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SpinThe anger is a new look for him, as is the role of political pundit or chronicler of social ills. And ultimately, Ludacris still sounds best on tracks like the NC-17 "Woozy." [Oct 2006, p.99]
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There's no cohesion... That said, Luda can still turn out solid tracks based on three qualities: clever lyrics, commitment to concepts and taste in beats.
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For the first half of his fifth album, it's business as usual... The second half finds Ludacris maturing swiftly.
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Luda's heart doesn't seem to be in the party songs.
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It's understandable that Ludacris wanted to show off different parts of himself, but in doing so he didn't have to forget about what fans already knew.
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BlenderHis desire for gravitas, though, is dragged down by his lack of imagination. [Nov 2006, p.153]
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Paste MagazineRelease Therapy is solid; disappointing only when weighed against Luda's prodigious talent. [Dec 2006, p.89]
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Release Therapy is probably Luda's best album since Back for the First Time, but it's not like that's saying much.
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Ludacris has created the most uneven album of his career, so frontloaded it might as well be an EP.
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Therapy's diagnosis ultimately is not positive, because the disc's split-personality disorder results in too much incoherence.
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Luda has officially entered his "transition stage" as an artist. I hope it will produce better records than this uneven offering.
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Alas, despite dipping into conscious rap territory, Luda's freaknik is still in full effect.
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VibeLudacris never truly breaks through. [Nov 2006, p.158]
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When Luda gets all serious, you want old Luda back; when old Luda’s back, you find yourself trying to calculate in your head how much longer you have to listen to it.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 31
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Mixed: 2 out of 31
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Negative: 4 out of 31
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A.D.WatsonDec 17, 2006Tha best and he is just getting started
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ANtonNNov 23, 2006
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AshleyPOct 21, 2006i love ludacris !!!!