Review #25: Natureboy Rowe "Texas Sensation"

Reviewed On 8.17.2007 (Review No. 25)

Okay Natureboy - This iz tha 2nd mixtape I'm checkin' out from ya (I checked out "Dallas Hottest Commodity" back in tha Fall of '06, but I never thought of giving a review for it) - This iz my review for "Texas Sensation" mixtape - Before I go, I'm going to rate tha songs on how much I like each one on a first listen, and what I currently think of them - Any song I've played/heard a bunch of times I will give my current review and my Current Rating - Any song I never heard before I will have a preview (anything typed before ">>>"), and a review, as well as a rating for a first listen - A rating of 4.0 iz very good for a first listen - I will determine which one my favorite iz by increasing tha 4.0 rating up to 5.0 (which I rarely give out) - Now then, here I go wit my review of tha "Texas Sensation" mixtape! Start Time: 10:15 PM


01. "Intro"
I think I heard it a long time ago, so lemme re-hear >>> Yeah that good lil' intro, and I like all those "wat up"'s - Nice rhymes on it - Since it's a rap in tha intro, I'm gonna give it a rating - My Rating: 4.0


02. "This In You"
Oh so you threw this one on tha mixtape I see... I think there should've been a better starting song than this, but this iz still good - This song iz a very good produced song IMO - Tha hook reminds me of tha T.I. & Nelly song "Get Loose" from tha "Urban Legend" CD - Nice rhymes on this female joint - It's slightly better than "Go Live" - My Current Rating: 4.4


03. "Back To The Hood"
Okay I never heard this one... first new joint for me on tha mixtape, so I have a High AL (anticipation level)!! >>> Oh nice on tha "I Luv It" beat - Nice hook - Pretty good right here Natureboy - My Rating: 3.8


04. "I'm Not Them"
I believe this has been one of my, or maybe my FAVORITE underground rap track of '07 - It TOTALLY speaks for itself - Tha whole song defines me - I don't do anything like everyone else pretty much - "Who Knows", you might even win some awards for this song on my 2007 Awards - Oh and how weird it's No. 4 on tha mixtape - 4 iz my favorite number - It has been holding on strong as a "near-death" song on my playlist (meaning I played it a lot, it got kinda old for me, but I still wanna play it here and there), and it's up to 28 whopping weeks already on my playlist (it's also tha only "near-death" song to stay around since I started tha "near-death" songs on my playlist back in May) - Oh you changed tha intro a lil' bit, and this sounds like it has a lower pitch in it - When you said "dawg" twice right before tha first verse ended, I wound up figuring I'd really enjoy this song more, and so I did - I still love it today after playing it for over a ½ year already! - It sounds like it's mixing into a song I never heard before - Either way, "I'm Not Them" iz one of my favorite songs by you - My Current Rating: 5.0


05. "In My Pocket"
Yup never heard it before, and High AL on it (I have a High AL on pretty much every song you make) >>> Maybe I heard this song before? It sounds real old (maybe from tha "DHC" mixtape?), but I remember it from somewhere, and it sounds real good (love that "boi-i-i-i-ing!") - I like that math line before tha 1:00 mark - And it looks like it's mixing into a song I never heard before again (maybe) - Either way, real hot - My Current Rating: 4.5


06. "Have A Party" Feat. Rashad
Yeah this one might've been on your site or somethin'... >>> I'm glad it ain't over tha Mobb Deep/50 Cent beat - Rashad sounds pretty good singin' on this - I believe this iz old, and I never heard it yet - Again, nice rhymes Natureboy - You sounded great on this joint - My Rating: 3.9


07. "Introducing Southpaw"
I never heard Southpaw before (I know they ur buddies), so if this a song, then I wanna hear it - If it's a skit, then I wanna hear it also >>> They sound pretty good - Not bad lil' "Knockin' Doorz Down" version of their's - Next song sounds like it's going into somethin' wit "Front, Back"? I hope so - My Rating: 3.6


08. "Ain't Knocking" (a.k.a. "Gone Happen (Mixtape Version)")
Iz this "Gone Happen" or somethin' 'cause I was just singin' it myself >>> Oh it ain't tha "Front, Back" beat, my bad - Yeah this did pretty decent on my playlist - I thought you had a real nice flow & rhymes over this beat - My Current Rating: 4.1


