Debut album by Bryan "Baby AKA The #1 Stunna" Williams, later known as Birdman, record executive from New Orleans, Louisiana, who improvised himself as rapper for a few years. Production is mainly done by Mannie Fresh, and there are also beats by Timbaland, Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, Jazze Pha, Jermaine Dupri and Brian-Michael Cox. Guests are Jazze Pha, Mannie Fresh, Lil Wayne, Toni Braxton, The Clipse, The D Boys, Jermaine Dupri, TQ, 8Ball, Boo, Gotti, Keith Murray, Mikkey, P. Diddy, Tateeze, Cam'ron, TI, Petey Pablo, Stone, Wolf, Bizzy and Gilly.
Mannie Fresh's music is southern, either you like it or you don't like it, there's not much to do. It's not good music most of the time, however, some performers are able to carry the tracks thoroughly. Not Birdman, who's not a rapper and here proves it all the time by mumbling materialistic things, sexual boasting and random gangsterism with a dull style. It's not a horrible album like people think it is, even if it's made by a horrible person. Lil Wayne, Cam'ron and The Clipse bring out good tracks and hold the album high enough not to make it the worst of the year.
Released by Cash Money founded in 1992 by Williams brothers in homage to the film "New Jack City" (1991; I remember that it's a must-see if you're a hip-hop fan), the album is distributed by Universal and has a considerable commercial response, finishing in the top 30 of the Billboard 200 and in fourth place among rap records, being certified gold in less than two months. Rightly ignored by critics, not recommended. 2/10.
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