• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2003
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Represents an enlightened South, where relfections on politics mix with odes to corn bread, where fingerpicked guitars blend with glitchy synths. [5 Sep 2003, p.76]
  2. Vibe
    80
    A significant step forward. [Oct 2003, p.179]
  3. I want you to hear this record, because you're really not going to experience many more interesting and listenable things in the world of popular music right now. But you better have some Ying Yang Twins or Junior Senior on hand, because you're gonna need a pennysworth of fun to go along with your nickelbag of funk.
  4. Fortunately they never swap their emphasis on some serious crunk-drawling for rap music's usual curb-sitting; in fact, the group expand their purview to look lovingly at lower-class life from several viewpoints.
  5. Spin
    75
    As with Watermelon, Chicken, the album drags; still, it's a compelling ride. [Oct 2003, p.110]
  6. Applies a coat of polish and smooths out the rough edges of their sound.
  7. Features a more worldly sound and outlook.
  8. By marrying ambitious rhymes to a series of increasingly hot beats, Nappy Roots have effectively avoided the sophomore jinx.
  9. Blender
    60
    All of this might be more satisfying if the group's lyrics were strong enough to turn caricatures into characters. [Sep 2003, p.116]
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JakeDubHarmon
    Nov 26, 2003
    10
    BANGER!!
  2. sharah
    Oct 22, 2003
    10
    tight as hell!! congratulations
  3. AdamC
    Sep 19, 2003
    8
    Awesome tracks, with only a few weak points. Could have been one of the best of the year with the addition of 2 more solid tracks. Overall Awesome tracks, with only a few weak points. Could have been one of the best of the year with the addition of 2 more solid tracks. Overall highly recommened, you will hear these as singles in the near future. Full Review »