Beware of the Boys

The quote in my review title came from guest star Jay-Z calling himself that. Sorry, Hova, but no girl will ever liken you to Brad Pitt. Good freestyle otherwise, and this years-old song is remixed well with the "Knight Rider" beat, even though I usually turn this song off after the Jay-Z intro. -EJR


off da hook   July 17, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

sup everyone. like everyone else here, i gotta agree this song is real tight. the beat is nice, and the sampling of Knight Rider was awesome -- brings back memories from when i a was a kid.

Then, combine the fact that Jay-Z was, like many rappers are doing, experimenting with cross-cultural music (only much better this time), i think this is a sure winner.

Whether you understand the lyrics or not, you must appreciate the song for the beats and creativity.

Much props to Jay-Z for incorporating some Bhangra sounds into this, and really for giving Punjabi MC room to flow on it, without hogging up the space - because the song was actually already made by Punjabi MC, and Jay-Z just wanted to take some rights to it. I read he had heard it in a club in Italy, where it is #1.

We want more Bhangra + rap! Maybe more bhangra beats with English lyrics tho!

peace


Don't do it Jay-Z!   July 15, 2003
Alvin A. Perkins (Upper Marlboro, MD United States)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful

I love Jay-Z and I love Panjabi MC...but Jay-Z should have left this cut alone. He brought nothing to the table on this one.


Not as good as "Mundayan to Buch ke"   July 10, 2003
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

This a great song and all; however, I feel that original version of it (Mundayan to Buch ke) is much tighter. Jayz doesn't do much on this track, something like a 40 second "diss JaRule" rhyme, he could have done more. If you liked this track you should check out some other phat beats and scratches from Panjabi MC (the Backstabber mix with Daz Dillinger is off the hook). Jai Hind.


Excellent Oirginal, Good Remix   July 5, 2003
Michael Romero (Bridgewater, NJ United States)
I'm starting to wish I had known about Punjabi MC earlier. The song is pretty amazing, the Indian beat is top notch. The song is quite good. The Jay-Z remix can be a bit unnecessary, but J-HOVA does a good job of spicing up a great rap track.