He was born Ronald Artest Jr., but as of 2023, his name is Metta Sandiford-Artest after changing it from Metta World Peace. In 2006, the former NBA player released “My World,” an album that has features from Diddy, New Orleans rapper Juvenile, and others. Artest’s album was panned for the most part, mainly because of his lyrics. “Matt Lauer, up on NBC / You look like a girl don’t talk to me,” he rapped on the song “Haterz.” It could be said that, along with the strange lyrics, Artest’s flow didn’t sound like he spent endless hours learning how to rap; it was more like karaoke.
Plus, the album has 21 songs, which is a lot to sit through for even a top-notch rapper, let alone for someone who appears to be a novice. Just ask someone who listened to the project and vented on Rate Your Music. “This album is more or less exactly what you’d expect. I was surprised there were 21 tracks. Holy moly, I don’t think I can get through this,” that person wrote.
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Some did like the album, though, but in that bad B-movie kind of way. You know, when something is so bad, it’s stupendous. “This only gets 2 1/2 stars mostly for the novelty value,” read another message on Rate Your Music. “It’s typical rap, but the fact that it’s Ron Artest at least makes it somewhat entertaining.”
