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CHICKEN 'N' BEER
Ludacris
(Island Def Jam/Universal)
Sure, most rap is junk food. And the salty rhymes of Dirty South rapper Ludacris are hardly the more tasteful selections on the menu. But, as with most junk food, sometimes you just can't resist.
Chicken 'N' Beer, the fourth album from the former Chris Bridges, is one of those times.
On these 17 songs and skits, the boisterous and outlandish rhymer cooks up another greasy platter based on his secret recipe: bouncy beats by the pound, plenty of crunchy fatback crackle and a vast selection of spicy samples and loops, topped by layers of his gruff barking and sprinkled liberally with steamy couplets and, ahem, fowl-mouthed expletives.
Sure, a steady diet of tracks like Blow it Out and Hoes in My Room would make anybody queasy after awhile.
But even if it is empty calories, Chicken 'N' Beer is finger-licking good.
Track Listing
1. Southern Fried Intro
2. Blow It Out
3. Stand Up
4. Rob Quarters Skit
5. Splash Waterfalls
6. Hard Times
7. Diamond In The Back
8. Screwed Up
9. T Baggin' Skit
10. P-Poppin'
11. Hip Hop Quotables
12. Black Man's Struggle Skit
13. Hoes In My Room
14. Teamwork
15. Interactive Skit
16. We Got
17. Eyebrows Down