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March 29th 2010 00:34
Release date: March 9, 2010
Genre: Hip Hop
Length: 61:52
Label: Disturbing tha Peace, Island Def Jam
Ludacris is an underrated artist both in the South and in the world. He's been dropping music since 2000 and we can still remember his first single, “What's Your Fantasy.” He has brought unforgettable tracks like “Rollout (My Business),” “Move Bitch,” “Saturday (Ooooh Ooooh !),” “Act A Fool,” “Stand Up,” “Get Back” and much more, growing lyrically and musically on every album. His previous album, Theater of the Mind, had some dope songs but also some disappointing tracks. This year, Luda came back with a new concept: Guys vs. Girls, naming his album Battle Of The Sexes. But does the concept work or flop? Let's find out.
The album starts with a one minute and a half Intro. We just hear Luda spitting, getting us prepared for this album, starting with a hella fast flow with the non-stop hi-hat in the back. Big 808's.The beat is pretty basic/South-style but Luda's flow killed it.
The first single, How Low follows. The beat starts with a really high-pitched voice saying "How low can you go?" then the verse comes in. It's the usual South-style beat with Luda spitting his usual dope bars, but this time it's all about the ladies and their body.
How Low Music Video
The second single, My Chick Bad features Nicki Minaj. The bass on this song is off the hook. The chorus is a big Southern voice saying “My chick bad, blablabla.” The beat is dope but it gets boring and Luda's rimes are very basic, just saying what his chick has or does better then other chicks. If you know Nicki Minaj, you already know how she spits. I think she sounds like she's mad against someone. I don't see why people like her music. Eve would murder her.
My Chick Bad Music Video
Everybody Drunk (featuring Lil Scrappy) is your typical Southern gangster beat with the big bassy voice on the chorus saying basic lines. The beat is very average. I wanted to skip the track even before Luda started to spit. When compared to the two previous tracks, Ludacris seems to slow down his flow.
I Do It All Night is not a good track. It's very basic.
Sex Room (featuring Trey Songz) is the slow, smooth track. The sort of track you make your girl listen to to calm her down. This is like "Pimping all over the world" but even smoother. Trey Songz is on the chorus of course. This is just so slow. It should've been an R&B song for a R&B artist.
I Know You Got A Man features Flo Rida. This song started well until a voice came on. I don't know who it was but the Auto-Tune doesn't work for this song. Luda comes well on this beat. It fits him well but I still wouldn't put it on my MP3 player.
Hey Hoe features Lil' Kim & Lil Fate. This sounds like a mad gangster beat but the track is a.... I don't know... pimp song with a chorus like “hey hoe, they be saying hey hoe.” The song is good but not good enough for the MP3 player. It feels like a one-hit wonder song.
Party No Mo features Gucci Mane. The beat is just a bass with a high-pitched synth. I was disappointed in Ludacris.
B.O.T.S. Radio (featuring I-20) has a is mad dope beat. This is the real gangster shit that Luda knows, where he shows his meanest face with the angy voice. The song lifted my spirits up for the album.
Can't Live With You features Monica and is a song for the ladies. The beat is very basic for all and Luda spits with no crazy flow nor words.
Feelin' So Sexy.sucks. It doesn't even sound like a real track that can be on an album
Tell Me A Secret features Ne-Yo and is another song for the ladies, but Can't Live Without You was better. The beat for this one wasn't really good, with snare and claps hitting everywhere. It sounded like it was disorganized.
My Chick Bad (Remix) follows... It features Diamond, Trina and Eve.It's the same thing as My Chick Bad original
Sexting has the sexy dance, fast beat; but apart from that, there is nothing special on this song. Pretty baby-ish.
So Ludacris really disappointed me on this one, but with a name like this you can't really make a full album on “girls vs guys.” It gets boring. The beats are very low and basic, FL studio production stuff. I give this album a 6.5/10. It didn't really impress me. I always say to people that Ludacris is underrated but this album didn't really back me up. But Ludaverse is coming out next year - with a title like that, I guess it will be more serious. On this one, Luda just needed to relax and joke a little bit. I wouldn't recommend to buy the album.There are 3 good songs max on this record.
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