cube (after Predator) is half rate material at best to me. Theres no flossy computerized syntesized beats on this one..Thats why its not liked by the younger generation.
THIS ALBUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE AND IF YOU CAN FIND IT HOLD ONTO IT..CLASSIC MATERIAL TO THE FULLEST..EVERY SINGLE TRACK AND SKIT ARE GREAT.

Come On Now.......2004-02-22

Ok now, I've been reading the reviews and for a real true Ice Cube musical fan, you would have to be kidding yourself if you are gonna say this is his best album ever. Please!!! Not to say this album stinks, but I look at this album as his groundbreaking, leaving NWA and need to get my feet wet on my own album; as this helped propel him to bigger and better things, including much better music and albums. Let's face facts Cube fans, though the lyrics are very good, (because Cube is a great rap writer along with rhyming) the beats are weak and lame, especially in contrast to his future albums as he got more popular and was able to make much better beats and sounds. Don't get me wrong though, there are a lot of good songs on this album. If you are a Cube fan, you must have this album since it was "the beginning of his era" in a way, as he was seperating himself from being just a member of N.W.A. to being known as Ice Cube the rapper, producer, businessman, actor, ........ICON.

Average customer rating: Serious Game Poppin' Off From The CPT OFFICAL HIP-HOP REVIEWER Compton 4 life cpt's most wanted Maybe the best Gangsta rap album ever...

Music to Driveby Compton's Most Wanted Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Straight Checkn 'Em We Come Strapped 187 He Wrote Death Threatz No One Can Do It Better ASIN: B0000028SB Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Hit The Floor
3. Hood Took Me Under
4. Jack Mode
5. Compton 4 Life
6. 8 Iz Enough
7. Duck Sick II
8. Dead Men Tell No Lies
9. N 2 Deep
10. Who's Xxxxing Who
11. This Is A Gang
12. Hoodrat
13. Niggaz Strugglin
14. I Gots Ta Get Over
15. U's A Bitch
16. Another Victim
17. Def Wish II
18. Music To Driveby

Customer Reviews:

Serious Game Poppin' Off From The CPT.......2007-04-13

CMDubb's 3rd album, Music To Driveby is easily one of the top albums of the early 90's, thumpin beats and awesome rhymes. DJ Slip, Unknown, and DJ Mike T serve the beats in different flavas, raw, smooth, funky, melodic , jazzy (at times), and hella funky! Productionwise, this is one of the best albums of 1992, in my opinion. All three layer soul and funk samples one on top of another and Mike T dices and scratches them up with precision. Musically, this album resembles a West Coast DJ Premier of Gangstarr. Here in 1992, West Coast and East Coast beats diverge musically, and G-Funk was starting to pop up in West Coast albums. This album shows those tendencies while remaining raw at the same time. MC Eiht is game tight throughout the album. He can hold his own, and he gets hard on DJ Quik (who to be fair, I am a big fan of too)on the short "Who's Xxxxing Who?" and "Duck Sick 2," the latter is a funky classic. I love the Issac Hayes "Walk On By" sample by Slip on the melodic "Hood Took Me Under," an absolute classic where CMW shoots game about the trappings of the hood. Another classic is "N 2 Deep" with Mr. Scarface, another one of my favorite rappers; they both serve heat over a soulful funky beat. I love "This Is A Gang" which beautifully samples the beat sequence and hook of NWA's 1988 classic "Compton's In The House," and Slip adds a soft funky flute to add to the effect. This album sets a high standard for West Coast rap and often takes a back seat to other West Coast albums like The Chronic. It should not be overlooked.

OFFICAL HIP-HOP REVIEWER.......2006-12-12

hello crazy hip hop fans. im so glad to read these comments left about this wonderfull album. i'd like to say "DJ MIKE J" has left a brilliant review and has said all that needs to be said about this album. to be blunt * * * GO BUY IT * * * *

Compton 4 life.......2006-06-20

I hooked up this cd after playing GTA San Andreas, when hearing one of their songs "Hood Took Me Under" on Radio Los Santos, I went simply crazy and butt-Wild. The Album has the most powerful beats ewer made out westcoast. If you planing to look foe some real gangsta, this is it right here.

Review`ed by: S.A.G rapper from Norway, Bergen.

cpt's most wanted.......2004-07-25

it's a good album, it has some nice songs like def wish 2 and n 2 deep, but if you want cmw's best then i suggest you pick up it's a compton thang or straight checkn em

Maybe the best Gangsta rap album ever..........2004-03-29

Say what you will about the obvious choices of "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle", my choice will always be Music to Driveby. This album exemplifies what not only great Gangsta rap should sound like but what good hip-hop should sound like as well.

