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After gaining a sizable audience with his debut album, Gutta, Ace Hood returned just seven months later with a more polished follow-up, the mistitled Ruthless. For those desiring the more radio-friendly side of the gruff rapper, the album offers plenty of bedroom numbers and club tracks along with a big list of superstar guests, including Akon, Lloyd, Rick Ross, and T-Pain. For everyone else, this is too much too soon and awfully inconsistent, with some swagger numbers succeeding splendidly (the highly infectious "Loco with the Cake" or maybe "Born an OG," with Ludacris in full party mode) while others just fail (the bland "Champion"). To his credit, Hood dominates "Overtime" even with Akon and T-Pain as guests, and on the closing "Make a Toast" he brings the guts, sounding like the unforgiving victor he was on Gutta. If the sound quality were rougher and the attitude looser, this would come off as one of those mixtapes where collabos and lesser tracks pacify the faithful in between official albums. The casual listener should just check the hits.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Leigh Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Christian Martinez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist - The Inkredibles, Producer - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Hernandez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lu Diaz, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Salgado, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Luis Diaz, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Christian Martinez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Schife, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Zayas, ComposerLyricist - OhZee, Producer - Javier Salgado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Mollings, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Ludacris, FeaturedArtist - Christian Martinez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Lu Diaz, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Nasty & LVM, Producer - Patty Jaime, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Faheem Najm, ComposerLyricist - Aliaune Thiam, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Cossom, ComposerLyricist - Giancarlo Lino, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jaycen Joshua, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - T-Pain, FeaturedArtist - Dave Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Akon, FeaturedArtist - Kevin "KC" Cossom, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Jazmine Sullivan, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Giancarlo Lino, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jaycen Joshua, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ivan Barias, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carvin Haggins, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist - The Runners, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Paul Kyser, ComposerLyricist - Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lana Rush, ComposerLyricist - Johnie "Smurf" Smith, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Cossom, ComposerLyricist - Andre Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Giancarlo Lino, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jaycen Joshua, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Martinez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "KC" Cossom, Producer, Co-Producer - Jeremy Felton, ComposerLyricist - Jeremih, FeaturedArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Sean Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Monarch, Producer, Additional Producer - Karlene Ramsey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Maurice Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Leigh Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Christian Martinez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Inkredibles, Producer - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Lu Diaz, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Salgado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Brian Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ian Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Christian Martinez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Berkman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Schife, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Birdman, FeaturedArtist - Oscar Zayas, ComposerLyricist - Lu Diaz, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - Giancarlo Lino, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jaycen Joshua, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Martinez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. "tricky" Stewart, Producer - Pat Thrall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bojan Dugic, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The-Dream, FeaturedArtist - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Producer - Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Andre Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lloyd, FeaturedArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lloyd Polite, ComposerLyricist - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Sean Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Monarch, Producer, Additional Producer - Karlene Ramsey, ComposerLyricist - Javier Salgado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ben Diehl, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cardiak, Producer - Carl McCormick, ComposerLyricist - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Ballgreezy, FeaturedArtist - Kinta Cox, ComposerLyricist - Derek Garcia, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel "dB" Russo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Lubin, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jasmin, ComposerLyricist - Javier Salgado, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patty Jaime, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G4 Music, Producer
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Maurice Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Leigh Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mollings, ComposerLyricist - Christian Martinez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Inkredibles, Producer - Ben Diehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Hood, MainArtist - Antoine McColister, ComposerLyricist - Lu Diaz, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Salgado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
After gaining a sizable audience with his debut album, Gutta, Ace Hood returned just seven months later with a more polished follow-up, the mistitled Ruthless. For those desiring the more radio-friendly side of the gruff rapper, the album offers plenty of bedroom numbers and club tracks along with a big list of superstar guests, including Akon, Lloyd, Rick Ross, and T-Pain. For everyone else, this is too much too soon and awfully inconsistent, with some swagger numbers succeeding splendidly (the highly infectious "Loco with the Cake" or maybe "Born an OG," with Ludacris in full party mode) while others just fail (the bland "Champion"). To his credit, Hood dominates "Overtime" even with Akon and T-Pain as guests, and on the closing "Make a Toast" he brings the guts, sounding like the unforgiving victor he was on Gutta. If the sound quality were rougher and the attitude looser, this would come off as one of those mixtapes where collabos and lesser tracks pacify the faithful in between official albums. The casual listener should just check the hits.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:41
- Main artists: Ace Hood
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: We The Best Music, Inc. - IDJ
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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