I figured someone on the site would call us on DJ Paul not being in, but no one said anything (Maybe everyone was too busy downloading Relapse). While we could just forget this album and check it under the “who gives a shit” column, it’s on the album list, so we gotta do it. DJ Paul is known for being a founding member of Three 6 Mafia, which made a buzz last year with their single “Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)”. Now, he’s back with his second solo album in seven years. Can he stand on his own? Let’s see.

Get Right
On this track, Paul just talks about coming back, no rapping yet. Then he takes pill, marijuana, and drinks until he finally asks for a gun and kills himself. Why??

You Don’t Want It
Featuring Lord Infamous
Lord Infamous makes his first of eight featured appearances (Damn). I know that’s a lot, but think about it: they haven’t work together for minute. The beat on this is smoking. So much so the hook is excusable. The lyrics are what you’d expect, ABC, but the beat helps to forgive these errors.

Doin’ All the Doin
This song is about basically doing what you talking about instead of just saying it. It’s aiight. Once again the beat saves it. The lyrics are whatever again, but the hook and the beat are hot as hell.

Stay Wit Me
Paul here talks about people who say they with you and then turn their backs on you. The message is good, the beat is hot, and the lyrics finally rise above sub-par. Decent.

Jus’ Like Dat???
There’s only so many brain-dead lyrics and hooks you can take…SKIP

I Spoils
Paul basically talks about how he spoils himself with all the cash he’s got. It’s the same you’ve heard before, but it’s not so awful that I have to skip it.

She Wanna Get High
Featuring Lord Infamous
I feel like they got lazy on the beat right here. They have a Middle-Eastern style beat and a Middle-Eastern style girl on this one. While I dig that kind of music, the hook is terrible. I like the parts when they lay down their verses because the beat on it is fire. Alright track; could have been good with a better hook.

Walk Like A Stripper
The beat on this is smooth. Paul is talking about how a woman, no matter how she look, always look good walking like a stripper. I don’t know how true that is, but the beat smooth, and I can’t really say anything bad about this track.

Liquor And Powder
Nah, not feeling this one…SKIP

Jook
Featuring Lord Infamous
They tried to make this into a nice dance song and the beat would set the club off but it’s not a song you listen to, if that makes any sense. That’s why this is a SKIP to me.

Bumpin’
The beat on this is bumpin’ (no pun intended), but the song is mediocre. It’s like he didn’t try on this at all; these ABC lyrics are just not cutting it.

Pop A Pill
Featuring Lord Infamous
This about…well, what else? The hook is awful, the beat disappoints, and it’s just a SKIP.

Fuckboy
Featuring Lord Infamous
Really? SKIP!!

Wanta Be Like You
Ok, this track I can co-sign, finally! I don’t know who is singing on the track, but they did their thing. Paul talks about how most of the people out here hating on you just want to be you. It’s a good track, you can tell where his coming from.

Gotta Eat
Featuring Lord Infamous
15 songs into this album, and all these songs are starting to sound the same: same beats, same recycled lyrics, etc. Damn! This track is average, nothing you haven’t heard before, probably on this same album as a matter of fact.

Don’t Get Up On Me
The hook is awful and the beats are slacking late in the album. SKIP!

Ima Outlaw
This track is alright. I mean, it should be expected by now, but it’s alright. The beats are good, the hook is enough to pass, the lyrics…well, who cares about the lyrics at this point? Alright track.

Internet Whore
Featuring Lord Infamous
The punch line of the song is: “She got DSL: Dick Suckin’ Lips.” We’ve heard that one numerous times before, but here he tries to connect it to the internet theme. It’s again just barely enough to pass.

I’m Drunk
Featuring Lord Infamous
This a song about getting into a bar brawl and is done over a rock style beat. I don’t know whether I’m just getting tired of the album or not, but this is a definite SKIP.

I’m Alive
This is the sequel to the first skit: Paul wakes up and basically realizes he didn’t shoot himself, he just passed out from the drugs he took and barely missed the bullet. He laughs and says he’s gonna listen to the part where he kills himself again. Once again, why??

Bottom Line:
I took this album from B-Easy because he’s done a lot of the work around here lately and I needed to take more than one album review for the month. That said, this album is just terrible: 20 songs is way too long and this album lacks diversity. It’s the same topics, drugs, money, and women. It’s funny: Paul has made so much money in his career as a rapper, and once Three 6 Mafia was a well-known and respected name in hip-hop. I might be overrating them a bit, but you get the point. Now where are we at: he releases an album that no one even knew nor cared was coming out. With his wealth, he probably could just sit back and stay caked up for the rest of his life. I hope he does that and quits while he’s ahead…oh, wait…

Download: DJ Paul – “Walk Like A  Stripper”

In all honesty, this album was real close to not being reviewed at all. We don’t have much information about K.A.R. (aka Kill All Rats). We know they are cosigned by Fat Joe and were featured on his “300 Brolic (remix)”. We know that, the guy who runs the label their signed to, Pistol Pete, has a reputation in the streets (He did a over a decade in jail and was on the Bronx’s “Most Wanted” list). And lastly, we know there are 4 members Mike Beck, Onez, Leader, & Rob Kash (See, I did SOME research). That’s really it. So why are we reviewing this knowing that it’s a great chance no one will care? The features. It features Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Hell Rell, Fat Joe, Ace Hood, Sean Kingston, DJ Khaled, & Dre. That’s the main reason. We don’t even have proper production credits. Here goes…

1. Intro From Pistol Pete
The album starts of with Pistol Pete giving thanks to everyone from Fat Joe, his lawyer, his kids, and of course his haters. This is supposedly an album for people in the struggle

2. Girls Wanna Have Fun
Featuring Ace Hood
For a group that has street and jail ties, I’m surprised they started off with this song. The beat is generic and the rhymes are your standard “I got money, I’m making it rain” bullshit. The Ace Hood feature really didn’t matter.

3. Hustler
Featuring Hookmaster
Cue the auto-tune! I really don’t understand why new rappers feel that they can stand out by doing the same tired trends that have been done to death. Here’s another song about hustlin’ & grindin’ with a forgettable beat. I did hear one semi-good line that did catch my ear; “I keep that thing with me like the Fantastic Four”. I’m sure it’s been said before and don’t ask me who said it cause the K.A.R. members are kinda interchangeable (I think it was Leader though).

