Z-Ro has said this will be his last. However, he finishes the album with 'He's Not Done' which features lines such as, "They don't really know who they are fucking with / I am Michael Jordan I retire / Come back and retire again for the fuck of it." It's also rap... There have been few rappers who have actually retired when they first say they will. But, if it is his last, he has left us with a brilliant discography. This album follows his last few, probably since 'The Crown' in that there is a lot of singin'/rappin'. As I mentioned in my review of one of his recent albums, I'd prefer a 16 or two of rapid-fire rapping that Z-Ro does as good as anyone but by doing what he does, he creates nice gangster crooning. He sings on 'Lost My Mind' - "Sometimes I'm cool, sometimes I'm not. You might get a handshake or you might get shot." Or on 'Lit Up' - "Now, how can I ball? / How can I ball? / How can I catch my energy and murder them aaaallllll?" He sings these violent lines in such a relaxed and controlled manner. It's brilliant. The benefit of his singing talent also allows him to create some immediately engaging hooks that you'll be singing along with after one listen. "Here's an invitation from the other side / We're just trying to live a better life / I see the suffering in your eyes / I don't know about you but I gotta survive." - He sings on 'From the Other Side'. To compare it to his last few albums where R&B could be a genre, it's probably more consistent. 'Kiwi' is the only cut I'm not feeling a lot, partly because topically it's basically 'Porcupine' from the aforementioned album. However, there's nothing I like as much as 'Women Men' from 'Legendary' or 'Come With Me' from 'Drankin & Drivin'. Best Tracks: From the Other Side, Brang a Stacc, Devil in Me, Play Me, Lit Up, He's Not Done

I gave this a couple of spins and I just couldn't get into it. The beats are too similar, and it just feels like a really long album. Vocally, X hasn't changed since his previous album six years ago. He sounds as strong as ever and leaves an impression on the mic, but the production isn't varied or good enough. Best Tracks: Dos Equise, Forever A G, Stand Tall.

This isn't bad from Snoop and again it is a fairly different album than its predecessor as Snoop has changed it up for the last few albums. I enjoy the first half a fair bit, as Snoop proves he can spit fast on 'Think About It' which he rarely does anymore, and if you rate this album for what's good on it, it should get a fairly good rating. However, there are a handful of songs, largely in the second half of the album, that I will skip past on future listens. 'Psst!' and 'Beat Up on Yo Pads' are weak and I don't love 'Don't Stop' either. The ship steadies though with the more consciously minded final two songs. In saying that, that is still a good ratio for an album with 21 tracks. So like pretty much every Snoop album that has come before, it could have used some more quality control. Still though, this is one of the better albums Snoop has produced with a number of quality tracks to play over and over. 'Get a Light' is hard as nails! Best Tracks: Think About It, Vato, That's That S***, Candy (Drippin' Like Water), Get a Light, Gangbangin' 101, LAX, Round Here, I Wanna F*** You, Imagine

I really enjoyed one of my first hip hop records I ever heard titled 'Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$', so I looked forward to this and bought it close to it being released. Upon hearing it though, I was fairly disappointed as it is so different to his previous album and what I'd heard from his other albums. It did grow on me but was never as good as I hoped it to be. It was nice though to see Snoop not making the same album twice I guess. Track for track, this album is fairly hit or miss. You have some great soulfully produced tracks such as the 'Intro, 'Ups and Downs' and 'Lets Get Blown' but then you have a lot of boring songs in between. The beats on tracks like 'Can I Get a Flicc Witchu' and 'The Bidness' ain't my thing and the album never really gets on a roll with a string of good tracks. In saying that, there are some harder tracks like Lil Jon's 'Step Yo Game Up' and 'Oh No' that get the head banging. Overall, it is Snoop's poppiest album for sure-beaten in 2008 though by 'Ego Trippin'- and while there is quality present, the skip button always gets a work out when I play this album. Best Tracks: Intro, Ups and Downs, Drop It Like It's Hot, Lets Get Blown, Step Yo Game Up, Oh No, Pass It Pass It

I loved this game. With Tony Hawk's 2, it's my favourite extreme sports game. Along with completing tricks, there are also racing modes against the AI or human and other modes offer variety like half pipe, big air, slalom and others. I think the first two games in the series are poor but this was a huge leap from the previous Cool Boarders games, not only regarding the gameplay but it also looked a helluvalot better than Cool Boarders 2, and I'd say it's one of the better looking games of its kind on the console. Gameplay 4/5 Graphics 4.5/5 Sound 4/5 Difficulty 4.5/5 Originality 4/5