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About time they make a good R&B and Hip-Hop CD!

Buddhaful | MI | 05/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is what I've been waiting for. Instead of waiting forever to see if the regular Now or Totally Hits are any good, they come out with Off The Hook. The great thing about the CD is that there is only 1 song I can't stand, most the time it's half the CD. My favorites include Aaliyah "More Than A Woman", Naughty By Nature & 3LW "Feels Good", and Joe's "Let's Stay Home Tonight". Now to review the songs:1. JD & Ludacris - Welcome To Atlanta - Not a bad song but both JD and Ludacris have had better. 3/52. B2K - Uh Huh - These guys are trying way too hard to be popular. But this song is pretty good. 3/53. Jagged Edge feat. Nas - I Got It 2 - I think it was about time for Jagged Edge to come out with another single. 3.5/54. Lil Bow Wow - Take Ya Home - He annoys me so much, he's not ghetto. He's only 12. WORST SONG ON CD. 0/55. Aaliyah - More Than A Woman - Aaliyah always makes great music. She is my favorite artist ever. God bless. BEST SONG ON CD. 1,000,000/56. Mystikal - Boucin' Back - I really like this song, one of his best. 5/57. Joe - Let's Stay Home Tonight - Have you seen the music video for this? "Better Days" is a really good album. 5/58. Jennifer Lopez & Ja Rule - I'm Real (Remix) - I still think I'm the only one who likes the original version better. 3/59. Nas - One Mic - Not bad but not his best. I'll still listen to it. 3.5/510. Glenn Lewis - Don't You Forget It - I think Glenn is really talented by he's being held back by his material. 3.5/511. Ruff Endz - Someone To Love You - I don't listen to this one much but it's still a hot track. 3.5/512. Keke Wyatt feat. Avant - Nothing In This World - This song is really beautiful. Both Keke and Avant have unlimited potential. 5/513. City High - City High Anthem - City High blends well with each other. Good song. 4.5/514. India.Arie - Video - Even though she was robbed of a win at the Grammies I'm glad she got nominated. 4.5/515. Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You - The thinsg I wish is that I didn't hear this song sooner. 4/516. Janet Jackson feat. Missy Elliot - Son Of A Gun - Definately my favorite Janet song. I was hoping it would be on Now 9 but it could always be on Now 10. 5/517. N.E.R.D. - Lapdance - Okay song but they work better with other artists. 2.5/518. Mr. Cheeks - Lights, Camera, Action! - Funny name, cool song. The beats are real hot. 4.5/519. Petey Pablo - Raise Up - I respect him but don't like most his music. 2.5/520. Naughty By Nature & 3LW - Feels Good - I love 3LW and to see them work with Naughty By Nature is just awesome. Great way to end the CD. 5/5Now definately redeemed itself after running really thin of Hip-Hop and R&B on the past couple Nows. I definately think you should get this CD if you like this type of music. They certainly weren't cheap when picking out the songs. Pick this up."

I am very into Hip-Hop and R&B, so...