4. They Hate Me Man
Featuring DJ Khaled & Dre
I’m guessing that Cool & Dre produced this track. Don’t be quick to think that K.A.R. got the top notch shit. They got the, “I owe Fat Joe a favor but not a big favor” beat. The songs is about haters of course, and my skip button is broken.

5. Getting Money Money
Featuring Tony Sunshine
I can’t put this one on K.A.R. The boring beat and hook by Tony Sunshine here just kills this song from the get go. The crew shows some versatility and go to the fast flow. That hook is atrocious though.

6. Oh Baby
Featuring Fat Joe
This is the only song off this album I heard prior and the beat alone make this the best song off the album. They still don’t wow us with creative or lyrics but at this point you take what you get. Fat Joe appearance helps but also outshines the other on the track (Yea, you read that right). You can check out the video here.

7. You Could Tell I’m From New York
Featuring Jadakiss
Okay, here’s the Kiss feature. This song pays homage to the NY and it’s not terrible. It’s not gonna be the new New York anthem. The beat is generic and the hook is still subpar and even a unmotivated Jadakiss can’t save the song (He still outshines K.A.R.).

8. Guy Like Me
Featuring Sean Kingston
These guys are really going for the radio play! Mr. “Beautiful Girl” shows up to do the Jamaican themed hook and K.A.R. says almost the same shit they did on track 2. The beat isn’t that bad, but very forgettable.

9. From The City
Featuring Layzie Bone
Layzie Bone? Really? This track only has Layzie and Mike Beck on it (Who sounds a little like Cassidy). The two rappers really didn’t mesh well. I applaud trying to go outside the box, but it didn’t work.

10. This Is The X
Featuring Fat Joe & Hell Rell
I can’t front here; this track is okay. The production is dark on here gives room for all 3 Bronx representatives to rep their hometown. Even though Ruger Rell adds to the track, it’s too bad that only one K.A.R. member is featured here.

11. Serious
Featuring Sheek Louch
I do gotta admit that the production has gotten better over the past two tracks (Hooks are still bad though). The track is about how stuff in the streets gets serious. Sheek steals the show but the track isn’t spectacular.

12. What You Gonna Do To Me
Featuring Fat Joe
Here Joe Crack just does the hook and leaves the verses for the members of K.A.R. Actually the hook isn’t bad; it sounds like something 50 Cent would say sing. The production is much better here also.

13. Get Your Money Up
Featuring Jadakiss
Jadakiss has two features on this album? I’m not complaining just wondering. After listening to this verse, you can really tell Kiss wasn’t coming with his A game. The topic is kinda tired since they already did 4 songs about it. The beat is generic…again.

14. Rat Killa
Featuring Raekwon
This beat actually had a chance but they had to put that annoying bird chirping sound effect in. The Chef sounds good here though (OB4CL2 might not be that bad). And what’s the hell is up with the girl on the hook. Wack.

15. The Takeover
Original title huh? This track has K.A.R. members Leaders & Onez going back and forth to mediocre results (“My niggas dream about beef so they sleep with chrome”). The beats sounds just as amateurish with the heavy synth sound.

16. Growin’ Up In The Streets
This is the solo track by Rob Cash. I will give him props for talking about the ills of the hood (The second verse is about young girls turning into hoes). The track doesn’t grab you but I will give points for effort.

17. Get It Right
Featuring Figgaraw & Bully
This track has D-Block’s Bully and Figgaraw from K.A.R. South…wait theres a K.A.R. South? Okay. The track sequencing has me scratching my head. Nothing to write about here. It is the last track though and I’m happy to see it.

Bottom Line:
One problem that a lot of new rappers have these days is that they do not stand out. K.A.R. has this same problem. After listening to this album 4 times (You’re welcome), I can honestly say that it doesn’t leave a mark and may fall under the category of “disposable music”. If you wanna rap about the run of the mill shit that’s popular now, at least do it with some sort of creativity. The bright spots here are few and far between. This album is proof that street cred definitely doesn’t equal into good music. I do give props for anybody that has the courage to go out there and try to make music, but it’s not for everyone. UPS is hiring.

Download: K.A.R. feat. Hell Rell & Fat Joe – “This Is The X”

Cappadonna’s career in Hip-Hop has been an interesting one. While he had stellar appearances on Wu-Tang branded albums such as the classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… and Wu’s 2nd album Forever (Just to name a few), there always was the question…is he in Wu-Tang or not? I mean, one moment he a member on The W and then the next he’s airbrushed off the Iron Flag cover (I know he had problems with RZA. Who doesn’t have problems with RZA?). And after being heavily featured on Ghostface’s Ironman (as well as the already mention Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…), I always felt Cappadonna’s first album, The Pillage, should have been more in the vain of those albums (I know a lot of people like that album but not me). Cap’s solo career has been up and down since. He’s released seven albums including a greatest hits album and for some time during 2001, he drove a cab in Baltimore to feed his family (Hey, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do). All that aside, I really don’t know what’s the anticipation for his seventh album Slang Prostitution. At first I wasn’t gonna review this album, but then I remember Cappadonna’s verse on “Ice Cream”; dude killed it! I can at least give it a listen right (Even after I saw the cover to his last album)?

1. You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down (Part 1)
The album starts off with Cappadonna rapping a capella. He goes into his past struggles and how his “lablemate brothers” turned on him. Okay. I guess this will do.

2. Savage Life
Produced by Digem Trax
The track starts out with a portion of The Last Poets’ “Wake Up, Niggers” and this goes to a chopped piano sample. The production matched with Cap’s non-inspired flow makes the song boring. The hook is also a little lazy; “You wanna see what the savage like, but we living the savage life…”.

3. Three Knives
Featuring 3rd Diglah & Lounge Lo; Produced by 3rd Diglah
The beat on this song picks up in quality. The first two guys, 3rd Diglah & Lounge Lo, turn in average performances, but nothing to write home about. One thing that is annoying is that all through the song you hear a screwed up voice saying “Three Knives”. That gets tiresome real fast.

4. Walk With Me
Featuring Joey Lee (aka Skinslaya); Produced by 3rd Diglah & G-Clef Da Mad Komposa
This had a chance to be the best song on the album; the use of the soul sample here works…until you get to the hook. I swear that was Cappadonna singing. The song has Cap talking about finding the right girl (”Look baby, all I really see is a queen…”). If you can get past that terrible hook, you good.

