Review: Punk Goes Crunk!

**1/2

I must admit hearing white kids try to rap, "Crunk" music, and the mere title could be deterring factors when looking at the album cover for Punk Goes Crunk. Nonetheless, one should look past this stereotype, especially if you are a fan of both rock and rap. The track selection is better than the title of the album leads to believe. Only two of the songs are actual "Crunk" songs. The rest of which are decent covers to groups ranging from Arrested Development to the Late Great 2Pac "Makaveli" Shakur.

After the initial crunk song, the album launches on a journey through various hip-hop classics. The best choice these album producers made was to Put Say Anything's cover to ol dirty's "Got your money" at the beginning of the album. This sets the tone for the rest of the album, which is both funny (men in black- Forever the sickest kids), and at times disappointing (Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" - The Escape Frame).

Nonetheless The album does have it's milestones such as 2Pac's "California Love" by My American Heart, "Gin and Juice" by Hot Rod Circuit and the surprisingly well done cover to a song that should be on "punk goes pop 2," All Time Low's "Umbrella."

Best song of the album undisputedly goes to The Devil Wears Prada who did a hardcore/screamo version to the dirty south classic, "Still Fly." The song keeps the original sound during the chorus but rocks out the verse with a blood curdling screams.

But, unless you are a huge fan of both hip-hop as well as rap (and if you don't mind a few cuss words), You might not enjoy this colorful cover album as much as Fearless Records intended. It is however a creative direction to take on behalf of the "Punk Goes..." series.