{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-hood","title":"Welcome to the Hood","description":"Ice City: Freeway; Hydro, Bars , Face Money.\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel: Oschino, Joe Budden, Peedi Crakk.\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Chad Hamilton.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Ice Factory; Mofest Studio, Philadelphia, PA; The Cave, Philadelphia, PA.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Francois \"Franswzzle\" Bonura.\u003cbr\u003eSeems a little early in his career to be forming a crew, but rapper Freeway has found three adept rappers and Ice City is the result. Face Money, Bars, and Hydro mix well with Freeway on Welcome to the Hood, offering a more straight-ahead style to Freeway's gruff and raspy delivery. The hooks are killer, the production -- by a revolving door of B-list players -- is all the way live, and there's not a lame interlude to be found. \"Welcome to the Hood\" gives up the glitter and \"Ride Up\" features Joe Budden and a tension-building chorus, while \"Want You Back\" puts a slow, relaxed bump in your shoulders. There's not much filler but there's not much point to it all, either. Unnamed sucker MCs get their due, ladies get their come-ons, and the hood is a whole different world, but there's not enough insight to these tired topics to make this a meaty classic. Thugs have sunny, lazy days too, and Welcome to the Hood is the proof. ~ David Jeffries","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51231401902367,"sku":"899381901323","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/de64d7cf2adc02e2e0a7fb524aa7a76f.jpg?v=1777943569","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-hood","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}