Now or Never: Odyssey 2000 [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Now or Never - Easy Mo Bee
2. Sunstroke - Easy Mo Bee, , Sauce Money
3. Fie Fie Delish - Easy Mo Bee,
4. Instrumental No. 1 - Easy Mo Bee
5. S---'s Goin' Down Tonite - Easy Mo Bee
6. Soul - Easy Mo Bee, Gang Starr
7. Talkin' 'Bout You - Easy Mo Bee, Rah Digga
8. Instrumental No. 2 - Easy Mo Bee
9. N.Y.C. - Easy Mo Bee, , Kool G Rap
10. 69 Monique No. 1 - Easy Mo Bee
11. Sex, Money, Drugs - C-Lo, , Easy Mo Bee
12. Instrumental No. 3 - Easy Mo Bee
13. Sound of My Heart - Easy Mo Bee, , , Snoop Dogg
14. Let's Make a Toast - Easy Mo Bee, Flipmode Squad
15. 69 Monique No. 2 - Easy Mo Bee
16. Make Em Bounce - Doo Wop, Easy Mo Bee, Angie Martinez
17. Dis Beat Is Mine - Easy Mo Bee,
18. Instrumental No. 4 - Easy Mo Bee
19. 69 Monique No. 3 - Easy Mo Bee
20. Always Be There for You - Easy Mo Bee,
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Now or Never: Odyssey 2000,Easy Mo Bee,Priority Records,East Coast Rap,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Underground Rap

Average customer rating:

Beatmaker Easy Mo Bee

a classic album

Now or Never: Odyssey 2000
Easy Mo Bee
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004TSIL
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

Now Or Never
Sunstroke
Fie Fie Delish
Instrumental No.1
S---'s Goin' Down Tonite
Soul
Talkin' Bout You
Instrumental No.2
N.Y.C.
*69 Monique No.1
Sex, Money, Drugs
Instrumental No.3
Sound Of My Heat
Let's Make Toast
*69 Monique No.2
Make Em Bounce
Dis Beat Is Mine
Instrumental No.4
*69 Monique No.3
Always Be There For You
We Pledge Allegiance

Amazon.com

Easy Mo Bee has carved out a strange niche in the knob-twiddling world of hip-hop, thanks in part to his musical trysts with two DGs (dead geniuses). Mo Bee was the last producer to work with jazz luminary Miles Davis on the middling 1993 hip-hop jazz-fusion album, Doo Bop. He also crafted the hottest tunes ("Machine Gun Funk," "The What") on one of the best albums in the history of rap, the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die. On his 24-track Now Or Never: Odyssey 2000 compilation, one realizes that producer-centered LPs can be both a blessing and a curse. Mo Bee's weak, self-indulgent rap interludes blemish the album, but hearing rap's most talented MCs freak his multilayered gems is worth a little suffering. "Let's Make a Toast" is one of the best crew collabos around, teaming American Cream Team with the Flipmode Squad , while Gang Starr's introspective antigun tune "Soul" is sweet. The diversity of sounds in Mo Bee's repertoire is what makes this album a must-have: he perfectly tailors his beats to fit everything from Goodie Mob's conscious vibes to Rah Digga's frantic flows. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews:

Beatmaker Easy Mo Bee.......2001-09-09

First off, you need to have Now or Never: Odyssey 2000 in your record collection. Easy Mo Bee has been in the game for a long time, and is known for his original beats and use of rusty samples. This album proves that Easy Mo's skills have not diminished.
Some of the highlights of the album are in the musical interludes Easy displays between different tracks. The interludes are cool and reveal his old school heritage. Also, a number of tracks are straight up hip hop flavor. The intro "Now or Never" is the perfect beginning of an album, sampling Billie Holiday and making you want more. Another top notch pick is "Fie Fie Delish", featuring Goodie Mobb. Goodie spits flames over fast, hideous beats making you feel the adrenaline rush. Snoop Dog appears on another stand out track, "Sound of my Heat", created in a seventies-like, mystic way.
However, Odyseey 2000 lacks stability. Really good music and great lyrics are often followed by mediocre or even wack songs. Rah Digga's "Talkin' bout You" is totally out of place. This track, among a few others, lacks lyrical skills and catchy grooves and choruses. Nonetheless, Odyssey 2000 captures me. Even when Mo Bee raps a few verses, it is kind of funny but not bad. Like Pete Rock, Easy Mo Bee is at his best when it comes to making beats.
The album has a number of skits, too. I do not understand why most people are negative about skits, because they can bring comical notes on a record. Here, the skits do just that.

Now or Never: Odyssey 2000 is a good album. If you look for new beats and musical ideas, this is a good one. If you want an all out stable and perfect buy, you need to look elsewhere. Old school hip hop fans will love this.

a classic album.......2000-06-28

if you are a kool g rap, pete rock, or any old school fan . you would put this up in your classic album selection. you will here lyrics that will blow your mind. beats that are untouchable. you will be playing this album for days