5. Do You Remember?
Produced by Q-Dini
Cappadonna does the standard “back in the days” song. On the hook he even does the chorus from The Intruders’ “Cowboys To Girls”…badly; “Do you remember? When we used to play shoot ‘em up…”

6. That Staten Island Shit
Produced by Digem Trax
I guess this is supposed to be the “club song”. It’s not terrible, but did they really need the finger snaps? The hook is genric; “It’s that club type shit that make you nice” Huh?

7. Stories
Featuring Jo Jo Pellegrino & 3rd Diglah; Produced by Digem Trax
Where the hell has Jo Jo Pellegrino been? Over a chopped sample, all three rappers on the song don’t really go with the formula. Cap does, and does his best Ghostface impression as he raps about tales in the hood. The rest just do their regular.

8. Lifes A Gamble
Featuring Raekwon & Ratchet; Produced by Rush
If the whole album sounded like this, I wouldn’t be dreading that I’m only on track 8. This song doesn’t even fit because the quality level is just so higher that the rest of the track. Raekwon starts off and does his thing; Ratchet takes the song though. And the beat is hot; Rush should have definitely done more beats for this album.

9. Hustle And Flow
Produced by B.T.
“I am hustle and flow!”. Naw, the beat here sounds like amateur night. Nothing here to bring you in. It sounds like Cap is just saying shit; “The rap shit is kinda like sex to me, when I bust one nut on the M.I.C.”.

10. You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down (Part 2)
More a cappella rapping like in the intro.

11. Pistachio
Featuring Loung Lo, King Just, & Lugar; Produced by Soul Professa
This another soul sample heavy track that could have been better. At this point, I know that the Cappadonna of old is gone when he is the main one bringing down his song on posse cuts. The rest of the rappers here are typical. Again, nothing to write home about. The hook is awkward too.

12. Grungy
Featuring G-Clef Da Mad Komposa; Produced by Q-Dini
Right when I write Cap off, he sounds a little inspired here; “Cab driver with the black Range better life nigga. Theodore Unit, down with Trife nigga. You might see me in the hood chillin’ with a white nigga. Pushing something big with a tight insignia”. The production is also good. But G-Clef? His name is too long to be so bad.

13. What’s Really Up
Produced by 3rd Diglah
3rd Diglah does his best RZA impersonation on the beat but something is missing. It’s not a boring hook, because Cap provides one.

14. Da Vorzon
Featuring Lounge Lo; Produced by Blastah Beats
I see what they were trying to do with this but it just doesn’t work. The somber piano loop doesn’t go with Cap’s tone (Which seems to be almost always off).

15. Somebody’s Got To Go
Featuring Lounge Lo & Ghetto Philharmonic; Produced by G-Clef Da Mad Komposa
Another good sample that could have been better. It starts out good but this it loops a old man singing “Somebody’s Got To Go” (I couldn’t find the sample name; I’m sorry). It’s kinda awkward. The actual rapping is…just lazy.

16. Fire
Featuring Masta Killa; Produced by Chicargo
I starting to think that he recorded the song with Raekwon and Masta Killa first and then just threw some songs around it. The quality of these songs are just better. Then I really listen to the verses and for some reason they bleep out when Cap says the year; must be an older song. The rapping can get boring but the beat is well produced.

17. Speed Knotz
Featuring Percise; Produced by N.E.S.
This is the first song I heard off this album…and it almost made me not listen to this album. The good thing about this is it’s only two minutes. It sounds like a throw away Wu-Tang song.

18. Stay Shining
Produced by Digem Trax
Okay, I don’t mind this one. The beat reminds me of something a younger Kanye would have made with the drums and such. Cappadonna drops some knowledge and tells the hood to keep shining; I can’t even take away points for him singing on the hook.

19. You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down (Part 3)
This sound exactly like part 1. Maybe it’s an error on my part.

Bottom Line:
I know for a fact that if I didn’t have to review this album I wouldn’t have listened to it. Sometimes that’s a good thing; you listen to good music you never would have heard. But then there are times like this when it feels like a chore. But with the lack of releases, I tore out my “skip” button and endured. I don’t hate that Cappadonna is still trying to make music, I just hate that I had to listen to it. This album had no real purpose and lacked style (Not swagger, that’s different. I hate swagger.). With the exception of a few briefs moments, this album is not one to seek out.

nappyPicks: “Lifes A Gamble”

Download: Cappadonna feat. Raekwon & Ratchet – “Lifes A Gamble”

A year after making the country “Walk it Out” and after taking YouTube under siege with “2 Step”, Unk is back for his sophomore album titled 2econd Season. Success breeds envy. Whether you call it envy or hate, Unk ruffled some feathers last year with his catchy songs and simple lyrics. Hip-Hop purists may not consider what Unk does as Hip-Hop, but when you have a gold single and endless radio spins, somebody is listening to your music.

Intro
Just an intro that isn’t worth mentioning. Well I guess I did.

On My Shit
This has to be one of the most annoying songs that I have heard all year. For the first minute, all he says is “On my shit” repeatedly. By the time the song comes on, you kind of don’t want to hear what he has to say. The beat isn’t bad at all, but Unk’s problem is the hook. He sounds just like any other crunk rapper from Atlanta.

That’s Right
DJ Montay comes thru with another tight beat to go with the simple lyrics of Unk, but this time the simplicity works for him. If this came on in the club, I would listen to it.

Show Out
This is the first single off the album and it sounds like a mixture of “Walk it Out” and “2 Step”.  Of course, this is another dance song. I don’t see this being as big as his previous two hits, but the clubbers will love it.

Like Wham
Featuring Stewey & Sandman
So far this album is aimed at the club crowd by the way the production sounds and the sing-a-long lyrics. The song sounds just like the previous one, and the one before that.

Wet Wet
Featuring Project Pat, Three Six Mafia, & Blazed
I wonder what this song is about. I do like the fact that Project Pat is on the song doing his thing, but I don’t think that he could make me like this song. It will probably be played at a strip club near you. That is the only place it should be played.

She Freaky
Featuring Ray J & Blazed
Brandy’s brother stops by to lend his voice on the track using the auto tune. This song is WACK! Again, this song will be played at a nightclub, and nowhere else!

Beat Dat Azz
Featuring 11 Dub, Mannish Man, Loko, & Princess
The title speaks for itself. I believe someone is going to get swole up when this one comes on in the club. Inspired by the new “fight” dances that people are doing now, the beat isn’t bad at all. I just feel like I’m a little too old to be beating someone’s ass in the club.

