This came out in 2000 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It looks like just another soundtrack to just another dumbass movie sequel, but believe it or not, the Next Friday CD marks a historic moment in hip-hop: The long-awaited reunion of original gangsta rappers N.W.A. Or at least most of them.
Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and MC Ren let bygones be and reteam for the first time in a decade (with Dre’s homey Snoop Dogg capably filling in for both Yella and the late Eazy-E) on the hard-hitting instant classic Chin Check, a swaggering, expletive-laden slab of G-swang that was more than worth the wait. It’s the only thing that could make the rest of the disc’s otherwise-stellar lineup — all-new, high-grade originals from the likes of Wyclef Jean, Eminem and Wu-Tang Clan — seem limp by comparison. TGINF.
