Sure, the album has its moments like "Let's Get Down", but...actually, let me rephrase that: the album has its MOMENT like "Let's Get Down". Nothing else on this album really stands out. "Get It Poppin'" suffers from a weak chorus, and "Follow Me" is a lame instructional tale on how to get rich and famous like he is. And the Neptunes-produced "The Don, The Dutch" sounds like it was made in 1989.

But the real problem here is...well, there are actually two real problems. One is that Bow Wow sounds different on every track, and the other problem is that most of these songs don't make sense, especially "I Got Y'all" and the 2Pac-esque "The Movement". And if you think he sounded cheesy when he said "When I turn 16 I'll call her though" (from "Bounce Wit Me"), "Eighteen" is the whole BLOCK of cheese.

The last two tracks (the obligatory ode to his mother and "I'm Back", a bonus track) don't do anything for this album either. Maybe Bow Wow should unleash some better material for his next album. (By the way, has anyone else noticed that Jermaine Dupri had absolutely nothing to do with this album?)

Anthony Rupert


The Don The Dutch is UNLEASHED   October 30, 2003
Reese (USA)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful

This is a great cd......Bow Wow has really matured......He is writing his own songs(finally).Not by Jermaine Dupri. I think leaving So So Def is the best thing Shad ever did....even though the cd has some low points.....But i love it......His best cd ever...Can't wait for the third single!
Get It Poppin'-5/5
Let's Get Down-5/5 (First Single)
Eighteen-2/5 A low point of the cd
Follow Me-5/5
My Baby-5/5 Great Video (Second Single)
The Don,The Dutch-5/5 (Third Single)
The Movement-5/5 Sounds like a 2pac song
I Can't Lose-5/5
Hey Little Momma-5/5 my fave song.....should be a single
I Got Ya'll-4/5 Hate the hook
I'll Move On-5/5 Mario is a great feature to this song!
To My Mama-5/5 Amerie should have done more vocals!
I'm Back-4/5 Should have been on the cd as a regular track.
And what is up with tracks 13,14,and 15? They have nothing on them ...Great cd Bow Wow


DONT BUY THIS ALBUM.   December 23, 2003
dw (CA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

THIS IS JUST A TRUE DISGRACE TO HIP HOP. I CANT EVEN EXPLAIN HOW HORRIBLE THIS ALBUM IS. IT MAKES ME MAD THAT ALL THE UNDERGROUND RAPPERS ARE A 100 TIMES BETTER THAN BOW WOW BUT HE GETS ALL THE PUBLICITY. HE HAS THE WORST RHYMES YOU WILL EVER HEAR. " You can come be by my side while we go outside." YOU SEE HOW WEAK THAT IS. ANYONE CAN WRITE THAT. HE ALSO DOES NOT EVEN WRITE HIS OWN MUSIC. THE ONLY THING YOU MIGHT ENJOY BY LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM IS HOW STUPID HE IS. IT IS REALLY FUNNY. SO UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPENSIVE DRINK COASTER OR YOU ARE AN INSANE BOW WOW FOLLOWER DONT GO NEAR THIS ALBUM!


WHAT IS THE CRAP?   September 12, 2003
kaysole (CANADA....U.S.A)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

MAN...THIS WHOLE CD IS WACK I WOULDNT WASTE MONEY ON THIS EVEN TO BUY IT FA MY LIL SISTA YA DIG.. HES IN THE GAME WITH NO KNOWLEDGE.. HE NEEDS A EDUCATION AND STOP TRYING TO BE SO TOUGH, THIS DUDE IS STUCK ON HISSELF HOW LAME YA THINK


don't buy   November 17, 2003
J. Wright (Newark, NJ USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Why Blayz put Ladacris and 50 cent in the same sentence with BIG and 2pac is beyond me, but he's right about one thing....underground rappers like him and I spend YEARS perfecting the ART trying to get deals, yet no talent boys like Bow Wow get all this press. It's shameful and shows that the US fanbase would rather hear materialistic rap then rap in the Common/Mos Def/Canibus/PE vein.