Second Round's On Me
by Obie Trice
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. NatB
    Jan 9, 2007
    10
    Its perfect.
  2. AntonN
    Nov 23, 2006
    10
    This album is a rap classic! Hands down the best rap album of the year! No dought that the album isn't getting the play it should becaue it is truly to hardcore to fit in with the common airplay. But for true hip hop heads this album is a must buy! Obie shows exactly why he's Eminem's first signee! Before 50!
  3. joeg
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    this was the best rap album in a while. it is a shame it isn't getting more respect then it has.
  4. mohitd
    Aug 17, 2006
    10
    this one the year gr88 albums............... my name is MOHIT DHAWAN.,..I live in,...india...NEW DELHI,.,,,,,, i heard the album it is awesome............ it is way much better than ,,his debut the production by EMINEM,,,,IS AWESOME,, my favourite,,songs r .. 1) everywhere i go feat. 50 cent (10/10) 2) obie story (9/10) 3)jamaican girl (10/10) 4)voilent (10/10) -- the best song on the this one the year gr88 albums............... my name is MOHIT DHAWAN.,..I live in,...india...NEW DELHI,.,,,,,, i heard the album it is awesome............ it is way much better than ,,his debut the production by EMINEM,,,,IS AWESOME,, my favourite,,songs r .. 1) everywhere i go feat. 50 cent (10/10) 2) obie story (9/10) 3)jamaican girl (10/10) 4)voilent (10/10) -- the best song on the album... 5) there they go (8.5/10) 6) intro --humurous 7)snitch --ok 8) wake up --good… Expand
  5. JamalW.
    May 11, 2007
    10
    The best album I've done herd!
  6. joeyb
    Oct 26, 2006
    9
    This was easily one of the best albums this year. Jesus, just because it doesn't sound like all the other garbage commericial rap, you guys trash it? Please. Obie has his own flow, his own true lyrics, and an absolutely ill sequel to Cheers. Fuck the haters. This one was a gem, "Obie Story" is absolute butter.
  7. spurioush
    Aug 17, 2006
    9
    Great production, lyrics that flow well, hot beats. Can't ask for much more!
  8. Steffb
    Aug 20, 2006
    9
    very good, deep metaphors, catchy lyrics, good beats, eminem, 50 cent....not sure about the reviews above, dont do the album justice...buy it
  9. RalphI.
    Jun 28, 2008
    8
    Real street rap. No gimmicks.
  10. DaveK
    Aug 16, 2006
    8
    Better than the first, Obie can never live up to the hype of his lable, his Mentor or his own statements. Yet he does come strong with feeling and heart, more than you can say for most hiphop out right now. Obie stands on his own and is getting closer to breaking out, at least closer to breaking out as eminem's boy from detroit
  11. RonaldOVOXO
    Mar 11, 2012
    5
    I feel like obie didnt try. This album has a couple songs that stood out but the rest were terrible his new album "Bottoms Up" is coming out soon and it need's to be better than this album or Obie is History
  12. SlipperyMac
    Dec 1, 2018
    5
    In late 2005, Obie Trice was shot at and a bullet was lodged in his head. You'd think that this would worsen Obie's ability to rap due to potential brain damage; and honestly, that statement isn't incorrect. While Cheers was a great album with a ton of energetic tracks, great production, great flows and rhymes, Second Round's on Me feels like a lot slower of an album, despite it's shorterIn late 2005, Obie Trice was shot at and a bullet was lodged in his head. You'd think that this would worsen Obie's ability to rap due to potential brain damage; and honestly, that statement isn't incorrect. While Cheers was a great album with a ton of energetic tracks, great production, great flows and rhymes, Second Round's on Me feels like a lot slower of an album, despite it's shorter overall length.

    The production on this album, mostly being handled by Eminem (the executive producer of the album), is definitely not as great as the previous album, but still includes some great beats on tracks like Cry Now, Jamaican Girl, Everywhere I Go, Snitch, and Obie Story. One large detriment to the production on this album is the fact that there's absolutely no Dr. Dre beats at all, which was a huge strength of Cheers.

    In terms of the actual songs themselves, the songs definitely have a lot less energy than Cheers. There are some energetic songs of course, such as There They Go, 24's, and Out Of State, but these tracks are few and far between. Some energetic or exciting beats get completely tarnished by Obie's flows on this album, and compared to the great flows in Cheers they come off as boring and slow. Tracks like Jamaican Girl and Cry Now could've easily been classic tracks had the beats fallen into Obie's hands on Cheers, but Obie's new flows completely ruin these beats and make the songs much harder to listen to.

    Obie's rhyme schemes seemed to have improved for the most part on this album, with multiple-syllable rhymes being seemingly more common on this album, though there are low spots for Obie's rhymes such as the first verse of Out Of State. However, the rhyme schemes don't really matter when the lyrics themselves aren't very great.

    For fans of Obie who love Obie's good storytelling ability from Cheers, you will be very disappointed in this album as there are very few examples of actual storytelling in this album. Tracks like Snitch and Obie Story still show Obie's storytelling ability to its fullest, but other than these tracks there's very minimal storytelling, which heavily impacts the appeal of Obie's Trice's music in the first place.

    In terms of lyrical content, this album is lacking. Cheers had tracks about celebrating the lives of dead friends, talking about his past, apologizing to people he hurt, and of course the tracks about being a good rapper, **** **** and shooting people. Second Round's on Me basically only has tracks about being a good rapper, **** **** and shooting people, with a few songs talking about his past and that's it. This makes the album feel very generic compared to Cheers, and while Cheers could easily pull off all the topics of Second Round's on Me, the latter album has those songs ruined by the flows.

    That's my review of Second Round's on Me; overall, this album is a far drop from Cheers, but not too bad. While a good amount of the album is boring and not worth listening to, most of the tracks are still good tracks and definitely deserve a listen. This album could've been a lot better if Obie refined his flows and added a ton more storytelling, but that's far too late and since Obie left Shady Records, there's a very small chance Obie can ever fix his career.

    BEST SONGS:
    Snitch, All Of My Life, Obie Story, Everywhere I Go, There They Go
    WORSE SONGS:
    Ballad Of Obie Trice, Ghetto, Cry Now, Jamaican Girl, Wanna Know    … Expand
  13. JGlover
    Sep 13, 2006
    4
    Feel let down by this album. Can't believe its got glowing reports. Trice has gone from rapping with a smile to rapping about guns and all that rubbish. The only saving grace is Cry Now cos of the production, althought Obie does his best to ruin that one too. Shocker
  14. HotYoko
    Oct 17, 2006
    3
    Obie, you have GOT to get your shit together. After Cheers dropped, a lot of people were paying attention, and the high-profile kids you were running with seemed to be working hard just to keep up. For round two, unfortunately, you seem distracted by glam and hell-bent on celebrity. It doesn't look good on you, so take whoever told you to jock Jay Z and send him to the trauma center. Obie, you have GOT to get your shit together. After Cheers dropped, a lot of people were paying attention, and the high-profile kids you were running with seemed to be working hard just to keep up. For round two, unfortunately, you seem distracted by glam and hell-bent on celebrity. It doesn't look good on you, so take whoever told you to jock Jay Z and send him to the trauma center. It's okay, don't sweat it too hard. Everyone knows round three gets you laid.… Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    This round goes down like a cheap well drink. [18 Aug 2006, p.139]
  2. Vibe
    70
    Eminem complements [Trice's] sinister outlook with equally gloomy production. [Aug 2006, p.140]
  3. Blender
    60
    The anti-sentimentality gets a bit relentless over 18 songs. [Aug 2006, p.118]
See all critic reviews »