First and foremost, Eiht is an emcee, not just a rapper. This performance is the pinacle of his rhyme ability before he became known to the public as "the guy who says geeyah". He battles ("Dead Men Tell No Lies", "Duck Sick II", "Def Wish II", and "Who's ****ing Who?"), he paints big lyrical hood murals ("Hood Took Me Under" & "Jack Mode"), he constantly reps his hood ("Compton 4 Life"), experiments ("N*ggaz Strugglin" & "U's a B*tch"), and destroys with rapid fire delivery ("Hit the Floor"). He may be the only artist to ever hold his own on a track with the great Brad Jordan a.k.a. Scarface ("N 2 Deep").

Production is cutting edge as well and again. After the slightly uninspired Staight Checkn'em album, this album returns to the original formula that made It's a Compton Thang so great - creative use of samples. "Hood Done Took Me Under" is the classic example. Eiht rips the Isaac Hayes sample used by Easy Mo B for Notorious BIG a few years later for "Warning", and a good decade before Ludacris used it again on his "Chicken & Beer" album. To top it all off, the loop was vastly superior to either of these uses or numerous others. Or better yet, check the clever use of scratches and snippets on "Who's ****ing Who?" where Tim Dog's voice is used to scorch himself. The complete bastardization of BDP's classic "South Bronx" was even a bold manuver with, to my surprise, absolutely no response from Krs-ONE. And to wrap it all up, you get the smooth instrumental "Music To Driveby" to round it all out.

Yeah sure, Eiht didn't get the national recognition until We Come Strapped a few years later. But that album, in my opinon, pales in comparison to the overuse of the same production used on Driveby's "Hood Rat" and waaaaaaay to many "Geeyah's". Driveby's way more diverse in both production and lyrics and does not suffer from any overused topics that Eiht would later be forced to employ from the overabundance of other Gangsta rappers and their albums.

If you're even a mild fan of gangsta rap or even hip hop in general, do yourself a favor and pick up this classic.

Average customer rating:

817 Most Wanted C Lo Manufacturer: Youngsta Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KGIKBK

Average customer rating: THIS MAN IS RAW!!!!!!!.........TO ME THA MOST FEARED MC,ON THA WEST!!!! YOU'VE SLEPT FAR TOO LONG I tried hard to love this album... CLASSIC HARDCORE GANGSTA RAP AT IT'S BEST !!! geeah growin up n da hood

Straight Checkn 'Em Compton's Most Wanted Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Music to Driveby We Come Strapped Livin' Like Hustlers Death Threatz 187 He Wrote ASIN: B0000027S9 Release Date: 1991-07-16

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. They Still Gafflin'
3. Growin' Up In The Hood
4. Wanted
5. Straight Checki 'Em
6. I Don't Dance
7. Raised In Compton
8. Driveby Miss Daisy
9. Def Wish
10. Compton's Lynchin
11. Mike T's Funky Scratch
12. Can I Kill It?
13. Gangsta Shot Out

Customer Reviews:

THIS MAN IS RAW!!!!!!!.........TO ME THA MOST FEARED MC,ON THA WEST!!!!.......2005-12-15

MC EIGHT HAD A GOOD RUN....BACK IN THA DAYZ....I'LL NEVER FORGET HIS HARDCORE CLASSICS.MUST TRY MUST BUY.

YOU'VE SLEPT FAR TOO LONG.......2005-10-26

CMT's straight checkin em is one of the best albums to come out of the west coast.Its the gangstarr of compton.It consist of beats,rhymes(1 mc),scratching.Sounds like hip hop to me.The production on this album is sick.Its so different than the other westcoast cats from this time.If you are a fan of GSTARRS Take It Personal album then you will enjoy this.If you are a fan of the east coast sound of the early 9ds then you will like this.YOU'VE SLEPT FOR FAR TOO LONG.GRAB IT.A CLASSIC.

I tried hard to love this album..........2005-04-07

but I was really disappointed with it when it came out. Being a huge fan of It's A Compton Thang, I immediately went out and purchased Straight Checkn 'Em. I was expecting more of the same: original hardcore and humourous lyrics, great beats, and CMW's unique style. What I got was a mixed bag with flashes of brilliance but mostly uninspired songs.

After a pointless intro, the album starts off nicely with "They Still Gafflin". Good hardcore ruff stuff I'd come to expect from CMW. The undisputed classic "Growin' Up in the Hood" from the Boyz In The Hood soundtrack pops up next. If you have somehow managed to miss this track in your travels, just know that this was the song that made CMW's career. It is the beginning of their recognition outside of California and easily one of the most influential songs in all Gangsta rapdom. Unfortunately, after this track the album starts to slip.

