Notes & Personnel Info |  | Crucial Conflict: Coldhard, Kilo, Never, Wildstyle (rap vocals). | | Additional personnel: Clyde, T-Babe, PMP, BHlunt, R. Kelly (vocals); Do Or Die, Three 6 Mafia (rap vocals); Frankie (guitar); Q-Ball (scratches). | | Engineers include: Chris Steinmetz, Tom Carlisle, Jeff Lang. | | Recorded at The Barn, Neighborhood Watch Studios & Chicago Recording, Chicago, Illinois. | | On their second album, these Bone Thugs-N-Harmony wannabes unleash some mighty rolls of the tongue in their collective quest to be among the fastest rappers in hip-hop, but their stale sound and even weaker rhymes all but render them useless in the global music community. There's a consistent Southern vibe and some competent verbal flexing on the 18 cuts that make up Good Side, Bad Side, but Crucial Conflict have neither the staying power nor the brains to make it more than another fleeting gust of wind in the hip-hop air. The muscle that gives them their power -- again, their mile-a-minute rap style that swings between singsongy R&B and gangsta toughness -- has been done before; there's no denying the beef that the Bone boys have with the Crucial crew. One OK track: "Scummy." ~ Michael Gallucci | | Combining street-credible lyrics, Midwestern hip-hop funk and the Rodeo (Rhymes of Dirty English Organization) flow, Crucial Conflict return with their sophomore album, GOOD SIDE, BAD SIDE. Produced mostly by Wildstyle, the album bounces with energy, due not only to the expected head-nodding tracks, but also the hypnotizing vocal delivery from this crew of MC's. | | Hailing from Chicago, Coldhard, Kilo, Never and Wildstyle are hellbent on bringing their style of hip-hop to the world. "On this album, we explore both sides of life. The good side and the bad side," said Never. Check for appearances from R. Kelly ("Ghetto Queen"), Do Or Die ("Airplane") and Three 6 Mafia ("2 Bogish"). Other tracks that stand out are "The Bidness", "Young Guns" and "Raw Dope Anthem." |
Producer: Wild Style; R. Kelly |
Musical Guests | | Do Or Die | | Three 6 Mafia | | R. Kelly |
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