World Party [PA]

Rolling Stone (12/9/99, pp.75-6) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...52 burning-hot minutes of molasses-thick grooves which prove yet again that, between Goodie Mob and their producers at LaFace, there's no place like the South to throw a party." Spin (1/00, p.121) - 8 out of 10 - "...thanks to fierce grooves, indelibly catchy vocal riffs, and the mesmerizing interplay of their deliciously slurred drawls, they pull off...'positive hardcore'...preaching to the unconverted and converted alike." Entertainment Weekly (1/14/00, p.78) - "...With street beats and rave-bleeps, God-praising and queer-baiting, progressive politicking and womanizing, the Mob run a conflicted nightclub. But dull it ain't." - Rating: B+ Q (5/01, p.131) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Their peculiar blend of literate ranting and jeep-friendly beats seems all the more appealing....demonstrating their fondness for lending a pop edge to otherwise hardfaced mutterings..." Vibe (2/00, p.166) - "...another victorious chapter in their saga of success....the album shows a more humane Mob, expanding their sound beyond hip hop's usual parameters....showing that they, too, like to hang out at the club, smoke dank, and sip on 'gnac..." The Source (1/00, p.190) - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "...up tempo, backyard, beat-boosting sounds....succeeds in providing its audience with the healthy hip-hop that feeds the intellect, as well as stimulates the body." NME (Magazine) (1/15/00, p.27) - 8 out of 10 - "...[they] sweeten their music fro mass consumption....a distinctive Southern atmosphere still swamps [the album] with layered voices thick as molasses and equal dedication to partying, cutting loose, and ghetto protest politics....pretty funky..."