"This CD is not worth buying. Rappers are getting away with making CD's that dont mean anything for a long time. It feels like the Rhymes were never drafted.
These is typical of Jay-Z.
This CD is the type of CD that you will listen to for a week, maybe a month and let someone barrow it and never ask for it again.
These guys have no care for who buys there cds as long as they make a dollar, they dont care what they say or do. The CD was rushed with no thought put into it.
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Average
Musac Critic | 12/03/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"This album isn't really effective in many ways. You can tell from the opening track "THE RETURN" that it is going to be a cheesy album. Most of the arrangement lack something that is character of Jay-Z arrangements as well as R-Kelly arrangements. The one arrangement that sounds R.Kellyish is "FEELING YOU IN STEREO", and it is rather boring and prolonged compared to traditional R.Kelly. On that specific track Jay-Z just isn't necessary. "BIG CHIPS" and "PRETTY GIRLS" are the two best tracks, and "BIG CHIPS" lacks within its arrangements. This album just seems rushed and mediocre all over. 2.5 stars. Average."
Business that could have stayed unfinished
Person | across the street | 11/16/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"What happended here? All of these rap songs are elementary. How much time did it take to make this album? A couple of days? It's horrible. However, Big Chips is a great dance tune, but other then that, it's s***! Get real, this is truly business that should have been stayed unfinished.
P.S. Jay-Z is making more albums! This one, and the one with Linkin Park. I think the retirement thing was a lie."
Same Weakness as the best of both worlds
Mikey C. | Norman, Oklahoma | 11/04/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"What can I say? Jay-Z came weak and R. Kelly is weak....No more of these types of albums need to happen....I mean the beef between them 2 and the tour and now this album its a waste of time and money....go ahead and get ya bootleg copy cause it aint worth more than ya 5 bucks.....holla"
Throw Back Tracks
Tony B. | Jax. FL | 11/16/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Yo everything on this album sounds EXACTLY like what these 2 clowns were putting out 2 years ago with " Best of both Worlds ". It's like they had some tracks left over, and decided to try and pass it off as new sh*t. For one...Hov said he wasn't fu*ckin' with R.Kelly, yet as soon as the slight chance to make money was brought into play, they're all of a sudden the best of pals touring together and sh*t. WHACK !! I didn't buy this crap, and I didn't waste my money on the concert. This album is TRASH ! Then...BIG SURPRISE...There's contraversy between the two super stars. NO SH*T !!! Now Kelly is trying to get 75 million dollars claiming someone pulled a knife on him. LAME !!! Bottom line...this album is garbage IMO. Peace..."