Maino's 2nd album is another solid 4 star one
G$ | B-More, MD | 07/06/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"9 months since his debut "The One And Only" (also a strong 4 star album), Maino returns with another solid album. This one has a little more commercial appeal to it, but he still has his street tracks and nice delivery, that made me like him when I first heard him back in 2005 on some mixtapes. This one has 14 songs, 2 are classics, 3 are ok, the other 9 are good, a few being real good songs. You get deep songs, some street gangsta/hustling tales, and a few radio friendly one's on here. Guests aren't too heavy, rapping on 2 songs and doing the hook on about 5. Production is pretty good as well. GQ Beats, Versatile & Dilemma, Mista Raja all do 2 songs, Swizz Beats, Da Beatstaz, Blast Off, Just BLaze, Justice LEague, Mush Milllions, Chris Styles, Charlemagne all do 1 song. A nice album to have from a very talented rapper.
#1 - 8.5 (f/ Swizz Beats -- upbeat track)
#3 - 9 (f/ Push Montana -- nice beat)
#4 - 8.5 (f/ Bradd Young)
#5 - 9 (f/ BG -- nice beat)
#7 - 7 (f/ T-Pain)
#8 - 8
#10 - 8
#11 - 6
#12 - 8.5
#14 - 9
#15 - 7.5
#16 - 8 (f/ Trey Songs)
#17 - 10 (CLASSIC -- deeper song with tight beat)
#19 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great beat -- f/ Jimmy Starnes)
Jermaine Coleman -- Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, NY
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