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JennYLudacris-Theater Of Mind Album Review
November 26th 2008 02:06
Release date: November 24, 2008
Genre: Hip hop
Length: 60:16
Label: Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam
Ludacris is one of the most underrated lyricist in the rap game and he knows it. That's why Luda doesn't give a chance to the mic on this album – he simply kills it without any pity. One of the most underated lyricism in the rap game. Theater Of The Mind, his sixth studio album, is one of his best yet with guests featurings such as T.I., T-Pain, The Game, Lil' Wayne, Nas, Jay-Z, and much more. It also doesn't disappoint with the beats with great names behind the board such as Don Cannon, DJ Toomp, Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier, 9th Wonder, etc. Almost every song has a different producer attached to it, making every track different.
The album starts with a two-minute Intro.produced by The Runners. Ludacris starts with a fast-spitting track, really tight and really good.
The third single, Undisputed (featuring Lloyd Mayweather), comes up next. This track really shows Ludacris' skills. When you hear the song, it seems like Luda is fighting the song. He shows his rage, but it's well controlled. The beat is simply magnificent.
Undisputed Music Video
Wish You Would (featuring T.I.) is the second single of the album. Some people say this is the song that truly killed the beef between T.I. and Luda. The song hits hard like it's supposed to, the beat was produced by DJ Toomp.
One More Drink (featuring T-Pain) is the club song for the ladies to chill to. Every album needs a banger for the ladies since it brings in more listeners.
The fifth song is Call Up The Homies featuring The Game and Willie Northpole. This song is the type of banger that you can listen to non-stop.
Southern Gangsta (featuring Rick Ross, Playaz Circle and Ving Rhames) is another banger but not as intense as Call Up The Homies. With a title like this, you'd think it would be the South's banger of year, but no, it's just an ordinary song.
Everybody Hates Chris featuring Chris Rock is next. Again, the beat is a nice banger, and Luda doesn't disappoint with the lyrics. There's a good hook which consists of Luda saying "Say f*** you Luda, F*** you Luda" multiple times.
The first single, What Them Girls Like features Chris Brown and Sean Garrett. It's a good choice because the hook was well sung by Chris Brown, and the beat's claps are really great. The beat was really nice with a switch.Chris hard signing and Sean slowly signing.
What Them Girls Like Music Video
The ninth track, Nasty Girl, features Plies. This wasn't a really great song, just plain simple, nothing crazy.
Contagious features Jamie Foxx and is probably one of the worst songs of the album. It's an agonisingly slow song which becomes more and more boring as it goes on.
Last Of A Dying Breed features Lil Wayne. The way they chopped up their sample was really nice. In my opinion, Luda was much better then Wayne on this song. But this track gets annoying if you listen to it too many times.
MVP, produced by the legendary DJ Premier, is a freaking great track though it's not one of his best. Still, Luda just eats this beat up. With Premier's scratches on the chorus, this song doesn't disappoint.
I Do It For Hip Hop (featuring Nas & Jay-Z) has a smooth beat that's perfect for lyricists though the snare was a bit too high for the beat. This is the kind of song that can save hip hop. Nas did a great job on this song, but Jay-Z's voice didn't go well with the beat.
The final track of the record is Do The Right Thang, featuring Common and Spike Lee, and produced by the infamous 9th Wonder. This song is nice but tends to get boring if you listen to it for too long. Compared to other tracks, it's quite ordinary.
So, did the album made the cut? For me, it's a yes. Once again, Ludacris doesn't disappoint. The choices for the singles were perfect, but that doesn't change anything because most of the album was leaked a month before its release. I give it a 8/10, not a 9 because some songs were not worth putting on it. This is definitely in my list of 2008's best albums.
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