This is a great album with an insane amount of energy that if you listen to it. . .right before you go out for the night, run errands, take a long drive, then this is the album that is a necessity in a music collection.
Though too much of a good thing, is never a good thing, so moderate intake with the previous album.
Switch it up, go crazy, do whatever just do something. I gotta run some errands now.

No one questions Lyrics Born's talent, which can be matched by few. His breakneck delivery will make you swear they sped him up in the studio, except then if you go see him do it live (recommended: he is a charismatic performer) you realize they didn't.

The problem with this release is not, therefore, Lyrics Born himself. It's just that there's not enough interesting things happening around him. There are handful of standout songs on this record, but there is no excuse for it running as many tracks as it does. The skits remind me why I sometimes think the whole idea of skits on CDs tired itself out in about 1997, if not earlier. Worse, the fillers sound similar to the hits but less memorable, making the whole album kind of drag, and the grooves, guitar licks and keys, all of which are good in small doses, become sort of flat after a time, especially when Joyo Velarde isn't singing backup vox. Surely a few of the songs could have become B-sides on the single, or something, instead of bloating the album itself.

Do That There, Rise and Shine, and One Session are my favorite tracks, the ones I would say go buy from the iTunes store or something right now. There's nothing wrong with the rest, I just don't find myself listening to them much. I like the concept of Later That Day but it should probably take less time out of the day to listen to.

Sick, sick, sick .. no matter what your feelings are on hip hop this album is a must have. Tight beats, solid lyrics, great mix. Lyrics Born shows why he is a force to be reckoned with.

This was my introduction to Lyrics Born so I had no preconceived notions nor hopes of what this cd should be; thus, I am not disappointed. My introduction to LB came from the international channel, or AZN as it's called now, believe it or not.

I saw the video for The Last Trumpet and was blown away. I loved the way he flowed and I liked the overall vibe of the track. This caused me to hunt down LB, listen to samples, and buy the cd. I just finished listening to it for the first time and I found it entertaining, creative, and yes something I'd listen to repeatedly. Granted, I didn't love the whole thing, but what cd grabs you from note 1 to note last nowadays? NONE!

For me Later That Day starts with track 4, Callin' Out, which is my favorite, and goes from there. I will admit I am not particularly fond of the female who sings the hooks and chorus on too many of his songs. Her voice is too high, or shrilly, or something...it's just no. However, when Lyrics Born starts, she's easy to tune out.

When I think of the music I bought when this cd came out in 2003 and how dissatisfied I was with almost everything, I wish I would have had this. When I think of all the cringe worthy music that will be out this year, I'm damn glad I have it now.

Peace.

Actually, I rate it 3.5 stars.

The creative ingenuity of this album is a bit small when it comes to this large Asian man. Lyrics Born's solo album doesn't quite live up to the Quannum crew's standards. But it still is a noble effort that turned out some excellent tracks- the album isn't a complete flop in its entirety, it's just dull.

The album doesn't pack enough punch to interest the average LB fan. It had way too many skits and filler songs that just weren't exciting. If anything, the album seemed not under or over-produced.... more like, incorrectly-produced- which is a shocking miss for LB. The chorus for many songs were monotonous, especially the songs in which he tries to sing. I say leave the singing to Joyo Velarde, who is a divine songstress and the highlight of this album.

On the good side, some tracks were excellent, like the soulful "Rise and Shine," the ever-pounding Bay-pride anthem "Callin' Out," and the emotional and intense ride of "The Last Trumpet," featuring Lateef. Finally, this album is worth picking up just for one track alone, "Love Me So Bad," which is by far the sexiest, most rhythmic, and funkiest song released by the Quannum crew. It's a hypnotic track. Sadly, the rest are mediocre.

It seems that Lyrics Born alone in the studio doesn't cut it to be the powerhouse he was when he collaborates with others. Which is why the follow up album "Same (blank) Different Day" is an excellent improvement. "Later That Day" just seems too raw and misguided- the remix album is a considerate touch-up. It still is a noble effort, though. And it sure is a lot better than Gift of Gab's solo album- that review's coming soon.

This CD is honestly like nothingt else. Smooth beats are mixed in nicely with some of LB's more up tempo stuff and each song has it's own identity and it's own purpose.
Lyrics Born isn't like any other rapper out there and his music just puts a smile to your face because you can relate to so much of his struggles as well as his triumphs.
Some of my favorite tracks are:
2. Bad Dreams
3. Rise and Shine
4. Callin' Out
9. Do That There
13. Hot Bizness

I gave it a 4 because it is LB's first full fledged album and it is a little less polished as some of the greats.

Alright, to be honest with you, I had never heard of Lyrics Born until about a week ago. But now I know I've really been missing out.

Recently, A friend of mine introduced me to Lyrics Born's music, and now i'm hooked. It all started with recognizing the beat of "calling out" as one from a Diet Coke commercial, and thinking he was a one hit wonder, I dismissed Lyrics Born as a mediocre artist. Later on in the week I heard some more of his songs, like "bad Dreams" and "Stop Complaining" and I'm now hooked on Lyrics Born.