09. "So Fly (I'm Fly)"
Now I'm singin' another song... "so fly, so cool..." Who tha hell sung that? I forgot (maybe I'll think of it later), but lemme hear this joint >>> Ooh nice beat - Your voice sounds real low pitch on this - Nice hook, and nice first verse - Oh that "So Fly" song I was singin' before was by Wes Fif - Anyway, great 2nd verse, and it looks like "Keep It Rocking" iz next... uh oh (find out wit my review for it) - My Rating: 3.9


10. "Keep It Rocking"
Was really feelin' it when I first heard it on Dirty South Radio, but after a few weeks it sizzled down for me, and I kinda am avoiding this song now wit playing it 'cause it reminds me a lil' of that shitty-ass-gay-ass 2nd semester I had at college (mainly during tha end of March & April), but either way, "Keep It Rocking" iz that joint - Of course, King Stunna iz a beast on tha beats - I always thought you put a lot of effort into this song 'cause it sounds great how u made it - I always really liked that bridge part "looooooook at meeeeeeeeeeee, I'm 100 from my headdddd to my feeeeeeeeet..." that whole part was, and still iz tha shit - It sounds like "Go Live" iz next since I heard that "yeaaah" at tha end - My Current Rating: 4.3


11. "Go Live"
This iz that club banger right there - It has "club" written all over it! - It feels like every song sounds slower on tha pitch now, but it's all good 'cause it sounds good - Oh wow we go from dirty version of "Keep It Rocking" (which I always had tha clean version) to a clean version of "Go Live" (which I have tha dirty version) - Lol @ that mix up - Ewe "nipple" censored? Yuck - "Gun" censored? More yuckness - Well I'm not judging tha song by its cleaness on tha mixtape luckily for you, so here goes my rating - My Current Rating: 4.3 (deduction would've been down to 4.1)


12. "Car Wash"
Lol @ tha title - I like it for Natureboy Rowe! High AL! >>> Lol @ tha "Magic City" beat - Nice lil' selection there - Hook sounds good - Love that line "roarin' like tha Lion King" - Real good first verse - Lol @ "my nigga came thru and spilled some chips" - I really like that line 'cause it's somethin' different - Very good for a beat I already heard before! - My Rating: 4.4


13. "I Talk That"
You said "Big Tuck" (I think) before tha song ended, so I'm guessin' it's on tha "I Know U Want That" beat? Lemme see >>> I was wrong, this beat sounds really old (I can't think of what it iz - I don't think it's Young Capone "What It Iz") - I like that "I gots flow like tha...uh..." line - Now this beat iz drivin' me nuts (can't think of what it was originally) - Good flowin' on tha track again - Another great line "look I'm ROWE...!!" - Aight I'm lookin' thru my iTunes library to see what that beat was *looks* - I just re-heard tha beginning of your version, and just remembered that it was Young Capone "Lights, Camera, Action" (from January 2006, which I got 3 months before Dirty South Radio) - Either way, My Rating: 4.0


14. "How To Act (Willy Biggs Mix)"
I don't remember what this originally sounded like, but I guess it's gettin' remixed, so lemme hear it >>> Oh WOW real nice flowwwww boyyyy!! "I stay fly, I think I see Mars!" My Rating: 4.6


15. "Get Mo (Da Ish)"
Yeah this was that anthem right there!! Glad u included it onto this mixtape! That hook iz SO OFF THA CHAIN!! - I love that "masturbating trunk" line, it's so funny, yet so good, lol - Where does "Da Ish" come from in tha ID? But yeah, definately an anthem that I still really feel - My Current Rating: 4.8


16. "Flow No. 1"
Let's see what this iz about >>> It sounds like you recorded your vocals off of somethin' different wit this one - Nice lil' flow - I don't have much to say about it - My Rating: 3.5


17. "I Sag" Feat. Yung Mike
Yay you put this song wit Yung Mike on here!! Love tha hook, and I LOVED it a lot better during my break from college! "Belt buckle made of chrome" - Yeah it's tha perfect "so fresh" song right here!! - My Current Rating: 4.7


18. "My Wheels Clean"
Yup another classic banger right here! I knew this was on here, and here it iz finally - I remember you tellin' me you recorded this when you had tha flu, a cold, or somethin' (that u were sick), but in tha end, it became a banger! I didn't add it quickly, but then it became a HUGE anthem for me at my college during tha 2nd semester (before tha gay-ass bullshit) - I like how you mixed tha outro to its own intro - Still a banger, it never gets old! - My Current Rating: 4.4


