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In The City
by Kevin Rudolf
The debut album for the Miami-based artist features Lil Wayne, Nas and Rick Ross as guests.
LABEL: |
Cash Money |
RELEASE DATE: |
24 November 2008 |
DISCS: |
1 disc |
GENRE(S): |
Rap, Pop |
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83
Entertainment Weekly
Like Timbaland and the Neptunes before him, though, Rudolf's behind-the-scenes work only whetted his limelight appetite, so here he steps out with a weirdly infectious debut that mixes his rap-track know-how with his love of guitar-god theatrics.
60
RapReviews.com
In the City offers good production, excellent melodies, and - of course - the same song, idea(s), and kinds of guest appearances many times over.
60
The Guardian
Though Rudolf sandwiches together rock, R&B; and hip-hop like an up-to-the-minute genre-bender, at heart he loves his guitar and the soft-rock noises it makes. He's at his most natural on the winsome I Song and Scarred.
60
All Music Guide
In the City gets by on hooks and hugeness, like an irony-free Andrew W.K., Timbaland working with Aerosmith, or a jaded version of the Jonas Brothers now willing to drop the F-bomb.
50
Rolling Stone
The rest of Rudolf's self-produced debut is a middling rock record dressed up in sleek digital clothes.
40
PopMatters
He has some solid ideas and keen sense of production; the problem is that his solo songs, by and large, suffer from a frightening lack of creativity and a remarkably shallow lyrical outlook.
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