In the City (2008) This Miami Beach multi-instrumentalist made his bones playing on and producing records by David Banner and the Black Eyed Peas. Like Timbaland and the Neptunes… Kevin Rudolf Rock
Music Review

In the City (2008)

Kevin Rudolf
Reviewed by Mikael Wood | Nov 19, 2008
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Nov 25, 2008; Lead Performance: Kevin Rudolf; Genre: Rock

This Miami Beach multi-instrumentalist made his bones playing on and producing records by David Banner and the Black Eyed Peas. Like Timbaland and the Neptunes before him, though, Rudolf's behind-the-scenes work only whetted his limelight appetite, so here he steps out with a weirdly infectious debut that mixes his rap-track know-how with his love of guitar-god theatrics. (Think ''Beat It,'' not Limp Bizkit.) In the City never veers too far from the stadium-ready sound of ''Let It Rock,'' Rudolf's top 10 collaboration with rapper Lil Wayne. But what use is subtlety when you're banging your head? B+

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Originally posted Nov 19, 2008 Published in issue #1023 Nov 28, 2008 Order article reprints