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Fiend shows why he's one of the more talented soldiers

J. Storm | The Abyss | 05/02/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"On his sophomore album, Fiend mixes things up a little, most notably including only four guest appearances, as opposed to the fifty or so on his last album. On "Ak'n Bad," over a grimy beat, Mystikal steals the show with the fast paced stutter-stop flow he's mastered. "Heart Of A Ghetto Boy" is a subdued track on which Fiend slows his flow to match the sax in the background. The track is a welcome break from the rowdiness of the first six tracks. On "Walk That Line," he totally flips his flow. You gotta listen to it more than once to fully appreciate it. Other standout tracks include "The Rock Show," "Trip To London," and "Waiting On God."
The album could've done without songs like "The Truth Is" and "They Don't Hear Me," as they don't bring anything new to the table. But overall, "Street Life" is one of the better No Limit releases of recent memory."

A disappointment?

D. Hawks | Ohio | 02/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I used to love No Limit. I bought every single CD they released, wack or not. This CD and WWIII were two of the top five No Limit CD's easily, because they were about Fiend and Mac and not No Limit and Beats By The Pound ( which made No Limit what it was, the beats first and the rappers second, until the two previously mentioned CD's.) In truth, the majority of the CD's they released are all worthy of buying again. I just spent about $250.00 buying a bunch of their old CD's that I used to have back in the day and can't find anymore, NO MASTER P CD's! His CD's were disappointments except Last Don and Ghetto Dope. And where can I find TRU with Smokin Green on it instead of the bonus songs??????"

Keep handling your Bizness Mr. Womp Womp

headdogg | New Orleans, LA | 12/09/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Sleepy-Eyed Jones done did it again! Fiend has always been one of my favorite artist on the No Limit label, not only because i know him personally, but because he has possessed the talent and the drive to make it out of the hard streets and into the music industry. Plus I can feel his music, because I know where he is coming from when he says something about the death of his older brother. Street Life is an album that surprised me! It is nothing like it was expected to be. Fiend is so much on the hip-hop level that I almost forgot that he is from New Orleans. But don't get me wrong, I am not saying that he doesn't represent The Crescent City because you know that he will always do that. But he goes in a different direction on this album. Beats by the Pound hooks him up with the funky, trunk rattling, beats that make it easy to nodd your head to this album. Twelve out of seventeen of the songs are written and performed by Fiend and that is a plus for him. If a rapper can't do an album by himself, then i figure he shouldn't be in the rap game. I am not saying there is something wrong with helping other artist by introducing them on your album or giving the people a little taste of what to expect from an artist, but having a whole album, with your name on the cover, but you only have two songs written and performed by only you. Come on, is that really showing your talent? By me saying this, I am not trying to hate on any other single rapper or duo, I am speaking in general to the whole industry from a listeners perspective. I like to buy a CD to hear what this rapper can do, not everyone else. But once again, there is nothing wrong with having your fellow label mates or anybody else doing a special appearence to help you or them out."