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You'll Love to Hate This [MINIDISC]

~ Richard Blackwood
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (18 Sep 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Libertine
  • ASIN: B00004YKZH
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 652,697 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Mama (Who Da Man)
2. 1234 Get With The Wicked - Blackwood, Richard & Deetah
3. Someone There For Me
4. FTP
5. Close To You - Blackwood, Richard & Junior
6. Run For Ya Crew - Blackwood, Richard & Mr. Vegas
7. Nasty
8. Summertime Bop
9. Doin' It Tomorrow
10. They Don't Know Me
11. Mama (Who Da Man) (2)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

A pop career to capitalise on the phenomenal success of his Channel 4 comedy show and day job as an MTV VJ was a predictable move for Richard Blackwood. That his debut album would be wall-to-wall self-promoting R&B and back-slapping raps--with Richard reminding those who doubted his talents just how wrong they were--was equally easy to foresee. Less apparent was that he would actually be good at it. Coming on like South London's answer to Will Smith with the R&B bounce of "Summer Bop", "Nasty" and "Doin' It Tomorrow" and feel good singles "Mama-Who Da Man?" and "1,2,3,4 Get With The Wicked", all devastatingly catchy bouts of tongue-in cheek arrogance, Richard Blackwood easily secures his desired place as the Fresh Prince of British pop. Slick as it is, nothing on the knowingly titled You'll Love To Hate This will give R&B's greats sleepless nights, but then like Big Will's best, it's not meant to. This is entertainment, pure and simple, and as such it's predictably effective. --Dan Gennoe

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Okay, 7 May 2006
Richard Blackwood shouldnt be taken seriously thats the whole point of the album and the title sums its up! for a laugh by this. This aint good rap but its funny, music shouldnt be taken that seriously its just fun! lighten up and get a sense of humour, come on!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You will love this and hate Richard Blackwood, 7 May 2006
By Chris Jackson (London, England) - See all my reviews
To understand this album's unique mix of excellent music and completely laughable lyrics, you have to look at the context it was made in. It's 1999 and Richard is presenting the Richard Blackwood Show. His star is in the ascendant and for some reason Warners choose to give him a record deal. They rope in some good 'songwriting for hire' talent and, bizarrely, General Levy of "Incredible" fame.

It's safe to assume that RB's only contribution to the songwriting process was the lyrics. This is not a comedy album á la Monty Python or the Wurzels. These are unintentionally hillariously bad lyrics that stem from the other other key musical ingredient to the album. Richard Blackwood is a fool.

The result is therefore a Frankenstein's monster of wonderful music and terrible lyrics such as:

1. "We both had to push the car up the hill to Kentucky Fried Chill";

2. "Ain't that Richard Blackwood? Boy you ain't mackin'"; and

3. "All my afterparty brothers at the MOBOs, please, we'll be back at home part 1,2,3 eating Rollo's".

The standout track is the awesome and largely lyrically untainted 1.2.3.4. Get With The Wicked. It answers the politically charged question of whether middle class men can rap with a 'yes, but you might piss yourself laughing'.

Unfortunately it chooses to also ask the equally sensitive question of whether women with profound lisps can rap. Unfortunately the answer is no and this ruins the song slightly.

My advice is to buy this album, but not listen to it whilst eating. It is only a shame that it killed off his music career as a follow-up would have been diamond.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "I tap the bottle and twist the cap". What does that mean?, 2 Oct 2005
Holy moly, talk about rap! Let me tell you right now that Richard Blackwood delivers on his promise that you'll "Love To Hate This"; I do love to hate it, wow! The greatness of Blackwood can only be described as questionable at best, what a man.
The first time I heard of Richard Blackwood I quickly forgot him, and the next time I heard of him I forgot him almost instantly. But now that I'm in possession of his masterwork I have no hope of forgetting him, and no reason to purchase another CD ever again in my whole lifetime ever!
I was going to buy a CD autochanger for my Ford Trevscort, but what's the point when there's only one album I'm interested in listening to? Since opening my ears, eyes, heart and bowels to Richard Blackwood's sweet rap my life has been the very definition of woeful. My friends think I'm a raving nut job, a veritable psychotic social misfit, but they are missing out on classic rap tunes such as "Mama Who Da Man", and let's not leave out the ultimate in rap expression "1234 Get With The Wicked".
Richie's songs make my knees go weak, my tongue hang out and my swangle go stiff with excitement!
Allow yourselves to be taken in and beaten by this man's groundbreaking rap talent, he is da bomb!

It's all cool in the gang!
That Richard Blackwood runs the show there is no doubt, the show of course being his ill received 'comedy' sketch and stand up hybrid that failed to entertain anybody on Channel 4.
Yet his music is bringing joy to millions, and pain to billions (probably). Can you remember the dark days before RB was knocking down barriers between upper and lower classes with his bizarre street style rap talk and heavy attitude, despite coming from a middle class over privileged back ground?
Thought not. His bombastic fantastic elastic plastic rapping releases waves of emotion from all who can bear to listen.
"Mama Who Da Man" gives insight into his warped mind as he fearlessly jive talks through his colon and into the white ceramic bowl of the UK music fans ears. How much the UK rap scene truly owes to Blackwood cannot be imagined, but if you were forced to imagine it then perhaps the conclusion would be that the UK rap scene owes him a large dose of derision with a small portion of violent lambasting.
"1234 Get With The Wicked " is my all time favourite of all time ever in the history of time....ever. It would be easy for me to wax lyrical about how this (c)rap song has enriched my existence, but I'd be lying because it has in actuality reduced me to a quivering wreck of a man, a shadow of my former self. No longer can I walk with pride through my local Anne Summers or Private Lines without spontaneously breaking into a rage fuelled chorus of "Can I get a ooh ooh!", or "RB runs the shoooow!". The general public understandably treat me and my very nice wife with hatred, pity, anger and piles cream.
What I'm trying to say is please give Richard Blackwood a chance, his sweet music could lift your spirits or crush your soul, but only time will tell. Give the RB meister the opportunity and he will run your show and steal your heart with his rhyming nonsense and chocolate chip disco rap, HE DA MAN!

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5.0 out of 5 stars For Fans Of Comedy Not Rap
Ignoring Chris whatever his name is' (c)rap; all there really is to be said, is that the purpose of this release is to set comedy to music. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2006 by ericasharlette

1.0 out of 5 stars Who da man? Richard Blackwood is da man !
Comedian, TV Presenter, Actor and now Singer. Richard Blackwood truly is the black-man's or the British Will Smith or the black-man's British Will Smith. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2004 by cosmonaut_zero

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad in all the wrong ways
To put it bluntly, this is by far the worst album I have ever listened to, with songs ranging from purely bad to almost inaudible. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A really good album and definetly worth buying
Well worth buying it. A really good cd with lots of different styles of raps in it. All of the songs are great except track 5 which is pretty bad. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars this is a brilliant album with many different rap sounds
when i listened 2 this i wasn't expecting much. The title of the album is great it sums it up because you cant fault it. Unlike any other rap sound around. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars gr8 stuff!
not only is he a good looking blokie but he is multi talented ! i'm surprised that mam who da man + 1234 get with the wicked didn't get higher i the charts! Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2000 by nicola@pott61.freeserve.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars Its great!
This album is great as i already have it. It is good to see someone who went from presenting to haveing a sucessful singing carear. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2000

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