When we were first introduced to Cassidy, he was a rhyme-animal whose claim to fame was giving Freeway a lyrical drubbing for our viewing pleasure courtesy of the Internet.

Then he turned into a player that wanted to invite ladies to his hotel room. And when that got tired, he decided to get his hustle on with a little help from a Jay-Z sample.

Now he returns with his autobiography titled B.A.R.S. (The Barry Adrian Reese Story).The album kicks off with on of his patented intros of him battling none other than himself.

As the number one contender "B.A.R.S." takes on the champion, "Da Hustla". Cassidy pulls no punches as he disses himself with lines like; “oh you ruthless/the record 'I’m A Hustla' was stupid/cause Jay made more of the record than you did/and Swizz made more of the record than you did/so you did something for nothing you dufus.”

"Where My Niggas At" can probably be considered Cassidy’s “street song”, as it’s filled with an unimaginative hook and typical gun metaphors that you can catch while watching ‘hood rappers battle each other on Smack DVD’s.

"Never Tell (Uh Uh)" is about the stop snitching movement (looks like Cassidy didn’t see Cam’ron make an ass of himself on national TV on the same subject). As he lets the world know his lips are sealed, he drops ignorant lines like; “if you a rat I ain’t f**kin’ with you/I wouldn’t even tell if I seen Bin Laden buying a f**kin’ missile.” Material like that is sure to get him a larger fan base.

"I Pray" featuring Shiz Lansky is Cass’ attempt at being sincere, as he talks about getting out of the fast life. "Innocent" is just how it sounds, as Cassidy proclaims his innocence for the legal troubles that hindered his music career.

"Cash Rulez"is one of the more creative songs on the album, as Cass gets assistance from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and fellow Philly native, Eve. Cassidy abandons his trademark flow, and does his best impression of Bone’s signature sound. While this style isn’t for everyone, he does a good job pulling it off and not sounding uncomfortable in the process.

Bone takes care of the rest showing the world how it’s done, and even quoting a Biggie line from their song with him (Notorious Thugs) to use as the hook. Eve takes a safer route deciding not to exploit the Bone style too much, and just going with her regular format.

Cassidy recruits soul songstress Angie Stone for "Leanin’ On The Lord". And she doesn’t disappoint, blending in perfectly with Cass’ eerie tales from the ‘hood.  Continuing on his spiritual journey, he follows up with "Done 4 Me." As he lets people know just how grateful he is to be in his current position with lines like; “I wake up everyday and say thank ya/when I’m floatin’ off course then the Lord is my anchor.”

"Take A Trip" featuring Mashonda is the typical boy meets girl scenario. John Legend lends a hand on Celebrate. With everybody’s favorite soul singer, Cassidy lets the truth be known with phrases like; “and I don’t tells lies like most of you/I really did sell pies/held toasters too/I might exaggerate a little but it’s mostly true/and the truth comes to the light like it’s supposed to do.” He also alerts people and lets them know he’s far from a one dimensional MC; “get the obituary ready/get the reverend/my old style died/and went to punch line heaven.”

This album isn’t typical mixtape braggadocio material that people are used to when listening to Cassidy. With only a couple of misses on the album, (being "I Get My Paper", "Damn I Miss The Game", and "Where My Niggas At" ) it actually shows some growth, and it’s easy to tell that he has been through some personal struggles just by some of the song selections.

Now only time will tell if he can take his life lessons, and further incorporate them into his music.