There's just something about his music that makes you feel good when you listen to it. Lyrics Born is just one of those artists that make you want to drive slow and bob your head when you listen to it in a car, or break out into a dance when you hear the beat to his songs.

This is a definate must buy for anyone who enjoys good music, great rythm and amazing lyrics (no pun intended).Anyone who likes that old school feel mixed with some new school words can't go wrong with "Later that Day..." By Lyrics Born.

It would probably be a bit uppity of me to proclaim Lyrics Born as the saviour of hip-hop but he's right up there with the apostles. Part of the old-school revival with Jurassic 5, Blackalicious, Non-Prophets, et al., Later That Day... oozes funk as sticky as molasses and as authentic as Afro Sheen with smooth production that suits the often innocent late seventies/early eighties sound. Less spiritual but more graphic than the Gift Of Gab, Lyrics Born has a better flow to his precise rhymes than the river Thames. The album has a distinct sound of a man raised on Earth, Wind & Fire, the Ohio Players, and Funkadelic who is determined to do his influences justice as opposed to Snoop Dog and the like who preach respect of those gone before but exploit it to the worst of their ability. So those who enjoy topical lyrics and honest music would be advised to pick this up or forever hold your piece [like a gun...get it?].

No other way to put it. Lyrics Born delivers hard on this deput LP and he doesn't stop until the last track is fading in your headphones. This one will be in constant rotation as soon as you break it out the case. In fact, it may never see the CD case again...

In an entertainment industry increasingly galvanised by greedy record labels, commerce, Pop Idols and the X-Factor, it's refreshing to occasionally stumble across an independent, nurtured success story. Enter Lyrics Born. Japanese/American Tom Shimura began on the path to this debut album some 13 years ago at the University of California in Davis. There the aspirant MC met several like-minded individuals, who in their current incarnations are: DJ Shadow, Chief XL and Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) and Lateef the Truthspeaker.
The collective decided to break into the music industry as a team, forming a collective initially known as Solesides and more recently as Quannum Projects. LB and Lateef released their debut as Latyrx in 1994. Despite several re-releases The Album has remained difficult to track down and not widely successful. Shadow and Blackalicious have gone on to bigger successes, while 1999's I Changed My Mind, a collaborative effort between Lyrics Born and The Poets of Rhythm became a big hit for the label. According to LB, "Quannum is an example of what commitment, sacrifice, destiny and good fortune can bring. How did I come to be surrounded by such genius?"
The subject matter of the album is varied, but there seems an overall desire to toy with the pressures, banalities and joys of everyday life, again refreshing in the hip-hop world. The ups-and-downs are reflected in Shimura's lyrical performances, which run from the playful exuberance of Hott Bizness and the Cut Chemist-produced Do That There, to the introspective conversational style of Rise and Shine and Before and After. In the tradition of Prince Paul, U Ass Bank is a genuinely funny hip-hop skit, and Stop Complaining an ode to a favourite American pastime.
Guru once said of success in hip-hop, "it's mostly tha voice", and this is LB's true blessing. Possessing a deep, throaty voice, he effortlessly strides between razor sharp rapping and sing-song hooks delivered in his trademark soulful rasp. This lends a real urgency to the taut funk-driven opener Bad Dreams, delivered in a call-and-response fashion with female vocalists Joyo Velarde and Constance Lopez.
Vibrant party anthem Callin' Out stakes a claim as the catchiest tune delivered by Quannum to date, triumphing via rolling bass, distorted horns, a sweet guitar lick and more wonderful vocal manipulation. This song also highlights LB's knack for Everyman eloquence, "My life's a culmination of my past achievements, with a lotta heavy lifting, a lotta deep breathing, a lotta courage, a lotta doubts, a lotta mixed-feelings, a lotta love, a lotta luggage for a lotta reasons." This alliterative mouthful just rolls off his tongue, typical of his motor mouth abilities.
The album's most serious and sombre moment The Last Trumpet is a hook-up with long-term partner-in-rhyme Lateef, over ominous-sounding drums and sinister bass. It showcases the duo's immaculate vocal interplay, reminiscent of a latter day Run DMC, while the politically-charged lyrics offer post-9/11 reflections such as, "All the wicked seeds we've sewn have grown, and poisoned all the Earth...The curse that lurks around the corner is the product of our work." The track builds momentum to a rousing call-to-arms chorus, and is among the very best work the duo have produced.
But such is the nature of this album that this track is followed with the album's most fun moment, the braggadocio battle-rap of Pack Up. Over a storming beat by DJ D-Sharp and after a perfect intro sampled from Jimi Hendrix's If 6 Was 9, LB proceeds to take on all comers.
The only track which fails to stand up is the weak posse cut One Session with the Altered Egos, even reggae love songs aren't out of his reach as he duets with Velarde on Love Me So Bad. It may have been a long time arriving but Later That Day is well worth the wait, an album as audacious as its creator's talent and as humble as his persona.