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Written by Keith Kirchner   

PUFF DADDY Forever

Yes, the guy does an amazing job of creating hits. But when it comes to his own mic talents, there's not a whole lot there. As a follow-up to his seven-times platinum disc No Way Out, Puffy has attempted to move away from the dance-styled, sample-heavy hits of that record and reconnect with the hardcore rap community. Forever is splattered with cameo performances by everyone from Busta Rhymes and Lil' Kim to Redman, Twista, and even a posthumous appearance from Biggie Smalls.

But it's those artists who carry the songs, and a majority of the tracks don't even display their best work. The album-closing first single, "P.E. 2000," an homage to Chuck D's "Public Enemy No. 1," gets your head-bobbing in rhythm with the electronic bee-buzz running behind the rhythm track, but even there falls far short of the song it honors.?Puff Daddy's skills behind the mic remain unaffected by his Midas touch when it comes to writing and producing hits for other artists, but maybe you need the 30 pictures of him in the booklet.


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