His lazy delivery makes him more like a narrator at times instead of a rapper, and 18 tracks of {$B.G.} may be way too much for all but the most die-hard fan. Luckily, the bloated {^The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2} has more thrills than {^Vol. 1}, thanks in no small part to the bigger guest list. Producer/MC {$Mannie Fresh} is the reason {&"Move Around"} breaks away from the pack with the veteran rapper delivering the album's biggest hook and best chorus. The simmering {&"Deuces Up"} with {$Paul Wall} is worth noting if only for {$Wall} and the rolling production from {$Pretty Todd}, while {&"Ain't No Bitch"} is a much better team-up, with {$Webbie} and {$B.G.} bouncing off one another with true fire. Going it alone, {$B.G.} nails bravado and posturing on the short but excellent {&"Intro,"} then slips into too comfortable bragging before coming alive again on the dark {&"Kill or Be Killed."} Then there's the bitter {&"I Ain't Got Nothing,"} which makes up for two or three of the filler tracks, but not the six or seven remaining. When {$B.G.}'s snide swagger and his trademark "wahhhhhhh!" work, they work well and it's a shame the listener has to work so hard to find the gems here. Someone could compile a tight album from the two volumes of Streetz that would have the non-believers believing. More than half the material would come from {^Vol. 2}, but as it is, {$B.G.}'s post-{@Cash Money} schedule of two albums a year is proving to be too much, too soon. [{^The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2} was also made available in a clean version, with all explicit material removed.] ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide