. Let's talk about Theater of the Mind "Ludacris served us another good album, which was intended as a concept album The Tracks and guests (including Chris Brown) are above average for me, but not -. On Top - Ludacris goes no risk, acts hardly experimental. I would have ever wished him a little variety, the track with DJ Premier on the board's something else!
I can not understand that he is in two tracks just so concerned, to clarify that he is the boss, and attack the competition here (... haters wanna grill me / .... Everybody Hates Cris .. ....) That could be it could not care less, but shows me that he is content compared to its predecessor - has not really evolved - Release Therapy. He brought us a beautiful, at the same time but sad song with Mary J.Blige (Runaway Love)
Maybe he thinks that's only ironic, and takes the other for a ride with his statements, I do not know?
Albums are always considering its predecessors, and unfortunately, I have the impression that the beat selection could have been better. Luda has many facets, I lack the aggressive parts, here too much party time.
He has come with almost 250,000 Copies sold in the first week of relatively well off the mark in the US. Personally, I'll probably through this album Listen to 2-3 times, after that it goes on the shelf. Here with me is nothing hanging, also the track with Chris Brown is sometime ausgenudelt.
Very positive is the song - I Do It For Hip Hop - in schemes involving Nas and Jay-Z. He pays tribute to the origins of respect.
Conclusion:
Beats: 3
Flow: 4
Therefore: 3.5 stars (is not, therefore only 3 to me!)