Master P's younger brother is at it again. But it's just the same as always. C-Murder is not messing with his uninspired but nonetheless platinum-plated formula. Following the success of his Life or Death and Bossalinie o... more »fferings, C-Murder returns with 23-tracks that are sure to impress his fans, but probably won't convert anyone else. Musical highlights include the heavily Tupac-influenced title track with its reverbed ad-libs and synthesizers. Then there's the guitar and pattering snare of "Forever TRU" and the eerie pianos and keys on "Staring at the Walls." But like his previous efforts the subject matter never leaves the streets. Titles like "Damned If They Murder Me," "They Want My Money," "Hustlin'," and "Young Thugs" speak for themselves. Tracks and musical ideas repeat like broken records. This is gangsta rap, not at its best, but adequate enough for day-to-day bump in your Jeep. But if you're looking for challenging hip-hop, with Trapped in Crime you're definitely looking in the wrong place. --Kenji Jasper« less
Master P's younger brother is at it again. But it's just the same as always. C-Murder is not messing with his uninspired but nonetheless platinum-plated formula. Following the success of his Life or Death and Bossalinie offerings, C-Murder returns with 23-tracks that are sure to impress his fans, but probably won't convert anyone else. Musical highlights include the heavily Tupac-influenced title track with its reverbed ad-libs and synthesizers. Then there's the guitar and pattering snare of "Forever TRU" and the eerie pianos and keys on "Staring at the Walls." But like his previous efforts the subject matter never leaves the streets. Titles like "Damned If They Murder Me," "They Want My Money," "Hustlin'," and "Young Thugs" speak for themselves. Tracks and musical ideas repeat like broken records. This is gangsta rap, not at its best, but adequate enough for day-to-day bump in your Jeep. But if you're looking for challenging hip-hop, with Trapped in Crime you're definitely looking in the wrong place. --Kenji Jasper
CD Reviews
Weird and Ultimately Self-Defeating
Fran Hyatt | East Palo Alto, California | 05/09/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I'm really not sure what to think about this new Gay Gangsta Rap. It seems to me that the whole rap genre itself is inherently hostile to a gay sensibility. I appreciate the effort Bambu Taschiaglou (C-Murder's real name) has put into trying to use rap to make the black gangsta community accept these alternative lifestyles and lovestyles, but the music itself projects a mindset inimical to any sort of tolerance for "Greek" love. Young Mr. Tasciaglou would do better to try his luck with torch ballads or barbershop quartets, perhaps."
Good 3rd album from C
G$ | B-More, MD | 11/30/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"C-Murder returns after 18 months to bring you his 3rd album in as many years. Slightly less quality than his first two but it still is a good album. Only has 3 songs on here that don't feature someone else. Has 3 or 4 songs that I skip and one classic track and one real good one, most are average or pretty good however. Production duties are mostly handled by XL (8 songs) and Ke'noe (5 songs) with a few others contributing most namely Jermaine Dupri and LT Hutton. A good album to have for hardocre rap or southern rap fans.
#5 - 8.5 (f/ Da Brat - good beat done by Jermaine Dupri - upbeat)
#6 - 6 (f/ Fat Joe)
#7 - 9 (f/ Sam & D.I.G.)
#8 - 7.5 (about being in jail)
#9 - 7 (f/ Young Guns - NOT the ones from Roc-A-Fella)
#10 - 5 (f/ Mystikal)
#12 - 10 (classic deeper song -- f/ Silkk the shocker, MAc & Nuance - my favorite on here)
#13 - 7 (f/ Afficial)
#14 - 7.5 (f/ Master P, D.I.G.)
#15 - 6.5 (f/ Magic, Mac, Peaches)
#16 - 9.5 (great song about Hustlin' -- f/ Krazy, Master P - 2nd best song on the album)
#17 - 7
#18 - 8.5 (f/ Holloway, Popeye - about young thugs coming up)
#21 - 7.5 (f/ Mac, Mia X - about bi+che$ who try to take your money)
#22 - 7.5 (f/ Krazy)
#23 - 8 (f/ Magic & Snoop Dogg - also on Snoop "No Limit Top Dogg" album)
#24 - 7 (f/ New 9 & Magic)
Corey Miller -- New Orleans, LA -- B. 3/9/71
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NO LIMIT FOREVER
dawgfatha187 | KILLA KALI | 11/18/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
""TRAPPED IN CRIME" IS DEFINITELY C-MURDER'S TIGHTEST CD. THIS CD HAS ALOT OF TIGHT SONGS, THE BEST ONES ARE "FOREVER TRU", "CONCRETE JUNGLE" WITH SNOOP AND THE L.B.C CREW, "THEY DONT REALLY KNOW YOU" WITH MASTER P AND ERICA FOX, "RIDE" WITH SAM AND D.I.G., "YOUNG THUGS" WITH POPEYE AND HOLLOWAY, "DOWN 4 MY N'S" WITH SNOOP AND MAGIC, AND "STREET THUGS" WITH NEW-9 AND MAGIC. I THINK THIS CD IS BETTER THAN "BOSSALINIE" AND "LIFE OR DEATH", IT AINT THE BEST NO LIMIT CD BUT IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT! SO BUY THIS ALBUM, PEACE OUT."
Excellent cd
New Customer | 09/23/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is probably C-Murder's best album yet! Too Much Noise is my favorite song from it but the other songs that I like on here are Concrete Jungle, How A Thug Like It, Want Beef, Ride, Staring At The Walls, On Da Block, What You Bout, Where Do We Go, NL Iggaz, That Calliope, They Want My Money, Down For My N's(which is the exact same song from Snoop Dogg's album No Limit Top Dogg), and Street Thugs. Thug In Yo Life is an ok song, but the beat is kinda weak. Oh yeah, and the Otis Commercial and the Interlude right after it are hilarious! If I had a choice I would give this album 4.5 stars but I can only give it 4. If you don't believe me, go check this album out today and see for yourself!"
ONE OF C-MURDER'S BEST
MICHAEL TAYLOR | RICHMOND, VA USA | 05/26/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"THIS IS ONE OF NO LIMIT'S LAST GOOD CDS. THIS ALBUM CAME AT A TIME WHEN NO LIMIT WAS JUST BEGINNING TO GO UNDER. BUT, THIS CD HAS TO BE POSSIBLY EVEN WHAT MAY BE THE LAST GOOD NO LIMIT CD. ON THIS CD, C-MURDER RAPS WITH FIERCE INTENSITY ON TRACKS LIKE ''DOWN FOR MY N***AZ'', ''WHERE DO WE GO'', ''TOO MUCH NOISE'', AND ''WHAT YOU BOUT''. FOR ANYONE THAT LIKES C-MURDER, I DEFINITELY RECCOMEND THAT YOU GO OUT AND BUY THIS CD. THIS CD WAS ONE OF THE LAST CDS THAT C-MURDER RELEASED BEFORE GOING TO JAIL ON SOME MURDER CHARGES."
Track Listings (24) - Disc #1