As far as the rap techniques are concerned, you can’t blame and/or hurt the man from Atlanta: Just listen to the intro „Southern Fried Intro“ to hear a perfect-rhyming Luda with an ill coming double-time over a sick beat – showing you what he got! Then you have “Stand Up”, the album’s first single already being on heavy rotation and more for the clubs, and “Blow It Out” which is another proof of Luda’s ability for witty wordplays. Lyrically, there’s nothing this guy can’t do, and as far as the hip hop heads are concerned (e.g. you, the readers), that guy definitely deserves a lot more credits and props than he gets – just listen to the track “Hip Hop Quotables” once, and you’ll know. An easy-made beat, not too complicated, and Luda spitting sick metaphors – and nothing else than that. Unfortunately, it’s the music that makes this album not a classic. Most of the time, the beats are great, but sometimes, they just are not able to support the lyrics in the right way. This makes a couple of good tracks sound like lame and boring album fillers `cause the pressure falls off at that moment. If you listen to that album from start to the very end, you’ll feel like there’s something missing, and you don’t know what. As a matter of fact, you’ll feel like the record is dope, but not a classic for whatever reason. Still: What Ludacris does with his lyrics and words deserves respect and people who buy that record – and it is a good product. Think that guy does give a fuck – blow it out yo ass!