Life Insurance (CD - 1997)

Personnel includes: Mr. Serv-on; Kenya Miller, ODell (vocals); Tru, Master P, Brotha Lynch Hung, Mystikal, Mia X, Prime Suspect, Fiend, Mac, Kane & Abel, Mo B. Dick, The Gambino Family.

Producers: Craig B., Carlos Stevens, Mo. B. Dick, KLC, Brotha Lynch Hung, ODell.

Personnel: Kenya Miller (vocals).

Lock up the little ones and the faint-of-heart, Mr. Serv-on is in the house. It doesn't get any rawer than this: every jam is an expletive-filled assault, and virtually every track is about the trials and travails of a life spent on the wrong side of the law. Stylisticaly, this is mostly West Coast smooth, with a good dose of down-south drum machine beats.

A few tracks stand out. "My Best Friend" is an honest admission from a guy who knows his girlfriend is the only person he can trust in a dangerous world; "My best friend be my lady/You my only homey/'Cause niggas get shady." "Baby It's Real" takes a sample from the great Al Green, and uses it as the sonic foundation for a dark tale of betrayal, graphic violence, and drug dealing. As usual with this genre, parents, beware: Mr. Serv-on is not recommended for the kids. minimize