All or Nothing [PA]

Performer: Fat Joe
Artist: Nelly; Jennifer Lopez; R. Kelly; Mashonda; Remy Martin; Eminem; Mase; Lil Jon
Producer: Streetrunner; Just Blaze; Cool & Dre; Swizz Beatz; DJ Khaled; Timbaland; Lil Jon
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Fat Joe; Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Jon, Mase, Mashonda, Nelly, R. Kelly, Remy Martin. On "Piggy Bank," 50 Cent rather pointlessly opened verbal fire at Fat Joe and his crew Terror Squad's summer 2004 hit "Lean Back." As one might expect, the veteran Bronx rapper retaliates on his 2005 release ALL OR NOTHING. Drawn into a public battle he never asked for, Fat Joe makes short work of the platinum-selling rapper, calling 50 out by name (his given name) on "My Fofo," dispatching him with swift venom and declaring the battle over. 50 Cent should have known Fat Joe is not a lyricist to be taken lightly, and the remainder of Joe's sixth record is continuous testament to that truth. Joe sets the bar high early with the sinister "Does Anybody Know," opening with a reference to Boogie Down Productions before unleashing a torrent of focused flow over a speedy hook. Joe continues at a fevered pitch, placing brilliant singles "Safe 2 Say (The Incredible)" and "So Much More" back to back near the beginning of ALL OR NOTHING, the former centered around a familiar, yet imaginatively used Public Enemy sample, the latter employing an invigorating Cool & Dre beat. The rest of the record maintains this high level as the MC merges his fun-loving, yet brutal style with impeccable production on one of his very sharpest releases.

Spin (p.104) - "A best-yet mix of the New York hardcore hip-hop that keeps this 50 Cent rival vital..." - Grade: B+

Bronx-born MC Fat Joe Da Gangsta parlayed his notoriety as a graffiti writer into a lucrative and influential career as an MC and hip-hop impresario. One of the first east coast MCs to rhyme unapologetically about the harsh realities of the hustla's life, Fat Joe gained a considerable amount of underground respect in the mid-1990s. But mega-success would come later as leader of the Terror Squad--featuring his equally stout prot�g� the late Big Pun--and again via his smash duet with Ashanti, 2002's "What's Love?" Representing the Puerto Rican voice in hip-hop, Fat Joe has been a major supporter of that community's reggaeton movement, which broke into the mainstream in the early 2000s.

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