Instructions (Parental Advisory) [PA] - Jermaine Dupri

"Instructions" came as the second album from the prodcuter,and rapper Jermaine Dupri. The So So Def founder returns in 2001 with this release to show off the tlanet of his label, as well of the locals in Atlanta (which hadn't got too much attention up to this point). He gets the aid of many artists, and does the majortiy of the beats for the thing.

1. "LP Intro"

2. "Welcome to Atlanta" ...
...to produce a couple of remixes (which had accompanying videos), and at this time, it was rather rare to get, so you know that this has to be an absolute banger of a track. It is just that as you get one of the most hyped-up tunes, in which you get Luda and JD show the world how people do things in the A.

**Five Stars**

3. "Money, Hoes & Power" (feat. UGK, Pimpin' Ken & Manuel Seal)

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"Instructions" came as the second album from the prodcuter,and rapper Jermaine Dupri. The So So Def founder returns in 2001 with this release to show off the tlanet of his label, as well of the locals in Atlanta (which hadn't got too much attention up to this point). He gets the aid of many artists, and does the majortiy of the beats for the thing.

1. "LP Intro"

2. "Welcome to Atlanta" (feat. Ludacris)

This one went on to produce a couple of remixes (which had accompanying videos), and at this time, it was rather rare to get, so you know that this has to be an absolute banger of a track. It is just that as you get one of the most hyped-up tunes, in which you get Luda and JD show the world how people do things in the A.

**Five Stars**

3. "Money, Hoes & Power" (feat. UGK, Pimpin' Ken & Manuel Seal)

I must admit that for the first half of the track, I had no strong emotions towards it. It had nothing going for it at all. This was all until the late UGK member, Pimp C jumped on the mic(rophone), and came with some rhymes whihc were made into a full tune in 2006. Following his participation, Bun B, gets a go at it all too.

**Four Stars**

4. "The Dream" (Lude)

5. "Get Some" (feat. Usher, Boo and Gotti & R.O.C)

Being as big as he is today, you don't often get Ush collaborating when he isn't the main artist, and this one shows why he shouldn't take on a secondary role in the music. I thought this one was pretty average, as it is a general rap track with plain beat, and this is all rounde-off with Usher's R&B vocals for the chorus.

**Three Stars**

6. "Hate" (Lude)

7. "Hate Blood" (feat. Jadakiss and Freeway)

JD goes hard on this track, and to support this, he gave himself hard beats to show that his was fully into it when he said he wanted to take on all the haters out there. Jadakiss and Freeway have his back, and show that the artists has love out on the East too. You get heavy bass, in this one and it really empowers it as he raps.

**Four Stars**

8. "Ballin' Out of Control" (feat. Nate Dogg)

Nate Dogg is on the hook for this on, and all nineties Hip Hop heads should be aware that nobody tested him for hooks in rap tracks during that decade. He leads it all well for JD to come with some "La Di Da Di"-inspired raps. It is all light-hearted and fun.

**Four Stars**

9. "Supafly" (feat. Bilal)

The betas for this one are funky, and take you back to the seventies (regarless of whether you lived through it or not), and with great backing, you have fresh raps from JD. Although he is far from great with the lyrics, he's good at hyping things up and keeping the energy levels high.

**Four Stars**

10. "Instructions (Lude)

11. "Rules of the Game" (feat. Manish Man)

You have a fun littel track for this onr, and as the Dirty South, collaborating artist, Manish Man, works amazingly well, you get all aspects of the thing coming together exceedly strongly as you have it all done on exciing percussion, whihc makes a change for what the southern rap scene was known for, but it worked well.

**Four Stars**

12. "Prada Bag" (Lude)

13. "Whatever" (feat. Nate Dogg, R.O.C and Tigah)

I must admit that this song is rather average, and doens't really offer that much to listeners as it follows the same sort of pattern as most of the other general Hip Hop tracks in the album, and posseses a soft, soulful hook from Nate Dogg.

**Two Stars**

14. "Let's Talk About It" (feat. The Clipse)

The Neptunes get on this one, and to be honest, they were far from their best form with the prodcution as they come up with something pretty weak, but I thought that it was all forgotten about by the time you heard The Clipse's Pusha T, who works his way in before the other member jumps on an JD gets a chance. You have a minor role taken by Pharrell in it, and it aids it all along.

**Three Stars**

15. "Yours & Mine" (feat. Jagged Edge)

JD gets some hot club beats from Swizz Beatz, and with this he chooses to get Jagged Edge to assitsr him as he does a track all about his relationship with a girl. He goes from the early days of meeting her, up to what it has all become today.

**Four Stars**

16. "Jazzy Hoe's, Pt. 2" (feat. Kurupt, Too Short and Field Mob)

With the line-up given, I knew that I was bound to enjoy this track, however I didn't think that it reached its full potential as you get some nice raps from all the performers; Tha Dogg Pound's Kurupt and Field Mob amongst others, but it just didn't quite hit the spot for me.

**Three Stars**

17. "Hot Mama" (Lude)

18. "You Bring the Freak Out of Me" (Lude)

19. "The Morning After" (Lude)

20. "Rock With Me" (feat. Xscape)

Ending off the album, you get the nineties girl group, Xscape joining Jermaine on this one, and it gets them doing a soft one, where it is all done in a low-energy way, but it is a good thing as the standard is able to stay up, even though we are rounding it off. JD talks us through his career, and accomplishments since his cameo appearance in a Whodini video.

**Three Stars**

This album is alright and does what you expect from JD. You have lots of great beats, and a few bangers coming through, but at times its all a little weak as his lyrics are rather poor, and it often sounds quite Pop. There are far too many skits and interludes here, and ith three in a row at one point, it just shouldn't happen. 

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