First things first: most of these bands arent "punk and nearly all the songs arent "crunk. Yes, they rhyme and yes, Lil John impressions are so very cool but theres something unsettling about a whole compilation of young white kids basically mocking African-American culture. Theres a fine line between covering a song and parodying it, and while Set Your Goals somehow get it right with "Put Yo Hood Up (proving that Lil John may be the best hardcore hype-man since Roger Merit), the rest of this disc is basically the sound of white emo bands snickering at how black hip-hop artists pronounce things. The only surprise here is Emanuels take on Purple Ribbon All-Stars "Kryptonite, which is somehow awesome. Otherwise, this is obviously lame, possibly offensive and surely the greatest waste of plastic since the last Punk Goes... compilation. Please stop.
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Punk Goes Crunk
BY Sam SutherlandPublished May 25, 2008