Frank And Jessy James - Kurupt

Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha - Kurupt

be mistaken as an "Escape From Death Row" reunion album. And it very well could be, for better or for worse. While the frenetic beginning, "Calling Shots," finds Kurupt displaying the brash, rapid-fire lyricism for which he has earned a reputation, not all of Streetz maintains such intensity. Songs like the R&B-infused "Welcome Home" opts for more laid-back rhyme styles and proves much less exciting. The musical soundscapes, too, are decidedly upbeat (the punchy "Neva Gonna Give Up" with Nate Dogg on the hook), but the album relies on too many sounds mimicking the dated Zapp and Parliament sounds of the G-Funk era. Varied ...

Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha - Kurupt

be mistaken as an "Escape From Death Row" reunion album. And it very well could be, for better or for worse. While the frenetic beginning, "Calling Shots," finds Kurupt displaying the brash, rapid-fire lyricism for which he has earned a reputation, not all of Streetz maintains such intensity. Songs like the R&B-infused "Welcome Home" opts for more laid-back rhyme styles and proves much less exciting. The musical soundscapes, too, are decidedly upbeat (the punchy "Neva Gonna Give Up" with Nate Dogg on the hook), but the album relies on too many sounds mimicking the dated Zapp and Parliament sounds of the G-Funk era. Varied ...

Kuruption - Kurupt

gangsta rappers go, Kurupt is as smooth as they come. He may not have been able to fully flex his lyrical skills on Tha Dogg Pound's only album, but he certainly does so here, where his fast-talking deliveries and rhymes show the positive effects of development and age. On some of his best numbers, like "If You See ...

Kuruption - Kurupt

gangsta rappers go, Kurupt is as smooth as they come. He may not have been able to fully flex his lyrical skills on Tha Dogg Pound's only album, but he certainly does so here, where his fast-talking deliveries and rhymes show the positive effects of development and age. On some of his best numbers, like "If You See ...

Kuruption - Kurupt

gangsta rappers go, Kurupt is as smooth as they come. He may not have been able to fully flex his lyrical skills on Tha Dogg Pound's only album, but he certainly does so here, where his fast-talking deliveries and rhymes show the positive effects of development and age. On some of his best numbers, like "If You See ...

Kuruption - Kurupt

gangsta rappers go, Kurupt is as smooth as they come. He may not have been able to fully flex his lyrical skills on Tha Dogg Pound's only album, but he certainly does so here, where his fast-talking deliveries and rhymes show the positive effects of development and age. On some of his best numbers, like "If You See ...