Mixerr Album Reviews #2,591

The 2008 album Rukus - Can’t Forget features an eclectic mix of funk, soul, and classic hip hop with the gritty edge that only a Texas artist could provide. This is an album with a purpose.

Everyday is and has proven to be one of the most inspiring songs written for women in the 00s decade. The song charted at #50 in HipHopCritics Top 100 Songs of 2008. Everyday showed off his skills as this is some overall strong work of his.

Can't Forget is one of his many inspirational songs to date. In his own words, the concept at the heart of Can't Forget is "that you can't forget your purpose, where you want to go, and most importantly where you came from." This is a song with a purpose.

I'm The Best is one of those braggadocious tracks on the album. He lets everyone know how and why he is the best. Rukus comes with that 210 flow.

Rise Up is an educational rap track where Rukus takes us through the pages of history to show us we can't get any where if we don't know where we come from. You know the old saying from Irish statesman Edmund Burke, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And the other saying from British statesman Winston Churchill, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Lessons from the past may not always ward off doom, but they can provide insights into the present and even the future. The triumphant sounds from real hip hop are present on this track.

I rate this album 4/5****!