In Yo Face
I can really see this song being played at a sporting event. He has plenty of football references in the song, and it really would fit in at a basketball game too. Think of the cheerleaders saying this to the opposing team! I hate to say it but I like this song!

Make It
This is by far the best song off the album. The beat sounds like something that you would hear on T.I.’s album. Unk put up his best lyrical performance to date. This one is for all the naysayers that said he couldn’t make a non-dance song. HOT!

Where My Ladies At
Featuring Blazed
Back to the old Unk on this song with what seems like the same beat he has used 15 times. The song is dedicated to the “independent” women in the world. I like the message, just not the way it is presented.

Sweep Da Flo’
Featuring Ying Yang Twins
Everyone’s favorite strip club rappers resurface to help Unk out on yet another strip club anthem. I haven’t said this all day and it is finally time to say it…SKIP!

You Can Do It
Unk has had his share of lazy hooks on this album, and this is another one of them. The production on this song isn’t that bad, it is just a pattern of bad hooks and simple lyrics that mess up the songs.

You’re The One
Featuring Sean Kingston and D’Angel
Sean Kingston sings on this song that’s about a girl. Nothing groundbreaking here, just a nice beat and something the ladies will like.

Round & Round
Featuring Blazed
The bass pounding beat solidifies this as a strip club song! I bet a lot of rent money will be on the floor when this song is spun. Not my cup of tea, but he will definitely reach an audience with this.

Main Attraction
Unk’ s voice gets annoying by this point in the album and is forcing my hand to SKIP this one. How can he be a main attraction if he walked by you on the street, you wouldn’t even know who he was?

Make You Move
Yet another dance song by Unk. He obviously isn’t worried about getting stereotyped as a “ringtone” rapper. This will get people dancing, but they won’t be listening to nothing that you are saying.

Bottom Line:
Unk didn’t try to disguise as to where this album was aimed, the clubbers, the strippers, and the below 21 crowd. When 95% of your album sounds like dance music, the secret is out as to whom it is directed towards. The everyday head will not like this album, but if you wanted something to get you hyped up for a night on the town, Unk will get it done. The production on this album was done entirely by DJ Montay, and he did a good job. It’s just the fact that Unk gets redundant with the lyrics and lazy on the hooks that was a downer for me. The sophomore jinx didn’t affect Unk, actually his second album was better than his first. He may not see numbers like he did on his debut, but he has to feel good about this album.

nappyPicks: “That’s Right”, “In Yo Face”, “Make It”, & “Beat Dat Azz”

Download: Unk – “Make It”

When I reviewed Jim Jones’ Harlem’s American Gangster album in February, I honestly thought that I had filled my Jim Jones quota for the year. Not to say that I don’t like Jimmy; he a charismatic fellow. With all the flack the South gets for not having intricate lyrics, it’s funny that a guy who is currently in the fore front for New York is lacking in that category. With all that bullshit aside, I think everyone is waiting to see what Jimmy does next. Well, for one he’s bringing in his own crew that’s not called Diplomats; ByrdGang. Its members consist of Jim Jones, Mel Matrix, NOE, Freekey Zekey, Chink Santana, Sandman, as well as recently deceased Stack Bundles (R.I.P.). After being a capo in the Diplomats, can Jim Jones lead this team to a successful official debut? We’ll see…

1. I’m The Man
Featuring Jim Jones, NOE, & Mel Matrix
The album starts off the album with an electric guitar laced track. Jones is first and gives you the standard ad-lib heavy verse. After him is NOE then Mel Matrix. If you haven’t heard or read about NOE, it’s they guy that sounds just like Jay-Z (In voice and flow). No lie. The song is average to me and does what it supposed to.

2. Mobbin’
Featuring NOE, Mel Matrix, Juelz Santana, & Sandman
The beat is hard on this one; the simple piano makes it sound menacing. Julez jumps on the hook and does his thing. And just to be clear, the Sandman here is not the same one down with The Clipse’s Re-Up Gang.

3. Only 17
Featuring Jim Jones, Stack Bundles & Mel Matrix
I really wasn’t feeling it at all when I heard how terrible the hook was. The beat has an annoying quality to it also. I will say this; Stack Bundles may have delivered the line of the album: “We don’t get breaks like 2 15’s and an hour/We sell 2 for 15 and move powder”. When you think about, it’s ironic to have Stack on a track about getting killed at a young age.

4. Blasphemy
Featuring Mel Matrix, Stack Bundles, Jim Jones, & Sen
The production on this isn’t really bad or anything; it’s actually good. It isn’t that the subject matter is old (Drugs, thugs, flossing, & sex is but I’m already over that). The problem I have is when you do something to death but don’t do it creatively. That’s the problem here.

5. Money Right
Featuring Jim Jones, NOE, & Sen
NOE begins talking in the beginning of the song and I’m still having a problem getting past the Hova impersonation (“I got my money right!”). Jim Jones tries out a faster rapping style that surprisingly wasn’t half bad. Sen sings his verse and NOE does the hook.

6. Throwin’ Bg’s
Featuring NOE, Sandman, & Chink Santana
When I first saw the title of this album, I wondered; what the hell was “throwin’ bg’s”? Well, the answer to that question is…I guess it’s some sort of ByrdGang gang sign (Correct me if I wrong though). This is another track that I feel suffered from an annoying hook. As far as lyrics are concerned, nothing much more than banter about having bottom bitches and money. Eh…

7. She So Gangsta
Featuring Chink Santana, Jim Jones, NOE, Oshy
The sad thing about this song is that in the beginning, it tells you what the “ideal bitch” is. Besides using the word bitch, I actually agreed with most of it. Now, that’s the good part. The bad part is the hook, the generic and derivative ass lyrics, and the fake ass southern accents.

8. Splash
Featuring Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, NOE, & Chink Santana
This was the first single for the album and I’ll have to admit that at first when I heard it I hated it. But after you hear that hook a few times, that shit gets stuck in your head (Seeing the video adds to this). The beat is simple and is probably one of the best on the album. Juelz feels like he wasn’t even trying hard but still easily outshines everyone on this track by leaps and bounds.

9. Hustle
Featuring NOE & Jim Jones
I know I should let this go, but even NOE’s ad-libs sound like Jay-Z’s; it’s crazy! More to the point, Jim Jones does the hook in a higher pitch for some reason. It’s sad because the beat really wasn’t that bad.

