Search - Ruff Ryders :: The Redemption, Vol. 4

(0 Stars!) Ryde or Die? These Folks Buried Themselves Years

Charles L. Hubbert | Milwaukee, WI | 09/07/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"The year is 1999 and you are the newest sound to the hip-hop industry. Everybody is looking for the newest breed of urban street poets to break onto the scene. The rap world is now embracing everybody from everywhere with open arms to fill the void left from the demise of two of the greatest rappers alive. Enter DMX, Eve, The Lox, and the fresh sounds of Swizz Beatz to make everything in the East Coast (and hip-hop in general) right again. They have the hottest production, the newest sounds...it's almost miraculous on how this one sound would dominate the close of the century. Fast forward to today, and most of these very same Ruff Ryders and their music are as reliable as their condom counterparts of the same name.



Redemption, Vol. 4 rightfully drops the "Ryde or Die" slogan as these Ruff Ryders have long buried themselves with horrible solo efforts and subsequent sequels to their modestly successful debut collection. Even DMX has gotten himself as obsolete as his long-time rival Ja Rule. The Lox lost their credibility as a group when they pissing and moaning about Bad Boy and practically begging to be released from their contracts to run to Ruff Ryders organization exclusively. With Redemption, Vol. 4, it's gotten to the point where nobody cares anymore...and for good reason. What used to be the newest hottest production has now found its way into the land of the lost.



Besides the occasionally blessings of Jadakiss and Styles P on the opening tracks, and the signature bark of DMX, this collection is nothing but a sorry attempt at resurrecting the non-existent career of Drag-On and the introductions of even more people as wack as him, namely Kartoon, Flashy, and countless others. They even go as far as to find a female rapper impersonating Eve to fill in as the First Lady probably knew better not to travel down the road that had long since ended. The album was not even listenable and fails miserably at trying to "redeem" any of the former glory the camp used to retain in its prime."

Worst Album Ever

M. Jacobson | Armonk, NY | 01/02/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I'm surprised anybody could like this CD. Not only is this the worst of the 4 volumes, this could possibly be one of the worst produced albums of all time.



All the beats sound the same, all corny, fake, synthesized, no samples. There's not one thing unique about the production, nothing that inspires you or hooks you in.



To make matters worse they laced reggaeton songs in there and track 18 is thrown in as a "bonus" but it only pisses you off because it makes you feel like they don't give a damn about what they're doing.



DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"