First Family 4 Life (Relativity, 1998) by M.O.P.

"Yeah, uh-huh, what the fuck/Two asked quick for bastards to step to/Leave wounds too drastic for rescue/When I rock jewels it ain't to impress you/What the fuck niggas commentin on my shit fo'/I'm real - how you think I got rich ho?/Pack steel - ain't afraid to let a clip go/I got enough paper to get low/Come back when the shit blow over get the dough over/Huh wit the Rover snatch the gat from the clip holder/Rip through ya shoulder bitch it's Jay-hovah/I'm too right wit it, too tight wit it/You light witted but if you're feel ya nice nigga spit i/tWho am I? JAY-Z  motherfucker/Do or die IN  BROWNSVILLE  motherfucker/Blocka, rocka, M.O.P collabo/Front on us and gats blow ya know?"

Jay-Z, "4 Alarm Blaze"

Yeeeah Baby (Loud, 2000) by Big Pun

This album, while not quite as strong as its predecessor, shows an emcee's emcee doing what he does best.  Big Pun again showcases that his lyrics and flow are pretty much unmatched.  "Watch Those" is a perfect example of that.  Pun also puts his Latin heritage in the spotlight with a flute charanga sample on "100%."  A very interesting cut on the album, "N***a Shit", finds him rapping about African-American stereotypes and "New York Giants" with M.O.P. is an excellent collaboration.  Tragically, Big Pun passed away two months before this album's release.  The album's lead single, "It's So Hard," isn't anything new, but the video is an amazing tribute to a man that the world lost too soon.

Warriorz (Loud, 2000) by M.O.P.

This album is rowdy, and it clearly delivers the high every rapping and stellar production that M.O.P. followers have come to expect.  DJ Premier's board work is excellent as usual.  He even samples Jimi Hendrix's "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" on "Follow Instructions."  "Ante Up" was a great single, but I think album's strongest points are the Fizzy Womack-produced cuts, "Calm Down" and "Cold as Ice" which sample Nona Hendryx and Foreigner respectively.