User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
The Preacher's Son Image
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: Wyclef's fourth solo disc finds Patti LaBelle, Missy Elliott, Buju Banton, Redman, Carlos Santana (among others) making contributions.

Top Track

Take Me As I Am
I wanna send this one out to my vanilla ice-cream chocolate pudding pie That stayed with me in the hood, do or die Refugee camp Yeah, this one goes... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. As with most records, there's a bit of filler that could be trimmed to make a great record into a phenomenal one, but it's easy to forgive when the quality is so high.
  2. Mojo
    80
    Upbeat and jubilant... a showcase for Wyclef the songwriter. [Dec 2003, p.107]
  3. Jean's most satisfying post-Fugees music yet.
  4. Blender
    60
    Jean's histrionic singing and simplistic lyrics can intensify his material... or derail it via self-parody. [Dec 2003, p.138]
  5. Jean's ambition and eclecticism are admirable as ever, but the further he strays from his hip-hop roots, the less vital he seems.
  6. It fizzles out with embarrassing speed.
  7. Rolling Stone
    40
    Mostly tepid adult-contemporary black pop. [22 Jan 2004, p.69]

See all 8 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. charliem
    Dec 19, 2003
    10
    perfect!
  2. tinal
    Apr 3, 2004
    10
    it's great!!!
  3. tinal
    Apr 3, 2004
    10
    it's great!!!