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| Mid-‘90s breakthrough from Mr. Ice Cream Man hit the R&B Top-Ten. Plus Bout It Bout It II, My Ghetto Heroes, No More Tears, Break ‘Em Off Somethin’, etc. |
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| 1 Intro |
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| 2 Mr. Ice Cream Man |
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| 3 Time for a 187 |
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| 4 1/2 on a Bag of Dank |
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| 5 Break 'Em Off Somethin' |
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| 6 How G's Ride |
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| 7 No More Tears |
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| 8 Commercial |
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| 9 Playa from Around the Way |
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| 10 Sellin' Ice Cream |
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| 11 Time to Check My Crackhouse |
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| 12 Bout It, Bout It II |
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| 13 Back Up Off Me |
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| 14 Never Ending Game |
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| 15 Watch Dees Hoes |
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| 16 Bout That Drama |
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| 17 Killer P |
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| 18 Things Ain't What They Used to Be |
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| 19 My Ghetto Heroes |
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Album Review
After some underground recognition and a freshly inked deal with Priority, Master P wasn't exactly unknown by the time "Ice Cream Man" hit the streets, proven when the album debuted at number three on Billboard's R&B chart with little to no press or airplay. This confidence reflects rather evidently as the rapper tries to make this album a bit thematic, casting himself as "Mr. Ice Cream Man." It's actually a rather witty analogy, as ice cream here represents crack. Furthermore, this album also represents what can be arguably seen as the final West Coast-sounding Master P album; the beats hit at a rather low-tempo with plenty of slow, flute-like synth melodies, bringing an ominous sound to the crack-dealing lyrical themes. As a rapper, Master P isn't any more talented here than he ever was, or ever would be, but he does perform effectively as a cinematic storyteller, entertaining listeners with his ghetto knowledge about drug dealing, making money, and keeping it real. The attempt at making this a thematic concept album instantly differentiates it from his previous albums, yet also stands as the album's weakness -- Master P isn't as cinematic as he would like to think he is here. Even so, the rapper is only a step away from fully realizing his potential as a mass-producing dealer of the musical equivalent of crack: It's cheap, dirty, available, unsatisfactory, yet ultimately potent. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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