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Ludacris--2, Bill O’Reilly--1. The diss is mightier than the sword, and Ludacris wastes no time berating Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly (O’Reilly enticed Pepsi to cut Ludacris off their payroll citing his lyrical irresponsibility). On "Blow It Out," he taunts his conservative right-winged adversary with lines like, "…I’ma start my own beverage/it will calm your nerves/Pepsi, The New Generation/Blow it out ya ass." Likewise, on "Hoes In My Room," a slick souled-out collabo with Snoop, he wonders aloud who could have possibly let all of these revolting groupies into his room, post-concert. O’Reilly, who else? To Ludacris’ credit, his third album is more sonically fluid and versatile than Word of Mouf. From the hypnotic first single "Stand Up" to the classy "Diamond In The Back" (yeah, we’ll forgive him this time for utilizing that vastly overused William Devaughn sample) large chunks of the album are highly listenable…subject matter notwithstanding. By the second half of the album he goes full-on debauchery, flipping bushels of potty-mouthed rhymes in poor taste; "Teamwork" is his audio rendition of what a ménage a trois might feel and sound like, while on "Hip Hop Quotables" he spits about 64 bars with no hooks, once explaining why he can’t find the right lady ("…a lot of y’all are more stuck up than tampons"). Yep, as with any Ludacris record, this one comes with a big phat caveat. If your not down with the hoes and Heineken (please refer to one-half of album title), you might wanna cop this album and the new Jeru The Damaja for some balance. --Dalton Higgins

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"Chicken N Beer" features the smash "Stand Up" and guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Lil Flip, 8 Ball, MJG and Carl Thomas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Block Got They Eyebrows Down... Oct 26 2003

By Enlightened

Format:Audio CD

Ludacris, the ATL DJ turned rap phenomenon, drops his third highly anticipated album 'Chicken & Beer'. After his earlier success with DTP leading the way on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack and the single 'Act A Fool', Ludacris doesn't disappoint. Ludacris has the personality and charisma that makes him instantly likable. He has a different flow on each song and accentuates his WORDS to let you know he has confidence in his rhymes. And he should. Lyrically adept at talking about women and throwing game, and equally adept at dropping some fire for the underground. He was taken off the Pepsi contract earlier this year and one of his concerts was cancelled due to his 'explicit lyrics'. He also had that surprise concert at Clark Atlanta University where they wouldn't let him curse. Eager to let out his anger, he bashes O'Reilly on several songs and has increased his tales about females.

You know Ludacris will get the clubs popping with anything he releases because he has so much energy. The Southern Fried Intro is just straight hotness. Ludacris gets with his double time flow on this and COMPLETELY RIPS IT. That's how you supposed to start off an album. Stand Up & P. Poppin (Luda used a House Party reference in there from Kid) are easily club bangers but other than that, there's not another club song. Surprisingly Ludacris laid it back a little on this album. These tracks are made for riding. 'Hard Times' which features Eightball & MJG, Diamond In The Back ( which samples that William DeVaughn - Be Thankful ), Hip Hop Quotables (which screams Erick Sermon's signature style), and Teamwork are some chilled out tracks very different from anything Luda has previously done. He also has some gangsta tracks on here such as Eyebrows Down, and We Got, that has Chingy really ripping it, showing why he was signed in the first place (with production by DJ Paul). Splash Waterfalls is his song about the you know what. And it's really a great song. But they really show out on the pimpalistic 'Hoes In My Room' which just HAD to feature Snoop. It just had to...the beat screams Snoop. And the chorus to this song is one of the catchiest of the year. You will definitely be singing along on this song. Another amazing song is Screwed Up feat. Lil Flip. This song has that syrupy Lil Flip Texas sound to it ( a little like a carnival or circus ) and once again the chorus is superior with the little 'F You' chant.

Ludacris definitely delivers on this album. This album is currently tied with Back For The First Time as his best album. You can play this song all the way through just chillin and you ain't even gon have to change a track. The only letdown on this album comes from the skits that wish they were funny. Without those this album is the truth and I definitely recommend this one right here. Pick it up!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ludacris is the tightest out ATL.... Oct 7 2003

By Jon

Format:Audio CD

OK...at first I was dissapointed the first 5 songs are just OK. But then I got into that Ludacris vibe and they were great:

1) Southern Fried Intro (8/10) Fast spittin' and good lyrics
2) Blow It Out (7/10) The worst Ludacris song I've ever heard (Still gets a 7 tho)
3) Stand Up (8/10) It was a 10 when I first heard it but now it's kinda old
4) Splash Waterfalls (9/10) Luda talks about the diff. between loving and f****n'
5) Hard Times (7/10) Full of feeling....a differant, more mature Ludacris
6) Diamond In The Back (8/10) An old skool beat and a real "Groove" feeling
7) Screwed Up (9/10) Tight beat and Lil' Flip rips it southside style...
8) P-Poppin' (7/10) Didn't like this song since I heard it...maybe it's just me
9) Hip-Hop Quotables (10/10) No Hook. Metaphors. I laughed the whole time
10) Hoes In My Room (9/10) Cool song....funny and nice get back at O'Riley!!
11) Teamwork (10/10) Like What's Ur Fantasy cept better
12) We Got (10/10) Everybody on this kills it!! Chingy and Luda rip the track!!
13) Eyebrows Down (8/10) The story of Luda's life..wit luda's humor added...

TOTAL (110/130) = Buy it!!!

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Dissapointing Nov 16 2004

By Hip-Hop Head

Format:Audio CD

Ludacris really didn't bring it like i thought he would on this one. Word of Mouf was off the charts but he didn't do nuttin like that on this album. "Stand Up" is a great song and "Hip-Hop Qouteables" and "We Got" are dope tracks...but stuff like "Splash Waterfalls and "P-Poppin" F***ed this album all up. Luda better bring his a game when he puts out The Red Light District on Dec.7th

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