It seems that even after his stint in jail after catching a murder charge, Philadelphia’s Cassidy is still stuck in the hustler mentality as he releases C.A.S.H. Cassidy has been on record stating that it stands for Cass A Straight Hustla, but whatever the acronym’s meaning, it’s clear that money is on Cassidy’s mind as most of the tracks end up taking on that C.R.E.A.M. subject matter.
The problem is, Hip Hop is inundated with emcees that rap about exactly this same thing. So unless they’re extremely good at what they set out to do, they’re going to blend into the background. Chances are unless someone is a die-hard fan of Cassidy, C.A.S.H. will indeed suffer this fate, as most tracks stay at a stagnant average status. “Face 2 Face” 
, which starts out with a sing-songy nursery-rhyme-turned-Gangsta Rap quip which is better left to the Dancehall singers who make hits out of the easily-recognized tunes, is an effort that falls short. In concept it has potential, but when Cassidy spends over a minute and a half just calling out names of who he would like to see battle, boredom overcomes any point that Cassidy was trying to make.
Certain standouts show face in the form of the self-produced (with assistance from Neo da Matrix and Top Notch, respectively) “Paper Up” and “Hate Me or Love Me.” Cassidy rhymes over a feel-good, electric guitar-dominated instrumental on “Paper Up” , “I stay countin’ paper up, that’s why I stay with a paper cut, money don’t grow on trees, but we rakin’ up, I’m cakin’ up it ain’t greed but I need more, ‘cause I’m the best thing smoking like my weed store.” On the hustler’s anthem “Hate Me or Love Me” Cass spits braggadocio between singing hooks, such as, “I ain’t selfish y’all / I’m more of a boss than y’all / I look better got more cheddar and more heart than y’all / You from the projects but you ain’t never walked the hall / Plus you wasn’t in the streets, you only hustle in your sleep.”
A few features from notable names such as Mya, Red Cafe, and Game switch things up and give listeners a break from the punchline-driven, and sometimes toeing the line of corny, raps that Cassidy spits track after track. Potential club rotation comes in the form of “One Shot,” produced by Vinylz, and the official single “Drumma Bass” , which is also one of many tracks co-produced by Cassidy himself. Even when Cassidy attempts to get deep over some Boi-1da production on “Peace,” his questioning of street violence seems insincere after he spent a whole album talking about pushing drugs, busting guns, and various sexual exploits with the looser women of society.
C.A.S.H., a Kross Over Entertainment (under the supervision of the NBA-famed Carmelo Anthony) release, stands as an underwhelming addition to Cassidy’s discography. His listeners know he’s a hustler, but now need to be reminded that he’s still capable of being the emcee that he once was.
Album of the Year!!!! Shit Classic!!!
punchlines can only get you so far
Cassidy, it was wack knowing you.
lol
lol that was funny
Alright you’re a hustler..Now talk about something i havent heard a million times….
yall trippn this album is fire. he not talking that wack rap
yo they gunna hate because they dont know real rap…. they rather listen to little boi, tyga, fat ross, etc…… Cassidy is a beast and will always have my respect n will always be his fan
T.I. = Rashard Lewis
DMX = KG
Cassidy = Rajon Rondo
this shyt is rap…….no autotune
once again, cassidy shows that amazing potential, and doesnt deliver the way he could. a little dissapointing, but not surprising.
werent those niggas in the nicki minaj vid also…
i thought this album was pretty dope im a cassidy fan always been since the late 90’s…. but he definitely could go harder than this he has talent and his lyrics are always on point but i still fucks with this album but could been better…. still support real hiphop and go buy C.A.S.H
he spits auto-tune on the hook in “Hate Me or Love Me” ha
Ima be real, this nigga put out another album?? I kno i aint the only 1 who didnt know… my nigga aint have no buzz… shits gonna do less than 30k like FLOCKA
i like cassidy on the mic, i think some of his punch lines are great, and he is a good rhymer, but once again the beats let him down overall. I can listen to this album without an issue, but not a lot stands out that will make you go back to it.
How come drake and wayne can rap about bitches, money, and being the shit but cassidy can’t rap about being a gangsta and a hustla, everyone raps about the same shit face facts, if cass wouldn’t have rapped about drugs, guns, and bitches it would have been gay as fuck
This guy can not make a great album to save his life. He’ll have some good stuff but overall his albums are forgetten after like a month.
Shit was fire. I’m tryna get as many people I can to buy this ish. Niggas is hatin and shit. Every little thing he does niggas is hatin. They’ll say somethin dumb like he cuss too much or somethin, then he’ll make a hot song and they’ll say he aint cuss enough or some dumb shit.
