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Jim Jones Album: “M.O.B. (Members Of Byrdgang)”
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M.O.B. (Members Of Byrdgang) |
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Release Date:2008-07-01
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Type:Compilation
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Genre:Hip-Hop
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Label:Asylum
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:075597999839
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Review - :
With {$Dipset} brothers {$Jim Jones} and {$Cam'ron} showing little brotherly love for the past year or so, 2008 seemed the right time for {$Jones} to face the "What color is your parachute?" question, because there's a chance it isn't {$Diplomats} purple. {$Jones} is in the weird position of being half hype-man, half rapper with a massive crossover hit -- {&"We Fly High"} -- two years previous. He followed it up with the {^Dipset Christmas} EP, a bad idea featuring a {&"We Fly High"} remix, plus the underwhelming full-length {^Harlem's American Gangster}. {^M.O.B.: The Album} gets him back on track, not by aiming for the charts but by focusing on the hood and the quirky gutter rhymes that launched the man's career. Besides putting {$Jones} in a comfortable, complementary setting, the album also introduces his crew, {$Byrd Gang}, who are talented and hold plenty of promise. While listening to the on-point opener, {&"I'm the Man,"} and hearing lines like "We got money like the {$Reagan} era," it's easy to imagine members {$Freekey}, {$Chink Santana}, {$Sandman}, {$Mel Matrix}, and the great {$NOE} as an eventual replacement, or at least an alternative, to {$Dipset}. They offer the addictive hits -- {&"Splash"} and {&"Byrdgang Money,"} which originally appeared on {^Harlem's American Gangster} -- along with the deep album cuts that bring some experimentation to street music. {$Jones}' love of different sounds is found in the skittish, computer malfunction beat of {&"Throwin BG's"} and the radiant {&"Money Right,"} a track brightened by {$Majik}'s innovative -- busy sequencer, slithering melody -- production and lines like "I feel like the constitution/I got the law on me." Producer {$Green Lantern} brings a {$G-Unit} flavor and nocturnal bump to the {$NOE} showcase {&"Mobbin',"} and {$Chink Santana} helms a handful of tracks with skill. The album could do a better job sorting out the individual personalities within {$Byrd Gang}, but a little overanxiousness is to be expected. {$Jones}, on the other hand, is the big benefactor, proving he can return to the streets and thrive whether or not {$Cam} and his purple gang still have love for this aloof, accidental platinum master of the ringtone. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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