A couple of months ago I passed the Gangster Pimp CD by Born 2wice to a friend of mine who is a music journalist here in Norway. All of a sudden he posted up a review on this record in one of the largest Norwegian newspapers. I wouldn't exactly expect the sales of this record to rise very much due to this review, but it is cool that such a great rapper as B2 gets such good reviews (5 out of 6), in Norway. Most Norwegians does not know any rap besides weak east coast artists, 50cent, Dre and Snoop.
I have enclosed the link for you people that understand Norwegian. For the rest of you I have translated the review:
Born 2wice: Gangster Pimp.
Gangsta dynamite straight from the underground (5 of 6)
Do you remember the feeling the first time you heard NWA, Ice T, Too $hort or Geto Boys? Something you weren’t supposed to hear but gave you a glance into a distant violent and dangerous world. Nowadays gangsta rap has become a multi millionaire industry and I do not get the same feeling when G-Unit brags about how many females they pimp at the club. Fortunately the underground is still breeding gangsters, pimps and players and the Houston-based rapper Born 2wice is one of the most thrilling artists. Previously he has released albums like “Portrait Of a Serial Player” and “U Have The Right 2 Remain Violent” and even though “Gangster Pimp” does not feature any big shot producers or feature artists it is still one of the best gangsta rap albums of 2004. “Pimpin ain’ easy but necessary” he’s rapping. This unpolished roughness and uncertainty is what I miss in the polished gangsta rap scene of today.
http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article345729
I have enclosed the link for you people that understand Norwegian. For the rest of you I have translated the review:
Born 2wice: Gangster Pimp.
Gangsta dynamite straight from the underground (5 of 6)
Do you remember the feeling the first time you heard NWA, Ice T, Too $hort or Geto Boys? Something you weren’t supposed to hear but gave you a glance into a distant violent and dangerous world. Nowadays gangsta rap has become a multi millionaire industry and I do not get the same feeling when G-Unit brags about how many females they pimp at the club. Fortunately the underground is still breeding gangsters, pimps and players and the Houston-based rapper Born 2wice is one of the most thrilling artists. Previously he has released albums like “Portrait Of a Serial Player” and “U Have The Right 2 Remain Violent” and even though “Gangster Pimp” does not feature any big shot producers or feature artists it is still one of the best gangsta rap albums of 2004. “Pimpin ain’ easy but necessary” he’s rapping. This unpolished roughness and uncertainty is what I miss in the polished gangsta rap scene of today.
http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article345729