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Born Suspect

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the CD is classic Chris Rock material. Great delivery and funny as hell. I laughed my butt off. Defintely get this one!

This cd was chris rocks early material, it's a little raw and unorginized compared to his later work (biger and blacker), but still hilarious. Before you get this you might want to get chris rocks other stuff like roll with the new, but I did and I heard this and it is great. Chris Rock is one of the few african american comedians whose material is funny to all, a rich white buisness man will laugh at the same joke that the black guy at the gas station will laugh at. He is easily the best comedian of our generation, if not all time.

Born Suspect is a hillarious comedy gig featuring Chris Rock at an Atlanta Night Club. Many of Chris' subject matter has aracey tone to it so if you don't like crude humor you may have some issues with this performance. Nonetheless, there are many funny routines ranging from the weaves to McDonalds to the Crack Mayor Barry and much more.

Even the two rap tracks are pretty amusing and cool. Chris uses some foul language here and there but it does not approach Eddie Murphy's extreme X rated level. Chris uses his voice to emphasize different points particuarly with the Crack Mayor track.

Overall this CD will appeal to most audiences black, white, or other ethnicity. Try to overlook the crude moments as there is some good humor here.

Chris Rock is hilarious. There's no other way to say it. On this 1991 release, recorded in an Atlanta night club, Chris Rock tackled all kinds of topics that left me holding my sides when it was all over. Though this isn't his funniest album, it's definitely not his worst. There are times where Chris does manage to fall flat. Tracks like "The Rib Man" and "Weaves / Color Contacts" could have been left off the album. And there are times where the volume goes up and down due to technical errors. But those are minor problems. Overall, the album is hilarious. If you haven't heard this album, give it a try. You'll love it.

This CD was a disappointment in many ways. First, the material was just not as funny as his later stuff. Aside from his material about Marion Barry, the jokes were sustandard. Secondly, the mixing on this album was terrible and I had to turn the volume way up on my stereo so I could make out what exactly Rock was saying. Rock was also mumbling a lot, which made it even harder to understand him. He seemed to lack the confidence that he displays on his later albums. If you are a die-hard Chris Rock fan, the get this. Otherwise, just stick to his later stuff.

If you've heard this CD, you'll know. I'm part American Indain (mostly white though), so, I like that. He said (edited for content) "They exploit the Indains. He's got a tear in his eyes because of a can on the ground. Take my land, BUT THAT CAN'S GOT TO GO!!!!" And of course who can forget the rap song "your mother's got a big head." very funny.

There is a whole bunch of laughs to be had in this cd. All i can say is i loved it.

Born Suspect can at times be a little hard to get hold of and it's certainly not in the major circulation of later works Roll With The New and Bigger and Blacker.

However that's a shame as it comprises a number of sketches that relate directly to that later material. As well as the anecdotes and examination of everyday life that most good comics do Rock also has a social conscience side to his humour that puts him in a slightly different category. On this album that side of him gets a good workout as he discusses things such as minimum wage, legal hassles and the difference between crime committed by whites and black people.

Of course, this is a Chris Rock release so your going to cop an absolute earful of offensive language. But if you are prepared for that then you will get a good look at this chaps early aural assaults.

I laughed out loud at 90% of this CD. You have to be a minority to get a lot of the jokes and understand where Chris is coming from. Great comedy!