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Track Listing
1. Mo City Don (Freestyle)
2. Mule, The - (with Devin The Dude/Juvenile)
3. It Don't Stop
4. I'm a Soldier
5. Everyday, Samethang
6. Platinum
7. Don't Wanna Hurt Nobody - (with Trae/Lil' Boss)
8. Ride 2 Night
9. It's a Shame
10. Another Song
11. Respect My Mind
12. 1 Night - (with Trae)
13. Help Me Please
14. Same One, The
15. Auntie & Grandma
16. 1st Time Again - (with Ashanti)
17. From the South - (with Paul Wall/Lil' Flip)
18. Outro
Album Notes
Personnel: Z-Ro (rap vocals); Ashanti (vocals); Juvenile, Trae, Lil' Flip, Devin The Dude, Lil' Boss (rap vocals).
DJ: Paul Wall .
Recording information: Dean's List House Of Hits, Houston, TX; Noddfactor Studios, Houston, Texas; M.A.D. Studios, Houston, TX.
Incredibly prolific Houston rapper Z-Ro opens his 2005 release, LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD, by paying homage to one of hip-hop's all-time classics, Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full," musing over the familiar bassline (from Dennis Edwards's "Don't Look Any Further") before launching into a breathless freestyle bout. While it's fairly audacious to conjure up comparisons to a master MC like the illustrious Rakim, Z-Ro holds his own on "Mo City Don (Freestyle)" with a cleverly unfurling rhyme. He follows that light and playful rap with the utterly hard "The Mule," featuring Juvenile and Devin the Dude, which is full of bluster and violent braggadocio.
This sort of variety marks LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD, a wonderfully dynamic record that finds the under-the-radar rapper continuing to do what he does best, in both viciously dark and easy-going manners. On "Platinum," Z-Ro raps about the softer and harder sides of the business over a lush backing track, while on "I'm a Soldier" he reverts to edgy posturing with sufficient force. Although Z-Ro churns out records, he puts his heart into each one, and LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD stands as prime example of his skill.
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