Afroman is HILARIOUS!!! Don't come at this album thinking you're going to hear hip-hop at its finest, or even serious music. Although "The Good Times" evokes frequent memories of Too Short, Nate Dogg and hip-hop of the mid-80s, Afroman takes things to a whole 'nother level. The debut single "Because I Got High" is only the tip of the iceberg. From his frequent jaunts about his hometown of Palmdale, CA and its abundance of malt liquor, white kids to beat up and beautiful women (to paraphrase in the interest of decency) to his delightfully ghetto hybrid of Bay Area and Southern hip-hop, Miami booty music and Negro Spirituals (if you can believe that), Afroman takes every conceivable Black ghetto stereotype and blows it to the stratosphere in such a way that you can't help but fall on the floor, guffawing. You will not, I repeat, WILL NOT enjoy this album if you take it seriously. If you are the discriminating hip-hop enthusiast/purist and you embark on this "ghettorific" journey without turning off your Wack Music Radar, you WILL be highly disappointed. There are a number of ironic things about "The Good Times" -- number one, although this is clearly a case of a bunch of Looney-Tunes having way too much fun in the studio, the fact is, the album just exudes FUN. Number two, although they're not trying to set the world on fire and change the music industry, they are probably the most unique artists currently out. The most ironic thing is that the brothas can actually SING (at least, they could if they really wanted to)!! Treat this album as our parents and grandparents treated the Richard Pryor albums. Hide it from the kiddies (you definitely do not want them subjected to the language and subject matter presented), but enjoy this guilty pleasure for yourself. For those who consider themselves above this type of music, consider this: Once I came down off my laughter high, I thought of other possible angles, different, more intellectual ways of interpreting what's being said beyond the obvious, and if you think more profoundly about it, "Because I Got High" speaks not just of the ills of drug abuse, but any other drugs (of sorts) that we use as crutches, that we subconsciously use to hold us back, such as sugar, sex, alcohol, cigarettes, or in my case, FEAR. Give it a shot. You might just enjoy yourself. And if so, you'll REALLY enjoy the website. P.S. It works especially well on days when nothing seems to go right and you need a pick-me-up. There's no better therapy than a good belly laugh.
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