4½
Roc-a-Fella's music exectutive/musician returns with sophmore LP. In the end, this album comes up as short of classic, yet better than your average album. The title track proves a "Ghetto Anthem" with 5 star lyrics like 'I roll wit ladies wishin'...they ain't gotta strip to pay tuition,' and is probably the best single on the LP. Also, the collab in "Can I get A..." is great, especially after you hear the beat. Other songs to check out are "Money Ain't a Thang," with Jermaine Dupri, "Money, Cash, Hoes," which just about describes why Album could have had a little more meaning to it, and "Nigga What, Nigga Who."
This LP is worth checking out...but it is vastly insuperior to "The Blueprint" and the "Black Album."
Download: "Hard Knock Life"
5
Okay, let's not start out on the wrong note, this is a Greatest Hits album. And it's a great one, too. The group has done a wide variety of music, and a long list of hits, all of which can be found here. This album has all the hits, from Say My Name and Bills, Bills, Bills to Girl and Lose My Breath. It is definitely worth a download.