Ludacris Album: “Battle of the Sexes [Clean]”

I will cut straight to the chase with this review. This album while better than Chicken N Beer is still suspect. The problem with it is that Ludacris is trying too hard to pander to the ladies instead of being that gifted MC we all know he's capable of being. This album sounds like the wack albums that LL Cool J has been recording after The G.O.A.T. Before I get to what makes this album bad I will talk about the good.

Hey Ho feat Lil Kim and Lil Fate is not bad. B.O.T.S. Radio feat I.20 and Shawnna is cool too. The Intro fools you because it causes you to believe that this album is going to be hot which you will hear later on is not. My Chick Bad feat the extremely overrated Nicki Minaj and the remix feat Eve, Diamond and Trina might get some rotation. Tell Me A Secret with Ne-Yo gets a pass too. That is where it stops.

The Bad: How Low is perhaps the most boring club record in recent memory. I dont care how many times the radio tries to beat that song into your subconscious, the track sucks! Equally boring tracks would follow in the form Cant Live With You feat Monica(which is a waste of her talent and your time), Party No Mo feat Gucci Mane and Everybody Drunk feat Lil Scrappy. I Know You Got A Man must be the most painfully bad song for the ladies that I've heard next to Ja Rule's Mesmerized feat Ashanti. I hope I'm not the only one that thinks that Sexting is corny as hell and should have never made it to disc and listen to this cheesy hook while you're at it "So I'm just sitting in this rehab class/ trying to get myself unhooked on a**/ so then my teacher asked me a question/ Like Ludacris are you over there sexting/ Ha ha OMG/ Lol KIT/ Smiling faces / X and O/ LMFAO"(??????!!!!???).

In short this album is a mess. I know people love Ludacris and thinks he is a tight lyricist but dont use that as an excuse to see past this album's glaring flaws. I love Ludacris and think he's a tight MC too. I thought Theater Of The Mind was an excellent album but Battle Of The Sexes SUCKS! This album sounds like something LL Cool J would make(thats why I gave my review that title). You dont believe me? Listen to Cant Live With You, Sex Room, I Do It All Night, I Know You Got A Man, Feelin So Sexy and Tell Me A Secret and imagine LL Cool J's rhymes about women over those tracks. Now you see what Im talking about.

thumbs down.

Standouts: B.O.T.S. RADIO, HEY HO, TELL ME A SECRET, MY CHICK BAD(original and remix).

I ordered this and have not received it yet, nor have I been contacted by the seller. I order from Amazon often and this is the first seller that I am dissatisfied with

I was worried buying this album that I may end up end Lil Kim X-rated terrority since the album is called battle of the Sexes. Happily upon hearing the album I didn't have anything to worry about.

I can tell you as a female OVER the age of 35 who still loves hip-hop this album is very entertaining and fun. I heard Luda say in an interview that there would be something for everybody on the album and he totally delivered on that promise. There are a few bad words here and there but not enough to barely take notice. Luckily, Luda tries to keep it clean as much as he can.

As a female here are the songs I would say most other females will like:

2 - My Chick Bad

5 - I Do It All Night

6 - Sex Room - w/Trey Songz - Need I say more?

7 - I Know You Got A Man

8 - Hey Ho

11 - Can't Live With You

12 - Feelin' So Sexy - This song reminds me alot of the LL Cool J song "Doin It" where 2 poeple are responding to one another, this is a Sample of Telepopmusik's "Don't Look Back" a song I love to begin with.

13 - Tell Me A Secret - w/Ne-Yo

14 - My Chick Bad Remix - Nice to see Eve back in the game!

15 - Sexting ****Highly Recommend***** Download This!!! Very Catchy Hook!

17 - Rollercoaster - w/Dru Hill - What? Where they been at? I don't know who Shawnna is but she's a bad ass on this song.

There you have it, I recommend 11 of the 17 songs, which makes the purchase totally worthwhile.

Okay...first my disclaimer: Ludacris is by Far my favorite rapper EVER! I think he is ridiculously underrated...Ludacris is one of the most versatile, creative, and consistent rappers in the industry. And, I know when some people first read that they'll be like "What?!", BUT it's my opinion. I mean, he currently has songs out with Justin Bieber (Baby) and DJ Khaled (All I Do Is Win)...and has been featured with artists ranging from Jesse McCartney to The Game, among others. And if I'm not mistaken, he has sold 20 million albums. So people should stop hating on his success and keep it moving.

Now to Battle Of The Sexes...

I think this is throwback Ludacris. Even though his albums, for the most part, have displayed a good mix of good times and real talk, his 7th studio release is reminiscent of his early work (meaning more fun oriented). This effort is more commercial than his recent releases and for that reason I think it'll sell really well.

The "Intro" sets the tempo for the album and makes it clear that it's going to be a fun ride.

Then it's on to the club with the platinum single "How Low" and the good times continue to roll with tracks, "Everybody Drunk" feat. Lil' Scrappy and "Party No Mo" feat. Gucci Mane who to my surprise didn't ruin the song...because Luda didn't let him rap! LMAO (thank goodness).

Dime Divas (as Keri Hilson calls them) get their shout outs on the 2nd single "My Chick Bad" featuring Nicki Minaj (whom I don't particularly care for, but did her thing). On the "My Chick Bad (Remix)", which Ludacris calls The P***y Rules The World version, Diamond, Trina, and Eve hold it down.

Relationships are discussed on tracks "I Know You Got A Man" feat. Flo Rida, and "Hey Ho" feat. Lil' Kim (she killed it) which addresses double standards. "Can't Live With You" feat. Monica is self-explanatory and chronicles the back and forth, should I go should stay questions about relationships. On "B.O.T.S. Radio" feat. Shawna and Lil' Fate both perspective are expressed about various scenarios in relationships.

As demonstrated on past tracks such as "Woozy" and "Contagious", Ludacris knows how to talk about a woman! And, he doesn't disappoint us female fans on this album. On "I Do It All Night" feat. Shawna they brag and go back and forth about their sexual capabilities. The following track "Sex Room" feat. Trey Songz......I don't really know what to say (you should just listen to it!)....very grown and sexy, and very smooth. "Feelin So Sexy" feat. Shawna is another sexy track portraying Shawna as a woman enticing her man, and on the next song "Tell Me A Secret" feat. Ne-Yo has Ludacris talking to his woman encouraging her to tell him a secret so that he can further please and satisfy her.

On the last track of the album, "Sexting" (which made me LOL), Ludacris pokes fun at Tiger Woods' marital issues, and is portraying a sex addict struggling to cope with his condition.

All in all this album is fun and also manages to keep it real as it relates to relationships. It has a lot of potential singles and I hope it does well for him.

Even though the whole album is solild I figured I'd pick some favorites so here goes:

"Sex Room"

"How Low"

"I Know You Got A Man"

"Can't Live Without You"

"Tell Me A Secret"

"Everybody Drunk"

"Hey Ho"

"My Chick Bad(Remix)"

I will be jamming this for a while.

This turned out to be kinda long....hope this helps.

***Something I left off....if I could have, I would have rated this a 4.5 b/c the concept is dope, the lyrics are on point, and it is fun....but some of the beats weren't all that hot - I still really like it though...***

Only songs 1-6 worked, the rest of them didnt work at all, just silence. I liked the first 6 songs but it would have been nice to hear the rest of the cd .