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Title: 4 Stars to the 5 Boroughs
Review: The Beasties seem to have two personalities of late. One that tips it hat to the old school hip hop like Paul's Boutique, the other more experimental with new beats and rhyming styles like on Hello Nasty and Ill Communication. This album thankfully leans towards the former. Using "freshhhhh" several times makes one yearn for the classic 80's of Kool Mo Dee and LL Cool J. The three New Yorkers pay homage to the five boroughs with specific references like George Whipple, a hairy and lame entertainment reporter on a local but major news cable network. If you're not from NYC, you won't get that or some of the other references. But you will get the numerous attacks on the Bush administration, but that's okay because most Neo-Cons are too afraid of black people and their music to listen to rap anyway (and in case you've been in a cave like most neo-cons, the Beasties are white). There's a few misfires on the album, but Ch-check It Out for sure.
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