Bow Wow - The Price of Fame

Bow Wow opens his fifth CD, The Price of Fame with a solemn interview clip in which the rapper/actor discusses "the mental breakdown dealing with the price of fame," thus setting the stage for a deeply emotive release. For a handful of tracks, he does exactly that, showing fans--and his competition-- just how refreshing that can be. The disc's first single, "Shortie Like Mine," featuring fellow teen heartthrob Chris Brown finds Bow Wow spitting rapid-fire rhymes and embedding lyrical skills with his especially melodic rap style. "Tell Me" combines those same talents mixed with surprisingly candid subject matter: a plea to get his ex to come back to him. As he implores "I'm a whole different individual now/everybody but you invisible now" to compelling back beats and samples (thanks to co-Executive Producer Jermaine Dupri), it feels like the pair could create a new genre: emo/electro/hip-hop. Dupri's amped-up hooks drive the disc, staying consistent while Bow Wow's identity oscillates between a lover and a wanna-be gangsta. Other songs worth noting are the hidden track, an R. Kelly duet dubbed "I'm a Flirt" and the cheeky "Damn Thing" featuring Da Brat. On the downside, a number of tunes contain far too much thug posturing: "Bet That," "4 Corners" (featuring Lil' Wayne) and the 50 Cent-inflected "On Fiya" are filled with clichéd car/money/thug lyrics, causing Bow Wow's uniqueness to get lost in the flow. --Denise Sheppard Amazon.com

Bow Wow - The Price of Fame CD

Excellent CD! I think it contains some of his best music yet. Received in perfect condition, and quick and easy transaction. December 23, 2007

just barely over average

Not really one of Bow's better cd's i prefer Wanted myself. This is one cool though with tracks like "4 Corners w/Lil Wayne, Pimp C", "Outta My Sytem w/T-Pain", Shortie Like Mine feat Chris Brown and "I'm A Flirt". It makes for a decent album but i'm hoping that Bow Wow's collabo CD with Omarion will up the game a little bit. Its not a cd that really does a whole lot besides the tracks i listed and a couple others. Its only average and worth a few listens at best. November 8, 2007

I like it but the edit has to go!

The CD is overall really good but its edited!!! His last album "Wanted" isn't edited at all he says "N****" plenty of times but on this every bloody word that is "innapropriate" is gone... Even Da*n... CMON!! UR MATURE NOW BOW WOW time to make an Explicit CD!!! June 15, 2007

hip hop cd that little kids can enjoy 2

I think if it had curse words in it people would love it. i happen to like that there is not a single curse word in it. allot of my hip hop cd's i cant play with the kids in the car this one i can. thank u bow wow for that. i do enjoy the cd. April 6, 2007

Fifth album

If you like Bow Wow's music, you will like this CD. That's all
Some collaborations are a little slack but it sounds very well
Another brilliant album March 28, 2007

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