Fat Joe - Elephant in the Room
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Free Music Notes for Elephant in the Room
Free Music Review: Joey - Back on Fire and Flaming Hot
Hit: 5 Stars
To most Harcore Rap fans and off the back of his last couple abulms a new Fat Joe album was nothing to look forward to or be excited about. Infact thats the reason for the late review.
However in "The Elaphant in the Room" album Joey has given me something i have on constant repeat on my mp3, in my car and in my head!
I wont attampt to define or explain this album however i will say this, I HAVENT GIVEN A HARDCORE RAP ALBUM A 5 STAR RATING SINCE BIG.
Free Music Review: WAY BETTER THEN 50cent CURTIS
Hit: 5 Stars
LOOK YOU PEOPLE ALL KNOW THE REASON WHY PEOPLE ARE SAYIN THEY DON"T LIKE FAT JOE IS BECAUSE 50cent IS JOKEING HIM. I DON"T CARE WHAT PEOPLE THANK JOE"S BEEN IN THE GAME WAY BEFORE 50cent. WHO GOT BEAT BY A LITTLE DUDE BY KANYE WEST 50cent DID. THIS NEW FAT JOE ALBUMS TIGHT YOU GUYS KNOW IT FROM START TO FINISH IT IS. PICK THIS ALBUM UP TRUST ME IT"S GOOD. STOP LETTING 50cent JUDGE YOU BY HIM POKEING FUN AT FAT JOE FROM YOU BUYING THIS ALBUM. SH%%%T IM BIG TO.Free Music Review: BORICUA POWER!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Fat Joe you did it again. I have all your CD"S and love each one in it's own special way. He blends a commercial production of today with the same flow he had since Don Cartegena. Many people don't understand that artist change. He has to please his young fans as well as old. If he spit the pure OG rap he spit in the 90's he wouldn't sell any CD's. He has to appeal to everybody, and does a good job at that. KEEP HOLDIN IT DOWN!!!Free Music Review: From one fan of rap to another.....
Hit: 5 Stars
Ok so I'm a huge 50 fan but I'm above all a fan of rap music first I give everything a chance. So with all 50 Joe beef aside this CD is GREAT! The production is fire the lyrics are dope and above all it's just damn good rap music. So if you a Joe fan you gonna love this if you a hater get ya mind right and don't juge artist by anything other than talent.If you a fan of East coast rap this is a hott buy!Free Music Review: 3'5 - Lyrics Over Hit Singles
Hit: 4 Stars
After being dropped from a major record label a few years ago Fat Joe thinks he deserves a better fortune, thus using the English Idiom "Elephant in the Room" which refers to something big going on but still getting ignored by the audience. Fat Joe has always been a skilled rapper but quite often the music hasn't been too hot (read commercial). His last album was better then usual and featured the Scott Storch produced hit single "Make It Rain" with Lil Wayne but it still went rather overlooked which is the problem compared to more commercial but less skilled rappers such as 50 Cent. On this effort, Fat Joe continues with more tough gangsta rap and if you've heard his other albums you know what to expect. Fammiliar faces on the producer side aswell with Scott Storch, Cool & Dre and Danja to mention a few. The truth is that Fat Joe's lyrics are on point but the production isn't actually as steller, the complete opposite to Rick Ross's recent album, but Fat Joe doesn't look for sympathy or attention he looks for respect and acknowledgement for sticking around for so long and for being a crucial part in the Hip Hop community. If you apreciate the man's work, take another look here.
It all starts with a song called "The Fugitive" which is some kind of intro cause he raps non stop (like freestylin) and the rhymes here are some of the best I've heard in ages. It also need to be mentioned that he uses a few foul words here to prove that he don't give a damn. "You Ain't Sayin' Nothin" from Cool & Dre feature wannabe rapper Dre and yet to called himself rapper Plies, the song itself really isn't that special. The title refers to "not saying nuthin" if it aint about money. Listen to Rick Ross last album and you get why. I wish I could say that "The Crackhouse" (from Cool & Dre) with the usual un-invited guest Lil Wayne was as good as their last colaboration but it isn't. Not too hard to get what this song is about. Danja produced "Cocababy" is not on par with most stuff he does. It's very minimalistic with some girl singing the hook. Another song about the same thing. Annoying homie Dj Khaled produces the next song "Get It For Life" and some rock-pop singer called Pooh Bear appears. "Drop" is the usual Swizz Beatz song, amazing he could use the same beats for about 100 diffrent songs?. "I Won't Tell" from The Hitmen with J Holiday is a rap-ballad and differ from the rest here. It was also a successful single. Producer Street Runner is next up with "KAR (Kill All Rats)" with some old soul sample, lyrically this is Fat Joe on top (even if it's very graphic) and I suppose this one is dedicated to the haters. The hitmen that produced the only commercial single come back "300 Brolic" a pompous street single with a Opera sample resembling a big combat (just like on the film with the same name), also dedicated to haters with very graphic lyrics. A highlight for sure. "Preacher On a Sunday Morning" from Scott Storch is good with guitar riffs as beats but I still don't like this Pooh Bear guy. "My Conscience" from Alchemist with KRS-One resemble that song with Eminem/Dr Dre in it's theme. Dj Premier makes the last one called "That White", old skool as it may be it's surprisingly efficient with good lyrics once more.
Overall, It may not have many big radio singles or high record sales but it's a pretty good album nonetheless, atleast 2/3 of it. On those songs where Fat Joe give us the best of him and show his amazing rhymes. The production could have been better at times and some songs could have been excluded but this is another solid Fat Joe album that is worth checking out for sure. 3'5.