WicketWorldWide.COM is the fifth album by Natas

Natas (group)

Natas is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan.-History:Esham met Mastamind as a student at Osborne High School, who gave him a three-song demo tape of his music, leading the two to form the group with Esham's longtime friend, T-N-T, deciding on the name Natas, an acronym for "Nation...

. Released in 1999, it is the group's last release on Reel Life Productions

Reel Life Productions

Reel Life Productions, also known as Gothom Records, is an independent record label based in Detroit, Michigan that specializes in hip hop music. The label was founded in 1988 by James H. Smith and his younger brother, rapper Esham...

 util 2006's N of tha World

N of tha World

- Personnel :* Esham the Unholy aka Black Hitler — rapping* T-N-T aka The Dynamite Kid — rapping* Mastamind aka Mr. Hellraiser — rapping- Musicians :* Mike P...

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Music and lyrics

WicketWorldWide.COM differentiates itself from previous Natas albums in showcasing live instrumentation, instead of the focus on heavy sampling that previous group albums featured. Allrovi described the sound as "a potent collage of gritty hip-hop beats with an aggressive rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 tone", noting the relevance of this sound in relation to the group's influence on rap rock

Rap rock

Rap rock is a cross-genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock is often confused with rap metal and rapcore, subgenres that include heavy metal-oriented and hardcore punk-oriented bands, respectively....

 artists like Kid Rock

Kid Rock

Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...

 and Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...

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Allrovi also noted a step forward in lyrical content, writing "It's just far too hard to stomach his group's blatant theatrics of old -- raunchy sex, Satanic baiting, unnecessary morbidity, an overall sense of utter irresponsibility, violent gang mentality".

Release and reception

WicketWorldWide.COM was released in a limited edition, which contained a bonus EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

. Allrovi reviewer Jason Birchmeier wrote "It may have taken Esham

Esham

Rashaam Attica Smith, better known by his stage name Esham , is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan known for his hallucinogenic style of hip hop which he refers to as "acid rap", which fuses rock-based beats and lyrics involving subjects such as death, drug use, evil, paranoia and...

 nearly a decade to guide his group to this point, but the slow evolution and persistence on his part finally pays off: This is an important album, even if it didn't sell many copies."

Track listing

Production

• Producer: Esham
• Producer: Santos
• Programming: Esham, Santos
• Arranger: Esham
• Liner notes: Esham