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The B.Coming is no metamorphosis; Beans remains the same powerful but limited rhymer, a blunt object hammering the mic and stumbling after the ghost of Jay-Z.
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Sigel is qualified enough as an artist to hold down an album on his own, but one gets the sense he didn't want to take any chances this record wouldn't sell and had to make sure there was one cameo for everyone.
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This album is the hot shit.
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Only two things matter here: the production, which is masterful, and Beanie himself, a virtuoso of lonely, bitter desperation.
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Those looking for a direct story of how Beanie earned three years in the clink will be somewhat disappointed, but these chunks of insight into the man's turmoil -- and the couple party tunes that go with them -- add up to one hell of an album.
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The B.Coming starts strong... [and] eventually flattens out into dark, brooding territory.
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The B. Coming attempts to document the emotional upheaval Sigel went through during his trial and conviction, but from the start the sober moral tone and forced gospel choruses make it obvious the MC's mind is on other matters.
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[A] worthless attempt at mainstream love.
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New Musical Express (NME)As defiant as ever. [23 Apr 2005, p.51]
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UrbSigel spills enough raw emotion on these top-shelf beats to make Ghostface Killa shed a tear. [Jun 2005, p.85]
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VibeAt times, he overreaches. [Jun 2005, p.158]
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BlenderAbout as insular and pensive a rap record as anyone's ever made. [May 2005, p.120]
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Entertainment WeeklyFinds him at his most vulnerable--and his best. [15 Apr 2005, p.78]
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One of the strongest albums of 2005, Beanie Sigel stands among the greatest of the Roc-A-Fella catalogue with technical ability and an emotional severity worth experiencing.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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KuzWJun 18, 2005This is a classic cd
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jamespJun 3, 2005dont sleep on sigel the track purple rain is rediculous. he would of been better of wit jay.
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ahkcMay 27, 2005