As Nasty As They Wanna Be [Explicit Lyrics]

2 Live Crew | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Lil Joe Records
• ASIN: B000000QQP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,081 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Bass
  • #7 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > General
  • #10 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Old School

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Used to Hate This, But It Kinda Grows On You!!!, March 9, 2005

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P. B. Reynolds (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Nasty As They Wanna Be (Audio CD)

OK, so I'll admit, these guys aren't really the greatest rappers. Their flow varies from unexceptional to pretty good, one guy has a very strange voice (sorry, I don't know his name) and he really doesn't sound very well suited to rap at all, and the album suffers from decidedly uh...limited subject matter. But none of it makes any difference at all, because this is still one of the most catchy, fun, playful, musically inventive, and booty-shakin' rap albums ever to come down the pike. It's no wonder that these guys were so huge in their time, and favorite targets of self-righteous evangelists and law enforcers. Anything this fun HAS to be illegal, and in Florida, until 1992, it actually was!!!

I snatched up this album just a few weeks ago, and when I first played it, I really didn't care for it at all. Certain songs were catchy (like the LEGENDARY "Me So Horny"), but it just wasn't what I was used to. The lyrics were decidedly juvenile, and as a fan of eloquent hip-hoppers like De La Soul, Public Enemy, and A Tribe Called Quest, it was a real shock to hear such earthy, nasty humor on a rap album (I was aware of their notorious rep before I bought the CD but, dang!!!). Still, I owed it to the group who set new precedents for legal sleaze on hit records to give 'em another shot, so I listened again...and again...and again...

And all at once, I realized that the Crew had grown on me. Their infectiously funky, bass-driven Miami sound is all the musical evidence that one needs to re-examine this group. Instrumentally, they don't quite sound like anybody else, especially on super fast-paced party cuts like "C'mon Babe" (my favorite song on the entire album, and a REALLY wild club track!). The hype about the lyrics really is true. They're about as lewd and lascivious as any that you'll likely find in the annals of recorded history. This is one album that I'm NOT lending my twelve-year-old kid sister!!!

In conclusion, if you're somebody who's got a lot of hang-ups about sex, misogyny, or other sordid topics, you may want to steer clear of this one. BUT, if you've got an open mind that doesn't take itself too seriously, a playful sense of humor that you can lower to sixth-grade sensibilities at will, and a (...) to shake, you should really dig this album. And if your first listen angers you, confuses you, or just plain stupifies you, don't be afraid to give it another listen. It can be a lot to soak in, but it's worth it!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its Filthy, Dirty, and pornographic..I love it, February 9, 2006

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T. Gore "old_sckool" (Neu Joisy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Nasty As They Wanna Be (Audio CD)

The 2 live Crew decided to release "As Nasty as they wanna be" at the absolute wrong time. Congress was already making a list (Tipper Gore...ughh)of albums that they wanted to be banned, which was a total violation of 1st Ammendment rights. Needless to say, this album got released at the height of that period, and most large record retailers banned sales of the album. After lots of hearings from Musicans (even John Denver stepped in and thought is was wrong to censor music) the album was finally avaiable for sale (sticked with the infamous Parental Advisory) and I picked it up to see what all the fuss was about. Even though it might be somewhat tame by todays standards, it was dirty, yet it was good, not just because it was dirty. The 2Live Crew showed some skills, and some of the beats on this album were fantasic (had that Miami based BOOM) Time wouldnt be good to the Crew, as the the releaes got worse, and they stuck with an overuse of pornographic material that just got tired. Yet this is a really good album, which has been a bit tarnished by time, yet still another solid hip-hop effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2-live fan forever., February 14, 2005

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D. Adams "flyboy2210" (morgantown,wv usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Nasty As They Wanna Be (Audio CD)

I do not understand the reason some people have a grudge against 2-live. I mean think about it all they used were some profanity and some colorful words to boost there image. rapers today do the same thing if you really set and listen to som of the rap music today the talk about killing and doing the same thing 2-live did. so why all the hype.I really like them and do not see any problem with there music.