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© 2008 CD Review (Review #60)
reviewed on 2.18.2008 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
01. "Intro / Not My Dogg"
How we gon start this thang off? I don't know too much about VL Mike, so lemme learn sum shit about him. >>> Iz this gon be a whole mixtape givin' shots to B.G.? I dunno about tha whole thing. What happened between you and B.G.? Why do you guys have beef? But yeah, VL Mike I'm definitely lookin' forward to your shit on this mixtape brah. My Rating: N/A (due to too short of length for a song (I think it was just a hook))
02. Ziggy "Da Follow Up"
Oh so it's not just VL Mike. Who's Ziggy? >>> You and VL Mike have tha BADDEST attitudes. Feelin' tha attitudes fa'sho! Yeah DEFINITELY goin' berserk! My Rating: N/A
03. "Come Thru Me"
Okay let's see tha 1st actual joint on this thang. >>> Good no jacked beat. Good line: "ya know what I'mma do homie, put him in a box" or somethin' like that. I was feelin' that. This might be tha most "gangsta" CD/mixtape I reviewed outta this month. Wow that was some HARD SHIT at tha end! Gotta feel this. Can't say nothin' negative about it. My Rating: 3.8
04. "Dig-A-Hole"
I'm guessin' a HARD freestyle on tha Jay-Z beat of tha same name? >>> Yup tha beat iz correct. Pretty good. It's still hard. I think there's too much Jay-Z samplin' goin' on here… Okay good tha last minute iz VL Mike talkin'. My Rating: 4.0
05. Juice "Fresh Breath"
Let's hear what he has to say… >>> Good message, but I'm feelin' that I'm not gonna like tha next joint 'cause its got that "You Don't Know" beat by Eminem & tha crew from 2006. My Rating: N/A
06. "We Run It" Feat. Twelve A’Klok
Lol. Instead of callin' it "You Don't Know", you called it tha 1st words of tha hook. What's gonna come outta this? >>> Okay good lyrics by VL Mike. Tryna put a picture in my head about what he's sayin'. Good verse by VL Mike and good verse by Twelve A’Klok. I heard "51/50" in this at tha end. I know Hurricane Chris called it his debut album title, but what iz it? My Rating: 3.9
07. Funny "We Real"
What's wit only 8 seconds? How much good shit can you fit in 8 seconds? >>> Yeah that's a good short message. I didn't notice at first, but I think that's tha intro to "Make It Rain" I heard at tha end of this. Lol… My Rating: N/A
08. "I'm From New Orleans"
Lovin' tha length of this joint (6:06). If this iz on tha "Make It Rain" beat, it betta sound real good! >>> It iz "Make It Rain" beat. Really like tha hook. Yeah tha only thing you know iz to "keep it hood"! I like during tha hook where you say "I'm from New Orleans, nigga. I'm tha dirtiest part of tha south" (or instead of "part" iz it "water"? I think it's "part"). That part sounds hot. That was jammin' all tha way thru. Major props to ya dawg. My Rating: 4.5
09. Ziggy "Da Wiggla"
Lol @ that title. What he gon do in 1 and 2/60ths minutes? >>> Vicious right there that you gon shoot someone wit a grenade launcher!! NICE vicious message right there! Lovin' this gangsta shit! My Rating: N/A
10. "Ether"
Heard this on tha "Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 1" mixtape. I was not anticipated for it at first 'cause I saw it was a diss to B.G. (which I have no problem with), but I loved that viciousness at tha end of this. Lemme re-hear and see what I have to give for another review. >>> Yeah that shit was REAL good. A REAL strong diss, and Ziggy was tha one that's goin' berserk! *INTERMISSION* Another VERY GOOD song just came on Music Choice Dance just now as a "rare song" (see more of a definition of that in my previous review, "Pyrex Radio Vol. 5"). It's Jupiter Rising "Go! (Dave Aude Radio Edit)", and I'm in a REAL GOOD mood now (and I didn't even get a call back from Jimmy The DJ and I'm still fit to be in a really good mood). Definitely LOOKIN' FORWARD to some more beserk shit on here!!! *INTERMISSION ends* Tha FUCKIN' VICIOUS shit! I LOVE IT!! My Current Rating: 4.2 (HIGHEST increase so far for a song. It's a +1.2 rating since my review on "Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 1"!!)
