FFWD’s: B.G.|Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood
After over a year of delays, B.G. finally returns with his 11th album Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood. While I’m happy to see B.G. back on the game, it’s a bittersweet return for the New Orleans veteran.
You can immediately tell that this is a step up from his previous recent efforts like The Heart Of Tha Streetz, Vol. 1-2. On the album he has features like T.I., Lil’ Boosie and even an (almost) reunion of the Hot Boys with Juvenile and Lil’ Wayne on the same track. The production side is the same too. Notable names like Scott Storch, Cool & Dre, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, and even New Orleans Hip-Hop greats KLC and Mannie Fresh all show up here to get behind the boards.
But we all know execution is very important and this where B.G. slips. While the tracks like the Soulja Slim, C-Murder & Lil’ Boosie featured “Nigga Owe Me Some Money” work in some ways other features like the T.I. assisted “4 A Minute” (Who only does a bridge at the end) end up sounding forced. The Weezy, Juve, Trey Songz featured song “Ya Heard Me” looks good on paper but the lack of chemistry won’t have you looking forward to the speculated Hot Boys reunion album anytime soon.
Songs also tend to sound very similar in name and production (See: “Fuckin’ U Right” & “Fuck Thang”). It even gets worse when he tries to recreate one of his biggest hits with “Chopper City Is An Army”.
There are still some bright spots here. Songs like “Hit The Block & Roll” and “Like Yeah” (Where he raps about popping pills while even acknowledging his past drug addiction) make you remember why people check for B.G. in the first place.
Bottom Line:
If you a hardcore fan B.G. or even New Orleans style Hip-Hop I won’t need to tell you to grab Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood. If you’re not familiar with B-Gizzle’s music, you may need to go back to older albums to get the full effect and a better introduction.
nappyPicks: “Hit The Block & Roll”, “Like Yeah”, “Back To The Money”
Download: B.G. feat. Soulja Slim, C-Murder, & Lil’ Boosie – “Nigga Owe Me Some Money”
Download: B.G. – “Like Yeah”
Download: B.G. feat. Lil’ Wayne, Juvenile, & Trey Songz – “Ya Heard Me“
That “I Hustle” track with Jeezy is 2 years old but its still my anthem.
Did anyone even bother with this album?
Its funny because as of right now this is on track to outsell Timbaland and the Clipse’s new albums.
Damn… Sucks for Clipse.
i listened to it but the quality was shit as fuck. i was like wtf? b.g. good and all but damn.
I will have to check out my boy B.G.z I still haven’t heard this album yet but the song he have the video for with mannie I wasn’t feeling too much. Its ok but it wasn’t that It’s All On U Vol 1 and 2 and so forth type of B.G. that caught my attention. Dude only 29 and definitely hustled like a muthafucka. Definitely must check this album out!
… I was wondering when P-Body would comment on a B.G. post.
To be honest this album isn’t all that and thats coming from a real B.G. fan and you know how I am man! Just like Project Pat last few albums been kinda terrible and sound forced. A lot of the songs on here sounds forced but B.G. is still respected though. I miss them days him being a teenage druggie when he was spitting that real real fire.
It be somethin wrong in yall head, this the best cd released this year. BG always do it big, and He always keep it real. THIS ALBUM 100% REAL
B.G. is that you?
“It be somethin wrong in yall head”
Well, your knowledge of English grammar pretty much renders your opinion worthless.
I highly doubt that anyone who can spell will bother with BG.
Ya Heard Me is straight fire.
On another note, that album cover is horrible
Lol.
whats up nappyfro staff. i gotta get back to this site i missed so many reviews i can see
damn an album like this should deserve a full review i mean its a regualr hip-hop album and there is a agood amount of b.g. fans im guessing . haha had to say that you know me im pretty sensitive to album reviews on here because i think this is the best one outta all of them true story
i can see why the black keys album got the fast forward but this?
i havent bought an album in awhile so this isnt gonna be on my list til the end but im coppin it nonetheless…i like his flow and his songs from what i heard.
I know you all gonna review that Street Hop.
I’m actually working on that along with two other reviews to make up for some albums that were missed. Give me less than a week