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After releasing "How To Rob", 50 Cent could have never predicted that his career would have taken the turn that it has. Once this comical song was released, many of the artists that he mentioned didn't take the song as a joke. Jay Z, Ja Rule, Ghostface Killah and many others had either diss replies or comments to make about what 50 Cent was trying to do. Days before his video shoot for the song, "Thug Love" w/Destiny's Child, he was shot multiple times and was hospitalized. Once he was released from the hospital, Columbia decided not to go through with the video. After quietly releasing his EP, "Power Of The Dollar", 50 Cent's career remained in limbo. "How To Rob" and "Rowdy Rowdy" apperared on the "In Too Deep" soundtrack and 50 Cent kept his name in the game by appearing on various mixtapes by performing freestyles and some of his songs that were supposed to be on his full album release showed up on mixed CDs as well. In 2002, Full Clip Records decided to release a compilation of his underground classics and freestyles. I admit myself that I slept on 50 Cent but after hearing "Guess Who's Back" you will definitely see the light, trust me. The CD starts out with a freestyle to the Geto Boys' "No ..., No Glory beat and this is a nice intro to the CD. "Rotten Apple" appears after the intro and 50 Cent lets people know what happens on his side of the town in NY. After a short intro, 50 and his G-Unit crew set it off something lovely on "That's What's Up". This whole CD is filled with nothing but highlights. On the hilarious "Get Out The Club", 50 Cent breaks it down about the high post females that come to the club and act like they are above everybody. It is a well crafted song. Although, there are no production credits in the CD, "... You" is definitely a Premo banger. 50 Cent and DJ Premier need to work together again in the future. Guest appearances are kept to a minimum on this CD. Nas & Nature appear on "Too Hot", which shows you how old this track is, because Nas & Nature are bitter rivals now. Nas & The Bravehearts show up on "Who U Rep With" and on "As The World Turns", Bun B from UGK shows up for a nice collaboration with 50 Cent. 50 even sounds as if he is rapping like Pimp C. The best song on this CD is definitely "Ghetto Qua ran". I can not understand why Columbia dropped 50 Cent. This will be a move that they regret. On "Ghetto Qua ran", 50 Cent is trying to sing the chorus and he does a good job of storytelling on the song. He has unlimited potential. As we speak, 50 Cent has one of the best selling mixed CDs out now entitled "50 Cent Is The Future: G Unit" and he just signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records. His new CD will be out in the Fall of this year. "Guess Who's Back" is definitely a CD that you want to have in your collection. This is the track listing: 1) Killa Tape Intro 2) Rotten Apple 3) Skit/Drop 4) That's What's Up w/G Unit 5) U Not Like Me 6) 50 Bars 7) Life's On The Line 8) Get Out The Club 9) Be A Gentleman 10) ... You 11) Too Hot w/Nas & Nature 12) Who U Rep With w/Nas & The Bravehearts 13) Corner Bodega 14) Ghetto Qua ran 15) As The World Turns w/Bun B of UGK 16) Whoo Kid Freestyle 17) Stretch Armstrong Freestyle 18) Doo Wop Freestyle James' Top 5 1) Ghetto Qua ran 2) Get Out The Club 3) ... You 4) Rotten Apple 5) Too Hot w/Nas & Nature
This is by far 50's best lyrical content. Mostly due it being before he sold out. Now he is just another faceless name in the crowd of materialistic rappers. Blah Blah Blah rims Blah chains Blah shinny teeth Blah cars Blah. This album unlike the rest of his is a true testiment to his old ability before the $$$ got to his head. Its a shame but at least we have this album to enjoy one more rapper who has fallen on the materialism band waggon.
Ich muss zugeben, ich hab mir dieses Album erst gekauft nach dem 50 Cent zu Shady Records gewechselt ist. Aber wenn Eminem oder Dr.Dre einen Artist signt sollte man aufhorchen. Und auch diesmal wurde ich nicht enttäuscht. 50 Cent hat ein enormes Potential. Aber jetzt zu diesem Album einige Sätze. Das erste Lied, das heraussticht ist das brilliante "50 Bars", das sowohl durch 50 Cent's Texte als auch durch den tollen Soul Sample überzeugen kann. Groß!! Auch die folgenden 2 Lieder können überzeugen. Danach erwartet uns das absolute Albumhighlight. "Be a gentleman" überzeugt durch seinen absoluten Weltklassebeat. Ein Lied, dass man nicht so schnell wieder vergisst. Auch mit seinen Queensbridge Kollegen Nas, Nature und Bravehearts gelingen 50 Cent zwei sehr lobenswerte Songs, wobei vor allem Nas hervorsticht. ("Too hot" und Who u rep with") Aber 50 Cent kann noch mehr. Er erfreut unser Gehör mit 3 weiteren starken Songs, die alle sehr soullastig produziert wurden. Hmmm, was kann jetzt noch kommen? Hat er sein Pulver schon verschossen? Nicht ganz. Für 3 Freestyles über bekannte Beats muss noch Platz sein. Mein Fazit: Abwechslung wird auf diesem Album groß geschrieben. Ein Glück geschieht dies auch noch auf einem hohen Level. Der Kauf lohnt sich auf jeden Fall
Schon überraschend, wie sich Rapper verändern können. Auf "Guess Whos Back" fährt 50 auf jedenfall noch die Player Schiene. Die Lyrics Sarkastisch und Klug gemacht. Der Flow unberechenbar! Man könnte sagen, dass Dr.Dre & Eminem die jenigen sind, die 50 Cent verändert haben. Das hört man ganz deutlich. Für GRODT hat er ganz andere Beats zur Verfügung gestellt bekommen und sein Flow hat sich ebenfalls verändert. Dennoch mag ich beide Seiten, sowohl den "Power of the dollar 50" sowie den "Before I Self Destruct 50". Er ist und bleibt mit Biggie Smalls On Top! Auf jedenfall 5 Sterne!!!
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