"The Truth" is that I wasn't feeling this album. Don't get it twisted, I understand that there's a large audience for Beanie's material (as evidenced by "The Truth" debuting at #5 on the Billboard Pop Charts). Unfortunately, I'm not in that demographic. For the most part, the album bored me. Aside from "Mac Man", which is a clever narrative using vintage video game characters as the players, and "Remember Them Days" (featuring Eve), the subject material was recycled and uninspired. The production is slick and the rhymes calculated. The result is good rap industry product but it lacks the soul needed to be considered true Hip Hop.

Beanie plays it safe throughout and lacks the verbal dexterity to carry any of the adequate tracks. "What A Thug About" is the only solo cut that has any spark to it. The song is already a hit, and deservedly so.

rocafella.com

Reviewed by Funk Wizard Snow
Editor - PhillyHipHop.com
March, 2000