Terror Squad
Album : True Story
Release Date : July 27, 2004
Label : Universal

Terror Squad has changed a lot since their last album, considering the death of Big Pun, the dismissal of Cuban Link, and the forgotten-about Triple Seis. Their latest album, True Story, probably won’t win any awards for Best Album of the Year, but it’s a pretty decent offering from the group.

First off, I really don’t understand why nobody seems to like this album. A lot of reviewers say that "Lean Back" is the only good song on here, and I have to disagree. It IS the BEST song on the album though, but there are also some other good songs, like "Streets of NY" and "Thunder In the Air". And while implementing deceased rappers’ vaulted rhymes onto tracks is played out, it still works on "Bring `Em Back", where Fat Joe is teamed up with Big Pun and Big L.

There ARE some skippable tracks on here though, like "Terror Era" and the lame "Take Me Home". I’m also wondering if the generic "Yes Dem to Def" was really intended to be on Fat Joe’s upcoming album Things of That Nature because he’s the only one in that song, and he keeps quoting that album title throughout it.

But that brings me to another point. This album really feels more like a compilation than a group effort, because at no point are all five members in the same song, not even during the chorus (The Firm, anyone ?). Oh well, this is still a pretty good album from Terror Squad. It’s not the best rap I’ve heard all year, but it’s worth picking up.

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