Party Fun Action Committee / Let's Get Serious
Album: | Let's Get Serious | Collection: | Comedy | |
Artist: | Party Fun Action Committee | Added: | Sep 2003 | |
Label: | Definitive Jux |
Album Review
Vince Macias
Reviewed 2003-09-18
Reviewed 2003-09-18
Inconsistent parody album brought to you by Aesop Rock producer Blockhead and Jer; had potential to be hillarious but most of it just doesn't do it for me. Plus the novelty wears off about halfway through the album (and those skits aren't even remotely funny). Parodies include: Hip hop, spoken word, rock-rap, r&b, and a pseudo New Wave joint. The ones I enjoyed: 2, 6, 9, 11...
2. Easily the best track on here, this is straight CLASSIC. Perfect parody of the "lyrically-lyrical, next-level" hip hop. Production, lyrics, and flows are dead-on, this is fucking hillarious. They even got the cliche crew members: First guy raps all choppy and in a wannabe scary voice, second guy is rapid fire with a lisp, third guy is the nerdy one with the "twisty" flow, and the last guy has no mic presence at all. Favorite moment lyrically: "An internal verbal whirlwind intertwined in the mind..." It's amazing how accurate this parody is, I know some heads would seriously feel this until you tell them it's a joke.
6. The R&B joint, you know the deal: "It's Friday night, and I wanna get my swerve on...". Unlike "Mental Storm", this one is obviously a parody. Lyrics are dumb as fuck but the way duke is singing gets the chuckle. The corny ass light piano production helps too. Decent parody, but the novelty wears off quickly.
9. Just supposed to be some corny frat guys rapping, so stupid that it's funny. Actually has decent production too. Goofy organ and hard drums. Best part: "You know what else is wicked awesome? Smokin' a doob!/And putting on 'Legend' by Bob Marley, that guy fuckin' rules!".
11. This track isn't even funny, but the beat is dope as fuck. An ill "Salute the king"-style horn, and boom-bap drums. First guy sounds exactly like Paul Barman, and they just talk about being nerds. Short track, only worth mentioning because of the dope production.
2. Easily the best track on here, this is straight CLASSIC. Perfect parody of the "lyrically-lyrical, next-level" hip hop. Production, lyrics, and flows are dead-on, this is fucking hillarious. They even got the cliche crew members: First guy raps all choppy and in a wannabe scary voice, second guy is rapid fire with a lisp, third guy is the nerdy one with the "twisty" flow, and the last guy has no mic presence at all. Favorite moment lyrically: "An internal verbal whirlwind intertwined in the mind..." It's amazing how accurate this parody is, I know some heads would seriously feel this until you tell them it's a joke.
6. The R&B joint, you know the deal: "It's Friday night, and I wanna get my swerve on...". Unlike "Mental Storm", this one is obviously a parody. Lyrics are dumb as fuck but the way duke is singing gets the chuckle. The corny ass light piano production helps too. Decent parody, but the novelty wears off quickly.
9. Just supposed to be some corny frat guys rapping, so stupid that it's funny. Actually has decent production too. Goofy organ and hard drums. Best part: "You know what else is wicked awesome? Smokin' a doob!/And putting on 'Legend' by Bob Marley, that guy fuckin' rules!".
11. This track isn't even funny, but the beat is dope as fuck. An ill "Salute the king"-style horn, and boom-bap drums. First guy sounds exactly like Paul Barman, and they just talk about being nerds. Short track, only worth mentioning because of the dope production.
Track Listing
1. | Intro | 9. | Beer | |||
2. | Mental Storm | 10. | Chapstick Intro | |||
3. | Whatchu Know Now | 11. | Chapstick | |||
4. | Be My Lady Intro | 12. | I Am ... | |||
5. | Be My Lady | 13. | Peter Pan Intro | |||
6. | I Shoulda Known | 14. | Peter Pan | |||
7. | Word Up? Intro | 15. | Bacn N Da Daiz | |||
8. | Word Up? | 16. | Outro / Here Comes the Rock |