Hell Hath No Fury Image
  • Summary: This long-delayed second album for Virginia brothers Malice and Pusha T was produced in full by The Neptunes.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 29
  2. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. There's not an ounce of fat here. What's left reaffirms the Neptunes' credentials as fearless sonic innovators - eradicating the memory of Pharrell Williams' underwhelming recent solo album at a stroke - and fast-tracks Clipse into the pantheon of great rap lyricists.
  2. Hell Hath No Fury is as lyrically kaleidoscopic as it is conceptually monochrome. Track after track flays the central theme, but with such consistently inventive language it seems almost churlish to dwell on its moral bankruptcy.
  3. 60
    The stark beats are the best Hugo and Williams have built in years. But its themes--dealing, girls--require more lyrical innovation to compel. [Feb 2007, p.105]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 100
  2. Negative: 9 out of 100
  1. caml
    10
    Ridiculous lyrics that really give you a ripe image of gangster glory in your mind. Pusha-T and Malice are, quite honestly, the most underrated MCs of our time. And the Neptunes' simple, dark and artistic beats provide the perfect backdrop for the themes of the album. Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. blakK
    5
    I found this to be a rather mediocre album. Nothing particularly wrong with it; it just doesn't stand up to some of the better underground hip hop albums I've heard. Maybe it just doesn't meld well with my taste in music -- I'm more into jazzy, laid-back hip hop. I also prefer songs that have meaningful messages, while this CD seemed filled with songs about the usual radio fare. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Roquentin
    3
    Can't believe the critics are praising this as some sort of step forward for hip-hop. This is the same typical crap that has been bringing down hip hop for years. And The Neptunes' bag of tricks are as tired as ever. Like Dead Prez says, "I'm sick of that fake thug R&B rap scenario all day on the radio, same scenes in the video, monotonous material, y'all don't hear me though." Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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