To his credit, Chingy doesn't always follow bad rap clichés. Moe half-hyphy beat, but the hook (the title repeated ad infinitum) can't quite redeem itself as dance- or rock-worthy, and the other songs follow suit, whether they're boasts about his cars, his women, his clothes, or the sheer amount of cash he has. '2 Kool 2 Dance' (is that like '2 Legit 2 Quit'?) uses a decent L.T.

He's all swagger and tough talk, but the production's so fluffy, moving from club-ready to third-rate Casio beats that do nothing to aid Chingy's already suspect rhymes, that it's hard to believe he's anything more than, well, the man who brought the world 'Right Thurr.' The rapper's certainly not known for his lyrics, relying instead on catchy riffs and drums to propel his songs across radios nationwide, but there's not much here musically that comes close to capturing the sound of his earlier hits. Newly realigned with Ludacris' Disturbing the Peace, Chingy looks hard to repeat the success he had with 'Right Thurr' on Hate It or Love It, trying to mix his singsongy vocals with synth-and-bass-heavy beats in an unfortunate mix of cheese and posturing that can be hard to stomach.

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