Fast Money

Birdman | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD (June 21, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B0007Y8A7E
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Always Cautious Of Fast Money..., July 20, 2005

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Enlightened "Both Eyes Closed, see what u don... (Atlanta Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast Money (Audio CD)

Baby has never been a great, or even good rapper but on this album his lyrical game has stepped up quite a bit. His flow and his lyrics have all been ante'd up. It seems almost too good to be true. He's come a long way since his off beat flow on Hypnotize Cash Money in 1999. But the progression seems like he could have had a ghostwriter for this album, nonetheless it doesn't matter as long as it comes off tight and maintains Baby's style. The ghost writer thing is all speculation though. It could be that he took to heart the criticism he received and then stepped his game up and gave rapping more focus. Whatever the scenario, he is definitely a much better rapper now than he was last album. With the first two singles Get Your Shine On & Neck Uv Da Woodz featuring one of the hottest rappers in the game right now Lil Wayne being complete bangers, one wonders if the album could deliver.

There's no worries about that because the album does deliver. Fast Money is 2000 times better than Baby's debut album Birdman. The production is beyond excellent, the rapping and flows are all adequate. No more endless talk about how much money he has and what type of cars drive the fastest (despite the title of the album!). This album is more about street life, consequences and trials and tribulations and less about having a fun time; and it works for him. The best songs are the aforementioned singles as well as Ghetto Life with Bun B completely ripping it up (where's his solo already!!!), Shovlin Snow, Pressure's On, Get It All Together, Big Pimpin, Out The Ghetto, Around Teh World, and Solid Chic. While this album is just a notch below Mannie Fresh's Debut it isn't that far behind. You should give this album a chance because Baby really has stepped his game up. And I'm all for improvement in your craft...it lets me know that at least he cares about something other than how much money he's stacking. Good album Baby! 4 stars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Suprisingly Solid Album..., February 12, 2006

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M. Brownt "cdawg101" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fast Money (Audio CD)

Baby has really picked it up on this album. For the last few years, Cash Money Records has been in serious decline, with their artist seeming to rehash the same material over and over again on every production, and Bryan Williams "AKA Baby Birdman", the former CEO, has been hit the hardest. His somewhat anticipated debut album "Baby AKA The #1 Stunna", only worsened the situation, recieving major criticism for its endless rhymes about cars, bling, weed, and money that it typical of CM, and essentially threw Baby out of the spotlight permenantly. Lil Wayne, the only really popular artist out of his clique, has had to hold Cash Money up for a long time. On this album, however, Baby has made a huge comeback.

It seems almost too good to be true. On "Fast Money", The Birdman has come a long way, erasing his off-beat rhymes from albums such as "Big Money Heavyweight" forever. His flow and lyrical game are incredible, like nothing you would ever dream he could be capable of. Though Baby stays within the usual rap topics (Drugs, girls, guns), like his first album, he makes a much larger effort to expand upon it, rapping a lot more about personal experiences in the rap and street game than driving fast cars and having a good time. Songs like "Neck of the Woods", and "We Got That" really display this. The beats of tracks such as "Get It All Together", "My Territory", and "We Gettin' It On", among others, will have you bobbing your head and bouncing out of your chair. Despite the title of the album, Baby shows almost none of the typical Cash Money influence, with the last song on the CD being the only track that rhymes about nothing but stacking cash and "pipes and big rims", and its still one of the best songs! His choice of guest performences are also great, with Bun B absolutely tearing the first verse of "Ghetto Life" up, along with the chorus, and Lil' Wayne making a perfect duet partner for BM on both "Neck of the Woods" and "Get Your Shine On". Other artists such as Chop (Who is this guy? He needs to release a solo album quick!) and 6-Shot make huge contributions to several tracks.

To say this is one of Cash Money's best productions ever would be an understatement, with FM containing some of the most solid rapping I have seen in a long time, surpasing all of their major releses of 2004-2005, including Mannie Fresh's debut, and even "Tha Carter II". Literally every song on the entire album adds something new or different. Give it a chance, you will not be disappointed by this album

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars buy this, March 8, 2006

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runninhotto76 "call me ,im a 17 m" (513-600-6557) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast Money (Audio CD)

i never really knew baby but from the reviews ive read i guess his last album wasnt to good. i download music from limewire in case you havnt heard of that go to limewire.com and you download it for free and then choose your music. well i heard somebody talking about his last album and i heard the song get ur shine on a while ago so i decided to check it out and it came up with a ton of results. i clicked on get ur shine on to download that. then i cliked on we got that. then smoke out. ever since then smoke out and get ur shine on have been on all my burnt cds. it should be a great album because those are really good songs. i will have to check out his other cd and i guess find out why it is so bad.