Part of the strength of Compton Thang was the creative samples and loops that Unknown had hooked up. For most of the remainder of Checkn 'Em, beats appeared that had been used only a year or two before by greats like Big Daddy Kane (see "Straight Checkn 'Em") and others. I got the feeling that this album may have been done as some sort of rush job to keep up with the tidal wave that "Growin' Up in the Hood" had created. Let it suffice to say that the beats sound very formulaic and few risks were taken with production.

That doesn't mean that there are not some gems here. To this day I find "I Don't Dance" a hysterical dedication to those of us that were and are too cool to do the running man. A glimmer of the old CMW production brilliance is here when Eiht becomes exasperated when a club DJ "threw on the 'Ice Ice Baby'". The notorious sample of "Under Pressure" by Queen pops up momentarily and Eiht deadpans that "that !*%? don't faze me". The DJ work on the hook is also brilliant: Zapp "I can make you dance" followed by LL Cool J "I don't think so". Also, despite it's poor sound quality, it is difficult not to be impressed by the ambition of "Driveby Miss Daisy" where Eiht successfully paints a vivid lyrical motion picture of a gangster tale gone wrong.

A final disappointment was a decided lack of Chill aka Tha Chill aka Tha Chill M.C. I know that Chill had run into some legal trouble between "Growin' Up in the Hood" and Checkn' Em and that he eventually did a bid for whatever it was, (hence his complete disappearance from the music scene until '97 or '98). If I had to guess, I'd say he had a lot of legal battles and other troubles on his mind while the rest of CMW must have been struggling to focus on this album.

While it is far from garbage, this album remains to me as a blemish on the recording career of CMW. Despite my disappointment, it remains an album worth checking out as it is better than a lot of other garbage out there today and back then as well. I consider it a slight misstep before the greatness to come on the follow-up classic Music To Driveby.

CLASSIC HARDCORE GANGSTA RAP AT IT'S BEST !!!.......2004-01-07

I HAVE GOT TO ADMIT IT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WHERE LISTENING TO GANGSTA RAP BACK IN THE DAY SLEPT ON THIS ALBUM. HELL, I DIDN'T BUY IT UNTIL 1994. IT CAME OUT IN 1991. BUT AS I REMEMBER THE ONLY SONG I EVER HEARD WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT WAS "GROWING UP IN THE HOOD". WHICH WAS FEATURED ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE MOVIE "BOYZ IN THE HOOD". MAN IF I KNEW THAT THE WHOLE ALBUM WAS THAT GOOD WHEN I FINALLY BOUGHT IT IN 1994. I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT IN 1991, WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED. COMPTON'S MOST WANTED ORIGINALLY HAD FOUR MEMBERS. MC EIHT,MC CHILL,DJ MIKE T, AND ANOTHER GUY NAMED UNKNOWN. BUT THE ONLY PEOPLE YOU HEAR ON THIS ALBUM IS MC EIHT AN DJ MIKE T. MC CHILL ONLY RAPS ON ONE SONG AND THAT'S "GROWING UP IN THE HOOD". I BELIEVE UNKNOWN IS THE GUY WHO MADE UP MOST OF THE BEATS. BOY,DID HE EVER DO A GOOD JOB. THIS ALBUM HAS SOME OF THE TIGHTEST AND MOST HAUNTING BEATS I'VE EVER HEARD. BUT IT'S MY MAN MC EIHT WHO GET'S ALL THE GLORY WITH HIS TRADEMARK CALL "JEAH". IF YOU LIKE HARD ASS BEATS AND HARD ASS RHYMES. YOU LOVE THIS CD. THERE ARE NO WEAK MOMENTS ON THIS CD.MY FAVORITE SONG IS "DEF WISH". A DISS SONG TO DJ QUIK. ALL THE OTHER SONGS ARE ALSO TOP NOTCH. INCLUDING "I DON'T DANCE" "RAISED IN COMPTON" AND "CAN I KILL IT" . THE LATTER SAMPLES THE SONG "LOVE T.K.O." BY TEDDY PENDERGRASS. COME TO THINK OF IT , ALMOST ALL OF THE BEATS ON THIS ALBUM ARE SAMPLES. THAT'S HOW THE RAP GAME WAS BACK IN 1991.EVERYBODY WAS SAMPLING BEATS FROM OLD RECORDS.BUT C.M.W. DOES'NT USE A LOT OF JAMES BROWN AND PARLIAMENT. LIKE MOST RAPPERS BACK IN THOSE DAYS WHERE DOING.IF YOU LIKE OTHER CLASSIC WEST COAST HARDCORE RAPPERS SUCH AS N.W.A , ICE-T AND SPICE-1. YOU'LL LOVE MC EIHT AND COMPTON'S MOST WANTED. WHAT REALLY MADE ME GO BUY THIS CD THREE YEARS AFTER IT'S RELEASE WAS THE ALBUM THAT THEY RELEASED AFTER THIS "MUSIC TO DRIVEBY".I BOUGHT THAT ONE AND I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THE PREVIOUS ALBUM SOUNDED.AS THE YEARS PASSED "STRAIGHT CHECK'EN EM" HAS WENT ON TO BECOME ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE RAP ALBUMS.MAN, I CAN LISTEN TO THIS CD ALL DAY WITHOUT EVER GETTING TIRED OF HEARING IT. CHECK IT OUT. DON'T SLEEP.

