But One can be forgiven the occasional amateurish line because overall R.E.B.I.R.T.H. is fun and mentally stimulating. Each of the twelve cuts uses a different producer so the album doesn't get in a rut; "Keep it Rollin'" uses an off-kilter beat that takes a bit of getting used to but ultimately the song is one of the album's stand-out tracks.
On "Smash" One looks at the lifestyle that comes with the success of having a hit record while sampling speech from Mr. T. and name-checking Tiger Woods and Mike Tyson---three very disparate examples of how fame has been managed.
On "Headlines" One raps about a caveman, once frozen in ice, who thaws out and finds himself in modern-day New York City. The song is about how society has gone haywire and is a real attention-grabber thanks to a bed of Hendrix-like psychedelia and an insistent background mantra of "What's goin' on?"
Thoroughly entertaining through it all, One Be Lo shows that you can be amusing without resorting to skits and socially aware without being a hater.
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