The fifth major label release from Ludacris finds him getting a bit more serious than his previous efforts. He still puts forth humorous punchlines and raps about pretty girls ("Money Maker" and "Girls Gone Wild"), but they seem very out of place alongside his more serious content. "Runaway Love" with Mary J. Blige has three verses all telling fictitious stories of three girls who ran away to escape problems that they faced at home. "Do Your Time", which features numerous rappers, is about serving time in prison. And "Grew Up a Screw Up" finds Luda and Jeezy exploring the tough personal circumstances that they each had to overcome. Ludacris proved that he could be just as effective when he's serious as when he's funny. However, he didn't quite figure out how to balance it properly on this go-round.
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