10. Oopsy Daisy
Featuring Jim Jones, NOE, & Mel Matrix
What’s up with Dipset members and funny words (You all remember “Holey moely”)? The song subject matter is actually more serious and deals with having an absente father; It’s like when you father threw you up in the air and didn’t catch you; that’s where the title comes from. The song has a deep message but it suffers from another silly hook and uninspired lyrics (And I feel like I’m repeating myself).

11. Heartbeat
Featuring Jim Jones, NOE, & Hell Rell
After you looked past the common R&B singer on the hook, the beat is okay. The song deals with repping for your hood/crew. Hell Rell (probably my favorite Dipset member) turns in a good performance; “It don’t looked cool with you the coup/Riding around the hood your whole crew on the stoop.”

12. ByrdGang Money
Featuring Jim Jones, NOE, & Mel Matrix
This song also appeared on Jim Jones’ Harlem’s American Gangster that was released earlier this year. I thought it was irritating then too. Skip!

13. Gizzang
Featuring Chink Santana & Jim Jones
Over a slow minimalist beat, Jones goes at it all alone (Chink Santana just does the hook). It works a little but then you realize that Jimmy really isn’t saying much. With a beat like this, it works better with a lyricist because all the attention is on his delivery and word play; you see why this might not work with Jim Jones.

14. We Flying
Featuring Jim Jones, NOE, & Mel Matrix
The bass line as well as the whole production on this one is pretty good. At first I thought it was the sequel to “We Fly High” (I still don’t know if that would have been a good thing). It had something that made me not really want to get into it though.

15. So Cold
Featuring Chink Santana, Jim Jones, & Sandman
We close the album with an ode to a chick that “suck a bomb ass dick”? Okay. I just didn’t think they would end this album with a song about a “down ass chick”. Well, the beat is a better quality but nothing that stands out (This is true for the lyrics too).

Bottom Line:
After listening to this album a few times, I realize what’s wrong with this crew (As well as a lotta crews in Hip-Hop/Rap). No one really stands out. I didn’t see any star quality in NOE, Mel Matrix, Chink Santana, or Sandman. I know most rapper wanna put on their homies and become moguls, but come on, it’s just too much of that shit. At the end of the day, this is a side project for Jim Jones and Dipset fans to buy until a main or more popular Diplomat member releases an album (Juelz, Jim, and maybe Cam’rom). Back to the drawing board Jimmy.

nappyPicks: “Spalsh”

Download: ByrdGang featuring Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, NOE, & Chink Santana – “Splash”

After the explosion of his boss/rhyme partner Young Jeezy back in 2005, Blood Raw and the CTE label had big things on the horizon. But after killing the mixtape circuit and appearing on the USDA album, Blood Raw’s time is now. Piggybacking Jeezy’s career is one thing but making it on his own is another. But Raw is up to the test and now is the time to show the world that he’s ready.

I’m the Truth
Featuring Big Rube; Produced by P-No
Raw starts the album off with the story of his life and how he got where he is now. Good way to start the album off, but what’s even more impressive is Big Rube doing his thing on the track.

It Feels Good
Produced by Drumma Boy
Raw talks about how it used to be back in his hood. It has a nice beat on it, but it sounds like what he said in the first song.

Louie
Featuring Young Jeezy; Produced by Midnight Black
The lead single off the album talking about men with their manpurses! I can’t imagine how they think it’s cool for men to walk around with MANBAGS! Nah, I don’t like this song…SKIP!

Almost There
Featuring Mannie Fresh; Produced by Mannie Fresh
Mannie Fresh lends a hand on the song, which is kind of funny with the message, “I’m trying to get my money right, I’m almost there” you know the feeling. The song will grow on you after a while.

What’s Happening
Featuring Trina; Produced by DJ Nasty & LVM
Trina helps Raw out with the ladies on this cut, but he sounds like Jeezy on this song. It could be a single because Trina’s verse wasn’t that obscene.

Fuck You
Featuring Slick Pulla; Produced by Tony Rey & Cliff Brown
Label mate Slick Pulla joins in on this track, the production, lazy hook, and Raw’s rhymes don’t hit you from the jump and Pulla’s rhymes doesn’t grab you like they used to. FREE SLICK PULLA!

Tryin’ To Get Home
Featuring Lyfe Jennings; Produced by T.A.
After hearing the production I thought Raw would do more with it, but he didn’t. He sounds like he’s saying the same thing on every track. SKIP!

I’m Fly
Produced by DJ Nasty & LVM
This sounds like a song that Jeezy passed on, but Raw gives the song its due. Nothing interesting about the song, it’s just some filler to make it an album.

Get Away
Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
One thing you can’t say is that Raw doesn’t have some of the biggest producers in the game on his album. The downside is the fact that Raw’s subject matter doesn’t match the production on the song. I would listen to the song just for the beat though.

News Reporter
Performed By Torica
An intro to the next song.

Go Head
Produced by Midnight Black
It sounds like he’s whining on the track and it gets annoying quickly! SKIP!

Still A D-Boy
Produced by Megaman
About time that he gave the people what they wanted to hear from him. When you rap with Jeezy all you’re supposed to rap about is TRAPPING! He went to that and it worked for him on this track.

I Miss You
Produced by The Runners
Raw looks back on his life and lets all his loved ones that are no longer here know that they are missed. The song isn’t HOT, but it’s okay. I have to say that The Runners dropped a dud on the production side.

