Flow Motion- Bone is back in pure late 90's form and this track is the perfect lead off hitter. The beat is fast paced and really captures the crazy rapping style of the members of this fast tongued collective. I have no idea what they are saying, but I don't care. This is the kind of song you wan tot put in your car, roll your windows down and just drive. The hook is basic to contrast the energy of the lyrical assault. Damn, Bone wanted to really show they were not dead. Wow! 5/5
Bump in the Truck- I can't say this sounds like a Bone song right off the bat, but they manage to make it their own as they hit the repetitive beat over the side of the head, with their harmonious sing songy quick delivered raps. It is a bit easier to understand what they are saying here as they try to craft an actual song here, not just an all out assault. Swizz Beats guest stars here, but it would be better if he wasn't there. Krazy's voice reminds me why I used to love these guys so much. 4/5
Wind Blow- The odd sample of Fleetwood Mac had me worried, but they flip it very well. They bring a very mid-west twang to the song as the beat sounds like it could be some avant garde country song and when they bring the hook in, the beat really kicks into high gear. This is a great summer type song, except Bone's reliance on mentioning guns. 4/5
I Tried- The lead single off the disc, trying to recapture the magic of "Crossroads" so long ago. Akon is unstoppable in his hit making because this song is beautifully crafted as his easy to follow vocals actually make Bone's lyrics easier to catch as well. The first real concept song and since each member of Bone has a very sing-songy flow, they have no problem following the R&B style of the song. Great message here and again, classic Bone. 4/5
Lil Love- The first boring song on the CD. Of course, Mariah Carey and Bow Wow, disrupt the chemistry of the group and the Jermaine Dupri produced track is sappy, syrupy and terrible. I love Mariah, but she should not try and sound like Bone. 1/5
C-Town- Bone and Twista on the same track?? Wow I was so ready to be blown away here, sadly I was very much let down. The beat is not at all complementary to how fast these rappers can spit. I do throw some blame on the public who demand lyrics they can understand, which has brought these guys down because this should have been a great all out quick spitting track. 2/5
Order my Steps- I am not the biggest fan of rappers getting religious on me. It just seems like such a contradiction of terms, however, Bone gets the best Gospel singer out right now to RIP through the hook, Yolanda Adams. Bone has always managed to walk the fine line between the dark side and pulling sympathy from its listeners and here is no different. Granted the lyrics sound hollow because I know later in the album there will be a gun and weed song, but I respect what they were trying to do here. 3.5/5
Streets- See right after a god song, they bring a hardcore "Gangsta rap" feeling song. Black Eyed Peas front man Will.I.Am drops a vicious beat for Bone to rip. The Game shows up for a verse and just rips it something nasty. I hope The Game and Will get together often because Game is just filthy on this track. Pure Gangster posturing and while a lot of people do it, very few get it right they the guys here do. This song takes me back to when I was big into Ice Cube, Mc Eight and Westside Connection. 5/5
9mm- The requisite gun song. The beat sounds like classic Bone, when they rapped over a lot of sinister sounding piano loops, but the piano loop here is a bit annoying after the first minute. Krayzie is the star here as he hits syllables differently than usual, but again, this is just territory these guys covered years ago and I don't really need it here. 1/5
Gun Blast- Two gun songs in a row? Are we in 1995 again? This beat works a lot more, utilizing gun shots at random moments and Bone rides the beat perfectly, but lyrically, I am so over this gun toting B.S. 1/5
Candy Paint- Swizz Beats finally produces a track here and while it sounds a lot like the one he gave to Limp Bizkit a few years ago, it still hits and makes me want to rock out in my chair. It is a song about cars and a girl lightly sings on the hook, but I still really enjoyed it. Bone sounds surprisingly good over the Swizz Beats style of production and the guys use couplets as opposed to full out verses here, so we get little bits of each rapper, instead of the usual 1 verse per rapper. 3.5/5
So Good so Right- An uplifting track that sounds an awful lot like it should belong to Naughty by Nature. They discuss the break up of the group and the coming together, minus one member. It has a very great summer feel to it and I think this should be the next single. You can tell Bone is thrilled to be making good music again and not always taking themselves so seriously. 4/5
Sounds the same- A song about how the Ghetto is the same no matter where you go. It is a very boring beat and pretty lazy flows by the members of the group. A total throw away track and doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the album. 1/5
Never forget me- Akon is back, which means this will be a hit and it deserves it. Akon produces a track that sound ripe for the underdog and Bone has become an underdog all of a sudden. This is an anthem for continuing to strive and be better. Bone is trying to carve out its place in rap history here and it is a beautiful song. 4.5/5
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