Love Crimes

Ruff Endz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004VWA0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,108 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If the sound of hot new R&B act Ruff Endz is a bit familiar, well, yes, you have it heard it before. The Charm City twosome are blessed with solid sexy voices with a sprinkling of gospel skills à la K-Ci and Jo Jo Hailey. Like the Hailey brothers, Ruff Endz have good pipes, a swaggering street thug/loveman appeal and the time-tested old school soul meets hip-hop vibe. They are a state-of-the-art example of the blurred distinctions, both stylistically (peep the "No More" video complete with light-skinned silicon-enhanced "models" and Ruff Endz iced out, in skullies) and sonically, between R&B and hip-hop (as on the infectious top 10 single "No More"). "No More" is a misogynist, cautionary tale against money-hungry chickenheads, but, politics aside, much of Love Crimes is quite good. On tracks like "I Apologize" and the soaring "The World To Me," Ruff Endz delivers the goods. In fact, besides a lack of originality, the only real down side is that (at 70 minutes) Love Crimes is numbingly long: it would be twice as good at half the length. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby, Relax, sit back and chill......., August 23, 2000

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J. Highsmith (Mitchellville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Crimes (Audio CD)

After hearing Ruff Endz' 1st single, "No More", I didn't know what to expect. On the CD single, there were snippets for three other songs which also sounded good, so I decided to take a chance on "Love Crimes". After 2 quality listens, I can now say that I am glad that I bought this CD. When some music fans listen to a certain type of music they have different reasons for it. I like uptempo songs but my main reason for listening to r&b is the slow jams. This is the main reason why I like Ruff Endz' debut CD so much. First of all, although I give this CD 5 stars, there is nothing groundbreaking on this CD. Most or all of the topics have been covered by all other r&b artists, but in my opinion, it's all about presentation. "No More" is still the stand out track on the CD. Ruff Endz also include a Cuban Linx 2000 (Remix) of "No More" w/Ghostface Killah & Raekwon. This is also a tight song. Other stand out tracks include the Nokio from Dru Hill produced, "Please Don't Forget About Me", "Love Crimes", "I Apologize", "Where Does Love Go From Here" and "I'm Not Sayin' That, I'm Feeling That". This is an excellent debut CD by the group from Baltimore. I recommend this CD to anyone that likes current r&b slow jams like I do. This CD should satisfy anyone's r&b taste.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Smooth Beginning for Ruff Endz, August 24, 2000

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Ben Hernandez Jr. (Southern Cali) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Crimes (Audio CD)

This duo for now can be dubbed a poor man's K-Ci and JoJo. "Love Crimes" is overflowing with a series of soulful ballads composed of lovers lost, lovers cheating, and hmmm....what else? Being in love (can't have the chicken before the egg). Hence, the album name "Love Crimes". The CD begins with the familiar hit, "No More" that has been getting a good deal of airplay on the radio. If you're looking for more dance tracks after that, forget it....oh wait, my bad, there is the "No More" remix that they cleverly entitled "Cuban Linx 2000"....as a friend of mine would say, "Riiiiiite". Actually, there is another uptempo track called "Don't Forget About Me" (track #4) which has a Sisqo-ish vibe to it... The rest of the CD is a Costco box full of ballads which is not necessarily a bad thing. With slow joints like "I'm Feelin' That" (track #7) and"I Apologize" (#8), Ruff Endz scores big on the smooth R&B tip. The rest of the album is pretty much a retaliation at all the female R&B men bashing by focusing on the women's equally potent ability to cheat which gets a little too repitive. Despite that, however, I'd say Ruff Endz's effort scores a fairly solid debut......

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums ever!but don't get what they deserve?, August 30, 2002

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CharlieG (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Crimes (Audio CD)

This is truly one of the best albums I've heard in a long time from two brothers. Songs like Where does love go from here, please don't forget about me, im not just saying that im feelin that are just sensational. Too bad the freakin radio doesn't think so, now a days the media, radio, and "award shows" seem to focus on the "most played on the radio" songs for awards. This really ticks me off because some of these artists like Ruff Endz really deserve to be in the spot light. Well, if your'e lookin for a good rnb album go out and buy this one.