Philadelphia Freeway : Freeway : Review : Rolling Stone

Freeway's wheezy raps sometimes sound like someone being strangled. And the Philadelphia he describes on his debut is certainly suffocating, whether it's because of violence ("He said Mohammed walked with a sword/I roll with a gat") or just desperation ("If my kid's hungry/Snatch the dishes out your kitchen"). Lyrically, Freeway never once lifts the veil of darkness that envelops Philadelphia Freeway, and he's supported by the most accomplished set of beats in recent hip-hop memory, from an array of Just Blaze's aggro post-blaxploitation funk ("What We Do," "We Get Around") to a morose Eddie Money sample on the stunning "Life" to Kanye West's electrified mojo on "Turn Out Your Lights." These are comeback sounds, saving the desperately hollering Freeway from the bottom of the well and redeeming him.

JON CARAMANICA
(From RS 918, March 20, 2003)

(Posted: Feb 25, 2003)

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Free (track not available in Rhapsody)
What We Do - (featuring Jay-Z/Beanie Sigel) (track not available in Rhapsody)
All My Life - (featuring Nate Dogg) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Flipside - (featuring Peedi Crakk)
On My Own - (featuring Nelly)
We Get Around - (featuring Snopp Dogg)
Don't Cross The Line - (featuring Faith Evans) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Life - (featuring Beanie Sigel) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Full Effect - (featuring Young Gunz)
Turn Out The Lights (Freewest)
Victim Of The Ghetto - (featuring Rell) (track not available in Rhapsody)
You Don't Know (In The Ghetto) - (featuring Sparks) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Alright - (featuring Allen Anthony) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Hear The Song (track not available in Rhapsody)
You Got Me - (featuring Mariah Carey/Jay-Z)
Line 'Em Up - (featuring Young Chris)