Not 4 Sale [CLEAN]

Kardinal Offishall

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Clean
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B001BTZNNI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #232,478 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Where'd The Firestarter Go? {3 ½ Stars} -- Review No. 600!!!, September 25, 2008

By	Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews

Kardinal Offishall is a cat that is kind of sporadic with the releases but, once he drops, he usually comes with some pretty solid material. That was before he linked up with the over-hyped, over-saturated, pop sensation (?)/cheesy tune machine known as Akon. I'm a fan of Kardi's, but the first thing that jumped in my head when I saw he was rolling with Akon was "lower your expectations, he's associating with a wack producer." That being said, Not 4 Sale isn't necessarily a bad album. Sure, there's a ton of filler and some really cheesy attempts at club bangers. It's obvious he set his sights on chart positions. Still, there are some solid joints on the album. The Clipse lend their assistance to "Set If Off" and bring that dope boy angle in a way that only they can (not too many can spit like these two, by the way). Kardi does have a few tracks that are in the same vein of his previous releases -- "Ill Eagle Alien", "Nina, "Bad Like We Bad", and "Burnt", for example. And, even though it could be labeled as wack by most, I liked the T-Pain assisted "Go Home With You."

The most obvious flaw -- and the one that you should've seen coming a mile away -- is the clubby tracks supplied by Akon. "Dangerous" is wack. Period. I mean, sure, it's a serviceable club joint, but Kardi dropped the ball here. There are some that are sort of clubby but manage to stay in Kardi's lane (Digital Motown) and aren't that bad, but they get overshadowed by abysmal tracks that should've never made the album (Numba 1 & Gimme Some).

Not 4 Sale isn't really that bad an album, but the lame tracks are really, really lame and that takes a way from a lot of it. Sure, he teamed up with Akon and his rep took a hit for it, but Kardi hasn't deviated very far from his original steez -- this is the guy that was collaborating with Sean Paul before they both made it big, after all. Of course, being associated with Akon, you should expect some changes, but nothing as bad as you'd expect from most Konvict artists. I grade this one on a curve since every Konvict release has been boo boo to date. The Firestarter is still here, he just has some new friends influencing him now. I recommend giving this one a listen.

Standout Tracks: Ill Eagle Alien, Burnt feat. Lindo P., Set It Off feat. The Clipse (My Favorite), Go Home With You feat. T-Pain , and Bad Like We Bad