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Release Date: 10/31/2006
Cash Money's rise and fall has been talked to death, but it's important to note that the 2006 collaboration between
Birdman (
Cash Money CEO) and
Lil Wayne (
Birdman's "surrogate son" and
Cash Money's president) lands while the label is on the upswing. Critically, they're doing better than ever, respected in a way they weren't back when they had
Juvenile and
Mannie Fresh. The biggest reason of all is
Lil Wayne's
Tha Carter 2, so
Birdman bumps him up to president and suddenly the rapper who was evolving with more complex lyrics, strange vocal rhythms, and risky production choices is creative director of the label that used be the down-low dirty-dirty.
Like Father, Like Son is a celebration of
Wayne and
Cash Money's success, a testament to the allegiance the two feel toward each other, and most likely a way for
Birdman to set
Wayne on the right path as label boss. When it came to singles,
Tha Carter 2 stalled after the leadoff
"Fireman," so it's no big surprise this album is filled with hooks, infectious beats, and that trunk-rumbling weekend music
Cash Money was built on. Synthesized horns blast out
"Stuntin' Like My Daddy"'s triumphant melody, while the instantly gripping
"Know What I'm Doing" works because it's keep-it-simple-stupid swagger music like
the Big Tymers used to kick.
Birdman might be reinforcing what
Cash Money was built on, but he's well aware of his boy's talent and gives the freedom-craving, forward-looking baller adequate room to roam. The woozy
"Leather So Soft" had to be
Wayne's idea,
"Army Gunz" features one of his most broken deliveries yet, and on the title track he offers, "I'll put you niggas in the closet in the shirt space/Niggas yellow like
Sesame Street's
Bert face." Production comes primarily from
TMIX -- the
UGK-sampling
"1st Key" is his masterwork -- although
Scott Storch stops by for the so-so
"You Ain't Know," a great argument the beat-maker is spread too thin in his prolific 2006. The mix of familiar and strange is fascinating, the team-up feels like family, and at 20 tracks long, the album doesn't wear out its welcome. There's probably too much get money/stack-paper for those who want
Wayne to speak on the injustices New Orleans has suffered post-Katrina, or to get to work on
Tha Carter 3, but that's not what
Like Father, Like Son is about. This is the sure sound of
Cash Money steadying the ship and getting back on course.
~David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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from Birmingham,Alabama
It is a hot album but it is definitly not a classic.
Lil Wayne and Birdaman offer a good album here,but a few tracks on the album seem the same and keeps it from reaching classic level.On Stuntin Like My Daddy,one of the best tracks on the album,Wayne offers great verses,but Birdman's verses seem a liitle bit generic.The truth of the matter is that Weezy outshines Baby on the album. If it wasn't for Wayne's presence the album would be a bit of a let down.Even though it has a few flaws here and there,overall it is a great album.Cash Money is on it's way to getting back on top!!!!
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