Bon Appetit

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Its ok
Is not his best work but still enjoyable and listenable. Get word...Life or Jewelz before this

Please Stop
I Hate it when people diss somebody because the 3rd album isnt (supposedly as good as the 1st and 2nd c'mon this is hot compared to all that other crap besides Jay-Z and Nas and Ghostface that came out in 2001 this is a good CD Beats Rhymes or its maybe because I'm from the hood I like it 2 many people dont even no to much about this album but I see most people dont like it....Everybody this album is OK if you are a true OC fan like me....far from garbage

3.5 star effort
O.C. returns with his third album and it's pretty good. It has its highpoints and its lows as well. Has about 2 or 3 tracks that are skippable but the rest are pretty good, no great song or classics but still pretty good. Has a few appearances by lesser known rappers as well as one by Jay-Z (bonus track after number 13). Production is handled by Buckwild on 10 tracks (sub par on most of them as well), Lord Finesse on 1 (maybe the best track on here), and Ahmed on 2. A good album to have for them DITC fans but he has made better. #2 - 6 (f/ A Bless) #3 - 8 #4 - 8.5 #5 - 6 #6 - 8 (f/ UNI & T.L.) #7 - 8.5 #8 - 6.5 (f/ Party Arty & D Flow) #9 - 7.5 #10 - 7.5 #11 - 8 (f/ A.G. - about weed & drank) #12 - 8.5 #13 - 8.5 (dedicated to Big L) #13 bonus track after OC's talking -- 7.5 (f/ Jay-Z) check all my reviews

come on O.C. you can do better then this.
Third album by D.I.T.C. legend O.C. tries to go far the deep bomb.This album was released 4 years after his last album."Soul to keep" is a nice rap tune with precise lyrics."Dr Know" is not to terrible it is not great but it is not that bad either."Bounce Mission" is actually another good standout track."Bon Appetit" is a street track."Get it Dirty" is a little bit to much party track.on "Upmost" he displays a tight Flow and it shows."Respect the Drop" is a good one also not really to bad."Weed and Drinks" is not the best he does show a hot Flow however."Paradise" has a nice beat."Psalm 23" ends it off okay he raps to among others Big L. This is not the greatest Hip Hop album of all time that is for sure.Inconsistent but good when it has to be good. Lyrics 7 Production 6 X Factor 4 Classic 4 Replay 5 Total=5.5 out of 10 Fingers not very consistent 1.Soul to keep 2.Bounce Mission 3.Bon Appetit 4.Upmost 5.Paradise

"Word life.. where's the jewelz?"
As a avid fan of O.C. i'd have to agree with most of the reviewsthat you'll hear or read about this particular album...its not up to his or OUR standards. There's a few nice tight joints herethat prove that O.C. still has abit of bite in him. Such as "soul to keep", "utmost", "respect the drop", "weed+drink", and"doin' dirt" but apart from that the rest are mediocre at best, with 1 or 2 actually WACK. Now that's something i honestly never thought i'd say with an O.C. joint. His lyrics are still sharp asa ginsu, its just most of the beats are soft and repetitive. If he gets back to basics+rediscovers his hunger+love for the art, ive NO DOUBT we'll get a better album next time. If you can download those particular tracks ive mentioned, you've done welland aren't missing out.