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Release Therapy
Ludacris doesn't pull out any real surprises here, but he also wouldn't have lasted this long if he didn't have a talent for consistency. What's missing here are big singles. His first attempt, "Money Maker," was too color-by-numbers. There's nothing on Release Therapy that achieves the anthem status of older Ludacris singles like "Stand Up" or "Pimpin All Over the World." Yet, even lacking a stand-out radio hit, Release Therapy is a satisfying listen, working what's now become a standard blend of playa/pimp songs ("Girls Gone Wild") and a few trap anthems ("Grew Up a Screw Up") and dispensing grown folk wisdom ("Freedom of Preach"). Along the way, he manages to take a slap at former protégé Chingy ("Tell It Like It Is"), rap about young mothers with Mary J. Blige on "Runaway Love," and hold it down for brothers in lock-up alongside Pimp C, Beanie Siegel, and C-Murder on "Do Your Time." Though not spectacular, Release Therapy stays the course for Luda to continue ruling as the Mouf of the South. --Oliver Wang
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Tracks| 1 | Warning (Intro) | | 2 | Grew Up a Screw Up - Ludacris, Young Jeezy | | 3 | Money Maker - Ludacris, Pharrell | | 4 | Girls Gone Wild | | 5 | Ultimate Satisfaction - Field Mob, Ludacris | | 6 | Mouths to Feed | | 7 | End of the Night - Ludacris, Bobby Valentino, Bobby Valentino | | 8 | Woozy | | 9 | Tell It Like It Is | | 10 | War with God | | 11 | Do Your Time - Ludacris, , Beanie Sigel | | 12 | Slap | | 13 | Runaway Love - Mary J. Blige, Ludacris | | 14 | Freedom of Preach |
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