While its companion disc Suit offers Nelly at his most mature and refined, Sweat takes direct aim at the "Hot in Herre" crowd. Why not? "Hot in Herre" has reached karaoke proportions. Nelly wastes little time here in reminding everyone just how great he is on "Na-Nana-Na," where he recites an inventory of his accomplishments over a smattering of found sounds and drum breaks. The ...
Iicons is the latest from animated New Jersey crew Naughty By Nature who have always had a knack of balancing commercial, feel good rap with gritty street-wise realism. 90s hits like "Hip-Hop Hooray" "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", "Ghetto Bastard" and "O.P.P" got worldwide audiences waving their hands and chanting choruses, yet didn't alienate their hardcore hip-hop following. Reduced ...