I went into this album not expecting much and still managed to come out disappointed. French has never offered much lyrically and that trend runs rampant throughout this album as he normally depends on his penchant for crafting catchy hooks and his ear for beats. To offset his lyrical deficiencies French enlist a slew of features (he only goes solo for 6 of 18 tracks), but features from the likes of Rick Ross, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil' Wayne, and The Weekend (to name a few) do little to help strengthen his debut. While records like "Pop That" and "Freaks" have already become club favorites and I'm pretty sure I'll hear "Ain't Worried Bout Nuthin" on a few corners this summer, "Excuse My French" offers nothing more than redundancy. The most disappointing moments of the album may have been French's inability to capitalize on the two potentially biggest moments on the album on "Once In Awhile" which features Max B and a well placed Kanye West sample that gave the track a triumphant feel and the "Ice Cream" sampling "We Go Wherever We Want" which features The Chef himself as well as Ne-Yo, but French's inability to step up lyrically in the clutch ultimately fails him on his MMG/Bad Boy debut.
Final Grade: D
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