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No one exemplifies the term "rap game" quite like Ray Benzino, whose bizarre journey to hip-hop relevancy hits a speed bump nearly every time he releases a record. Circa late 2001, it was the controversy bubbling up around his Source-hyped record The Benzino Project (all that promotion stemmed from his co-ownership of the magazine). One year later, it was his single "Pull Your Skirt Up," a dis track focused on Eminem, an easy target; Benzino's puerile race-baiting fooled no one and, fittingly, sparked a pair of far superior answer tracks from Eminem himself. Redemption, Benzino's third straight record on a different label, is supposed to make it all better for hip-hop fans (he helpfully includes the definition of the word on the cover just to make sure they get the point), but it illustrates only that self-promotion is about all this rapper/producer has going for him. He's got moderate skills, but he's no match for 90 percent of the rappers making records for major labels, and his productions hop on nearly every bandwagon he can flag down. Four of the tracks are Hangmen 3 productions, and they're the best here. "Rock the Party," a Mario Winans production (and feature), is far superior to anything else, though guests Jadakiss, Scarface, and Daz Dillinger each get in good rhymes on their tracks.
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R. Scott, Writer - Paul Logus, Mixer - A. Perry, Writer - Benzino, Performance, MainArtist - Famil, Background Vocals - That Nigga Moel, Producer - Kamel, Recorded by
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
L. Lewis, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - J. Phillips, Writer - Kevin Krause, Mixer - Benzino, MainArtist - L.E.S. For Big Things Entertainment, Producer - Kamel, Recorded by
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
M. Jones, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Producer, Writer, Background Vocals, All Additional Instruments - Paul Logus, Mixer - Raymond Scott, Writer - Lo, Background Vocals - Benzino, Performance, MainArtist - Raymonds Scott, Writer - Wayne The Brain, RecordingEngineer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
M. Jones, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - Frank Romano, Guitar - M. Winans, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Producer, Writer, All Additional Instruments, FeaturedArtist - Wayne "The Brain"Allison, Recorded by - Paul Logus, Mixer - Benzino, Performance, MainArtist - K. Blackmon, Writer - Lisa Raye, Performance, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
N Harris, Writer - A Felder, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - J. Neal, Writer - J. Bynoe, Writer - Paul Logus, Mixer - Benzino, MainArtist - K. Blackmon, Writer - Bill Synan, Assistant Mix Engineer - Hangmen 3, Producer - Mike Birnbaum, Recorded by - T. Mill, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
N. Jean, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - J. Neal, Writer - J. Bynoe, Writer - A. Grant, Writer - Kenny Ortiz, Recorded by - Glen Marchese, Mixer, Recorded by - Wyclef, Guitar, FeaturedArtist - Benzino, MainArtist - Hangmen 3, Producer - N. McNeil, Writer - M3, Performance, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Caddillac Tah, Performance, FeaturedArtist - R. Scott, Writer - J. Neal, Writer - J. Bynoe, Writer - chris conway, Recorded by - Paul Logus, Mixer - Benzino, MainArtist - Hangmen 3, Producer - K. Dricie, Writer - R. Gill, Writer - S. Hillage, Writer - T. Cocker, Writer - Black Child, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
R. Scott, Writer - A. Gilmore, Writer - Tone Capone, Producer - Benzino, MainArtist - Andrew Seidal, Recorded by - B. Washington, Writer - Brian Stanely, Mixer - Philly Phil, Recorded by - Fatal Hussein, FeaturedArtist - Kid Javi, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
M. Jones, Writer - D. Arnaud, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - LT Hutton, Producer - Jewel, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist - MARIO WINANS, Writer - Daz Dillinger, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Benzino, Performance, MainArtist - K. Blackmon, Writer - Greg Morgenstein, Recorded by - L. Hutton, Writer - Tim Nitts, Mixer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
J. Jefferson, Writer - C. Simmons, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - J. Neal, Writer - J. Bynoe, Writer - M. Winans, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Paul Logus, Mixer - Benzino, MainArtist - Hangmen 3, Producer - Mike Birnbaum, Recorded by - R. Roebuck, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
S. Owens, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - Caleb Shreve, Recorded by - MARIO WINANS, Producer - Wayne "The Brain"Allison, Recorded by - Rich Keller, Mixer - Benzino, MainArtist - P. Hemphill, Writer - Paul "Little Bo Peezy" Hemphill, Producer - Sean "Inferno" Dunnigan, Producer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
S. Barnes, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - Poke and Tone, Producer - Mario Rodriguez, Recorded by - Scarface, Performance, FeaturedArtist - Jc Oliver, Writer - Kevin Krause, Mixer - Benzino, MainArtist - B. Jordon, Writer - M.Mcneil, Writer - M3, Performance, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
G. Smith, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - Paul Logus, Mixer - Dylan Ely, Mixer, Recorded by - Benzino, MainArtist - C. Peart, Writer - Chris Peart, Additional Vocals - Gary "Gizzo" Smith, Producer - Gizzo, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - O. Holland, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
B. Withers, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - J. Neal, Writer - J. Bynoe, Writer - T. Burgess, Writer - Paul Logus, Mixer - S. Terrell, Writer - Dylan Ely, Recorded by - Benzino, MainArtist - K. Blackmon, Writer - Hangmen 3, Producer - Mike Birnbaum, Recorded by - Lovher, Background Vocals
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
M. Jones, Writer - R. Scott, Writer - A. Gilmore, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Writer - Tone Capone, Producer - Benzino, MainArtist - K. Blackmon, Writer - Dylan Elan, Mixer, Recorded by
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Petey Pablo, Performance, FeaturedArtist - M. Jones, Writer - Lil' Kim, Performance, FeaturedArtist - MARIO WINANS, Producer, Writer - Raymond Scott, Writer - Benzino, Performance, MainArtist - Raymonds Scott, Writer - Wayne The Brain, RecordingEngineer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
R. Scott, Writer - Paul Logus, Mixer - Hassan, Producer - R James, Writer - Benzino, Performance, MainArtist - Bill Synan, AssistantEngineer - Mike Birnbaum, RecordingEngineer - L.O., Performance, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2003 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
No one exemplifies the term "rap game" quite like Ray Benzino, whose bizarre journey to hip-hop relevancy hits a speed bump nearly every time he releases a record. Circa late 2001, it was the controversy bubbling up around his Source-hyped record The Benzino Project (all that promotion stemmed from his co-ownership of the magazine). One year later, it was his single "Pull Your Skirt Up," a dis track focused on Eminem, an easy target; Benzino's puerile race-baiting fooled no one and, fittingly, sparked a pair of far superior answer tracks from Eminem himself. Redemption, Benzino's third straight record on a different label, is supposed to make it all better for hip-hop fans (he helpfully includes the definition of the word on the cover just to make sure they get the point), but it illustrates only that self-promotion is about all this rapper/producer has going for him. He's got moderate skills, but he's no match for 90 percent of the rappers making records for major labels, and his productions hop on nearly every bandwagon he can flag down. Four of the tracks are Hangmen 3 productions, and they're the best here. "Rock the Party," a Mario Winans production (and feature), is far superior to anything else, though guests Jadakiss, Scarface, and Daz Dillinger each get in good rhymes on their tracks.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:52
- Main artists: Benzino
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Elektra Entertainment. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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