Review #22: Wes Fif & DJ Smallz "Dead Presidents"

Reviewed on 8.01.2007 (Review No. 22)


Alright tha moment I've been waiting for - tha Wes Fif mixtape wit DJ Smallz "Dead Presidents" - Now a change up on tha rating scores: a 4.0 (which was previously tha highest rating) will increase up to a 5.0 - 4.0 iz a very good rating, but if I wanna determine which song iz close to, or iz my favorite, I will increase tha song's rating (like instead of a 4.0 for every good song, I might have 4.3's, 4.7's, etc - I VERY RARELY give out 5.0 ratings) - And since I heard this mixtape has songs from tha other mixtape, any song that I have reviewed before won't have My Rating - Instead, it'll have My Current Rating, what I think of it currently (if tha song iz still real good, or has worn off on me) - And as always, anything typed before ">>>" iz before I listen to tha song; anything after iz my thoughts - Now, onto tha mixtape - Start Time: 11:20 PM:


01. "Fear Factor Intro" Feat. DJ Smallz
Alright lovin' tha intro title!! "Fear Factor" makes me give it a thumbs up, so High AL (anticipation level) on tha intro >>> Ooh a phone call in tha beginning! Nice beat after tha phone call - How old iz that lil' kid talkin'? Nice lil' long intro! My Rating: N/A

02. "Bread"
Alright High AL 'cause it's a NEW SONG - Let's see how Wes Fif iz makin' sum "bread" >>> Nice intro - Yes an acronym - Yes Wes Fif, once again, you're tha truth - Yeah cool beat in a weird/good way (mainly during tha hook) - A nice hustler anthem right here - Gotta get that $$$ - Another great first listen! My Rating: 4.2


03. "Them Niggaz Mad"
YES A NEW SONG I NEVER HEARD - Let's see how this'll start tha songs off on tha mixtape! High AL!! >>> Yes nice intro, and REAL NICE hook/beat! This iz what I wanna hear on here!! GREAT first verse! Yes REALLY REALLY LOVIN' THA HOOK & BEAT FA'REAL!!! VERY, VERY GOOD START to tha mixtape!! My Rating: 5.0
EDIT: Whoops I reviewed this one before 2...


04."Hangin' Out Da Window" Feat. Lil' Meechie
Looks like a new feat. artist on this joint, and I really like tha title, so High AL on this >>> Tha beat from tha previous song got me excited for this - Nice hook on this - Thumbs up for rewinding it back Smallz - Nice verse on that Wes Fif - Yeah yo niggaz watchin' u out tha window 'cause of how good of a rapper you are - You represent tha "O" to tha fullest - Okay Lil' Meechie sounded good on his verse - Pretty good; thumbs up to it - My Rating: 4.0


05. "G-Code"
Okay first song I heard already - Matter a'fact, this iz tha 3rd mixtape I'm hearing this on now - Still really feelin' it; another great anthem! First listen was a 4.0, second listen was a 4.0 (without adjustments), and now with adjustments, I should give it something higher - My Current Rating: 4.4


06. "Cop Car"
Yet another song I never heard, and I like tha title, so High AL >>> Crunk beat? Sounds like "Totally Dude" by Shop Boyz beat - Oh whoops, it's "Party Like A Rockstar" beat - I like tha impostaz/pasta line - Also tha tuck ya ice in/you ain't iced out line - Yup nice hook, I would say better than Shop Boyz's - Also like tha "chopper city boyz like B.G." line - Yes Wes Fif - You shit on everyone else (most rappers pretty much) - But yeah, feelin' it a lot - Great version of Shop Boyz! My Rating: 4.5


07. "SS Drop"
Time for "lucky 7" - It feels like every song I never heard I have a High AL for - That's 'cause of how good Wes Fif iz - But yeah, High AL on this; I'll find out what an "SS Drop" iz >>> Oh shit, lol - That "SS" iz a "Southern Smoke", my bad - My Rating: N/A


08. "That's Money" Feat. Mighty Mike
Mighty Mike appears again - First he was "snowed up" on tha "Snowed Up" joint wit Wes Fif - now this joint, and glad to hear them both on a track again - High AL >>> Aight nice hook, and good catchiness - Good flow/vocals on Mighty Mike - Lol @ that girl on tha hook - She sounds nice - My Rating: 3.9


09. "I'm Paid"
*Cracks a smile* Yes this song again, and again, and again!! 3rd mixtape I saw this on - Prolly my favorite mixtape track for 2007 - I NEVER get sick of it - First listen adjusted would've been really high - This'll always be a certified classic/favorite in my opinion, so I guess since it's always been my joint, it'll get tha full rating - My Current Rating: 5.0


Halftime: So far pretty much all tha songs have been BANGERS!!! I didn't expect that many new jointz, so MAJOR MAJOR PROPS so far!!!


