My Life, Your Entertainment
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| Released | August 1, 2000 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:52 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks[1] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Vibe | [5] |
My Life, Your Entertainment is the third and final studio album by P.A., released in 2000.[6][7] Jim Crow, T.I., 8Ball, Goodie Mob, N.O.R.E., Pimp C, and YoungBloodZ make guest appearances on the album.
Production
[edit]The album was produced by P.A., Organized Noize, and Craig Love.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]The Pitch wrote that the group "blasts dynamic street rhymes over guitar-laced tracks that would have both Jimi Hendrix and Iceberg Slim smilin’ ... the combination of heavy-metal riffs and seductive pimp-licious grooves created a unique, richly textured sound."[9] Rolling Stone wrote that P.A. "import shades of New York's ride-or-die anthems and old West Coast G-Funk into their crunk landscapes."[4] The New Pittsburgh Courier thought that the album "takes P.A.'s funkadelic hip-hop to a new level with grimy ghetto rhymes, syrupy rock guitars and ham-hock-thick beats."[10]
Track listing
[edit]- Hello (Intro)
- My Life, Yo Entertainment
- U Got We Got
- They Come Thru (featuring Jim Crow)
- Just Like That
- Down Flat (featuring T.I.)
- Sundown (featuring 8Ball)
- Handcuffin' (Interlude)
- Playaz Do
- Problems (featuring Khujo)
- Entertainment (Interlude)
- What Was It Fo?
- Dope Stories [Remix] (featuring Big Gipp, Noreaga and Pimp C)
- Somethin' 2 Ride (featuring YoungBloodZ)
- My Time 2 Go (featuring Cee-Lo Green)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sounding Off". Ebony. 55 (12): 30. Oct 2000.
- ^ "My Life, Your Entertainment - Parental Advisory | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ S, Mr. "P.A. (Parental Advisory) :: My Life, Your Entertainment – RapReviews".
- ^ a b Patel, Joseph (Sep 14, 2000). "My Life, Your Entertainment". Rolling Stone (849): 178.
- ^ "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. September 15, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Parental Advisory | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Sarig, Roni (September 7, 2007). "Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
- ^ Paoletta, Michael (Aug 5, 2000). "My Life: Your Entertainment". Billboard. 112 (32): 25.
- ^ "Best Albums of 2000: Critics' Picks". December 14, 2000.
- ^ "Music Notes". New Pittsburgh Courier: B4. 30 Aug 2000.