Personnel: Loon (rap vocals); Gritty.

Appropriately titled for a set recorded right after his departure from the umbrella of P. Diddy's organization, the gangsta rapper Loon's second album NO FRIENDS settles scores and reopens old wounds. Intent on reestablishing his street credentials (it having been three years since his debut album), he gets down to business with the terse menace of "Run," pausing only to consolidate his turf with "Eyes on It" and the chest-thumping braggadocio of "Live or Die." His old confederate Mase is roundly dissed on "Nova," while "Came to Get Down" is a clear warning to any would-be gangstas to be prepared to back their posturing up with hard action.

Genre:

• Urban

Music Categories:

• R&B: Rap