Rather, its when steps into the spotlight, particularly during the numerous interludes, that his swaggering often goes too far, teetering on the fine line between self-assurance and unintentional farce. When hes surrounded by his crew, hes fine, though you wish he could rap as well as he can present the talent of others. Its himself, though, who mars what could be a solid album with his rhetorical swagger. Its nice to see stay in-house for this album rather than assembling a disparate best-of-the-best roster like he did on. Gives these two plenty of time in the spotlight here - as much as himself - and they definitely showcase their talent commendably, as do many of the other Family members. In his mission to do so, he has recruited the latest roster of Bad Boy talent, anchored by two stellar rappers, and, who are to be viewed as the successors to the departed. Isnt just trying to make great music anymore hes trying to reclaim his credibility. Its a fairly simple claim, but this pretension towers largely over every single second of this album. So signals to everyone that his Bad Boy empire is in fact still an empire.īad Boy for Life, the albums big, opening anthem, perhaps sums up the situation best: We aint going nowhereWe cant be stopped.
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