Customer Reviews

Back for the First Time

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4 star:		(22)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The difference between Nelly and Ludacris to me (who are the latest midwest/south artists to blow up) is that Ludacris seems to be versatile, while Nelly's stuff kinda sounds the same to me. So, I went out and bought this album, and I'm feeling it. I think this album will get a lot of play out in the clubs, on the radio, or at FREAKNIK!!! (I hope to make it this year...)

Anyhow, here are the tracks that matter - pay attention, there are seven of them.

Track #1 - U Got A Problem?: The album starts off strong with a tight beat, and great verbal skill. You'll be happy at once that you spent your money on the Ludacris CD

Track #3 - 1st & 10: (Might be my favorite) This one is just so darn cool...trust me. It just has 'cruisin' written all over it. You just have to hear it and absorb it.

Track #4 - What's Your Fantasy?: Hey, if you haven't heard this yet, you need to escape from the cave that you're living in...

Track #11 - Catch Up: Bay Area all the way...bass, ominous keyboard with an old school Too-Short/West Coast vibe. I like it.

Track #12 - Southern Hospitality: Dope video, dope song. The Alphas, Kappas, Sigmas, Q's, AKAs, Deltas, S.G. Rhos & the Zetas (can't forget the Iotas) will eat this up; So will anyone who can get their groove on. This TIGHT track was hooked up by the team who brought you Jay Z's "I Just Wanna Luv Ya/Give It To Me"

Track #13 - What's Your Fantasy? (Remix): All I can say is that I love Trina. Shawna and Foxy Brown also represent, but all I can say is I love me some Trina; she spit her verse the best.

Track #14 - Phat Rabbit: Okay, this sounds very 1998 to me, but oh well. Timbaland manages to create what might very well become a hit single, if not a Freaknik staple. When he starts going, "East Coast feel me, West Coast feel me" with the baby sounds (Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody"), you've got to smile - it's tight.

So there it is. Everything else on here is filler to me. I'm not neccesarily a Hip-Hop expert per se, but I think can assure you that this is a good album. Yes, I got the edited version, and I know I missed a certain 'garden tool' song, but I'm tired of seeing our people disrespected like that...I know it's all in good fun, but personally, I'm just tired of hearing the "N" word, along with the "B" word and the "H" word.

Now that I've gotten off my soapbox, run out and go get this. It's hot - trust me.

Knyte.

As the first act signed to Scarface's newly formed Def Jam South, Ludacris has a lot to live up to. He had already got a local buzz with the single "What's Your Fantasy", so the only question that Ludacris really faced was would his style be accepted all over the map and not just in the South. Once the single started getting BET and radio play, Ludacris started getting known and "Back For The First Time" got the jump start that it needed. Instead of concentrating on strictly the bounce sound of the South, Ludacris focuses on the lyrical side of things and that's why I like his CD so much. You don't get the repetitive tracks on this CD like you would on most CDs from Down South Artists. The CD starts off with a bang with the song "U Got A Problem". You get the typical Down South beats but Ludacris rips the track to shreds with his lyrics and that also continues with the Organized Noise produced "Game Got Switched". The whole CD is filled with Down South beats and Ludacris or his crew supplying the lyrics. UGK, who still has yet to drop a CD, shows up for the best song on the CD in my opinion, "Stick Em Up". Ludacris stays with UGK the whole time on this lyrical slugfest from the South and you will want to hear this combination on another song in the future. Ludacris also wins with his current single, The Neptunes' produced, "Southern Hospitality". Other noteworthy songs are the Timbaland produced, "Phat Rabbit" and the "What's Ya Fantasy" (Remix) w/Trina, Shawna & Foxy Brown. Foxy Brown sounds like she is on a comeback trail after her parts on this song and CNN's "Bang Bang". The only question I have for Ludacris is why he didn't rap on his own remix? This is a tight debut CD from Ludacris. Hopefully, other Def Jam South artists will follow this example.

Ludacris' debut is great. It is fresh with a unique sound. He has great skill and some that are even funny. All of the songs are great except for "Get Off Me" w. UGK. The chorus repeats itself annoyingly over and over. The 2 best cuts on the song are "Ho" and "What's Your Fantasy (Remix)". "Ho" has great puns and is funny. Trina and Foxy Brown add to the already great song "What's Your Fantasy". This is well worth the money. Any hip-hop fan would love it.

