Lyrics 9- Lyrics are one thing, punchlines are another, but when you combine strong punchlines with great, lyrics, and a fierce delivery the effects can be a musical experience that hip hop heads will cherish years after an artist career has come and gone. On "The Solution" Sigel, dosent just have above average lyrics, he takes the listener through a vortex of tough talk, slick rhymes, and gritty comments, formated to assault the eardrums and stimulate the mind. A perfect example of the effects a listener might receive from this lyrical battery is the track " Go Low" feat Rock City. In this track he verbally molests every rapper in the industry with lyrical insults aimed directly at their manhood, with lines like " You nigga's dont want it with fat boy/You rather get your hair permed and pulled hit with a strap on". With lines like that it is clear that Sigel did not come to play around with the competition.
Production 7- There is absolutely nothing wrong with the production, it is actually very balanced, will their be beats that absolutely blow a listener away, no but for the most part the beat selection was more than decent The production fits the mood of every song and helps to drive the emotional state of the listener as they, receive a better understanding of why Sigel is the solution. The beat for "Judgment Day" Feat Ozzy Osborne, may throw some fans off but it shows Sigel's attempt to try something different.
Songs 8- In today's industry it seems that most artist struggle with the content on their songs, its either their to hood, to conscious, to party party, or in some cases they just cant make a song at all. You listen to their cds and at the end of it you still wonder what the point of the album was. No such feelings will linger when your musical experience with "The Solution" is over. The title of the album fits the point and purpose. Sigel proves that he is the solution, whether he is speaking on rappers who flaunt what they really dont have "Gutted" feat Jay-Z, is digging in deep and speaking from the heart in "rain" and "pray" or just trying to make a track for the ladies. This album is the complete experience. "Dear Self" Feat James Blunt, is possibly the best song on this album and possibly one of the best songs that Sigel has ever made. In this track Sigel argues with his self, attempting to reach out to the bad side of him, telling him to change his ways before its to late. Sigel's bad side lashes back by stating that the good Sigel has been there the entire time, and has never said anything before so he has no right to preach now. This song is the true depiction of the inner struggles that all of us go through, and with a soulful beat emotion drips off of every bar spit on this track.
Conclusion 8.5-
Who would I be fooling If this album was given a perfect ten. As much as fans will get the urge to call this a classic, that title can never be given to this album release. A true classic album is one that is perfect in every way possible, and as each rating category show's this album has a way's to go. What can be said about this album is that it is raw, real truthful, emotional, and a true declaration of independence from the average. This album is far from average, and two steps ahead of above average, it lies within its own league. Sigel came into this album looking to give people something they had been missing for a long time, not to many of us know the feeling of being able to listen to an album from begining to end without having that eery feeling of skip creep up on us. This album does what many albums have failed to do, it eliminates the skip factor, and gives you what you wanted all along. You wont have to question whether or not hip hop will ever come back to its golden age, because with this album in your hands you will already have the solution.
COMMENTS
Shit is gon be fire. im definitley coppin this shit
Best rap album i heard this year besides Kanye
Good review (but spell his name right, LOL).
I heard the Solution, I would personally give it a 9/10, best album of the year. Graduation can't fuck with "The Solution" my man. Kanye dropped a very good/great album but the Solution is damn near classic (better lyrics, better flow, better songs, only thing Graduation has on Solution is production).
It's safe to say that the ROC is back. Kanye, Jay, Free and now Beans all dropped bangers!!!
Peace.
I haven't heard Beans' album yet, but as of right now, BEFORE I hear it, Ghostface has the album of the year.
gfk shit is knocking tho....best of year ummm not quite but def ah banga its top 5 of the year tho
One more thing. It's like the ROC is competing with themselves, like each one of them niggas is trying to out do the other. That's b/c the rest of the industry is trash, every other rapper outside the ROC, STEP UR GAME UP!!!!
deff gonna cop this shit.... beanie got a lyrical arsenal
Album should be hot, but damn LT, you really need to proofread. I mean, "to conscious" is one thing, but you owe it to Beans to spell his name right. Content-wise though, nice review.
sorry for the errors guys, I'll fix it up asap
Nah, I wasn't really feeling this album.. It's trash compared to his previous LP's..
this is right along kanye's album with greatest of the year...if the production was a little better, the album would have recieved a near perfect score. My favorite song is the one with ozzy...beans tried something new and the shit worked nicely!
im coppin it!
OK WTF IS DEFSOUNDS SMOKIN WHEN THEY WRITE THESE REVIEWS. HOW IN THE FUK DID WU TANG GET A 7 AND BEANIE GET A 8.5. i HAVE BOTH CD'S AND I LIKE BOTH ARTISTS BUT I THOUGHT THE WU WENT WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY HARDER THAN THIS 1. I DUNNO WHAT U GUYS THINK?
honestly...thats the only reason i clicked on this, to see if they gave it a higher mark then wu-tangs....
honestly.....there is no way, its impossible that sigel's album is 1.5 pts higher then wu-tangs, LET ALONE HIGHER AT ALL....NO, Just NOOOO....defsounds must be smokin that crack...
Im mad, they gave jont hgiher than Lupe's. i like da Cool way more.
im coppin it
Like I stated previously this Beans go hard but there its 2 tracks I can't get wit I den tried to listen to a few times....that Pass that Patron wit P.Diddy sounding like T-Pain is not whats up, and that Bout that beat go hard but when u got beans talking commercial thats not the Solution...the only song i felt kanye needed to take of was that Drunken Hot Girls...so like i said Kanye made the best album this Year....period
I DOWNLOADED IT AND IT WAS HARD!!!I BUMPIN IT ALL DAY ON DA IPOD
THIS SHIT GOES HARD EVERYDAY...ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!
SIGEL IS BACK BIATCH!
Not hard his album wasn't anticipated
PROOOOOOOF READ BEFORE YOU POST
-that shit looks really bad for the website and hiphop
when you put out poor writing like this. No offence
just being straight (the grammer was gradeschool)
BEANS THAT NIGGA! PHILLLY A-DAY, E-DAY NIGGAS!!! PHUCK THOSE HOMO RAPPERS LIKE KANYE ,WAYNE, CAM'RON.
Exclude Kanye, and then we have a deal.
This shit's HARD! Listening to it right now...
I have ot analyze it again tonight before I give my final score on it...but 8.5 thus far is definitely making sense!
~Be Eazy!
i wish i could buy this.. but i got to eat
This shit's HARD!
I'm satisfied with it..... I can't give Ghost's album album of the year title... Not with Beans and surprisingly: STYLES P... crazy 4th quarter.
8.5 is fine with me!
~Be Eazy!
Hell yea, Style P's album is crack.
i'd bump it to a 9/10. that shit was pretty fuckin good. probably one of the top three, if not, best rap albums this year.
this album is hard i can agree wit the score yall gave but i ll hav to go wit ah even 8/10...
I cop yesterday and the joint is hot. gutted and the track with hova is fire.
Yo I fuck with the Solution...that shit is hot to me. I think is definatly a 9 out of 10...I wouldnt give it a 10 only for the fact that its not "The Truth"...but its still a good album from the vet.
good album wouldnt cop it though..
This Album is so serious, welcome back Beans.... Gutted feat.Jay-z, PURE FYAH
most def im coppinn dis shit
The cd was good but the lead single was not a good look for Beans!!
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beans is one a the believable rappers "couldn't talk bout it if you aint live it" Jz
8.5??? no every beat was wack to me
I loved the song w/Ozzy man...talk about doing a rock song justice!