Bottom Line:
Raw has successfully released his debut album, but it will get lost in the shuffle with all the other titles out there. He didn’t do anything to separate his music from the next guy. I didn’t think he could hold my attention for a whole album and he proved me right. He does have some of the top beatsmiths in the game on the album, but he wasn’t able to deliver with what he was given. What’s next for B. Rawstein? Who knows, but he might be better off being Jeezy’s goon than the future of CTE.

nappyPicks: “I’m the Truth”, “It Feels Good”, “Get Away”, & “Still A D-Boy”

Download: Blood Raw – “It Feels Good”

At age 18, Compton/Gardena’s own Tyga already has a lot going for him. He’s signed to Lil’ Wayne ‘s Young Money label, while also being signed to Fall Out Boy member Pete Wentz’s Decaydance Records. In addition, Tyga’s cousin is Travis McCoy, lead vocalist of the group Gym Class Heroes. He’s also had a well received mixtape series (No Introduction The Series: April 10th & May 10th) and had a high profile appearance beside Weezy and Fall Out Boy at last year’s 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. So, what does all this mean? Well, actually not much to be real with you. While Tyga does have a little buzz, his album is also dropping on the same day as his labelmate/boss (You might have heard of a little anticipated album called Tha Carter III) and the most news Tyga has made recently is not because of his music, but being robbed for his jewelry by G-Unit affiliate 40 Glocc. But don’t feel so bad for him; look past all the tattoos, hip clothing, and jewelry and at the end of the day, it’s all about the music right? Let’s check it out…

1. Diamond Life
Featuring Patti Crash
The album starts of with a rock inspired track that blends well with Tyga’s flow (Which reminds me of a lesser Lupe, but that’s not a bad thing). On the track, Tyga gives you insight of his life from being addicted to tattoos at 17 and having a father in jail. Not a bad hook either; I would of like it better without that “playboys and socialites” line, but still good.

2. Coconut Juice
Featuring Travis McCoy
I ain’t gonna lie, when I first heard this track a few weeks ago, I hated it. But after a few more listens, I still hate it. In an interview when asked what “coconut juice” is, Tyga says it’s just something he made up because he doesn’t drink alcohol in the clubs. So now I really don’t understand the track at all. The production just seems so generic. Travis McCoy jumps in towards the end for a few bars, but nothing notable. SKIP!

3. Supersize Me
It’s funny, everybody was telling  me this cat was different, but so far, I’m hearing the same; Jet lag/Louis Vuitton bags/Under the I.C./They don’t recognize me?/So are, you following me?/Cause I stay puffed like the Marshmallow Man. Come on Tyga, I thought you was better than to spit this over another generic beat about flossing. SKIP!

4. Don’t Regret It Now
Featuring Patrick Stump
Okay, now the album picks up with this track. That rock feel comes back when Fall Out Boy’s lead singer Patrick Stump shows up on the hook. (First The Roots and now this, is Patrick Stump going at Chris Martin for Hip-Hop’s favorite alt. rocker?). Even though Stump steals the show here, Tyga gets deep about life’s regrets. I could see MTV eating this shit up too.

5. Pillow Talkin’
Tyga gets at the ladies on this one. Over a 60’s sounding, piano laced beat, the songs get a little too mushy as it’s goes on. He was reaching on this one sounding more like a middle schooler with lines like; Thinking, you was my golden token/Now I’m feeling frozen /Looking like my like is hopeless. Yeah, my little niece may like this one, but not me.

6. AIM
I guess rhyming about picking up girls on AOL Instant Messenger is a little different; not by much but still a little different. The hook though? She don’t know me by my name/She just know me by my AIM. That sounds like some shit Lil’ Zane would say! The beat, while not terrible, still has that same generic feel as previous track.

7. First Timers
Maybe his labels are trying to market him as a teenage heart throb or something? This song isn’t in the same vain as the previous “Pillow Talkin’”. The hook sounds like something the Jonas Brothers would jump on, no lie homie. Tyge goes on about being young and in love, but for me it really misses the mark.

8. Cartoonz
This is Tyga’s attempt to do a concept song. He tries to take popular cartoons and flip them into everyday life. Meet me/The Looney Tune 17 from the CPT/Ed, Edd, And Eddy couldn’t beat me in more D’s/Roll 22’s on the whip/They call them Fantastic Four’s/Whoa I’m sick. Damn. I prescribe that he listens to “Labels” by Gza to see this kind of thing properly done. Points for trying though.

9. Summertime
Finally something I can’t trash! Tyga finally delivers on this one and steps it up; She know I spend c-notes on all my people/Well done/Ain’t nothing like that pool party fun/I got plenty drink/Give the pool party some. Of course it’s about the summer, but the beat on this one is laid back and appropriate for the subject. It’s funny how a good beat brings the best out of almost any rapper. I can’t hate on this one though.

10. Press 7
Tyga definitely has the hook up on the rock beats and hooks (Of course right?). It seems as if this beat is a little too big and overpowering for Tyga as he rhymes about breaking up with an ungrateful girl. The production is nice and the hook is tailor made for crossover appeal. Not a good song, but not bad either.

11. Woww
On this track, Tyga definitely is aiming for the clubs with this synth heavy song. On further listen though, you hear that he is actually going at wack rappers and industry heads. The hook is okay, but in it and the verse he talks about having this new sound that he really doesn’t. The actual song is not terrible though and shows that Tyga can actually write a complete song.

12. 2 AM
This song had good intentions but it kinda failed. I applaud Tyga for baring his soul, but with lines like; “My step dad beating me again/For a bad grade?/He must have had AIDS” or “Like mace from the police/I was danger”. He gets his point across but it could have been better. The beat was okay too,

13. Est. (80’s Baby)
Almost EST in the 90’s/ But I’m still a 80’s baby/Don’t even try it’s the way God made me/It’s the way God made me. Does this make sense to you? Being born in the 80’s isn’t like being Black or anything is it? Beside that weak hook, the beat actually has an epic feel to it. I guess it a good way to close out the album. Not a slam dunk but strong for this album.

Bottom Line:
Earlier in the review, when I said his flow reminds me of a “lesser Lupe”, that wasn’t a diss. Okay, maybe it was a diss to Lupe, but it might have been too big a compliment to Tyga. While he isn’t talking about shooting people, or dealing drugs, he talks about flossing just as much a Lil’ Wayne. Tyga touts that he’s bringing something different to Hip-Hop but really doesn’t bring much to the table as far as anything fresh and new. While not talentless, his lyrics could be compared more to Bow Wow or Lil’ Zane. Let’s be real, this album will be buried from the press of Tha Carter III when it’s released Tuesday. But is that a tragedy? No, all the co-signs in the world can’t buy you a good album.

nappyPicks: “Summertime”

Download: Tyga – “Summertime”

Despite being the flagship artist on Lil’ Jon’s BME Recordings, Lil’ Scrappy never reached the potential that was expected. After pushing 500K on his debut and a disappointing 382K on his follow up, Scrappy went on to sign a joint deal with Warner Brothers for his upcoming album Prince of the South. Scrappy has garnered some success like his fellow ATL brethren, but he has the youngsters and the streets on his side. But one thing you can say about Scrappy is that you can never question where he’s from!

