B.A.R.S.: The Barry Adrian Reese Story

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dude tigh, 2008-03-13
man this cd is real tight,i took my boy cd out his car,and i been playing it since.but u know i coped my own.big ups cassidy for this one on all 14 tracks

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One word . . . . . . .meh..., 2008-03-12
Y'know, I bought this with fairly high expectations after 'drink n my 2 step' dropped, but the rest of the CD didnt really follow through like I'd hoped. It wasnt too bad, I dont regret buying it or anything, I just expected a bit more. Cassidy's got a good flow, he's a very talented artist, but the CD as a whole just couldnt keep me interested as well as a lot of others that are out right now

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Cassidy is the man, 2008-02-09
I've been listening to lil wayne a lot, but someone told me to listen to some Cassidy. I listened to one track off of B.A.R.S. and decided to buy the whole album cause of how good "All By Myself" is. Cassidy actually made the beats, claps, and produced the whole track by himself. br / br /Cassidys' the truth. One of the best albums I've ever heard.

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Cassidy - B.A.R.S.: The Barry Adrian Reese Story , 2008-01-29
Philadelphia Rapper Cassidy returns with his third solo album "B.A.R.S: The Barry Adrian Reese Story" (2007) a fourteen track release which features guest appearances from Swizz Beatz, Shizlansky, Mark Morrison, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Eve, Angie Stone, K'Sharee, Mashonda John Legend. Cassidy A.K.A. Barry Adrian Reese has been through a lot of drama since his last album, I remember when that one came out he was up on Murder charges, which were later reduced to involuntary manslaughter aggravated assault charges. Cassidy served his time, and sometime after his release was involved in a near fatal car accident. The lead single on this release is the Swizz Beatz produced "My Drink n My 2 Step" where Cassidy celebrates being out and talks about recent events in his life. The poorly produced "Where My ****** At" follows, with Cassidy dropping some grimy lyrics. Cassidy drops a track about never snitching on "I Will Never Tell (Uh Uh)" then teams up with Shiz Lansky on the slow "I Pray" praying for better days. Cassidy does his own rendition of "Innocent Man" (Misunderstood) Feat. Mark Morrison, talking about the drama he went through. Hi-Tek produced "Cash Rules" follows and features appearances from Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony Eve, Bone uses the famous Wu chorus with limited success. "Leanin On The Lord" is one of the track's that standouts on this release for me, Cassidy backed by some soulful vocals from Angie Stone, puts his storytelling skills to work delivering a quality track. Cassidy addresses the state of the Rap Game remembering better times on "Damn I Miss the Game" referencing various artists and providing his own chorus. On the Dready produced upbeat standout "Done 4 Me", Cassidy celebrates being alive, thanks god, and talks about being a father. Swizz Beatz other contribution on this release is ""I Get My Paper", I did not think much of the lead single, same can be said for this one. "Take A Trip" is a laidback collaboration with female R B singer Mashonda. John Legend appears on "Celebrate" another mellow joint then Cassidy closes the album off with "All By Myself" a track he produced, an introspective creation where Cassidy rhymes about being on solo and not needing anyone but god. "B.A.R.S.: The Barry Adrian Reese Story" is a decent release.

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One of the better cds of '07, 2008-01-09
While this is only the 2nd Cassidy cd that i've purchased. It feels like he's starting to hit his stride with hit "My Drink N My 2 Step" its just a slight look into B.A.R.S. With solid lyrics, beats, production and even a guest spot or two. It only spices up what's already a hard hitting and very well done cd from start to finish. B.A.R.S. will get him the attention he's due and for everything else. He can handle that too.