Search - Bone Crusher :: Attenchun! [Limited Edition w/ Bonus Dvd]

Milquetoast Millicent

Jason J. | 12/28/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Before adopting the silly stage name "Bone Crusher," the young Millicent Purejoy delighted fans in his hometown of Sioux City, Iowa, with his sultry chanteuserie and charming pasquinaderie every Wednesday night at the Pink Dandelion Playhouse on 64th St. That was ten years ago, when vamping and voguing was all the rage. Now the frilly chiffon smocks have been put away and the eyeliner and lip gloss have been wiped off and a much older, angrier, scarier Mr. Purejoy has emerged to take the world of rap by storm. The transformation is nothing short of astonishing. Who would ever believe that this aggressive, posturing "thug" currently basking in the gangsta limelight was once the saucy young dandy who set all of Sioux City's "bachelor" hearts a-flutter? Would all those older gentlemen who clawed and scratched their way to his dressing room still wish to vie for his favors? My guess is Yes, they would, these distinguished pillars of the community being no strangers to the thrill of rough-trade menace. But young Millicent--sorry, I mean "Bone Crusher"--has moved on to greener, more remunerative pastures in the burgeoning "rap" genre. We at the Pink Dandelion wish him well and hope that he remembers us fondly, even as we understand that he can never acknowledge his former friends or admit to his previous profession. Sigh."

King Konggggggggggggggg!

Enlightened | Atlanta Georgia | 05/26/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

""So I'm outside of the club and he think I'm a PUNK!!!" Screams Bonecrusher on the riot inducing southern twanged anthem. But a person would have to be seriously smoking something to start anything with this guy. He is HUGE. Figuratively and literally. Bonecrusher's anthem has exploded as more than a regional hit...but a national phenomenon. They pumping this thang up north and in the wild wild west and even in Canada. His signature `KING KONGGGGG!" does him justice because this guy is ready to take over your city and crush anybody in his way. This guy has tons of charisma and is crunk to the fullest with his energy filled beats and infectious choruses but he is only average lyrically. That's quite alright with me though because his forte' is music you can ride to, music you can party to, music you can fight to. Other than `Never Scared', the crunk anthems "Puttin In Work", Back Up, For the Streets, and Lane to Lane should keep it hype. The next single though should DEFINITELY be Grippin The Grain. The beat is just gangsta and the intro is priceless...it'll get you rowdy that's for sure.Don't go thinking the album is all crunk anthems though. `Hate Ourselves' feat. Goodie Mob ( YES Goodie Mob) is arguably the best song on the album. An uplifting song about hate against ourselves "All I want to do is give love/ but all day whodies mean mug/ so it brings out the thug in me/ and all I want is my family with me" Soulful productions and soulful chorus as Big Gipp, T-Mo, and Khujo get busy on the mic. `Ghetto Song' is more of that type of flava that is about hope and seeing the light in the dark ghettos of America. `The Wall" is also about the struggle of poverty even if it is more of a singing type thang.Bonecrusher has the goods on this album to convert some anti-south fans and the fans of southern music will definitely be feeling this effort. Recommended."

2-1/2 stars -- Talkin' loud but ain't saying nuttin'

Anthony Rupert | Milwaukee, WI | 01/30/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I looked at one of my favorite hip-hop websites and it listed the 5 most overrated songs of 2003, and at the top of the list was "Never Scared". Then I looked at a few people's guides and they listed Bone Crusher as being the most overrated RAPPER of 2003. I think both of those are pretty accurate.Why? Well, you'd understand if you listened to the album. I wouldn't necessarily call Bone Crusher's rhymes garbage, but they're not all that great either. And the album's introduction, which is the SECOND track (I still can't figure that one out), has Jermaine Dupri hyping Bone up, saying that he's representing the South, that he and his clique are "never scared", blah, blah, blah. Like Bone Crusher is the first rapper out of Atlanta or something?It's hard to tell this is a debut album anyway because, as so often is the case, there are way too many guest stars on here (even in the interludes), and most of the time it's people that no one has ever heard of. Songs like "Gettin' It (Get Dat Money)" and "It's Me" are nothing special, and rapper Chyna Whyte doesn't make things better in the aforementioned song with lines like: "Ima ride till I can't ride/Drink till I can't drink/Flow till I can't flow/Blow till I can't blow." I have no idea what's going on in "The Wall", and "Ghetto Song" and "Peaches & Cream" sound like last-minute songs.When Bone has known guest stars, things get better...well, somewhat. "Never Scared" is okay, and it's nice that it features the underrated Killer Mike, but I wasn't that impressed with T.I. (not that I ever AM). And the Goodie-Mob assisted "Hate Ourselves" is a little iffy; furthermore, the "new" Goodie Mob (sans Cee-lo) singing the chorus just doesn't work as well.Most of these songs are hard to enjoy anyway because of Bone's overstated rhyme style: the SCREAMING. If he had some better rhymes, that might be all right. And the few times he's NOT screaming, he sounds like a clone of Ja Rule or Caddillac Tah, I'm not sure which. And another thing, whoever produced this album needs to step their game up, because a lot of these songs have similar beats.I think Bone Crusher got signed to So So Def only because JD wanted somebody on the label who's older than HE is. But anyway, this album really isn't that impressive. It's probably still okay to bump in your ride, but I'll wait till his next album to hear some really dope stuff.Anthony Rupert"