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- Summary: The latest album for the Atlanta-born rapper includes guest appearances by Nas and Kanye West.
- Record Label: Def Jam
- Genre(s): Rap
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I put on, I put on I put on I put on for my city, on on for my city I put on for my city, on on for my city I put on for my city, on on for my city I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 13 out of 20
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Mixed: 6 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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Elsewhere we get lots of the usual earthquake bass and keening synth arpeggios and staccato horns, and, of course, Jeezy’s hypnotically commanding flow, all of it amounting to one of the hardest mainstream rap albums in years.
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Jeezy has assembled a politically tinged disc that will sound spectacular blasting out of dashboard speakers for the rest of the year...assuming anyone can still afford to drive a car by then.
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There's a unique pleasure in hearing a once one-dimensional rapper discover complexity, and for that Recession is nearly indispensable.
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If recession-era Jeezy sounds a lot like boom-time Jeezy--describing coke cooking and the cars one gets in reward—that’s because he has always fancied himself an educator, a Learning Annex lecturer, an inspirational-desktop-calendar hustler.
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Bolstered by a gimmick and a catchphrase, the album is by-and-large Jeezy qua Jeezy, and the new fissures aren't enough to keep pundits gabbing.
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The Atlanta crack rapper's third album is largely a faithful rehash of his first two platters, which transformed him from unrepentant hustler to unlikely inspirational figure.
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Jeezy's sonic sins would be partially pardonable were The Recession to flash any hint of fun or humor. Instead, the street-cred-consumed caricature is more content to rip off Tupac Shakur ("Hustlaz Ambition") and write abominable hooks.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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seanvanpeltJul 23, 2009Ridiculously low critic rating.. this is one of the best rap albums in years.
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AdelU.Dec 1, 2008
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KenwaunF.Dec 26, 2008
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ChewSep 4, 2008
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WesM.Sep 8, 2008
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