10/18/2000

"All about Ludacris". This album deserves more than 5 stars. He is representing the dirty south to the fullest. His single "what's your fantasy" has hit number one already and I wish him much more success in the future albums he has coming in the future

this whole cd is blazin from start to end. this man gots some tight unheard of lyrics. i like on "hood stuck" were he kinda disses puffy(i almost got signed with puff, puff but i think i'll pass)this cd is definitely worth buying, he definitely established himself as one of the best rappers in the biz with this cd, plus they threw in phat rabbit off timbaland's cd. the beats are tight, and like i said his lyrics are off the hook.

tighest songs: "you got a problem", "game got switched", "whats your fantasy", "ho", "stick em' up", "catch up", "southern hospitality", "get off me", "phat rabbit", man there all tight!

Back for the first time is tight.
One of the best CDs out there!!
It`s to cool. Heres my list of my all of the tracks.
1. U GOT A PROBLEM: TIGHT GOOD BEAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SINGLE 5/5
2. GAME GOT SWITCHED: THE GAME GOT SWITHED ON SOME LUDACRIS S***
GOOD KOOL TIGHT SINGLE MATERIAL DEFENITLY 5/5
3. 1ST & 10: O.K. 2/5
4.WHAT`S YOUR FANTASY: KOOL 2 MUCH OF A SEX SONG 4/5
5. COME ON OVER: BAD 0/5
6.HOOD STUCK: HOT 4/5
7.GET OFF ME:KOOL PASTOR TROY DID HIS THING 4/5
8.MOUTHING OFF: KOOL COULD BE BETTER 4/5
9.STICK `EM UP: ONE OF THE BEST SONGS ON THE CD 4/5
10. TICKETS SOLD OUT : KOOL & FUNNY 5/5
11.CATCH UP: VERY GOOD :, TIGHT!!! 4/5
12.SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: TIGHT!!!!!! BEST SONG ON THA CD!!! BEST SONG CHOISE FOR A SINGLE. NEPTUNES DID A GREAT JOB ON THIS ONE. 5/5
13.WHAT`S YOUR FANTASY (REMIX) : TIGHT. BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL. LUDACRIS SHOULD DO MORE REMIXES.SEX SONG. 5/5
14. PHAT RABBIT: GOOD, BUTT 2 MUCH OF A SEX SONG. 2/5

I bought this album because "Ho" was a cult hit in my area and I had never really heard it in full and also because I love "Southern Hospitality." But I never expected this album to be as tight as it was.
The album starts of with U Got a Problem which has a really nice beat and some pretty good lyrics.Some of the best songs include "1&10",the aforementioned 'Ho'which is preceeded by a hilarious skit in which Luda "sings",Southern Hospitality,Mouthin' Off, which is a hot freestyle track and Phat Rabbit.
Ludacris exhibits excellent producing skills and also teams up with Timbaland and The Neptunes. But what seperates Ludacris from other Southern rappers is that he has catchy say anything lyrics that at times make you laugh, he does sorta mention the bling but it's not repetative the way it is in other lyricists raps and he's not intentionally trying to make you do ridiculous things like scream "Oohwee" or make yo' booty shake or anything else like that..it's just hot beats and crazy, "off the hook" lyrics.But for best results you should listen to the samples and make your own decision.

Ludacris' "Back For The First Time" is just a great album. Everyone that appreciates rap should buy this CD because it is definately worth.... Every song on this album is worthy of listening to. Most of the songs are worth listening to quite a lot of times. Also, this CD is one of the best CD's I've ever listened to for bass. This CD has a lot of bass and makes the songs even better. Awesome songs on this CD are What's Your Fantasy, Southern Hospitality, Hood Stuck, Game Got Switched, Ho, 1st and 10, and Get Off Me. Those 7 songs alone are worth the price of a full CD. Trust me buy this CD!

This is proberly better than word of mouf but not by much cus they both great albums.
Luda has one of the best rappin style's out there, and this album proves it with tracks like "u got a problem" and "southern hospitality".
The best tracks on the album are
U got a problem
Game got switched
whats your fantasy
get off me
stick em up
mouthing off = boss freestyle
ho
catch up
whats your fantasy rewmix
phat rabit

if you get this album also get word of mouf and remember luda "smacks bi#*'*es with no ti*#*es that work at hooters"

What's with all the bad reviews? I mean this record isn't Word of Mouf. Ludacris's Back For The First Time has to be his best work (he probably won't top this) and contains all the great songs, unlike his processor. So really listen to this CD before you criticize it. And trust me, it's better than his latest.