will.i.am — Lost Change

To continue the series of publications "The Beat Generation", the British label BBE chooses to rely on a new emerging producer who's doing well on the hip-hop scene. After the albums of Jay Dee and Pete Rock, and before those of Marley Marl and DJ Jazzy Jeff, the one of will.i.am, his first soloist, is released. The production is done entirely by will.i.am together with Printz Board, Michael Angelo Batio, and Dylan "3D" Dresdow, aided by live instrumentalists on each track. The guests are Planet Asia, Terry Dexter, Mykill Miers, The Horn Dogs, Huck Fynn, Oezlem, Medusa and Madd Dogg. The music chosen by the author isn't particularly inspired and sadly he doesn't seem to know how to rap adequately in order to entertain the listener. This first LP, the official soundtrack of the movie of the same name, proves that will.i.am has nothing to do with hip-hop, luckily, he understood it and brought out his best with the pop-dance group The Black Eyed Peas. 2/10.