geeah growin up n da hood.......2002-11-02

this was bumping back in 91 and i will bump this now mc eiht always hel;d his own from his debut these songs are street jams and hit hard and dj mike t ain't bad either on turntables. faves are compton's lynchin, def wish, driveby miss daisy.

Average customer rating: I LOVE THIS ALBUM!! 4.5 star Near classic Debut album Nice One Formulaic Yet Fresh Not great, but a good start...

Get Down or Lay Down Philly's Most Wanted Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ring the Alarm Figgas 4 Life Child of the Ghetto The Professional, Pt. 2 The Truth ASIN: B00005CCVQ Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

1. Radikal
2. Y'all Can't Never Hurt Us
3. Suckas
4. Pretty Tony
5. Please Don't Mind (featuring Andre Wilson)
6. Philly Celebrities
7. Ladies Choice
8. The Question
9. Cross The Border
10. Dream Car (Do You Wanna Ride)
11. The Reason
12. What Makes Me
13. Suckas Pt. 2 (For Da Gangstas)
14. The Game
15. Piece Of The Pie
16. Street Taz (featuring The Clipse)
17. This B***h
18. Cross The Border (J.B.M. Remix)

Customer Reviews:

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!.......2007-06-21

man this will be my second time around getting this album, i love it. i cracked up when i heard the one skit with the fake gameshow and the square dude..."this is stanley, b* a** n*ga"...then the one dude was tellin the host.."i cant call u stay hard"...haha!!! i thought it was so funny but i used to listen to this cd in college and after all the time i had it like the 3rd month after released in 2001. Ofcourse I lost it but i'm gettn another all over to bang in my whip.

4.5 star Near classic Debut album.......2005-09-07

Mr. Man & Boobonic bring a very tight album for their debut. After basically coming from nowhere, I never heard them on another song before this album or after this until their 2nd album dropped 3 years later. The Philly natives bring 14 songs, with the Neptunes providing beats for 10 of them (and actually they're for the most part very nicely produced even though I usually can't stand more then 2 or 3 of their beats on 1 album), T-Mix of Suave House nicely does 2 songs, and Epitome & Just Blaze each do 1. Of the 14 songs on here, 3 are classics, another 2-5 are near classics, 4 are ok and the rest are good, none I really skip over. Guests are minimal, rapping on 3 songs and doing hooks on a couple others. A must have album for rap fans.

#1 - 9.5 (tight beat)
#2 - 9
#3 - 8
#5 - 9.5 (f/ Andre Wilson -- nice relaxing ebat)
#6 - 10 (CLASSIC -- tight beat)
#7 - 9 (f/ Tammy Lucas -- nice beat)
#9 - 6.5
#10 - 7.5 (f/ Neptunes)
#12 - 10 (CLASSIC -- tight beat)
#13 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great beat -- f/ Beanie Sigel & Roscoe P Goldchain)
#14 - 9 (nice beat)
#16 - 6.5 (f/ Clipse)
#17 - 7
#18 - 8 (f/ Pusha T & Fabolous)

Mr. Man & Boobonic -- Philadelphia, PA
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Nice One.......2004-09-27

Philly's Most Wanted did a great job on their new album. they came much better than their last album. This one is bangin from the beginning to the end.

