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Underrated

John N. McAndrews | B-More | 01/19/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not gonna tell you that this guy is the second coming of christ, cuz thats what most reviewers do (or tell you that he is straight @$$).



I will say that its crazy that people sleep on Bossman so much. Here in baltimore, he sold 20,000 on the street alone. think about that: no promos, just concerts and cds, and 20,000 people buy your cd. in other words, just about everybody in baltimore knows that bossman is nice, even if they dont have his cd, but nobody outside the city limits has ever heard of him.



well, i can say this much about him. being in baltimore, halfway between north and south, his music sounds like its part northern (with the new york sounding piano and violin samples) and part southern (the bass kicks, the fast ticking drum machines, the mild twang in the voice we have here in baltimore).



lyrically, bossman is totally on point. in terms of complexity, flow, he's at least as good as 80% of the rappers who are getting famous now adays. In terms of realness, hes just to real. He raps about everything, literally. He goes from rapping about relationships with his friends and family, to how people die because of beef, to how he hates how people forget that R. Kelly molested little girls.



The brightest moments on the album are "Off the Record," several minutes of real deep thought, from politics (talks about bush and bill clinton, vote scam in florida in 2000, and the potential for a draft), to life, to death. Great beat.



"Crazy" is also a great cut, with a great beat and solid lyrics. This one is especially introspective; it talks about how he tries to stay away from violence because he needs to be alive and well in order to support his family.



"The Last Dance" is also a great song, with a nice piano beat and the darkest lyrics on the album. the song features two other underground b-more emcees, and all three rhyme about potential situations of death. each rapper has one verse telling a story about their last few hours on earth. the three die by, a- shooting at cops as they try to arrest him, and he dies in the process, b- allowing drug usage to get out of hand and dying under the influence of cocaine and heroin, and c- being set up by a girl and shot in the back.



All in all, the album is very listenable. If you come to b-more and turn on the radio, you might hear "I did it," the single off the album with a good beat and positive lyrics about how people strive to support themselves. As far as baltimore is concerned, this guy gets about as much airplay as Kanye West and 50 cent, but like i said, he is unheard of in the rest of the world. Do this man a favor and check him out. STOP SLEEPING ON BOSSMAN."

What the Game's Been Missin

J*ROC | 08/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I never heard of this cat till about a month ago. He had a track named "Homicide" on a mixtape that i had copped, which is actually a diss record aimed at some poor soul he ripped to pieces. This guy's flow is of the chain. He switch styles with perfection, and just rips apart every last beat given on this album. Even more impressive is that this album is not on a major label, with no heavy producers nor any high profiled featured artist, and his still one of the most bangin albums i heard in a hot minute. He is currently signed under Virgin Records and is still awaiting his major label release of the same title. Whether telling a story or just spittin' hard at the mic, Bossman is just lyrically sick with it. Ain't no doubt that this cat is goin' to be huge.

ONE"

Classic debut

ALLEN B | Baltimore | 11/07/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For what its worth, this album is a classic....Bossman didn't have the luxury of a huge budget to make this album like most rappers signed to major labels do....But the album still sounds very polished...



Bossman is true lyricist...His topics aren't just about money,drugs and hoes...He has many descriptive stories that will hold u captive and take you into the life of a teen growing up in B-More--through his eyes. Bossman has a real nice flow ...I guess you could compare it to Jay Z, altho Bossman certainly doesn't have the wit of a jay Z yet....



Like someone else mentioned, there's no way to really describe the sound of this album in geographic terms...Bmore has never really carved out its own identity in the hip hop world....Bossman style reflects NYC/Philly but their is definately a southern influence....Either way, it makes for a sick combo...



I would recommend this to all fans of real hip hop...Bossman is the Truth!"