G’s Up
This should have been titled “KnowwhatI’mtalkinbout!” Seeing that he says it multiple times, it’s just an intro, nothing major.

The A
This is a HOT song right here! The beat has a calypso playing in the back and Scrappy reps for his city on this one! You have to admit, Scrappy loves his city! CHECK IT OUT!

Keep it on the Low
I can’t front on this song, I like it. The beat is kind of simple, but it’s tight. Scrappy puts up some nice rhymes to go with the production.

Wassup
The first slip up on the album in my opinion. The track is has too much going on, which takes away from what Scrappy is saying. He gets lost in the track “See I’m a G, you’re an F!” Weak lines like that and a lazy hook doomed the song. NEXT!

Take Advantage
This is an intro for the next song which happens to be from Friday.

Smoke, Ride & Get Paid
This has to be a D-Boy anthem. The beat is pretty good and Scrappy shows that 50 taught him something, how to make a decent hook! “This is what we do, smoke and ride and get paid!” I like this one, BANGER!

The World is Mine
Featuring Lil’ Flip
Lil’ Flip resurfaces on the track, and I see why he fell back in the game. He says the same rhyme over and over again. Scrappy thinks he’s a don on the record and tries to convince the listeners that he’s don status. But we’re not fooled, we like the crunk Scrappy better.

Fo Sho
Again you can see the 50 influence on this song. The hook sounds like 50 helped him out. The hook can’t help out a dull song though! Scrappy doesn’t keep you interested on this song at all.

All Hunid’s
Scrappy gets a good beat and put together a good song. Scrappy does well when he stays in his environment. He does let some weak lines through, “I was so curious that they called me George!” Don’t let that line deter you from listening to the track though.

Believe
This is another intro, this time from American Gangster.

You Trippin’
Featuring Lil’ Flip
They must be real tight, because Flip got two songs on the album? But this one is has the screwed hook that Flip is accustomed to. But this one should have stayed on the cutting room floor. GARBAGE! Not because of Scrappy, but because of Flip and the track.

Throwin’ up Dat
A dumb hook can ruin a song along with a Muslim greeting coming from Scrappy. Why? SKIP!

Move Somethin’
You notice the CRUNK is back in Scrappy! This is one for the clubs that will have the ladies and gents with their mean mugs on and hood signs being thrown up!

Wassup, Wassup
Featuring J-Bo of the YoungBloodZ
This is a remix to the before mentioned “Wassup”, this time adding J-Bo to the remix, but it still didn’t help out because it’s the same song with J-Bo added to it. I still say SKIP!

Prince of the South
An Outro to album where Scrappy gives his official endorsement to Obama! Guess that does it for me!

Bottom Line:
Not that I was looking for Scrappy to come out the gates with a banger, I did expect something a little better. Scrappy is now on his third album, and I still don’t see artistic growth. He talks about the same subjects and it gets redundant at times. I thought being around 50 was going to help him, obviously it didn’t because he had TWO guest spots with Flip and a questionable add on with J-Bo. He could have done a song with someone in his age group and got the youngsters on his side, but he chose not to do that and his album flopped in my opinion! BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!

nappyPicks: “The A”, “Keep it on the Low”, & “Smoke, Ride & Get Paid”

Download: Lil’ Scrappy – “The A”

After 8Ball released his sixth solo album in April 2008, I guess it was partner MJG’s turn at the plate. With this being only his second solo album release in over 10 years since No More Glory in 1997, does MJG hold up the standard or prove that 8Ball & MJG are better together as a group than solo artists.

Y’all Ain’t Ready
Even though I didn’t think MJG was dead, I was thinking that it was over in terms of his rap career, as I haven’t really heard much from them since their single “You Don’t Want Drama” back in 2004. But this Intro is pretty much MJG letting us know that he hasn’t gone anywhere and they we aren’t ready for the music he’s about to drop on us. This is pretty much a pointless intro with MJG yelling over some weak music production. SKIP

Pimp Tight
Right off the back we are hit with the album’s title track and it doesn’t really do much for me as a listener. The beat on this song is pretty average and sounds like something that I’ve heard before too many times in regards to music production. MJG isn’t really saying anything as far as lyrics go that keep me interested.

Get Yo’ Ass Up
Featuring 8Ball
This is a track featuring MJG’s partner in rhyme 8Ball who stops by for a guest appearance. The track’s beat initially caught me with the ill lead guitar and vocal sample used by Kanye West in Beanie Sigel’s song “The Truth”. But after the initial second the beat came in very bland and remained boring. Once again MJG isn’t really saying anything lyrically to catch my ear, and for that fact neither is 8Ball. I think 8Ball outshines MJG on this track though.

The Truth
This is pretty much just an interlude to the next track and really serves no purpose. SKIP

Get You A Hoe
The beat on this song is pretty nice and had me noddin’ my head. MJG is basically talking about getting a hoe so she can make you that money. He’s telling about his experience with a hoe that knew and fucked with. Nothing really new here, we’ve heard this song before by plenty of different artists.

High Like An Eagle
This track is basically a song about smoking and how much MJG indulges in it in his life. The beat on this track is a little above average but not by that much. Once again, this song has been done by other artists and done better than this. I’ll take Lloyd Banks’ “I Get High” or Method Man & Redman’s “How High (Remix)” over this song if I want to listen to something about smoking or getting high.

Big Stakes
This is another interlude with a guy explaining how a good pimp understands the rules and regulations of the game. SKIP

At Last
This song uses the same beat that was featured on the Intro track of this album, which as I previously stated was pretty weak in production value. The only thing new about this track is the out of place Biggie vocal sample used within the beat/chorus. I’ll take a pass on this track and keep moving.

My Life, This Way
This is probably my favorite track on the entire album and for the fact the best track. The beat provided on this song is great and really fits the mood and topic on the track. MJG is finally saying something in his rhymes that are catching my ear and has a message to it. If more tracks on this album were like this one in quality I would probably like this project more than I do.

I Still Lay It Down
Featuring 8Ball
Right after that one high point in the album we’re back in a downward motion with a bad song. The beat on this track is pretty average and generic sounding and MJG and 8Ball’s lyrics don’t really complement it or make the track any better.

I Tried
The beat on this song is okay just because it uses the same sample found on Mary J. Blige’s “You Are Everything” and LeToya “Torn”. But this song can’t be compared to those because it’s just not up to par with them. MJG does a pretty good job with the lyrics on this song, as this is probably the second best song on the album. The chorus is weak to me, with it being done already and way better by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Akon on their song “I Tried”.

