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Disappointing

Christopher Huckeby | 10/06/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I didn't always like hip hop. As a matter of fact, at one point, I used to not even consider it music. Then someone slipped me "Still Standing". It was like my eyes opening and seeing for the first time. They were actually saying something. These were 4 MC's, held together by ideals and talent. The beats were sophisticated, and the rhymes were amazing. My eyes opened. I quickly bought Soul Food, which was more raw than Still Standing, but equally excellent. Very quickly, I became completely immersed in hip hop. Mos Def, Dead Prez, Common, Outkast, Public Enemy, The Liks, Hyrogliphics, Ultramagnetic MC's, Black Star, Rakim, Pete Rock and Cl Smooth. The Roots, The Coup, Pharoah Monche, the list just goes on and on and on. All of the sudden, hip hop was dominating this goth boys record collection.From that standpoint, this album is just bad. The beats sound more like the No Limit stuff than Organized Noise. The lyrical Content, is awful. This is the sound of 4 men making a decision to make an album that will sell units. Out side from the excellent "Chain Swang", this album is mediocre in every way shape and form. Listening to these guys betray their roots is painful, mainly because as my introduction to Hip Hop, I consider them the fathers of my love for the music. It's been a few years now, and Cee Lo made an Amazing album. I hope these guys can find their way back together, and make more amazing music together, because if Wold Party is the final chapter to the Goodie Mob, then it is a sad story of how good music can be ignored."

The World Aint Partyin'

Nuisance | Miami | 06/12/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I know that Soul Food and Still Standing were classics but I also know that this album is mainstream garbage. Its never a good look to hear rappers whose songs had social and political commentary on them make an album like this but I dont blame them. I blame Arista records and L.A Greed. The Good: The D-dot produced Chain Swang is pretty dope(and so is the remix with Xzibit)and Rebuilding reminds you of the Goodie Mob that once was. Fie Fie Delish and All A's are great tracks too. The Bad: World Party is corny as hell but what do you expect when you sample Lionel Richie. Street Corner is as boring as it gets. TLC(Rip Left Eye)join Goodie Mob on the lackluster club effort What It Aint(Ghetto Enuff). The Ugly: Get Rich To This is the worst record that Goodie Mob has ever made and I seem to be the only one who realizes that. The Dip and Cutty Buddy are tied when it comes to awful sounding garbage and Just Do It is the most obvious rush job track on this album.

Bottom Line: Goodie Mob's World Party is their worst album ever. Even that mediocre album One Monkey Dont Stop No Show(whatever it was called) wasnt as bad as this one. The production was tame, the lyrics were hohum and T-Mo becomes the U-God of this Wu Tang Clan(surprise?) The sad thing about this album is that some youngster is going to hear it and think that this is the best that Goodie Mob has to offer, ignorant of the fact that superb albums like Soul Food and Still Standing exist. Dont blame Goodie Mob for this album blame the record label and that lowlife bottom feeder record executive that told them that they need to make songs about getting dome."