10/11/07 - Bizarre- Blue Cheese & Coney Island(XXL Review)

YounG AleX · 10-11-2007, 03:27 PM

Despite D12’s double-platinum 2001 disc, Devil’s Night, the members of the Detroit-based crew have had trouble achieving the same solo success as front man Eminem. This has certainly been a point of contention for Bizarre, whose 2005 debut, Hanni Cap Circus, barely sold 63,000 units. Still, the portly Midwesterner is confident he has a shot at (rock) stardom. With his second solo offering, Blue Cheese & Coney Island, Bizarre once again delivers madcap mayhem, as he tries to solidify his presence.

Backed by a slurred flow and meathead lyrics, Bizarre’s dreams of gaining headliner status seem thwarted from jump. In fact, on superficial songs like the queasy, Alphabit-produced “Animal” and the brazen crunk replica “Knock ’Em Out,” he’s virtually indistinguishable from his creepy cohorts. The same goes for the dismal “Rock Out,” where he awkwardly spits, “I’m like T-Pain, I’ll buy you a drink/Take you to the bathroom and nut on your mink.”

Those mawkish moments aside, he does manage to pull together a few heartfelt cuts. Featuring breezy percussion and a soulful piano, the luminous “Livin’ This Life” finds a thoughtful Bizarre observing how the murder of D12 member Proof still haunts the crew: “Denaun, Swift and Kuniva, I’m talkin’ to y’all/’Til the day I’m gone, y’all gonna be my dawgs/Since Proof left, it’s been a long ride/I can see it in Dolo’s eyes/He still wanna cry.” There’s even the stirring “Money Don’t Make Me,” where Biz details his everyday struggles, before proclaiming, “Leave two million for my firstborn/Fuck making it rain, I’m tryna make it thunderstorm.”

These pockets of substance are unfortunately just flashes in the pan, as grotesque bars and zany, frat-boy humor dominate the album—the best (or worst) example being the disturbing “Sex Tape,” where Biz flips his warped version of Biggie’s “Just Playing (Dreams)” (“Rudy from The Cosby Show, she lookin’ kinda fuckable/Hit her from the back, and she called me Dr. Huxtable”). All in all, Bizarre’s Blue Cheese & Coney Island is an acquired taste that most will find hard to swallow.

aldaddyoo7 · 10-11-2007, 05:35 PM

Thanks for the info

Will21 · 10-11-2007, 07:26 PM

probably the last album right now i would cop

Scottie · 10-12-2007, 12:04 AM

(“Rudy from The Cosby Show, she lookin’ kinda fuckable/Hit her from the back, and she called me Dr. Huxtable”).

LMAO, SO STUPID.

Rebel INS {CF} · 10-12-2007, 01:49 PM

its fucked that this is bizarres 2nd disk and swift aint no closer to droppin

pollysmate · 10-12-2007, 03:20 PM

i'm looking forward 2 hearing this, his last album had some good cuts on it

Jhey · 10-12-2007, 05:29 PM

bizarre gives me jokes! last album had a couple good tunes tho

norton · 11-16-2007, 09:05 PM

what a waste of time

Real Sick Sam · 11-16-2007, 09:09 PM

Hannicap Circus was better than his new album

Franchise-8 · 11-19-2007, 04:10 PM

Propzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

dipsetallday4 · 11-21-2007, 12:40 PM

thanks for the information

kac · 11-21-2007, 11:48 PM

Ok, Propz. He is lyrical.

killadji · 11-22-2007, 12:12 PM

wow, bizarre has some thoughtful songs, i do like some of the lines portrayed there

TrajaD · 11-22-2007, 08:45 PM

Props gonna listen to ittt

shadyrecords10 · 11-23-2007, 04:45 AM

he aint got no damn sense

BR4V3_H34RT · 11-23-2007, 07:50 PM

Lol...........

zeus803 · 11-24-2007, 11:12 AM

Who would buy a Bizarre album???????????

THE GHOST · 11-30-2007, 11:22 AM

is this worth listening to or is it fuckin stupid the whole way thru?

