Then Spike Lee intros “Do the Right Thing,” and the DTP captain takes hip-hop artists to task, urging his peers to stop selling negativity. First, there’s the comedic “Everybody Hates Chris,” complete with hilarious commentary by Chris Rock, which sets Luda up to steal the show with his humorous punch lines (“ Still counting, still climbing the charts/Rappers still talking shit like they was rhyming in farts”).
As far as concept albums go, Theater of the Mind has lofty goals, but, for the most part, Luda delivers by bringing aboard a solid cast of artists and personalities.