producers: deric 'd-dot' angelettie, hangmen 3, trackmasters, les, vincent herbert, kayne west, daz dillinger, soopa fly

Why? Why? Why do I have to review this? Why?...Haha, just kidding. Cause I remember The Almighty RS0's "Revenge Of Da Badd Boyz" and "Doomsday: Forever R.S.O.". And I can't front on these two albums. Yo, "Hellbound (The RSO Saga Part 2)" is actually mighty dope. And if you now ask why the hell I'm talking about The Almighty RSO, then let me tell you, that this was how the Made Men were formerly known. And after a hiatus, a lot of beef and hassle not only with The Source (and again with this album too), the team is back again, to provide you with some more funk for the trunk.

Aight, this project does scream jiggy, player, materialistic from the get go, just glance at the cover. Some big ass, unaffordable, overprized, silver (naw, it's platinum) car is all you see. However, calling the album "Classic Limited Edition" is somewhat funny, although it probably refers in a very unfunny way to the car. However, this starts up with some guitars on "Bezino's Thoughts". Nothing to be mad about, also not when the beat switches to some sinister piano. Just a dope intro. But then on "Just You And I" these cats start to rhyme "ayo don't run up on me, wit that rah rah / smoking lah lah / I'll blow holes in your dada, you nada / I toke a lotta, choke a lotta... from Havana / and stroke skins in the Ramada, I open drama / told the lamas in my bomba, word to mama / ready to war in pajamas in these cold streets / I hold heat... I'm a known thief, with gold teeth / matching custom made gold jeep". Sorry, but this can't be taken serious. And I, by the way, call this the Mase flow.

You will be happy to hear that Master P shows up on "Is It You? (Déjà Vu)". He even manages to keep his 'uunnghh' outta the track for quite a while. The track lacks in doing much to impress, while the lady that sings the chorus does that rather sexy. Now listening to "Keep It Movin'". Aight, this is the party track. Bouncy, and certainly a good one to get your groove on while the rappers are on some "it's all about money, weed, guns and drugs, skins and thugs, fake pounds and hugs" tip. Dame Grease tickles out a somewhat aight beat for "No Matter What". Cool, cause it got a certain energy level to it, with a rowdy chorus like the Ruff Ryders stuff. The party returns with the Trackmasters and L.E.S. produced "Wise Guys For Life". They found another disco tune to sample, so fast forward this. Then it's the actual quite nice title track. The beat (produced by L.E.S.) and the chorus "we the undisputed, the most wanted, the most hated / most niggas never squeeze, they overrated / you fascinated by the way my clan made it / classic limited edition, Made Men on a mission / we out performing, perform for the bitches and the thug niggas / we slug niggas while the FEDs try to bug niggas / move confidential, I'm laying in your back yard / my nine clamp hard, Made Men rap hard", that is. The rhymes: too gun centered. Too violent.

Enter the often dissed Lox. Now to tell you the truth, these cats have some nice punchlines when they are bragging and battling. But they too often rhyme about gats and stuff. Like on this track "Tommy's Theme" here. Next. Getting the anger down a little, still rhyming about guns, but with a different twist, the Hangman 3 provide them Men with a smoothed out beat on "Blowin' Circles In The Wind". Yo, and Montell Jordan shares the studio on "Sticky Situation". A typical R'n'B meets rap track, but the summer vibe is having us accept this cut. Another one of the aight tracks on here. Then there's "Is It You? (Déjà Vu) Remix" feat. Cardan, Mase and Big Pun (R.I.P.) New and better beat, different emcees. The wanna be Swizz Beats track can't be missing, and it goes by the name of "Right Now". The cinematography of the early albums returns on "Drama Still". Another cool track emerges in the form of "Must Be Love", what makes us realize, that these guys know how to do R'n'B rap amalgams. The only thing that I will say about "I Wanna Made Men" is, that it sucks. Lyrically "3 Stripe Killaz" is again a disappointment, but the old schoolish beat is kinda funky.

After that, there's another one of those many annoying interludes, but maybe it's a fair fight of annoyance between them and "Not The One (That Bitch Is Done)" that for some reason resurfaces Queen Pen and Monifah is providing the hook. "Clockin' C Notes" is the track that tries hard to get the west to like the Men too, as it features Kurupt, Daz Dillinger (along with Soopafly producing this track) and Tray-D. The beat is not too corny, but well... So, two tracks left and the thoughtfulness of "15 Years In" is actually appreciated. Talking about being locked up, it's dope to hear something that is showing the other side of the coin. And the last cut "Cold Hearted" featuring the Wise Guys is even kinda dope. Produced by the Hangmen 3, the beat is pop-ish, but still moving, cool, and appealing.

It's probably not fair to have a backpacker review this album. And I don't intend to be unfair. I can not support lyrics that talk about overprized cars, unnecessary jewelry, ignorant shootings and killing. While this might be their reality, I'd rather have it the Boogie Monsters way, as they say "if you got a whole album to talk to me, change my life". This is okay. This is hip pop. It's good at being that, and it's not more, while it probably does not even intend to be more. I will rather pump their other two albums, because the flashy flossing is much less prominent on those. However, if I ever win a Rolex in the lottery or something, I will pump this, put my sunglasses on, ride my Hyundai and act like I'm a Made Man too.