Rolling Stone (4/27/00, p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A snapshot of roughneck sisterhood: Few rappers have used the word 'bitch' with such empowerment....[The album] has a steely, raw sound...favoring bleak, unrelentingly minor-key samples..."Entertainment Weekly (4/14/00, p.74) - "...A head-spinning tour through rap regionalism, from Southern booty bumps to East Coast Wu-Tangy coffin chillers....[she] has a rottweiler growl that makes her sound like she's rapping with a sneer..." - Rating: B Q (7/00, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Little more than a posse outing....the disco-fied single 'Tight' is a heavyweight slice of distaff hip hop, while the Musical Youth-inspired 'The Imperial' shows that many hands can...make for inspired work." Alternative Press (7/00, pp.107,109) - 3 out of 5 - "...A solid if not exactly show-stopping lyricist...falling firmly in the male-dominated rap tradition of sending shout-outs to her bitches, dissing ho's and promoting herself to no end....offering variety with a high success rate..." CMJ (1/08/01, p.28) - Included in CMJ's "Best Hip-Hop Albums" of 2000. CMJ (4/17/00, p.22) - "...A hellhound in an evening gown....A savage beatdown of an album....Shows she can deliver her rhymes rough, rugged, raw, or refined..." Vibe (5/00, p.175) - "...[She] redefines the power of female lyricism....gracefully abrasive....Effortlessly transports the rap world back to a time...of the MC Lyte/Roxanne Shante/Nikki D. school of emceeing." The Source (5/00, pp.214,216) - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "...[Her] commanding delivery, deep, rich voice, vocal clarity and punch lines distinguish her from other MCs - male or female....she's as battle-ready as it gets..." Rap Pages (6/00, p.45) - "...Keeps the lyrical content raw....even haters will commend Digga for making the songs her own....proves battle rhymes to be [her] calling." NME (Magazine) (4/15/00, p.34) - 7 out of 10 - "...With a deep brassy voice...and an agressive flow, the top-notch beats are made secondary to her verbal pugilism....She's for real....And with more metaphors than the average dictionary, who can begrudge her success?" |