Search - J-Kwon :: Hood Hop

Angie C. from SEASIDE, CA
Reviewed on 5/31/2007...

This Cd and case are in Great Condition.

1-1/2 stars -- Just download "Tipsy"

Anthony Rupert | Milwaukee, WI | 07/06/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Well, reviewer Kyle really summed up the feel of this album pretty well, but anyway, I looked all over this site, and I have to ask...are there any REAL reviews for this album? I'm not trying to downgrade anyone, but most of these reviews are one-sentence and are either one-star or five-stars -- and separate reviewers are literally posting the same review at least four times. That's really annoying.



But I digress. I was surprised when I first heard that J-Kwon was performing on the season finale of Saturday Night Live. He came out and performed "Tipsy", which I think is a guilty pleasure (even though we all know it should have been called "Clipse-y"). And he did put on a good show, so I decided to see what his album was like. And I'm sorry I did.



"Tipsy" is the only song worth listening to on the whole album. Everything else is horrendous, like "Welcome to Tha Hood" and the disgusting title track. And things definitely don't get better when he brings aboard wack guest stars like the St. Lunatics ("IC IC" -- without Nelly, I might add) and Jermaine Dupri ("My Enemies"). And that song really felt like Jermaine Dupri featuring J-Kwon (J-Kwon is only in one verse; not even the chorus).



I also wonder how long it took for J-Kwon to come up with some of these lyrics. Several of the choruses suck, like the confusing "Parking Lot": "MF this/MF that/F that b/F that cat/Let's get high in the parking lo". And "U Ain't Gotta Like Me" (which is a phrase I'm definitely coining) has the lazy chorus: "You ain't gotta like me/I ain't gotta like you/And I ain't gotta like you/You ain't gotta like me".



There are still some MORE trite efforts, like the obligatory hard-times-growing-up track "They Ask Me", and the obligatory honey-sings-the-chorus track "You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah -- why is it always a woman whom no one has ever heard of?). And calling "Underwear" unlistenable would be an understatement. And the last track, "Morning Light", has him asking the Lord for forgiveness for his sins, and here's a thought...maybe a song like that shouldn't have swearing in it? And maybe the copy of the CD I have is inferior or something, because that song is over eight minutes long, but after four minutes or so there's just space. I thought there would be a hidden track or something following it, but there isn't; it's just space.



Hood Hop is definitely an album that will make my "worst albums of 2004" guide at the end of the year. As far as J-Kwon is concerned, you should just follow the advice I stated in my review title.



Anthony Rupert"

Completely embarrassing to Hip-Hop

Michael J Terry | STL | 05/25/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Big surprise.
First of all, this album sounds like everything else on the market right now.
So normally I wouldn't even waste my time listening or writing a review.
Then I came across an interview where J-Kwon admitted he didn't know who Raekwon was.
Pitiful.
Rappers like this little punk don't deserve to hold a microphone, much less make an album. He doesn't even know about the pioneers that came before him.
Sad.
I would recommend that nobody buy this album and stop supporting garbage music that is catered to 12-year-old girls, but I bet half of you don't know who Raekwon is either."