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If you're looking for protest rap with socially conscious lyrics and dense soundscapes unlike anything you've heard before, then you've come to the wrong place. But if you're looking for songs about cars and girls with sing-song rhymes and bouncy, big-bottom beats, then you may want to hold your party here. As the deliberately off-key, drawling vocals on "Midwest Swing" suggest, these down-to-earth rappers aren't at great risk of taking themselves too seriously; they're more interested in shout outs to St. Louis and having a good time in general. Fans of Nelly will probably enjoy his work on this album, but it should be noted that St. Lunatics is a group and not just a Nelly side-project. Murphy Lee's rougher, faster, and higher-pitched mic style complements Nelly's highly recognizable voice, while Ali, Kyjuan, and City Spud (whose incarceration inspired the album's title) also contribute to this album. Unfortunately, their rhymes and deliveries are often fairly unremarkable, so Nelly remains the dominant voice on Free City, even though he shares time with his peeps. It's producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson, however, who's the album's MVP; he keeps the music interesting even when the raps aren't particularly memorable. There are relatively few guest stars here, but Brian McKnight sings joyfully on the lovers' track "Groovin' Tonight," which features an interesting light jazz loop, and Penelope shows plenty of attitude on "Jan a Lang." Overall, this album isn't quite as catchy as Country Grammar, but it's still a relatively affable party album.
© Todd Kristel /TiVo
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Jason Epperson, Producer - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Amber Tabares, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Boone, ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer - John Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Mark Douglas Sebastian, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wally Yaghnam, Producer, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wally Yaghnam, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wally Yaghnam, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist - St. Lunatics, FeaturedArtist - City Spud, Producer - Levell Webb, ComposerLyricist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Records
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist - Juarita Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ky Juan Cleveland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Jones, ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - M. SAWYER, ComposerLyricist - T. Camillo, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, MainArtist - Ali Kenyatta Jones, ComposerLyricist - Cardan, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
If you're looking for protest rap with socially conscious lyrics and dense soundscapes unlike anything you've heard before, then you've come to the wrong place. But if you're looking for songs about cars and girls with sing-song rhymes and bouncy, big-bottom beats, then you may want to hold your party here. As the deliberately off-key, drawling vocals on "Midwest Swing" suggest, these down-to-earth rappers aren't at great risk of taking themselves too seriously; they're more interested in shout outs to St. Louis and having a good time in general. Fans of Nelly will probably enjoy his work on this album, but it should be noted that St. Lunatics is a group and not just a Nelly side-project. Murphy Lee's rougher, faster, and higher-pitched mic style complements Nelly's highly recognizable voice, while Ali, Kyjuan, and City Spud (whose incarceration inspired the album's title) also contribute to this album. Unfortunately, their rhymes and deliveries are often fairly unremarkable, so Nelly remains the dominant voice on Free City, even though he shares time with his peeps. It's producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson, however, who's the album's MVP; he keeps the music interesting even when the raps aren't particularly memorable. There are relatively few guest stars here, but Brian McKnight sings joyfully on the lovers' track "Groovin' Tonight," which features an interesting light jazz loop, and Penelope shows plenty of attitude on "Jan a Lang." Overall, this album isn't quite as catchy as Country Grammar, but it's still a relatively affable party album.
© Todd Kristel /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:47
- Main artists: St. Lunatics
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2001 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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