10. "Fuck What You Thank"
Let's see this one >>> Oh no "Buy U A Drank" beat... What'll come outta Wes Fif on this one? Okay good Wes Fif spittin' a verse - Lmao @ that singer on tha hook - Really liking tha whole "money" subjects - That's a good subject when it comes to songs IMO - And I'm still really liking all tha times he says "dawg" and "bruh" - Another great (lol @ that hook) version of another song Wes Fif - My Rating: 3.7


11. "I Do Not Fuck Off"
Oh I remember this one - I sampled it one day on his Myspace; it's his version of "The Way I Live" - Lemme re-hear, and give an official review >>> Yeah this iz good; good verses, and yeah, I'm Wes Fif's dawg IMO - I got a lot of respect for him - My Rating: 3.6


12. "I Go Hard" Feat. 3AM
On a first listen 3 weeks ago on 7.11.2007, I said I wasn't going to add it to my playlist, but I did a week later, so thumbs up to it - Since L.B. said it was his single, that made me look out for it on Music Choice Rap (as well as "Haterz") - That's one reason why I'm keeping track of tha songs on Music Choice Rap this week - Anyway, let's see what I shall give it as a rating >>> Feelin' tha beat more - Nice lil' rewind there Smallz - Still tryin' to work on feelin' tha hook tho... Yeah that singer (or singers) 3AM sounds aight - I guess this iz 'cause it's tha first song I'm hearing 3AM on - My Rating: 3.5


13. "Freaky"
Let's see how "freaky" he gets on this for tha females >>> Wow slow start... I don't know about that hook... tha "I Go Hard" one I'd say iz better - I dunno about this one... This one sounds more like a future single (like a single after a club single) - Wes Fif's verses of course are good - That hook gets a thumbs down for me - This won't have that high of a rating for me - Okay Wes Fif's 3rd verse I'm feelin' a lot better, so there's some life there - Maybe this'll grow on me in tha future? All it needs iz time - Even tho not my type of song, good female song by Wes Fif tho - My Rating: 2.6


14. "Haterz Everywhere" Feat. B.O.B.
*Cracks a smile* Yeah this song again - 2nd time hearing it on a mixtape, and I listened to it a few times earlier this weekend on tha "RNR - Direct Connect" mixtape wit Bigga Rankin - Nice lil' Rick Ross in tha intro - Still really feelin' that beat, as it really reminds me of a dance/trance beat - Shit, now I'm REALLY feelin' tha beat for some reason - it sounds GREAT on my surround stereo - Still MAJOR thumbs down to my sources for ignoring this - why??? My friend online who iz a big fan of dance/trance music'll prolly really like tha beat to this - I'll have him listen and see if he likes it - And I think I'm going to be giving it a higher rating this time on this review - Tha review on tha "RNR - Direct Connect" I gave it a *goes and looks* 3.8 - Aight time to raise it a lil' - My Rating: 4.0


15. "My Dawgs"
It has been on my Top 10 Countdown 1 spot for about a week now (going on and off it) - Tha title iz DEFINITELY a personal favorite (especially tha subject) - I wind up doin' everything for "my dawgs" at college, but they don't pay nowhere near tha respect as I pay them - That's what sux about tha subject when it's in my hands, but in Wes Fif's hands, it's good - One thing I really dislike iz if some dude hugs some other dude, it's aight - Even tho I feel real odd to do it when called for, if I was to hug another dude, it would look real weird - Cool wit someone else, but weird wit me - That's one thing I REALLY don't understand... - Either way, great song - Became my 2 Urban joint on my playlist recently, so props to that (it fell right underneath tha tracks I would listen to from "RNR - Direct Connect" mixtape, so it was like Wes Fif had tha 1 and 2 Urban joints on my playlist recently) - Yeah Fear Factor Music - Lol @ that shortened ending (was that called for) - My Rating: 4.7


16. "Nothin' Like" Feat. Chubby Relle
Since I know what 17 iz, this iz tha last new joint, and another new feat. artist for me, so High AL >>> Slow start - I know I've heard this beat or somethin' before - Oh wait, I'm dumb; this iz on that "RNR - Direct Connect" mixtape, so this iz my 2nd time hearing it on a mixtape - This iz good, but I don't think it should've been on here - There were other great songs on that mixtape that could've made it, but it's all good - Let's see what I gave it on tha other mixtape: Oh shit I put it as my least favorite song on tha last mixtape? Shit that was dumb - I only gave it a 3.0 - Well then for this, I'mma make it a lil' higher - My Rating: 3.6


17. "See Me" Feat. J.A.
My 2nd HOTTEST Urban joint of Winter 2006/2007 - This iz tha 3rd time I'm seeing it on a mixtape, and it has always been a banger - Still not tired of it/still enjoy it, although "I'm Paid" iz better - I might nominate this song for "Hottest Beat of 2007" on my 2007 Awards - We'll see if it wins! - It also might be nominated for "Best Underground Rap Song" - My Rating: 4.9


Overall: End Time: 12:59 AM - GREAT mixtape, ESPECIALLY tha beginning! I'm glad they kept 's 5, 9, 14, and 17 on there - This iz a good look for Wes Fif - I thought I was going to already know a bunch of tha songs, but out of 15 songs, I knew 7 out of 15, so at least that's 50+% of new jointz for me - As tha last mixtape had too many skits, this had too little - there was that one skit (7), and that's it - There should've been a few thrown in here!


Rankings (According To Ratings):

15. "Freaky" 2.6
14. "I Go Hard" Feat. 3AM 3.5
13. "I Do Not Fuck Off" 3.6
12. "Nothin' Like" Feat. Chubby Relle 3.6
11. "Fuck What You Thank" 3.7
10. "That's Money" Feat. Mighty Mike 3.9
09. "Haterz Everywhere" Feat. B.O.B. 4.0
08. "Hangin' Out Da Window" Feat. Lil' Meechie 4.0
07. "Bread" 4.2
06. "G-Code" 4.4
05. "Cop Car" 4.5
04. "My Dawgs" 4.7
03. "See Me" Feat. J.A. 4.9
02. "Them Niggaz Mad" 5.0
01. "I'm Paid" 5.0

^ Again, just like wit tha last mixtape ("RNR - Direct Connect"), I have 9 ratings of at least 4.0, so that's watz good - come to think of it, I prolly should've flipped 7 wit 5 - just thinkin' about it, I thought I rated "Cop Car" too high, but it's all good - Wes Fif keep doin' yo thang!