Whatever I Wanna Do
Damn I’ve been waiting for somebody to do a song using this sample, but this is just using it the wrong way. The sample used in this track on the beat doesn’t fit well at all. MJG isn’t really saying anything with his lyrics on this song and the chorus is just god-awful (“I’m just riding in my car, and I just got me an outfit/And I just got me some brand new shoes//And I’m feeling like I’m ready to go out and do whatever/Do whatever that I wanna do//”).

Small Town Girl
I don’t know what fascination is with this sample and why music producers are using it in their beats but it’s not Hip-Hop at all. This shit is really weak and sound corny especially after adding rhymes on top of it. I’ve already heard this sample used by Cam’ron on his song “Just Us” on his Public Enemy #1 mixtape. He used it better than it was used on this song, but the sample should still be avoided at all cost. I’m definitely skipping this track without hesitation.

It Ain’t Over
Contrary to the title of this song, it is over, and it’s over in a lot of ways. Once again this same weak beat is used for the third time on this album and it doesn’t sound any better. I don’t know what he was trying to do, but this isn’t “Hova’s Song” on Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter. That’s one of the only albums that I’ve heard that has been able to use the same beat nicely for the Intro and Outro. MJG should have left this shit alone after the first track.

Bottom Line:
After 14 tracks, well really 10 tracks (minus the Intro, Outro, and Interludes), clocking in at about 43 minutes total, I’m glad that MJG didn’t keep it too long and released a fairly short album. With only three good songs on this album out of the 14 tracks, it wouldn’t have been in his fair to release an album of long length. This is pretty much a poor album that I wouldn’t suggest anybody to purchase unless they are diehard MJG fans or fans of both 8Ball & MJG. I don’t expect to see any videos on TV or singles on the radio from this album like we saw with “You Don’t Want Drama” because this album just isn’t good enough for that. Just stay away from this album all together and cop the good songs separately off iTunes.

nappyPicks: “My Life, This Way”, “I Tried”, “Get You A Hoe”

Download: MJG -”My Life, This Way”

As hard as it might be to believe, I really don’t have anything against Hurricane Chris. Is it my fault than when I first saw him I thought, “Who is this chick trying to take Da Brat’s style?” Then I found out he was a guy. My bad. I guess a lot of people don’t make that mistake anymore since his single “A Bay Bay” blew up. So now, months after, here I am getting ready to review the 18 year old Louisiana native’s debut album, 51/50 Ratchet (I still don’t know what that means). Why did Hurricane Chris wait so long to drop his album even though his song has been out since April? Who knows, but I bet it was worth the wait (Can you detect the sarcasm?).

The album starts out with “Getting Money” featuring Nicole Wray. It’s your standard fair; “I grew up hard, I stay packing some heat, and I get money”. Nothing new here. The hook, while I think Nicole Wray is talented, is annoying as hell. Missy Elliot old home girl Nicole also appears on the second to last track on the album called “Momma”. I don’t have a problem with rappers giving props to Mom, but bring some creativity. Most of the rappers just try to improve on Pac’s “Dear Mama” formula; 99% fail. The second track on the album is “A Bay Bay”. I never really liked this song too much but I never really hated it. Shout out to that little 4 year old kid on the hook, I saw you stuntin’ on stage at the BET Hip Hop Awards with your chains on. I just hope your little ass know your ABC’s too. I will say that the “A Bay Bay (remix)”, which also appears on the album, is kinda a guilty pleasure. But it isn’t because of Boosie, E-40, Baby, The Game (Who mails it in), or Angie Locc (Who scares the hell out of me). The only reason the remix is still on my iPod is because of the Jadakiss verse (“Aint no stopping that I be where the gwap is at, excuse me, I be, wherever its poppin at”). I will admit that Hurricane Chris spits his best verse of the whole album on the remix also. Mr. Collipark shows up to produce some tracks for Mr. Hurricane Chris: “Touch Me” & “Playas Rock”. “Touch Me” is your basic attempt at getting the ladies involved. With lines like, “If I have to sacrifice a body part, I go deaf. Long as I can see your body with my eyes I don’t care”, this is a definite skip. The latter track, “Playas Rock”, is probably one of the better tracks on the album. It samples some Earth, Wind, & Fire and is kinda smooth. It’s brought down by Hurricane Chris’s rhyme cadence that he uses for every verse on this album. “Leaving You” is another song for the ladies but this he’s telling his lady he’s, um, leaving. While this song isn’t garbage, the hook once again makes it almost unbearable. Don’t get it twisted though, Hurricane Chris isn’t just a ladies man, he’s a killer too. “New Fashion” has Chris talking tough at rappers who “only thing they rapping about is they watches and they chains”. Come on Chris, don’t be a hypocrite. “Do Something” also has Hurricane Chris going at the ever present haters that preventing him from sleep and treating to come over their house and blast. Both these tracks just doesn’t fit a guy who looks like Kriss Kross and says “A Bay Bay”; I’m sorry. It’s the song “Bang” that almost fucked up my day. No not because of the tired content, but because it has a mediocre rapper featured on the track named Big Poppa. Now that’s some bullshit! Big Poppa? Really? Dude is like on 3 tracks too. What’s next? A rapper named 2Pacalypse? I will give Chris credit for something. Even though I feel he’s a “ringtone rapper”, I don’t think he feels that way about his self at all. On songs like “Beat In My Trunk”, “Doin’ My Thang” and “Walk Like That”, he makes statements about running the South and such. And as much as I hate to say it, I do hear a little old Cash Money in his sound which is not a bad thing. It isn’t more evident than on his second single, “The Hand Clap”. Yeah, I don’t care for it either, but don’t you hear shades of “Back That Azz Up” in it?

Bottom Line:
Some of you may feel I was too hard on Hurricane Chris in this review, and maybe I was. But you know what? It wouldn’t surprise me if he did blow up. Y’all already letting a lot of bullshit through, why not this? All in all, the beats weren’t that terrible and Hurricane Chris, while not the best rapper by any stretch on the imagination, does have a semi-tolerable delivery. This album is definitely not for me, but if your taste is more Lil’ Boosie than Nas, you may wanna check this one out yourself. I’ll pass on this one.

nappy Picks: “A Bay Bay (remix)”

Download: Hurricane Chris feat. Boxie – “Playas Rock”