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| Ew |
 Time can fly when you're in a haze, and somehow 10 years have elapsed since fun-loving stoners Method Man and Redman teamed up for their collaborative album Blackout! Not to worry. Hip-hop's own Cheech and Chong boast chemistry that's as powerful as ever on Blackout! 2, this belated follow-up. They trade pop culture jokes and sly bluster over sturdy boom-bap beats as if East Coast rap's late-'90s renaissance never ended. Now, if only they could get the ball rolling on the long-promised sequel to their 2001 cinematic masterwork, How High... B+...full text |
| Nytimes |
| Lionel Richie is a one-man service economy through much of “Just Go,” his solicitous new album. He wants to make sure you’re comfortable, fulfilled and secure in his devotion. “I am not okay/Unless you’re okay,” he declares in one ballad, “I’m Not Okay.” On the lightly Caribbean-flavored title track — produced by Akon and now on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart — he sings, “I’m here to take that stress from you.” Then he offers to cook a meal, make the bed and spirit you by sailboat to the Bahamas, where he’ll make good on the promise of a massage. “You” in this case is a placeholder for Mr. Richie’s core demographic, which skews overwhelmingly female, and generally older than any of his kids. But if that makes “Just Go” a textbook adult-contemporary album, it also lends credible emotional footing to the songs. It’s one reason that Mr. Richie doesn’t sound out of his element singing on tracks provided by contemporary R&B hit makers, complete with up-to-the-minute production....full text |
| Vibe |
| Redman and Method Man are stuck in time. It's been 10 years since the outsized rap personalities joined forces for Blackout! (Def Jam). A decade, a handful of solo albums, and some memorable acting credits later, a question looms: Do they have anything left in the tank? Blackout! 2 is a weed-infused “Yes.” Kicking things off with the grungy intro “BO2,” America’s most blunted end the song with some familiar call-and-response mic camaraderie: Meth answers, “Underground rap…” to Red’s, “That's what you hearing,” and together they yell, “Middle finger up like, ‘Fuck y'all feelings!’" Blackout! 2 is an album with few concessions. The foundation is production from old faithfuls like Erick Sermon (“Dangerous MCees”) and Rockwilder (“Hey Zulu”), as well as fresh blood like Vinny Idol (“How About Dat”) and Swiff D (“Errbody Scream”). Each producer helps to create an overall mood that’s not quite as dark as its predecessor—the RZA is notably absent—but nevertheless playfully bangs. Red and Meth never stray too far from witty punch lines and their Cheech & Chong-of-rhyme act. On “Dis Iz 4 All My Smokers,” DJ Scratch lifts piercing, melancholic strings for a worthy addition to hip hop’s crowded list of marijuana anthems. Says Meth: “They tried to make me go to rehab, no / Tell my P.O. that I ain’t trying to let the weed bag go / You can catch me in the whip pushing the seats back slow, my chick’s a vegan, that mean she off the meat rack, though.”...full text |
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