Artist:Citizen CopeReview:A former hip-hop turntablist, Clarence Greenwood (a.k.a. CitizenCope) takes his career as a folk singer seriously. In fact, heseems to take everything seriously. Greenwood's fourth albumpresents grave acoustic blues suffused with Citizen Cope'smush-mouthed, half-rapped delivery and a few electro touches. On"Lifeline," Greenwood delivers bad, poetry-slam-style lyrics abouthard times ("The cops got guns and the poor folks got sons who workfor Mr. Franklin every week"), and on the grim balla...Rating:2 Stars

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