So I took her to the crib, so I could bench press herвЂќ She saw the Batman doors thatвЂ™s what impressed her

The way I pop bub, heavy tips for the waiterДЇresh out the black box and the shackles is chrome IвЂ™m like a charity the way I give away paper Shorty in my ear like is we gonвЂ™ slide later My eyes is low, IвЂ™m higher than a skyscraper вЂњIвЂ™m up in the club, IвЂ™m drunker than a muhвЂ™fucker The latter of the two may in fact be underrated as an MC: ItвЂ™s still good to hear from the accidental genius though on tracks like вЂњAim 4 the HeadвЂќ featuring Cassidy and Jin, or вЂњWhat They WantвЂќ featuring Cross and Infa-Red. The pounding track by Devine proves here that he is an able substitute for Swizz Beatz. Hatin niggaz in the hood wanna hearse me outДЇuck вЂ™em, come do it, the rifle is antiqueвЂќ Sheek: вЂњDump out watch muhвЂ™fuckers scatterД¬rack in the streets weed bags bustin outДime bitches that IвЂ™m fuckin wanna curse me out I realize it really ainвЂ™t worth it when IвЂ™m puffin the purpleвЂќ My man said I need a one to three, he illin Wiped out all the above slots, IвЂ™m never gonвЂ™ cool off Piped out the denim seat covers in the Range Jadakiss: вЂњThey hate it but they love it in exchange A Ruff Ryders album can survive on their strength alone, which they ably prove on the opener вЂњRuff Ryders 4 LifeвЂќ: While only one of those two may be considered essential to the public, you canвЂ™t knock the flavor that Yung brought on songs like вЂњWW IIIвЂќ and the вЂњDown Bottom (Remix),вЂќ and you certainly wouldnвЂ™t want any kind of Ruff Ryders album without tracks like EveвЂ™s вЂњWhat Ya WantвЂќ and вЂњGot it All.вЂќ Thankfully the rappers in The Lox have always been the standard bearers for the clique, appearing on all of the albums to date and playing a prominent role in this new edition.

You wonвЂ™t find Eve or Yung Wun anywhere on this 18 track, 68 minute long album. ItвЂ™s hard to not be a little skeptical about the Ruff Ryders new compilation вЂњVolume 4: The RedemptionвЂќ though, because some of the ingredients that made their previous hits taste great are missing.

Even if you didnвЂ™t like the last batch of music someone made, you have no way of knowing for sure the next batch wonвЂ™t be the best thing your ears ever tasted. The only thing you can do as a writer and reviewer is try to be fair and impartial. Some people like Girl Scout Cookies, some people like Pepperidge Farm. ThatвЂ™s another subject for another day, but the point is that thereвЂ™s no such thing as perfection in the music business, whether youвЂ™re making it or youвЂ™re writing about it. Then again critics who do try to recognize that entertainment is just as important as being avant garde and pay respects to the Nelly and Missy ElliottвЂ™s of the world are soundly thrashed for it by readers with a holier-than-thou вЂњhow dare youвЂќ attitude, who think thereвЂ™s only room on the pedestal for Canibus and Ras Kass. IIвЂќ may not have been critically acclaimed by music critics, but the sometimes elitist nature of criticism means reviewers arenвЂ™t in touch with what the public really wants. ThatвЂ™s how the grimy street clique known as the Ruff Ryders have sold like Girl Scout Cookies, always making up fresh batches of music for a public with an insatiable appetite. Mix them up in the recording studio, bake in the inferno of underground mixtapes, and serve it to the public once everythingвЂ™s hot. Take one part Swizz Beatz, one part The Lox, one part New York attitude and one part guest rappers.

ItвЂ™s a well established recipe for success.

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