Anonymous Reviewer - 08/14/2009 
Shannon definetely came hard on this. just too bad it didn't really sell.
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Anonymous Reviewer - 01/03/2009 
Great cd, Menacide is one of the best rappers out there he keeps it real. Keep up the good work menacide.
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Anonymous Reviewer - 10/27/2007
The best cd i've heard in a while.
Menacide is puttin' it down once again.
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Anonymous Reviewer - 09/29/2007
Great album,
record of the year, u get ur moneys worth for real, a 2 hr dvd with amazing guests and a full length record
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Klown - 09/16/2007
I’m always a stickler for a well-rounded diverse album. I can’t stand artists that find a formula/beat for a track and basically make track after track that sounds exactly the same. This is entirely not the case with Street Symphony. Every track has its own unique flow and style. With 24 tracks, that is a lot of change-ups. You’ve got a pimp type track (a-la Dru Down), a guitar riff track, a tear the club up track (a-la 3 6 Mafia), funkadelic shit (George Clinton), a deep dark piano laced track, a weed track, a Cypress Hill type track, a typical Dayton Family track, a slow jam, etc.
The production/beats: I didn’t get a jacket with my promo CD, so I wish I could give credit where credit is due for everyone that produced a track(s) but whomever you are pat yourself on the back. Top fuckin’ notch. It’s always cool when I hear shit like this because you can give this CD to any rap fan and they would never suspect that it came from the underground. Rock solid, professional sounding, well produced beats.
I cannot count how many albums I have heard that have lyrics just like that bullshit “Chocolate Rain” song. A slurry of words that rhyme with a key word in the chorus, but make absolutely no sense. Menacide does just the opposite by building his tracks around a theme and then delivering this message with meticulously written lyrics. You get a sense of beginning, middle, and end to each track. Menacide also seamlessly manages to adapt his flow to match with whomever he collaborating with, even with acts like The Dayton Family and Cypress Hill who are on two ends of the rap style spectrum.
There are tracks that address his enemies, his friends, his family, and his fans. There are shorts and skits throughout the CD that are entertaining as much as they are personal. You definitely feel that Menacide has some shit to get off his chest in regards to personal shit he has gone through and altercations with people from his past. He speaks from the heart on a lot of tracks.
Menacide has been a big part of this underground for a long time and has always put himself on the same level as his fans. I always got the impression that he is genuinely motivated more by the support of his fans than the glamour of a being a rapper. I’m sure he invested a lot of time and money in this album, and I believe his sacrifices were well spent because he delivered to his fans what they expect - a great CD.
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