Mann i dont even know if im gettin this anymore,the only reason i ended up on this post is cuz i remembered his album came out 2day so i searched it, his NEXT album will be strictly CLASSIC i know hez gonna complain to carmelo sayin he didnt get enough push cuz its true the apply pressure tapes came out a whiiillllleee ago
iDK i might get it depending on what happends
this cass jammin!
Theres only 4 Songs im feelin
GARBAGE
Cass album was a good comeback from his in-the-cut mood that he has been in the past couple of years. I loved Paper Up, Hate Me or Love Me, and All Day, All Night, while Girl like her was good too…im a loyal supporter of Cassidy. I know he has lost his step lyrically, but this has definitely been an improvement from his last album.
give the dude some respect, fuck this site and fuck maintstream rap. cassidy is real
damn this album is such a step up from b.a.r.s
shit stryt stop hatin
da album is a 3.5
wow, The Writer is a hater.
Decennt review hophopdx! finally seems like these reviewers are stepping their lyrical and conciousnes game up. Spitting about money and materialistic things can never get you past 4 stars G
hot
Cass go hard..like always 🙂
go kill yourself!
i agree, who the hell let that person write this??? it was stupid. they must be white ha
Fuck you!! they must be white??? wtf does that mean you racist fuck!!!are you saying white people dont know about hip-hop?? last time i checked the best in the world is eminem and he is as white as they come you fuckin clown!!
that shit go crazy
this album knockin fam.. a hugh stepp up from B.A.R.S
stop calling this album real. all his albums are him just trying to be gangster with boring rhymes and boring production. if thats real, then you people are fucken retarded.
then who is real to you? Drake, Wayne? haha bs that aint rap, cassidy keeps real to wat rap and hip hop is, not that fake shit they spit, so yea it is real bitch
actually, i think jcole, fashawn, big krits, lloyd banks are real. not this bullshit rich boy car shit. gtfo out. when he makes one interesting song or sick verse, ill show respect, but that hasnt happened for 6 years.
CASS ALWAYS STAYS HARD
great review, my thoughts exactly. All u niggas that think this shit is even decent go listen to his old tapes…go listen to Nothing But The Freestyles.
cassidy needs to finds a dj that could really help him make a soild album and swiss isn’t the one.
wasnt the one is the key word i miss the old cassidy shit
I really liked this album…not that original but then again not much is this day.
Fuck Cassidy I couldn’t care less about how much money he’s got, I don’t wana hear it. He still sucks and got 0 creativity. You know it’s gonna be bad when you name a album Cash..
get the fuck outa here this album was fire this real rap/hip hop..
i like dis nigga but dis shit here is trash..
cassidy is at his best when freestyling
Being a Cassidy fan it hurts to say this album suks azz!….I mean there aint a hit on here..sounds like a mix tape…he needs to learn how to make music or he will end up like the CANNIBUS’s and Redman’s of the rap game…all lyrics but cant make an interesting song
Wow, I’d take Redman out that statement. You might be too young to remember the albums Red has put out.
cassidy is the best at freestyling. he is my fav rapper. this album is the best. i hope he is successful with it. i bought it. hope the next one is better. he just has to reach the heart of down south niggas.
if he does good with these down south niggas he will be very good. thats all im saying. hope it works
im 63 and i like him. djh29 is right though. he does need more inspiration in the south
very great album
Production wasn’t really up to par. More Swizzy!
wow
omg love this album especially that addicted
album is weak as hell no substance
album’s weak…… change the subject matter and add some dope beats and cass is cool..
cass album iz the best out its the only thing i can listen to without changing a song
cass album iz the best out its the only one i can jus listen to all the songs without changing it
I luv cass i think this album is a good album much better than bars the reviewer expecting to much from cass this album. But his next album will be great i think he moving in the right direction.
now we all know cassidy gets off but be real who knew this album kame out hes not getting tha publicity he needs but i bet if he signs wit like young money or bricksquad this nigga gon b on top keep doin ya thing cass
he can write a verse but def not a hook
i LOOOOOVVVVEEEEE This Album ! && For Wayne Said, Ima True cassidy Fan, been Following Him Since He Got Released So If Yu In The Tri State Area Oh You’ll Know.. Fav Song,, hiigh Off Life !
ay editor, you’re fucking retarded. and so is everyone else who says this album is whack. are you fucking kidding me, did you even listen to the tracks, aint no body fucking cass, so what if he talks about hustling, thats what he does, in hip hop thats what the fuck you rap about. respect to Cass and all yall who arent fuck tard dick douches. if you think this is whack hip hop aint for you.
good album
this album is fire cassidy doing his thing
wackk