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Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings
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Aug 31, 2010A really good album by Fat Joe. All the beats have a great New York sound and this album is pretty much the only really good mainstream album that has this kind of sounds. Lyrically it has all the standard late 90's good and bad sides but all aficionados will be pleased with FJ delivery of some of the most interesting glances of the criminal life with both irony and strong attitude. A must have.
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Jan 27, 2011
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Whether it works or not depends on whether you're in the love him or the hate him camp, but no compromise is just what his fans signed up for in the first place. The Darkside, Vol. 1 is a mean beast of an album that will surely make Joe's army re-enlist for Vol. 2.
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His inspiration trails off slightly toward the end, but at least half of these tracks will delight purists.
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While the pull of the charts is hard to resist, the tracks with Primo and Just Blaze show he knows where his heart truly is, while the rest of the album tries and either fails or succeeds at pulling him away from the grime, grease and grit of the street corner.