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| Nowtoronto |
 On his ninth studio effort, Juvenile proves his veteran status by packing a 19-track album with consistency. While some of his New Orleans ilk have strayed from the region’s classic bounce sound, the lead-off title track assures us that the same old Juve is in the mix. A synth-aided drum line pushes the disc into the Auto-Tune era, while Juvenile maintains his trademark delivery throughout.
He’s strongest when rapping by himself, like on New Orleans Stunna, or when sharing the mic with B.G. and Kango Slim. Things come apart somewhat when he aims for crossover R&B appeal, as on Hands On You and All Over You. But given the number of tracks, you can forgive the occasional experimental flop....full text |
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| Allmusic |
| Shaking off the personal tragedy of losing his four-year-old daughter to gun violence a year earlier, Juvenile’s 2009 effort is just what it says on the cover. Cocky & Confident is also a return to form for the rapper, filled with the street music and club tracks that helped launch his career, along with all the provocative sniping that Juvy always nails. During the opening title track it’s “If you a pitbull/I’m Mike Vick,” while later, during the Dirty South triumph that’s “I’m Out Chere,” it’s the flat-out admittance that “I’m no humanitarian” before some bragging about his gear begins with “All white Guccis like an Aryan.” The bedroom numbers like “Make U Feel Alright” with Kango Slim work just as well, balancing polish and pimp attitude with skill, and while the social commentary found on Reality Check is missed, there’s the overall feeling that Juvy isn’t ready or willing to deal with heavy topics at this point. That’s fine since he actually sounds exhilarated and -- as he declares during the title track -- “reJuvynated” to be getting back to more lighthearted material....full text |
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| Popmatters |
When Reality Check dropped in 2006, Juvenile had been exiled from Cash Money Records and many assumed Juve would have a point to prove. Instead, he went the strip club route with a large collection of generic bangers. Tellingly, it didn’t result in any huge singles outside of his region. As Juvenile unleashes his latest on the public, my main worry after seeing the album art was whether Juvenile was going to attempt to grow as an artist or if his budget would even allow him to. Cocky & Confident opens with a title track that very obviously aspires to approximate Timbaland’s Shock Value style on a tight budget. This is a smart placement for this song because it prepares listeners for one of two albums: an awkward album in which Juvenile tries to do way more than he can, or a boring album in which the production can’t hold up Juvenile rapping about popping bottles and making money.
Thankfully, it’s the latter. I mean don’t get me wrong, Juvenile sounds way too much like Rick Ross on “Gotta Get It” and outside of “Feeling Right”, there is not a legitimately interesting song in this set. But I’m thankful because, despite a lot of generic music and Juvenile obviously trying to appeal to new fanbases in the wake of New Orleans’ changed guard, Juvenile himself is mostly the same person we met up with on Reality Check. So unabashed Juvenile fans will certainly enjoy what this album has to offer. Songs like “Back Back” and “Break It Down” do just enough to remind us what made Juvenile such a dominant force on the radio in the ‘90s and early part of this decade. But most of the time, after hearing 30 seconds of a given song it’s pretty easy to predict where the track’s going....full text |
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