Plus, "What's Your Fantasy" was already a proven hit, if perhaps too explicit for mainstream radio play. Incognegro had been a strong album debut, produced largely by talented newcomer Shondrae, along with Organized Noize (who produce "Game Got Switched") and Jermaine Dupri ("Get Off Me"), and featuring a roster of hungry underground rappers ( I-20, Fat Wilson, Shawnna, Pastor Troy, 4-Ize). So rather than send Ludacris back into the studio to record a follow-up album, Def Jam chose to repackage Incognegro as Back for the First Time (the title a play on the re-released nature of the music) and append some new material. With a blend of solid rhymes with toe tapping beats, this is a certified buy.When Def Jam signed Ludacris in 2000, the Atlanta rapper had already released a regionally successful independent album ( Incognegro) with a hot single ("What's Your Fantasy"). This is one solid album and will not dissapoint any Hip Hop fan. The album ends with a bang with "Southern Hospitality," "What's Your Fantasy (Remix)," and "Phat Rabbit." The guest featured on this album increase repeated listens from UGK's hard as a rock rhymes from "Stick 'Em Up" to the dirty/hillarious rhymes of Foxy Brown, Shawnna, and Trina on "What's Your Fantasy (Remix)." "Get Off Me" and "Stick 'Em Up" show that music doesn't always have to be pleasant to be good. Look at the song "Mouthing Off" for example, his freestyle type flow in that song proves that Ludacris would probably make it as a comedy rapper also.īut he doesn't and that's a good thing because if you heard any Southern rapper in your life, they are well known for creating antems that make you want to hit a punk in the face. It doesn't only show in his skits but also in his lyrics. If he did, he would give Dane Cook a critical beatdown. He is so funny that I'm surprised that he doesn't star in more comedies.
There are a couple of skits on the album which show that Ludacris is one funny dude. Right off the bat you can tell Ludacris is from the south and not because of his accent, it's because the music that is presented feels Southern from it's basic synths and fast head nodding hooks. The album continues with "Game Got Switched," "1st & 10," and of course, "What's Your Fantasy?" which are all certified hits from Ludacris. It should be noted that the song as well as others on the album, were produced by Bangladesh who would receive later success for Lil Wayne's "A Milli."
The album's opener, "U Got A Problem?" is basically Ludacris giving the middle finger to anybody that tries to *** with him. That single is "What's Your Fantasy" featuring Shawnna and while it is a sexual piece of work, it's just so damn catchy. It's obvious that Scarface made the right choice so now let's take a trip back to memory lane and see the music that he was first known for. The question is, did Scarface make the right choice of signing Ludacris? Well look at his career now, he is a well known star making his way into big films and was even in an oscar nominated flick known as Crash. When Ludacris first arrived to the scene of music, he was Scarface's first hope to bring in alot of money for Def Jam's new label, Def Jam South. Review Summary: Ludacris proves to the world that he is no one trick pony on his first album that started his Hip Hop career on a good note.
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