Immaturity makes this 'World' go round

D12 World? The title fits their raps, which are always either extremely exaggerated or entirely false. Your white boy head honcho is the biggest name in rap right now, but D12's remaining posse still hasn't proven itself, and so is the case with their second LP, D12 World. \nTheir first single, "My Band," which was likely written with the video in mind all along, isn't nearly as catchy as "Purple Pills" was. D12 mocks the added attention Eminem receives over the rest of his group. The video is entertaining indeed, but the song hardly stands on its own without the visuals. \nD12's chubby, raunchy, obscene limb, Bizarre, struggles to spit one intelligent line on the entire album. "Just Like You" is rapped entirely by Bizarre, and he offers advice to his child: "Yo my son, I'm trying to teach you something/you eight-years-old, it's time to start fucking/you know daddy won't give you no bad advice/smoke weed and listen to Obie Trice."\nIn 20 years D12's significance will be about as much as Credence Clearwater Revisited has now, so his performance alone is worth a mention. Eminem produces seven tracks, with "Get My Gun" and "Loyalty" featuring Obie Trice being his shining moments behind the board. It seems like he's saving his top raps for his next solo effort or he's just experimenting on this record, because he hardly stands out amongst his mediocre group. No one in their right mind would judge Eminem individually with his group that doesn't take themselves seriously and no one else does either. \nMr. Hot Commodity, Kanye West, produced the title track, "D12 World," and D12 doesn't have the soul or groove the track demands. For some reason, I imagine Nas would have been perfect for it. Just a suggestion, Mr. West. \n"Bitch" was better the first time, when it was called "Superman," but the subject matter on the rest of the record isn't much more intellectually stimulating than this. \nD12 finally gets introspective on the disc's last song (not including the bonus track) on "Good Die Young," but they've been clowning on the mic for far too long to take the song seriously. \nIf you like intelligent, relevant, political hip-hop, this record may not be for you and you should wait for the new Talib Kweli and Roots albums slated to release in the coming months. If you like shocking, irrrational lyrics with noteworthy beats and rappers who always talk about how sweet they are but never really explain why, pick this record up!