I Can't Stop

Skee-Lo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Maddtrax
• ASIN: B00005KA2I
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,724 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bounce Back

2. I Can't Stop

3. At The Mall

4. R-U-A Player

5. Dime Piece

6. Got What You Like

7. Do It Tonight

8. Part Of The Game

9. Street Life

10. Done Done-It

11. Do It Tonight (Bonus Mix)

12. At The Mall (Urban Mix)

13. When I Was Comin' Up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise Surprise, March 12, 2002

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Mike-Mike (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Can't Stop (Audio CD)

I got Skee-Lo's original albumn off the success of the "I Wish" single, and I always liked it, but I didn't expect this. From what I've read this albumn is all original, no samples, and all live music, that's damn near unheard of now days in hip-hop. His flow is incredible, his voice is perfect. Like I said, I liked Skee-Lo, but this albumn blew me out the water. I listen to lots of hard core hip-hop, from Pac to Biggie to Twiztid to RBX to NytOwl to underground ish you never heard, and I'm still amazed by how good Skee-Lo brought it with this albumn. I highly recommend it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I Can't Wait", October 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: I Can't Stop (Audio CD)

The Chicago emigre, now securely ensconed in the sunny and presumably inspiring surrounds of Los Angeles, famous for his single 'Wish' ("I wish I was taller, I wish I was a baller...") and the two Grammy nominations that also came his way in 1995, is back after a rather protracted absence. While he raps his way around myriad topics from being "more exciting than movies with Samuel L (Jackson) innit" to shopping malls, a diverse and often wholly unexpected instrumentation belies the myth that all rap music sounds the same. Skee-Lo once again shows that rhythm and melody can happily sit together and create a new direction within rap, one that does not use gangland stories, profanity and absurd, irritating sexist diatribes.

When discussing his personal experiences, Skee-Lo's essence leans more towards R'n'B than hip-hop and, with acoustic guitars, electric drums and backing vocals from such as Jocelyn Buchanan, the instrumentation is unusually diverse and harmonious for the genre within which he operates. He seems to have actively chosen not to address the themes that the likes of The Notorious B.I.G. or Sean "Puff Daddy" Coombes made their names with but instead to get on down to matters sexual and lovey, offering much opportunity for smoochy lyrics and saccharine backing vocals. While some might immediately criticise him for not addressing the usual issues rap ordinarily faces, this album - and artist - benefits enormously from the original approach he takes.

The opening track, 'Bounce Back', is perhaps the best single of last year never to be released, with 'At The Mall' and 'R-U-A-Player' also getting the feet tapping and, definitively, the brain cells whirring, or whatever it is that brain cells do.

But what has he done for the last five years? It seems from the literature we've seen that he has co-written and produced other people's projects, hosted shows on MTV and worked with Californian drug charities. And after such a protracted absence, why all the optimism? "I was born in an urban environment," says Skee-Lo. "I've seen a wide range of two worlds. I've seen it on the downside and I've seen it on the upside. Just being alive is a lot to be happy for. Loving what you do and having the fortune of sharing it with others who appreciate it is all I can ask for."

Rare, indeed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Call It A Comeback, December 5, 2000

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BQ217 (Fairfield, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Can't Stop (Audio CD)

I finally received my "I Can't Stop" CD in tha mail and "I CANT STOP" listening to it. Hip Hop's top artists today lack tha ability to come with new concepts and topics. Bling Bling and things of that nature can get old. Skee-Lo's sophomore effort has new conecpts, topics, style of beats and style period. "I Wish" was a great CD, but its old skool. This is tha new skool Skee. He has stepped up his game and lyrics. There is not one weak track on this CD, you can relate to each song and tha points are clear. Skee is my fav rapper because he is someone you can look up to, i just WISH there were 1 or 2 more tracks on tha album. I love all hip-hop, but if you are looking for somethin' you dont have to turn off when ya moms comes in tha room because of negative lyrics and dirty words, this is it. Will Smith is on some pansy ish with his "No Cursing" style, Skee is different and way tighter.His new album represents how a rapper needs to be in 2000. New style, new formula, new hits. This CD is tha bomb, but it now!