Formulaic Yet Fresh.......2004-04-05

The recipe for successful commercial hip-hop seems to be overly thuggish rapping over bright and bouncy club-style beats. Everyone from Jay-Z to N.O.R.E. to P. Diddy has repeated this formula time and time again. Enter Philly's Most Wanted. This young duo from Philadelphia released "Get Down or Lay Down" in 2001. The vast majority of the record was produced by The Neptunes, who, after crafting hits for Mystikal, Jay-Z, and Beenie Man the year before, were on the verge of huge success that they are currently enjoying, making songs for every popular act in the music business.
The Neptunes created beats for a large number of the songs here. This makes them sound very interesting. The two rappers, Boo-Bonic and Mr. Man, constantly rap about nothing but beautiful women, getting respect from the haters, packing heat, and selling drugs. Sound familiar? Of course. But how can you be mad when they are presented over such a lush soundscape? The line-trading of "Philly Celebrities" has such a bouncy beat that you cannot help but think of riding with the top down in the summertime. And the verses spit on "Cross the Border" and "Please Don't Mind" sound so slick that the average lyricism and tired subject matter (pushing drugs and picking up girls at the club, respectively) doesn't even phase you.
Of course, there are a few weak points. By the end of the CD, the trademark Neptunes beats sound a little boring and the lyrics become a little predictable. But still, you can't get mad when The Neptunes produce great music and the few other guest producers (including Just Blaze) fare just as well. Congratulations to Most Wanted AND The Neptunes for creating a rap album that although based on what has been done and will be done many more times, still manages to sound fresh, giving you beats to nod your head to, ride to, and quick lyrics you won't need to decipher but rather just listen and enjoy for music's sake.

Not great, but a good start..........2001-12-03

This album would've probably done alot better in the times of Mase and Puffy. (...) Almost every song is good or desent, but it still needs alot of work. My favorite song is Dream Car (Do You Wanna Ride). This song would've dominated in the times of Rolleys and shiny suits.

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Texas Most Wanted Various Artists Manufacturer: Bcd Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tum Thousand and Six Straight Outta Texas 1 Headed to the Kappa 2006 Tha Absolute Truth Tha Omega ASIN: B000FQISP8 Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. Intro (Big Tuck)
2. D-Town Is My Home (Addition, O2)
3. Straight Hood (Fat B & Oak Cliff Hardhittaz)
4. Clockin Dem Dollaz (Addiction ft Oak Cliff Hardhittaz)
5. Tex (Young Tay ft Froze Ony)
6. Real Talk (Big Tite, Froze Ony, Young Tay)
7. Everybody Hot (Tum-Tum, O2, Young Tay)
8. Swang (Young Tay, Froze Ony, Rizzo)
9. Cant Double Back (Fat B, Doughboy, Froze Ony)
10. So Throwed (Young Tay, O2, Froze Ony)
11. 4 Kingz (Big Tuck, Froze Ony, Lil Richard, Doughboy)
12. Be About It (O2, Young Tay)
13. Bring IT Back (Lil Ronnie, Froze Ony, Young Tay)
14. Catch Da Square (Young Tay, Froze Ony)
15. My Caddy (Froze Ony ft Fat Bastard)
16. Four Fifteens (Young Tay, O2)
17. On My Grind (O2, Froze Ony, Young Tay)
18. Gangsta (O2, Froze Ony, Young Tay)
19. Freestyle (Double T, O2, Froze Ony)
20. Hustla Muzic (Tum-Tum, Young Tay, Froze Ony, Doughboy)

Product Description

From the label that brought you the hit Yo Cadillac, Big Wheel Records is back with a huge collabo album with Texas supergroup, DSR. This new CD features the entire Big Wheel camp: Froze Ony, Rizzo, Young Tay, Doughboy, O2, and Lil Richard. Included are new flows from the DSR/T-Town family; Big Tuck, Tum-Tum, Addiction, Lil Ronnie, Big Tite, Fat B, and Double T. This 2 disc set features tracks Screwed & Chopped by DJ Cap @ Tha Bomb.

Rap Music:

1. Move Along
2. Mr. A-Z
3. Murder on My Mind
4. On And On
5. One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found [Box set] [Original recording remastered]
6. One Thing Remains
7. Parachutes
8. Rearview Mirror
9. Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits [Original recording remastered]
10. Retrospective 1995-2005 [Limited Edition]

Rap Music

rap music

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Music: Symphony 4 E Minor Op 98 / Variations Op 56a

Mise Aux Poings 2001

Letting Go [CD-single] [Import]

Negro Religious Songs and Services

Lili'Uokalani Symphony

Long Time Home From Here

Marcando el Reggaeton

King Biscuit Flower Hour [Live]

New Earth Mud [Import]

Pimp My Girl [CD-single] [Import]

AM to PM

New Orleans Pioneer: Great Original Performances 1923-1941