Now or Never:Odyssey 2000

Easy Mo Bee | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B00004WJB8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,433,455 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Now or Never

2. Sunstroke

3. Fie Fie Delish

4. Instrumental No. 1

5. S---'s Goin' Down Tonite

6. Soul

7. Talkin' 'Bout You

8. N.Y.C.

9. 69 Monique No. 1

10. Sex, Money, Drugs

11. Sound of My Heart

12. Let's Make a Toast

13. 69 Monique No. 2

14. Make Em Bounce

15. Dis Beat Is Mine

16. Instrumental No. 4

17. 69 Monique No. 3

18. Always Be There for You

19. We Pledge Allegiance

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beatmaker Easy Mo Bee, September 9, 2001

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"bitter_666" (Nijmegen, Gelderland Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now Or Never: Odyssey 2000 (Audio CD)

First off, you need to have Now or Never: Odyssey 2000 in your record collection. Easy Mo Bee has been in the game for a long time, and is known for his original beats and use of rusty samples. This album proves that Easy Mo's skills have not diminished.
Some of the highlights of the album are in the musical interludes Easy displays between different tracks. The interludes are cool and reveal his old school heritage. Also, a number of tracks are straight up hip hop flavor. The intro "Now or Never" is the perfect beginning of an album, sampling Billie Holiday and making you want more. Another top notch pick is "Fie Fie Delish", featuring Goodie Mobb. Goodie spits flames over fast, hideous beats making you feel the adrenaline rush. Snoop Dog appears on another stand out track, "Sound of my Heat", created in a seventies-like, mystic way.
However, Odyseey 2000 lacks stability. Really good music and great lyrics are often followed by mediocre or even wack songs. Rah Digga's "Talkin' bout You" is totally out of place. This track, among a few others, lacks lyrical skills and catchy grooves and choruses. Nonetheless, Odyssey 2000 captures me. Even when Mo Bee raps a few verses, it is kind of funny but not bad. Like Pete Rock, Easy Mo Bee is at his best when it comes to making beats.
The album has a number of skits, too. I do not understand why most people are negative about skits, because they can bring comical notes on a record. Here, the skits do just that.

Now or Never: Odyssey 2000 is a good album. If you look for new beats and musical ideas, this is a good one. If you want an all out stable and perfect buy, you need to look elsewhere. Old school hip hop fans will love this.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a classic album, June 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Now Or Never: Odyssey 2000 (Audio CD)

if you are a kool g rap, pete rock, or any old school fan . you would put this up in your classic album selection. you will here lyrics that will blow your mind. beats that are untouchable. you will be playing this album for days