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Pitbull - Rebelution
| Ew |
| The most, er, ''rebelutionary'' thing about this Miami rapper's latest album is the way he brightens this round of Spanglish club tracks with a sparkly new electro-pop influence, as heard on his current radio hit ''I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).'' Genre explorations aside, Pitbull himself remains much the same as ever: a charmer in two languages who can't stop himself from indulging in sexist posturing. If you ignore those gratuitous lyrics, though, you'll find Pitbull's catchiest set yet. B–...full text |
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It's truly refreshing to hear a rapper who doesn't need to equate himself to the '90s titans. "R.I.P., uh, Big and Pac," Pitbull rhymes on "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)." "That, he's not, but damn he's hot." Pitbull's not a bad rapper -- he has a strong rhythmic pocket, laced with Spanish ad libs that could make a Minuteman blush. But Pitbull's a better party starter, and he knows it. His latest album "Rebelution" is a lighter affair than 2007's "The Boatlift" and 2006's politically-tinged "El Mariel"; it's rife with aspirant bangers in every au courant flavor. Singles like "I Know You Want Me" and "Hotel Room Service" have been as unkillable on radio as Michael Myers is in the "Halloween" franchise. That's a net positive for pop music -- both are saucy, absurd floor-fillers you can practically feel breathing down your neck. But Pitbull's run-up success might make the release of "Rebelution" something of an afterthought now. The record's top-heavy, with the back end succumbing to sodden tracks like "Juice Box" and the rote absent-parents lament "Daddy's Little Girl."...full text |
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| On the mistitled Rebelution, rapper Pitbull takes a cue from his homeboy Flo Rida and dives headfirst into the lucrative world of ultra-slick Miami club-rap. The only stories of boat people found here are the kind about people who own yachts, and while the Cuban-American's songs of freedom are sorely missed, nothing in the man's back catalog could fill a dancefloor as quickly as the tech-house stunner "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)." Same could said of the futuristic booty music "Krazy" with Lil Jon or "Hotel Room Service," which triple mashes an old-school hit ("Rapper's Delight"), a 2 Live Crew classic ("One and One"), plus a house music giant (the Nightcrawlers' "Push the Feeling On"). Problem is, when it doesn't work, it is borderline obnoxious, worst being when "Girl" beats a trashy, groan-worthy joke into the ground (heard repeatedly is "Mama, you bi?" "No, I'm 'tri.' I'll try anything"). The only relief comes in the form of the overgrown interlude "Dope Ball" ("The law is like referees/They can get bought") plus the two calmer closing tracks that slowly ease the listener down. Even if it's not the most persuasive mood album, once the party has kicked into high gear Rebelution will certainly keep it going....full text |
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