Vue Weekly Kardinal Offishall Not 4 Sale Review
Vue Weekly posted a brief Kardinal Offishall Not 4 Sale Review published on October 2, 2008…
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New Sounds: Kardinal Offishall
KRISTINA DE GUZMAN / kristina@vueweekly.com
Kardinal Offishall
Not 4 Sale
(Geffen)
Kardi surely must have realized the irony of naming his fourth studio effort Not 4 Sale while working with the likes of Akon, T-Pain and Rihanna. I say, “Who cares?” I could listen to that infectiously aggressive loop on “Set it Off” all day long. And while it’s been played to death on the radio, I still find “Dangerous” (and Akon’s chorus) magnificently catchy. No fear, though, the Toronto rapper has his essence intact with his reggae and dancehall influences still evident on tracks like “Burnt” and “Nina.” With other hit-worthy songs like “Digital Motown” and “Go Home with You,” throwaways like “Gimme Some” (which actually would have been a good track had it not been for that typical-sounding R&B chorus by The-Dream) and “Bad Like We Bad” can be erased from one’s memory. Even more so as the final track “Lighter!” (which is comparable with Nas’s “Hero”) allows Not 4 Sale to end with a bang.
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