Rolling Stone (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Swizz's skills as a track-builder come through on a handful of hot cuts.....ONE MAN BAND MAN proves what you already knew: Swizz knows how to rock a party."
Spin (p.96) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "ONE MAN BAND makes schizophrenia a virtue. Gaudy beats start and stutter on party joints..."
XXL (Magazine) (p.128) - "[I]f there's one thing Swizz Beatz can do, it's get the party started....[With] a bevy of bangin' beats that should right out the summer..."
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Swizz Beatz (rap vocals, programming); R. Kelly (vocals); Drag-On, Jadakiss, Lil Wayne (rap vocals).
Recording information: Platinum Sound, New York, NY.
The man behind the late-1990s Ruff Ryders revolution and the king of the Triton (a synthesizer/sampler made famous by Swizz), super-producer Swizz Beatz returns with his second solo project, ONE MAN BAND. While he acts as MC on every cut, surprisingly enough Swizz doesn't handle all the production, calling on Nottz, Neo da Matrix, Needlz, Snags, the Individuals, and the E. Caine Edition to provide supplemental beatwork. Lyrically, Swizz is one serious boaster--touching on such varied topics as the size of his bank account ("Big Munny," "Money in the Bank"), the envy that his many automobiles instills in others ("Top Down"), as well as his prowess as a rugged picture-poser ("Take a Picture"). Lil Wayne, Drag On, Jadakiss, and R. Kelly boost his ego with cameos.