Johnny C. · 12-03-2007, 01:18 AM

i'd buy this album, this shit is actually decent, i like it more than Hannicap Circus, that track with Kuniva is pure dopeness and that other collab with King Gordy and Tech N9ne is also pretty nice

Mixtape Assassin · 12-03-2007, 01:31 AM

this album is dope...people sleepin on it....i think that it iz betta then his 1st album and there isnt many songs u will skip on this cd.....she's homeless is a gr8 track.....anyone hatin on this album is a fuckin idiot...maybe bizzare aint what u wanna listen to but this is definately a step up for him.......so no hate....

keithgamble806 · 12-06-2007, 08:24 AM

this is the reason why hip hop is dead

THE GAME TIME · 12-09-2007, 10:47 PM

props .....

10-11-2007, 03:27 PM	#1
YounG AleX AleX iS Like... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Where haven't we been yet? Posts: 3,193 Repped: 890 Repped 5,210 Times in 714 Posts Neg Reps: 66 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 8 Posts	10/11/07 - Bizarre- Blue Cheese & Coney Island(XXL Review) 10/11/07 - Bizarre- Blue Cheese & Coney Island(XXL Review) Despite D12’s double-platinum 2001 disc, Devil’s Night, the members of the Detroit-based crew have had trouble achieving the same solo success as front man Eminem. This has certainly been a point of contention for Bizarre, whose 2005 debut, Hanni Cap Circus, barely sold 63,000 units. Still, the portly Midwesterner is confident he has a shot at (rock) stardom. With his second solo offering, Blue Cheese & Coney Island, Bizarre once again delivers madcap mayhem, as he tries to solidify his presence. Backed by a slurred flow and meathead lyrics, Bizarre’s dreams of gaining headliner status seem thwarted from jump. In fact, on superficial songs like the queasy, Alphabit-produced “Animal” and the brazen crunk replica “Knock ’Em Out,” he’s virtually indistinguishable from his creepy cohorts. The same goes for the dismal “Rock Out,” where he awkwardly spits, “I’m like T-Pain, I’ll buy you a drink/Take you to the bathroom and nut on your mink.” Those mawkish moments aside, he does manage to pull together a few heartfelt cuts. Featuring breezy percussion and a soulful piano, the luminous “Livin’ This Life” finds a thoughtful Bizarre observing how the murder of D12 member Proof still haunts the crew: “Denaun, Swift and Kuniva, I’m talkin’ to y’all/’Til the day I’m gone, y’all gonna be my dawgs/Since Proof left, it’s been a long ride/I can see it in Dolo’s eyes/He still wanna cry.” There’s even the stirring “Money Don’t Make Me,” where Biz details his everyday struggles, before proclaiming, “Leave two million for my firstborn/Fuck making it rain, I’m tryna make it thunderstorm.” These pockets of substance are unfortunately just flashes in the pan, as grotesque bars and zany, frat-boy humor dominate the album—the best (or worst) example being the disturbing “Sex Tape,” where Biz flips his warped version of Biggie’s “Just Playing (Dreams)” (“Rudy from The Cosby Show, she lookin’ kinda fuckable/Hit her from the back, and she called me Dr. Huxtable”). All in all, Bizarre’s Blue Cheese & Coney Island is an acquired taste that most will find hard to swallow. __________________ I learned that everybody is not your friend. You have to watch who you associate with and surround yourself with positive things and people who want to do something positive.- Gucci!

