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- Summary:
- Record Label: Razor & Tie
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 15
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Mixed: 9 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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UncutAll that is good in hip hop is here. [Jul 2003, p.111]
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While Politics of the Business follows in the conceptual footsteps of its forbears, its all-too-literal sense of moral responsibility does get a tad tiresome, occasionally sagging into diluted dogma.
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Hip-hop is littered with old-timers struggling to hang on after inspiration has left them, but with Politics Of The Business, Prince Paul ages gracefully, evolving without losing what made him special in the first place.
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As a whole, Politics of the Business never quite jells into the cohesive statement it wants to be.
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SpinThe harpoons that Paul hurls at the industry's blubber have lost their edge. [June 2003, p.105]
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He set out to make a mediocre album, and succeeded admirably.
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Q MagazineTargets all things "bling" with the same mix of bitter storytelling and star guests, only it's not as funny. [Jul 2003, p.111]