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| Panoramic concept hip-hop set w/guest Cam'ron. Let's Ride, Spanish Fly, This Is Jim Jones, Certified Gangsta, Crunk Muzik, etc. |
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| 1 On My Way to Church (Dr. Ben Intro) |
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| 2 Capo Status 1st Take |
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| 3 Only One Way Up |
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| 4 This Is Jim Jones |
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| 5 Let's Ride |
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| 6 Certified Gangsta |
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| 7 Jamaican Joint |
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| 8 End of the Road |
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| 9 Shotgun Fire |
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| 10 Capo Status 2nd Take |
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| 11 Lovely Daze/Memory Lane |
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| 12 Spanish Fly |
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| 13 Livin Life as a Rider |
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| 14 Twin Towers |
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| 15 When Thugs Die |
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| 16 This Is Gangsta |
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| 17 Crunk Muzik |
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| 18 Bend n Stretch |
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| 19 Talking to the World |
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| 20 Capo Status Final Take |
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| 21 On My Way to Church (Outro) |
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Album Review
Fellow Diplomat and Cam'ron's partner in crime finally gets around to releasing his first solo album after nearly a handful of guest appearances, productions, videos, and whatever else there is in this rap Renaissance man's oeuvre. All of the lyrical topics du jour are covered in great detail here, with an emphasis on the concept of church and religion playing the dominant role throughout the record. Nearly a survey of rap styles is evident here: Dirty South, East Coast, West Coast, hip-hop -- and yes, a predictable lift from Kanye by speeding up obscure soul records and using them as a basis for a whole track, but that's the one tired flat to be found in the entire album's production. However, that's not all in the knockoff department. There's also the obligatory Neptunes/Asian/Indian knockoff with "Spanish Fly," a track that not even Chico DeBarge can help resuscitate. Guest appearances by Cam'ron, everyone's favorite "no-homo," are abundant and help to strengthen the album at most points. But "On My Way to Church" stretches things so much musically and lyrically that at over an hour's length it can leave a feeling of exhaustion about midway through. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
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