Instrumental Series???
Andrew R. Patton | Columbus, OH United States | 09/29/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is something of a mixed bag. I liked Pete Rock's installment in this series, and someday I'm gonna get around to picking up Jazzy Jeff's. I like the musical aspects of this album but the vocals definitely leave something to be desired. Though Will.I.Am tries very hard to be avant-garde and something different than commercial West Coast rap, most of the vocal tracks still have that sound. He'll take a bangin' beat and throw simplistic, over-repetitive vocals on them, and so the results are not satisfying. The track with Madd Dogg is just plain awful. Most of the instrumental tracks are great, but my other main complaint about this CD is that many of the good instrumentals are very short, and end just when you're getting into them. This is a decent CD, but in my opinion it would have been much better if some of the vocal tracks were removed and the short instrumentals were expanded. Too much posturing and not enough creativity do not add up to a great album."
Great cd period.10 millions strong beats r us!
10/22/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Man this has to one the best cds ever. I never really listened to the black eyed peas to much but I check this cd out and it takes hip hop to another level."