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Cappadonna
HITS
(RAZOR SHARP/EPIC)

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The official 10th man off the Wu bench and Raekwon and Ghostface Killah protégé Cappadonna is already doing the greatest-hits thing (while original Wu-Tang member Masta Killa has yet to release a solo album). If nothing else, it makes up for his mysterious lack of contributions to both the latest Ghostface solo disc and Wu-Tang album. Cappa’s off-kilter poetic flow was a highlight on the Wu-associated favorites "Ice Cream," "Daytona 500," "Camay," and "Triumph," bleeding braggadocio and serving, as he so aptly puts it, "Vocabulary veggies to snack on." But with only two albums to draw on, the last of which — The Ying and the Yang — hit the shelves suffering from scattered production and needless, C-league cameos a little less than a year ago, it may be early for a retrospective. Hits features "Slang Editorial" and other crucial cuts from ’98’s The Pillage, where Cappa makes a living boasting about both his overall technique and of course his macked-out wardrobe with a matter-of-fact, often untouchable delivery. Even the lame hooks on "Oh Donna" and "Check for a Nigga" can’t detract from tight, Wu-caliber cuts like "Love is the Message," "Dart Throwing," and "Run." But nothing can change the fact that Hits is nothing more than six cuts each from Cappa’s first two albums when, really, his time might be better spent working on a third.

BY CHRIS CONTI

Issue Date: February 14 - 21, 2002
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