With , Oakland's most sexually explicit MC gave his followers more of what he was known for -- X-rated lyrics, a relaxed style of rapping, and addictive, melodic tracks recalling the splendor of '70s . fans who complained that on the whole wasn't sufficiently melodic couldn't make that complaint about the distinctive . When his raunchy lyrics continued to come under fire, he maintained that he was simply portraying a character -- and that he wasn't really the ghetto pimp he portrayed. As entertaining as his albums are, 's inspired interpretation of 's makes it crystal clear that he would do well to be more lyrically challenging more often. ~ Alex Henderson