The Minstrel Show [PA] by Little Brother

Pros: Excellent production, dope rhymes from Phonte, good guests, well-executed concept.
Cons: Big Pooh’s raps are still boring as hell.

As even the mass media outlets once dedicated to accurate representations of black life join in with the popular portrayal of Hip-Hop as an endless parade of less-than-musical pimps, hoes, gangstas, and thugs, (BET’s answer to The Apprentice? ...

Pros: 9th Wonder's beats, Big Pooh and Phonte's rhymes, hilarious skits, etc.
Cons: Nadda

In the Spike Lee flick Bamboozled, TV show writer Pierre Delacroix comes up with the idea of creating a minstrel show, centering around two homeless black people who wear blackface, because his original idea of a middle-class family sitcom was ...

Pros: 9th's drum is still as soulful as ever. Great lyrics, guests, beats, and atmosphere
Cons: Gap Between Pooh & Te starting to show

The Re-Birth of MajaFiggaz Saturday, September 17th 2005. Two days before the worst day I would spend in Iraq occurred, in which I would watch two good friends bodies airlifted home in what is deemed the "Angel Flight" I took a chance on a ...

Pros: "Dope beats, dope rhymes ... what more do y'all want?"
Cons: If you find one, please_let me know... so I can beat some fuckin'_sense into you!

Little Brother has got to be one of the fastest rising rap groups in recent history. One day, they're just another trio of nobodies from North Carolina and the next day, they're the most beloved group in the underground. It seems like it was only ...

Pros: Same old soulful Little Brother
Cons: Same old soulful Little Brother (Not a typo)

You know the Babe Ruth of this bitch wouldn't leave ya'll hangin! Well yeah, I'm back, and I need to complete this damn Little Brother series to leave people in peace. PLEASE! STOP E-MAILING ME! IT'S HERE! Anyways, I don't think I need to ...

Pros: 9ths Original Beats, dope samples, Phontes Lyrics, Poohs delivery, lots of fun and soul, guest
Cons: no change of pace, some songs lack replayability, almost no diversity

Lets flash back to 2003 shall we. That year 50 Cent was introduced and praised as raps biggest new story. While he seemingly took home every new artist award in the mainstream there was a trio of guys who seemed to be overlooked. In all ...

Pros: 9th Wonder's production, Phonte and Big Pooh representing emceeing at its best.
Cons: Uh?...

It's been two years now since the release of T he Listening. It was the critically acclaimed album that made Little Brother an underground sensation destined to taste moderate mainstream success as evidenced by 9th ...

Pros: Quality Production, Excellent Rhymes, Consistency
Cons: Some Pointless Skits.

In time of commercialism and spinning wheels, one rap trio stands above the rest, and that is Little Brother. Backed by the purely beautiful production of 9th Wonder, the smooth flow of Big Pooh, and the hard hitting rhymes of Phontigga, LB delivers ...

Pros: Exceptional lyricism, varied topics, relates more to the lives of the everyday hip hop fan
Cons: Production that relies heavily on samples and often sounds redundant

Little Brother's "The Minstrel Show" is a must for all lovers of Hip-hop music... not Rap music. (If you don't know the difference, you're probably a fan of mere rap music, for true Hip-Hoppers know what it is) If you are 18 or younger, you most likely ...

Pros: 9th wonder beats, phonte and big pooh
Cons: skits, 1-2 songs

Little Brother in their time, have come out with three albums in their time; 'The Listening', 'The Chitlin Circuit 1.5', and 'The Minstrel Show'. All of them were 9th wonder productions, which is a plus plus! 9th wonder kills this cd with his hands and talent. Phonte and Big Pooh step up BIG to the mic, and drop nothing but rap skill on this.
Song ratings out of 5. (* - skit)
1.Welcome to the Minstrel Show (*)
2. Beautiful Morning (5)
3. The Becoming (4)
4. Not Enough (4)
5. Cheatin (5)
6. Hiding Place (5)
7. Slow It Down (5)
8. Say It Again (5)
9. 5th And Fashion (*)
10. Lovin It (5)
11. Diary Of A Mad Black Daddy (*)
12. All For You (5)
13. Watch Me (5)
14. Sincerely Yours (4)
15. Still Lives Through (5)
16. Minstrel Show Closing Theme (*)
17. We Got Now (4)

This album is a must get, if you consider yourself a true rap fan, undoubtedly, unarguably, one of the best of all time.