Life Insurance [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Let's Get It Started

2. My Best Friend

3. Head & Shoulders

4. Heaven Is So Close

5. It's Real

6. P Dreams

7. Die Rich

8. Who Raised Me

9. You Know I Would

10. Hustlin'

11. Cemetery Made

12. 5 Hollow Points

13. Tryin' to Make It Out da Ghetto

14. Time to Check My Fetty

15. Affiliated

16. We Ain't the Same

17. Throw Ya City Up

18. Last Wordz

Life Insurance,Mr. Serv-On,Priority Records,Gangsta Rap,Hardcore Rap,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Southern Rap

Average customer rating: bought it didnt like it You'd better have 'Life Insurance' 'cause the album will bore you to death OK Debut - my least favoite of his album not too good Sonic Hi-Colonic

Life Insurance Mr. Serv-On Manufacturer: Priority Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sky's the Limit Da Next Level Charge It 2 da Game Life or Death Unlady Like ASIN: B000003AHS Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

1. Let's Get It Started
2. My Best Friend
3. Head & Shoulders
4. Heaven Is So Close
5. It's Real
6. P Dreams
7. Die Rich
8. Who Raised Me
9. You Know I Would
10. Hustlin
11. Cemetery Made
12. 5 Hollow Points
13. Tryin' To Make It Out Da Ghetto
14. Time To Check My Fetty
15. Affiliated
16. We Ain't The Same
17. Throw Ya City Up
18. Last Wordz

Customer Reviews:

bought it didnt like it.......2007-02-28

overall didnt like it when it came out and really didnt play more than 5 times

You'd better have 'Life Insurance' 'cause the album will bore you to death.......2006-11-02

'Life Insurance' is a lazy and boring album. Mr. Serv-on's debut No Limit's debut release 'Life Insurance' suffers from what plagues most of No Limit's catalog: dated sound. During its heydey in the late nineties, the entire label No Limit had a distinctive sound via in-house production team Beats By the Pound that you heard literally on every single album that came out for a particular month (yeah, you guys remember how No Limit would release like 2-4 CDs a month from their seemingly never-ending roster before P cleaned house later). Unfortunately, in my opinion, Beats By the Pound's sound waned after about the first few releases P put them to work on because the soundscapes and beats are RECYCLED and MONOTONOUS. Actually, it's amazing how BBTP was able to continually produce 18-20 something songs for 30+ people's CDs and still pump out a few memorable tunes every now and then.

I remember back to '97 when this dropped. I won't lie: it was aight back then but nearly a decade later, 'Life Insurance' is dated. It SOUNDS like something that came out in the year 1997 rather than having a ubiquitous, timeless quality like an 'Illmatic', 'Don Killamunati' or 'Hell on Earth'. It sounds like '97 and is a relic piece that belongs to '97.

Other than that, Mr. Serv-On lyrically doesn't impress or reveal much verbal talent to sear a memory worth storing in your mind at all. Although there's nothing wrong with his voice, I find his vocal delivery to be grating after awhile, which is probably due to uppity, bouncy, choppiness of his delivery. The topics cover no new ground (which isn't surprising for No Limit during this time period or at all for that matter) and the usual gangsta rap territory is explored, or revisited rather.

Now there are gangsta rappers who are able to breathe an air of freshness into the genre, and Serv-On isn't one of them. There's no artful expression or fresh examinations on street life in his rhymes: he spits his street woes in a straight-line fashion. Under certain circumstances, this would be a good thing but listening to Serv-On spit is like eating water boiled, unseasoned chicken: it's not horribly nasty but doesn't taste good either. Serv-On's lyrics and verbal game don't completely suck, but neither is he a formidable rapper.

The only reason why 'Life Insurance' gets any bump from me in '06 is because of Brotha Lynch's sick verse on track number 5 "It's Real" (Lynch kills the first verse, as is usual with him)...but then P and Serv-On ruin it. (Actually, does anyone agree that P suffers from George Lucas syndrome? You know, "I'm the creator so I feel as if I have to contribute to every single aspect of everything that has to do with my creation"? Ah well...)

If you can put up with Master P's SUPREMELY ANNOYING "ugghhs!" and the completely unnecessary and infinitely numerous adlibs he injects into nearly every track, including P talking over people, and honestly just lackluster performances from just about everybody on the album, maybe 'Life Insurance' would be enjoyable. Otherwise, steer clear of 'Life Insurance' and just about anything from No Limit's back catalog.

OK Debut - my least favoite of his album.......2005-03-04

When Serv released this it was at the highpoint in No Limit's career. I don't think he put in as much as he should of for a debut. Out of the 4 Serv albums I have it's my least favorite (I don't have "Take A Sip"). Once again, with all No Limit releases it has way too many guests (only 3 solo's out of 18 songs). I don't like his style as much on this one compared to his later releases. It has 1 near classic, 6 good songs, 8 average songs, and 3 that I skip. Production is ok on this (By Beats by the Pound - who are normally very good). KLC did 9 songs, Craig B did 4, O'Dell did 2, and Carlos Stephens, Mo B. Dick and Brotha Lynch Hung all did 1. If you're a huge fan check it out, otherwise get "Da Next Level" or "No More Questions" - his 2 best albums.

#1 - 7.5 (f/ mia x, silkk, master p)
#2 - 8.5 (f/ master p -- about his best friend, his lady)
#3 - 7 (f/ mia x, silkk -- good beat)
#4 - 8 (deep song -- f/ master p, silkk)
#5 - 9.5 (great beat -- f/ master p & brotha lynch hung)
#6 - 6 (f/ o'dell -- dirty song)
#7 - 6 (f/ prime suspects, mac, gambino family)
#8 - 7.5 (f/ fiend -- about his parents)
#9 - 5 (dirty song -- f/ mia x)
#10 - 7 (f/ master p, mystikal)
#11 - 8 (f/ c-murder)
#12 - 8 (f/ kane, abel, fiend, big ed {R.I.P.})
#13 - 8 (f/ master p -- good beat)
#14 - 7.5 (f/ master p)
#15 - 7
#16 - 7
#17 - 7
#18 - 8 (f/ mia x)

New Orleans, LA
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not too good.......2003-12-04

NO LIMIT have released dozens of cds - check out other soldiers such as MAC, SOULJA SLIM, C- MURDER, MIA X, KANE AND ABEL ETC,

I do not think servon was that good - HE HAS DONE SOME GOOD STUFF ON OTHER NO LIMIT CDS THOUGH!!

Sonic Hi-Colonic.......2003-10-23

Kremerbund Zokloppi, who currently goes under the silly name of "Mr. Serv-On", originally released this sophomore effort 9 years ago under the title "Tickle Me Elmo Romp" (he was then trying to cash in on a 1994 children's fad). It seems mighty inappropriate to "serv" it up unretouched in 2003, trying to pass it off as a supposedly hard-core rap album. What true ghetto boy could respond thuggishly to lyrics like "Happy you, happy me, tickling each other on the bum, underneath the poopy tree"? Honestly!

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