10-12-2007, 01:49 PM	#5
Rebel INS {CF} - iLLuminati ~ Rapsody - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 11,454 Repped: 151 Repped 646 Times in 303 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 77 Times in 69 Posts	its fucked that this is bizarres 2nd disk and swift aint no closer to droppin __________________ "Fighting Ignorance every day is gettin weary" [name pending] --- The Gateway Drug --- Sometime Soon --- myspace.com/namepending08

10-12-2007, 05:29 PM	#7
Jhey Boy Better Know Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Slough - U.K. Posts: 2,266 Repped: 589 Repped 116 Times in 41 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	bizarre gives me jokes! last album had a couple good tunes tho __________________ PSNetwork: Jhey

11-16-2007, 09:09 PM	#9
Real Sick Sam Entrepreneur Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York Posts: 5,440 Repped: 3,020 Repped 275 Times in 57 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Hannicap Circus was better than his new album __________________ myspace.com/samdatruth twitter.com/samdatruth facebook.com/samdatruth

11-30-2007, 11:22 AM	#18
THE GHOST D-BLOCK 354 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yonkers, New York Posts: 2,005 Repped: 448 Repped 1,077 Times in 168 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 9 Posts	is this worth listening to or is it fuckin stupid the whole way thru? __________________

10-11-2007, 05:35 PM	#2
aldaddyoo7 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ATX Posts: 134 Repped: 17 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info

10-11-2007, 07:26 PM	#3
Will21 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,295 Repped: 698 Repped 50 Times in 33 Posts Neg Reps: 27 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 8 Posts	probably the last album right now i would cop

10-12-2007, 12:04 AM	#4
Scottie Give, Get Respect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 174 Repped: 10 Repped 4 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	(“Rudy from The Cosby Show, she lookin’ kinda fuckable/Hit her from the back, and she called me Dr. Huxtable”). LMAO, SO STUPID.

10-12-2007, 03:20 PM	#6
pollysmate Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i'm looking forward 2 hearing this, his last album had some good cuts on it

11-16-2007, 09:05 PM	#8
norton Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 76 Repped: 43 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	what a waste of time

11-19-2007, 04:10 PM	#10
Franchise-8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chile Posts: 637 Repped: 242 Repped 18 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Propzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

11-21-2007, 12:40 PM	#11
dipsetallday4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 626 Repped: 340 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for the information

11-21-2007, 11:48 PM	#12
kac Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee,FL Posts: 3,891 Repped: 1,815 Repped 61 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok, Propz. He is lyrical.

11-22-2007, 12:12 PM	#13
killadji http://ohnan.skyblog.com Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 298 Repped: 43 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	wow, bizarre has some thoughtful songs, i do like some of the lines portrayed there

11-22-2007, 08:45 PM	#14
TrajaD 514 the city's callin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where its real talk around Posts: 625 Repped: 93 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Props gonna listen to ittt

11-23-2007, 04:45 AM	#15
shadyrecords10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 160 Repped: 138 Repped 5 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	he aint got no damn sense

11-23-2007, 07:50 PM	#16
BR4V3_H34RT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DAS Posts: 99 Repped: 25 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lol...........

11-24-2007, 11:12 AM	#17
zeus803 Noob Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sumter SC Posts: 124 Repped: 37 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Who would buy a Bizarre album???????????

12-03-2007, 01:18 AM	#19
Johnny C. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hell, like everyone else in this dimention Posts: 21 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i'd buy this album, this shit is actually decent, i like it more than Hannicap Circus, that track with Kuniva is pure dopeness and that other collab with King Gordy and Tech N9ne is also pretty nice

12-03-2007, 01:31 AM	#20
Mixtape Assassin Mixtape Assassin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver Motherfuckers Posts: 2,640 Repped: 383 Repped 4,577 Times in 474 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Neg Reps: 18 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 8 Posts	this album is dope...people sleepin on it....i think that it iz betta then his 1st album and there isnt many songs u will skip on this cd.....she's homeless is a gr8 track.....anyone hatin on this album is a fuckin idiot...maybe bizzare aint what u wanna listen to but this is definately a step up for him.......so no hate.... __________________ check out mixtape-assassin.com & hiphop-corner.com

12-06-2007, 08:24 AM	#21
keithgamble806 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 54 Repped: 24 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	this is the reason why hip hop is dead

12-09-2007, 10:47 PM	#22
THE GAME TIME Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ... Posts: 2,865 Repped: 685 Repped 12,647 Times in 910 Posts Neg Reps: 31 Neg Repped at 32 Times in 29 Posts	props .....

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