The Solution Music Cd

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The Solution      Artist : Beanie Sigel      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $13.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-12-11      Studio : Def Jam      Label : Def Jam      Avg. Customer Rating : (9 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for The Solution      Beans reppin' Philly      Rating:      I like Beanie Mac(some of you might not even know that name) for a lot of reasons: -He's unique with his style. There are people who are samilar but none bring the intensity of Beans. -He is reminiscent of Scarface and Ice-Cube in the sense of aggressive and powerful speech and rawness brought of pain and endurance -His lyrics are so illustrative and compelling -There is no rapper quite like him and probably never will be. My favorite is his 1st major album the Truth. Although this one will be right up there in second place. It starts off with powerful tracks like "All of the Above," "Bout That," "You ain't Ready." The most powerful and invoking of his pieces I believe is the title "Dear Self!" This is a song which can easily be expanded into a motion picture of animated music video. It sooo amazingly reflective of the facets and paradoxes within so many of the young men of Philly. Beanie Sigel is one of the uncrowned kings of Philly.     Customer Reviews for The Solution Cd      Beanie Sigel - The Solution      Rating:      Beanie Sigel's (A.K.A. Dwight Grant) fourth solo album is "The Solution" (2007) a short thirteen track release which features guest appearances from R.Kelly, Styles P, Rock City, Jay-Z, Diddy, Ghostface Killah, Peedi Peedi, Ozzy Osbourne, Scarface & Raheem DeVaughn. The Philadelphia MC gets things started with the Runners produced "All of the Above" which features a guest appearance from R Kelly, a mediocre single - not a fan of the majority of music R Kelly is on these days with a few exceptions. "'Bout That" (Let Me Know) has Sigel talking about nothing new (money, cars, cash, clothes). Sigel's and the Lox killed their beef awile back, Styles P & Sigel team up for a grimy cut in "U Ain't Ready 4 Me". Reggae Artist Rock City drops in for "Go Low" - lacing the track with a decent chorus, Sigel does not to much lyrically. The sparsly produced "Gutted" follows - wack track definitely not one of Jay-Z and Sigel's better collaborations. Diddy, Ghostface Killah, & Peedi Crakk appear on "Shake It For Me" - everyone sounds washed out like they had been drinking to much patron when they recorded this. The Chad Hamilton produced "I'm In" follows and has a throwback feel to it, Sigel admires the women. Same deal on the follow up track "H.H.E.H." (Hustlas, Haze and Highways). In the later part of the album Sigel experiments collaborating with Ozzy Osboure on the subpar "The Day", and samples James Blunt on "Dear Self (Can I Talk To You)" - kicking some introspective rhymes. Substance wise the "Rain" (The Bridge) is one of the album's better track's and features Rap Veteran Scarface and up and coming R & B singer Raheem DeVaughn who also appears on the album's closer - "The Prayer". Production on this release is less then memorable. One doesn't buy Beanie Sigel albums for "Substance" but also notable missing are track's that bang. Sigel has shown way more hunger and delivered better lyrics on past releases. "The Solution" is a below average release, which I would recommend only to diehard Sigel fans. 2.5. Editorial Reviews for The Solution Audio Cd      Album Description      Known as one of the most Credible MCs in the game, Beanie Sigel is always rhyming about the truth of life. Because of this, he has established himself as a hip hop icon. There are many MCs who fill their albums with catchy hooks and smokey mirrors, but Beans clears the fog, letting his rhymes flow straight from his soul. In an MTV News Interview he states, "Im a soulful brother, I been through a lot, I'm just giving you my life." And that's just what you get with his new album The Solution, his fourth in seven years, which is set to be released December 11th. During his brief hiatus; his inspiration was lacking but given the time to reflect, Beans is back and better than ever; if hip hop is dead Beans is the solution!