Big Punisher flexes over a familiar track - Kurupt and 'Clef most recently using this - in "Sex, Money & Drugs" with payback from Next after their "I Still Love You (remix)". This is a nice bouncy track with Next harmonizing well while Big Punisher continues to solidify his name in concrete as a star and further aids the case of him being the next B.I.G. by succesfully blending R&B with hip hop. This album contains a bevy of big names, Noreaga churning out the nice "Thug Poetry" over a simple Spanish guitar loop. Also one to watch out for is the next Bad Boy out of the camp who drops "I Dare You". Remember him from "24 Hours to Live" and "I Love You Baby" ? It's his time to shine now. Then we have a new Mobb Deep joint, although not departing from their norm, "Feel My Gat Flow" is nice, and their griminess and rhymes carry this through over the repetitive track.

A problem with this album is the repetitive beats and sometimes just plain beat construction. Examples of this include Brand Nubian's "Time Is Running Out" which sounds like a cast-off from their album. We do have the first official commercial release from the Lone Ranger aka Q-Tip after the news of the Tribe breakup, and it carries through the vibes from "The Love Movement" and his inimitable flow. Surprisingly we find Coolio dropping science with Ol' Dirty on "The Park" which grew on me in a funny kinda way. The beat is reminiscent from a few years back, something that I may have expected say on the "Above the Rim" soundtrack, which ain't all bad. ODB sprays lines like "white boy don't you got a shadow, black boy don't you got teeth" alternating between Coolio who sounds different from his pop outings to date. Of course, ODB contributes his usual madness on the hook and I liked it.

Pras continues making noise for his new groups Most Wanted and R&B vocallists The Product over a familiar sounding track that gets the job done, if proving somewhat commercial. KRS One alters his style a little to work well alongside spoken word auteur Saul Williams (who also happens to star in the movie) on "Ocean Within". This is a different kind of track that you usually get from Kris, don't be expected the boom bap from years past here, but it is refreshing to see the same man who came with classics like "South Bronx" and "The Bridge Is Over" trying new styles when most fans would not expect him to. Saul Williams does what he does well, and some may find his name familiar after his spot on "The Lyricists Lounge" LP.

There's a DJ track courtesy of Spooky that is kinda jazzy and Cappadonna and Tekitha team up again for "I Can See" which provides the usual Wu basslines but it just doesn't grab me as say "Supa Ninjaz" did on his album, but I guess this is on here as it runs with themes from the movie. Goodie Mob's presence alongside Esthero on "The World I Know" is alright and kinda laid back with the R&B vocals and the song imitates the hook in its sluggishness. Still it is nice to see Goodie Mob getting more exposure alongside the heavyweights on this album.