Brothers from Another [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Young Gunz

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 24, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 24, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Roc-a-Fella
• ASIN: B0009F7G0I
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,666 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Compared to Beanie Siegel, whose B.Coming album boasted a dramatic back story and to Memphis Bleek's 534 which had Jay-Z back again from retirement, Chris and Neef (aka Young Gunz) saw Brother from Another released with little Roc-A-Fella fanfare. Perhaps it's just as well since this CD suffers from the sophomore slump syndrome--a lack of good ideas and uninspired execution. It's not like Gunz are the deepest artists on the roster but their first album, Tough Love, had quality club cuts ("Friday Night," and "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"). Brother lacks stand-out tracks, save for "Set It Off," a mid-tempo anthem. Neef and Chris sound fine on mic--they have a good chemistry and their hooks are solid. They just don't quite find the right groove to get it up and running. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average album, not bad but not worth buying, June 2, 2005

By	Dan Yeager (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

The Young Gunz' "Brothers From Another" is a really average and forgettable release. There's nothing overly bad about it, but there are few tracks to begin with (only 12), and few of those are worth repeats...so it'll probably drift away in your CD collection too quickly.

The production is very simple and sparse throughout, with a few "party" beats here and there. The only real exception is the track "Grown Man Pt. 2", which is produced by Kanye West and is surprisingly a really poor beat. It's horribly overproduced -- too much stuff is going on, all the sounds clash with each other, and you can't really get into the beat at all. I don't know if everyone is just brainwashed into automatically liking a Kanye song nowadays, but it doesn't work at all. The rest of the beats are decent but unspectacular, and the only other big-name producer is Swizz Beatz on "Set it Off".

Lyrically, you probably know what to expect from the Young Gunz (Chris and Neef). They're not the best rappers in the world but Chris especially can spit some really solid verses with a nice flow. I'd compare him to somewhat of a less talented Jadakiss. They cover all the typical stuff, partying / street life...again, what you'd expect from a mainstream rap release in 2005. Nothing that creative or extraordinary.

The standout tracks in my opinion are the lead single "Set it Off" (produced by Swizz Beatz), "Tonight", "Beef", and "What We Gotta Do". "Set it Off" is incredibly catchy, and Chris and Neef both drop awesome verses to the beat. "Tonight" is a great, west-coast style party track featuring Daz with a strong beat and hook. "Beef" and "What We Gotta Do" are both far more serious/mature tracks and give a great edge to the album.

Overall the first half of "Brothers From Another" is made up of party tracks and singles, and the second half are deeper and more serious songs. Neither side is perfect but the latter works better. Aside from "Grown Man Pt. 2" none of the songs struck me as really poor, but a lot are forgettable.

I bought this album because I was completely hooked on "Set it Off", but I'm a little disappointed. It's not a horrible album but it's just not really worth the $10-$15. Just find out which tracks you like and get them from a friend / online service.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2nd major label release is alright , May 24, 2005

By	G$ "Z-Wad" (B-More, MD) - See all my reviews

15 months after their debut on a major label (and 5 months after their "G.I.F.I. Mixtape") Young Chris & Neef return. Not nearly as good as "Tough Luv" and slightly worse then "G.I.F.I. Mixtape" it is still pretty good. Only 12 songs and 43 minutes so it's not as long as the other 2. 1 song is horrible, 2 are almost classics, 3 are ok, the other 6 are good. Production is not as good as the debut (oddly since it's mostly the same producers) and also Neef lacks lyrically once again. Chad Hamilton does 7 songs, Swizz Beats does 2, and Boola, Bangladesh, and Kanye West all do 1. Guests rap on about half the songs and a few hooks are from otehrs. A good album for their fans to have but not their best work.

#1 - 7
#2 - 7.5 (f/ swizz beats)
#3 - 8.5 (f/ 112)
#4 - 9.5 (f/ Daz dillinger -- best one on here -- tight beat)
#5 - 7
#6 - 4.5 (worst one on here)
#7 - 9 (f/ kanye west & john legend -- 2nd best on here -- also on their "G.I.F.I. Mixtape")
#8 - 8
#9 - 8.5 (f/ pooda brown)
#10 - 9.5 (f/ pooda brown)
#11 - 8 (slower more personal song)
#12 - 8 (f/ memphis bleek)

Neef -- Haneef Muhammad --- b. around 1984 --- Philadelphia, PA
Young Chris --- Christopher Ries --- b. 1984 --- Philadelphia, PA

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Different album, Same Sh*t!!!, June 1, 2005

By	Ezra Dieuveille "Dat Dude" (Miami, Fl) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

from seeing the album cover I expected the Brothers From Another to be waaaayyyy better then what I heard. I almost fell asleep listening to it the first time. The later part of the album is what made me not throw the cd away, starting with grown men pt 2 and on. MAN... I thought they were going to really do it from the sparkles I heard here and there from TOUGH LUV. I ain't given up on them though... but they need to stop trying to be hard and make music with a purpose...grow up again.