19. "I Rap"
Yes you kept tha title like that - Second song I heard from you back on October 14, 2006, and I fell in love wit tha beat (I didn't even know it was somebody else's beat) - I play it here and there, and it brings back memories to when I got knocked out in a hospital (because they took blood out of me), and that great 1st semester I had at college - Oh yeah I remember when I first heard this, and that title "I Rap", I remember really likin' your titles to your songs - My Current Rating: 4.6


20. "So A1"
What's this? >>> *Gets excited* It looks like it's tha shout outs!!! - Oh whoops I'm gettin' excited to early - Nice lil' hook right here - Nice 1st verse right there - I like tha "like Slim & Baby, I got cash money" line - This iz nice and smooth right here - My Rating: 3.8


21. "Diddy Rock"
Let's see this song (High AL) >>> Lol @ tha Diddy... Nice fast beat and fast flow - I like tha "side 2 side" line - That was nice - My Rating: 3.7


22. "Real Slow"
From going "real fast" to "real slow", lemme see what this song has goin' on >>> Nice lil' old beat from The Roots - This iz different in a good way - Nice hook - Kinda long ending, but pretty decent - I'm guessing this really long ending iz tha way of tha mixtape ending? - My Rating: 3.6


23. "Gone Happen (Album Version)"
Oh now you call it "Gone Happen", lol (unlike before wit "Ain't Knocking") - I liked tha beat to this, and this one did aight on my playlist - No more mixing? I'm guessin' tha mixtape iz ending... Yeah Natureboy, "I swore you was a plummer," lol - My Current Rating: 4.0


24. Stylez "My Way"
Last song, so I'm dyin' to hear it - High AL >>> Real nice lil' intro beat right there - Oh this ain't you I'm guessin' (I almost thought you were singin' tha hook for a second, lol) - Do you know Stylez or somethin'? Oh good there's some rappin' here and there on tha 2nd verse - I like that hook for singing - As for an R&B/Rap joint, I'm gonna give it a pretty decent rating since I like it - My Rating: 3.9


25. "Hip Hop Is Dead (Outro)"
Okay I been DYING to hear it!!! VERY HIGH AL!!! >>> Yes more rapping!! Feelin' that old school beat right there - I like all that consistant rapping! I think I missed something on tha outro... I had to re-hear it again to officially catch it (I thought you were gonna say Frankie, but you said "Lucky") - I really, REALLY, REALLY appreciate tha shout out fa'real - You will get my support all day, "ERRR-DAY" - Now for this rating, I'm gonna rate when you were rapping on this, so here it goes: My Rating (Rapping Part): 3.8


Overall: End Time: 12:33 AM - That was a really great mixtape, really good! I'm glad you kept a bunch of tha songs I originally love from tha past, and I liked tha new jointz I never heard - I still can't get over tha shout out!!!!! I'm goin' crazy in my mind, lol!! - I know/hope them bitch-asses that hate on me/under rate me at my college'll get all jealous over it 'cause they ain't me, and "I'm not them"! Anyway, here's my rankings for my ratings:


Rankings (According To My Ratings):

25. "Flow 1" 3.5
24. "Introducing Southpaw" 3.6
23. "Real Slow" 3.6
22. "Diddy Rock" 3.7
21. "So A1" 3.8
20. "Hip Hop Is Dead (Outro)" 3.8
19. "Back To The Hood" 3.8
18. Stylez "My Way" 3.9
17. "So Fly (I'm Fly)" 3.9
16. "Have A Party" Feat. Rashad 3.9
15. "Intro" 4.0
14. "Gone Happen (Album Version)" 4.0
13. "I Talk That" 4.0
12. "Ain't Knocking" (a.k.a. "Gone Happen (Mixtape Version)") 4.1
11. "Keep It Rocking" 4.3
10. "Go Live" 4.3
09. "Car Wash" 4.4
08. "This In You" 4.4
07. "My Wheels Clean" 4.4
06. "In My Pocket" 4.5
05. "I Rap" 4.6
04. "How To Act (Willy Biggs Mix)" 4.6
03. "I Sag" Feat. Yung Mike 4.7
02. "Get Mo (Da Ish)" 4.8
01. "I'm Not Them" 5.0