I. Allison | 06/26/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this is the CD for me. I am going to give a review of each song by itself down below, and most of these songs are good, but one doesn't blend well with the other as you will see later in my review. The really good ones are "One Mic," by Nas, "I'm Real (Remix)" J-Lo and Ja Rule, "Welcome 2 Atlanta" by Ludacris and Jermaine Dupri, and I also like songs by N.E.R.D., Naughty By Nature, India.Arie, Mystikal, and so on...here is my review below.1. Welcome 2 Atlanta - This is a hot track to begin on, and it is a hot track period. Ludacris does a great job of rapping on this song, better than Rollout and Saturday (Ooh Ooh!) Also, JD does a good job. Could've been longer though. Listen to this, "cops see me flick my..." Okay, Ludacris, great job and great person to do a song with. One of my favorites aside from Nas. 5/52. Uh Huh - This song will be featured on Now 10 (see the website for the tracklisting.) It is pretty good, I guess. Weird rap lyrics, but better than "Gots Ta Be." 3/53. I Got It 2 - Love the rapping by Nas, very clever talking about the astrology lyrics. Cool song, and it does a great job blending with Lil' Bow Wow's track next. It is a good song, so next track....blends great, as I said before. (this track's rating is) 4/54. Take Ya Home - Oh, not him! Although it is actually okay, and I MEAN okay, it is still like the 2nd worst track on the CD. Bounce With Me was stupid, this is better, wierd beat, ABSOLUTELY no radio airplay, thank goodness, and this has a very wierd beginning. Could have been shorter though. Sorry, Bow Wow hatas, but I am beginning to like this song (some parts.) Some parts are stupid, were stupid, WILL remain stupid. 3/55. More Than A Woman - Played on the radio a lot, but that doesn't matter much, because that was good honoring the death of Aaliyah. Hey, did you know this was also on Now 10 coming out on July 23. 3/5 (sorry, Aaliyah, not the best. Rest in peace.)6. Bouncin' Back - Pretty good song. The chorus isn't the best, but I like his rapping. Not the best instruments. 4/57. Let's Stay Home Tonight - Ooh, great song. Love it! Nice chorus and also great lyrics. Really nice. 5/58. I'm Real (Remix) - Wierd how they started...in the beginning. Great song though, overplayed, but a great chorus. 5/59. One Mic - I love this song, don't love it when he gets angry though, wierd compared to the softer parts of the song. Like it how he talks about God (I'm a Christian.) Is it better than Ludacris & Jermaine Dupri?? 5/510. Don't You Forget It - Good song, not excellent but likeable. 4/511. Someone to Love You - Good song, also, better than Don't You Forget It. Nice chorus. 4.5/512. Nothing In This World - Kind of forgettable. Not the best track out of the R&B starting with 10. Probably the worst of 10-12 also. 2.5/513. City High Anthem - Okay song, good message. 3/514. Video - Nice song. I like the chorus of this song and even though I have never actually fully listened to it it is a good song. A lot of the grade for the chorus, though. 4/515. Wish I Didn't Miss You - Not a great track, and I haven't listened to much of it either. 2.5/516. Son of A Gun - Not really a fan of Missy or Janet, but I like this song and the rapping by Missy. I like it how she says you know at the end of a few lines. Not great chorus. Is this a remake? 4/517. Lapdance - Nice, cool song. It's rockish, but it's just kind of rap. 4/518. Lights, Camera, Action! - Yes, we've all heard it from Now 9. But a good song, but does not blend with N.E.R.D. 4.5/519. Raise Up - Wierd instrumentals, and a good song though. He, like Ja Rule, has a scratchy voice for rapping, but a different scratchy voice. 3.5/520. Feels Good - Great song that I haven't heard on the radio. Nice work on the rapping. 4.5/5Good CD. Pick it up if you like rap and hip-hop."

Are they really off tha hook?

Nick | Louisville, KY United States | 05/28/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"to see if these are hits i compiled a list of the songs and their peak position on the billboard hot 100 chart.1. Jermaine Dupri & Ludacris - Welcome To Atlanta - #302. B2K - Uh Huh - #373. Jagged Edge feat. Nas - I Got It 2 - --HASNT CHARTED YET4. Lil Bow Wow - Take Ya Home - #725. Aaliyah - More Than A Woman--#256. Mystikal - Boucin' Back - #317. Joe - Let's Stay Home Tonight - #598. Jennifer Lopez & Ja Rule - I'm Real (Remix) - #1 for 5 weeks9. Nas - One Mic - #4310. Glenn Lewis - Don't You Forget It - #3011. Ruff Endz - Someone To Love You -HASNT CHARTED12. Keke Wyatt feat. Avant - Nothing In This World - #?13. City High - City High Anthem - (what would you do?) - #814. India.Arie - Video - #4915. Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You - #82
16. Janet Jackson feat. Missy Elliot - Son Of A Gun -#2817. N.E.R.D. - Lapdance - HASNT CHARTED18. Mr. Cheeks - Lights, Camera, Action! - #1519. Petey Pablo - Raise Up - #2220. Naughty By Nature & 3LW - Feels Good - #60ishhope this was helpful!"