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Point Blank never disappoints!

Morten Flobakk | Oslo Norway | 08/03/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Point Blank is one of Hip Hop's best kept secret outside the South, and that is a shame because he is a truly gifted lyricist. His voice and style is unique, no matter who's track you're listening to, you'll recognize him when he blesses the track with a verse, like a Method Man of the south. After releasing three incredible albums and a lot of guest appearances on other rapper's projects I hope this album, his fourth, will make PB blow up worldwide. I have to say that this is the freshest album I've heard out of Houston this year. PB continues with the style and lyrics that we all love and manages to update his production to a 2000-level without sounding like a pioneer using new copycat producers to appeal to the club audience. You have the South Park style shining throughout the whole album. I'm not sure which is my favorite track but the guitar-laced Southside Groovin is a strong candidate. As always the album has a posse track where every rapper in the SPC drops a rhyme. These tracks are often a bit boring, but Slipped Into A Coma part II is great. There is one thing that annoys me with a lot of rap albums these days and that's the use of previously released tracks on rapper's new albums. If the tracks are used on compilations it's OK, but I think it's a sin to use tracks from your own albums just to make the back sleeve read "18 cuts" or more. Unfortunately this is the case here as well. I'll say it's OK to make a new version of High With The Blanksta and R U Ready 2 Die including new verses and guest rappers, and it's OK to make a remix of I Wish from the Wrekless Klan album. But it's not OK to include tracks from the former album no matter how great they were! That's why I give this CD four stars and not five. But after all I love this CD. Point Blank has the skills and lyrics to brighten up any day and he does so on this album. If you're an old PB fan you can't go wrong with this one and if you've never heard of him or are just looking for a great down South album this is the one to buy."