11. "Lock & Load" Feat. Twelve A’Klok
My first High AL on this mixtape (even tho we're ½ way through). Looks like we gon "lock & load" some semis, so I definitely wanna hear what's goin' on wit this!! >>> Good what I was expecting: a different beat. It's somethin' that's not jacked, and sounds HOT! I guess tha high anticipation level came from that "rare song" coming on Music Choice Dance! Definitely a good definition of definin' tha fake-ass-lames out there! VL Mike definitely had a pretty good verse. That screwed part in tha hook sounds aight. It's only good when Twelve A’Klok says tha part about tha fakes & snitches. Yeah "nothin' but serious rhymes that's comin' afta me." I agree wit you VL Mike. 3rd verse KILLED it! REAL GOOD 3rd verse! My Rating: 4.6
12. "Wus Up"
It's close to 5.5 minutes, so definitely continuing my high hopes wit a High AL! >>> Tha unexpected Juvenile "Set It Off" beat (classic right there) on this joint. That's a REAL HOT hook (sounds almost tha same, but sounds better)! This whole joint iz jammin' wit real nice diss rhymes/verses. I guess B.G. really pissed you tha fuck off (by all this anger that's goin' on). I'm lookin' forward to findin' out why ya'll beefin'… Real nice 1+ minute interlude at tha end. My Rating: 4.4
½time: Off to a pretty good start, but DEFINITELY REAL GANGSTA SHIT right here! I wonder what tha rest of tha mixtape gon be like… … ….
13. "A Word From VL Mike"
What ya got to say my dawg? >>> Definitely feel you on that brah. Good message. All I can say iz Jimmy The DJ iz one lucky muthafucka to be from/in Louisiana. He gets to talk/sometimes hang out wit all these dudes, so yeah, you tha lucky dog. Fuck my status, lol (nah I'm just playin'). But yeah, that's cool that Jimmy gets to connect wit VL Mike here and there (and that A-Mar & Dyl/Max Minelli/VL Mike joint "To The Max" gon be BANGIN' when tha video gets shot on March 15th! Tha song iz str8! I like it. I didn't hear VL Mike on tha version I have, but when tha video version drops, VL Mike gon spit some shit on there, so you know it gon be TIGHT)! My Rating: N/A
14. DJ Kristyles "Put Da Drink Down"
Track 14 = 14 seconds, lol. >>> Nice check in. Yeah ya'll haterz put ya drink down and listenin' to that dude VL Mike! My Rating: N/A
15. "U Could Hate Me – Can't See Me"
I like tha 2 part title that's goin' on here. Hope it sounds good! >>> Tha "Realest Killaz" beat from 2003… I thought it was gonna be that Diddy/Nas "Hate Me Now" beat. "Wash it all wit that gun powder" Like that. This iz on some serious gangsta type of shit right here. Definitely feelin' it. Good rendition of tha hook too. Good shit. My Rating: 4.3
16. "Do It Myself"
You seem to be doin' a pretty damn good job by yo self on these jointz! Definitely feelin' 'em and I got a High AL for this. Not just 'cause it's No. 16, but also that its got a good title. >>> That was a long, slow intro, so I was a lil' worried for a sec, but looks like it catched up. Not bad. Sounds more West Coast style for me on tha beat. I expected it to be a lil' better, but it still sounds pretty good. My Rating: 3.8
17. Bear & Ziggy "Get Exposed"
What gon be exposed now? More of B.G., lol? >>> Yup I was right, lol. My Rating: N/A
18. "My Block"
Kept 2/3's of tha title I see. Just by tha last second of that "Get Exposed", I heard tha Scarface "On My Block" joint at tha end (tha beat). Lemme hear what you gon talk about. >>> Nice true story. Feelin' it. Good lyrics. My Rating: 3.9
19. "Gangsta Shit" Feat. Twelve A’Klok
Tha title = Tha whole mixtape! Str8 up "gangsta shit"!! Got a High AL for it, but I have a feelin' it gon be a jacked beat 'cause of tha 5:34 on tha length… >>> I don't recognize tha beat… Was this beat on another mixtape or somethin' 'cause there's a weird female in tha background. I remember reviewing somethin' yesterday or 2 dayz ago wit a weird female in tha background… A nice song to jam to. Everything about it iz good. I don't really have anything to say about it. My Rating: 3.9
20. Twelve A’Klok "It's Twelve A’Klok"
In "12" minutes it iz ova here (in Northeast PA), lol. But yeah, let's see what's goin' on wit this joint. >>> Unexpected Jody Breeze/Slim Thug "Stackin' Paper" beat in tha background. It sounded pretty good tha whole way around. My Rating: 3.8
21. Ziggy, Bear & Funny "We Jackin'"
"Jackin'" a beat for this? And it's them this time. VL Mike showin' his dudes luv on this mixtape (for their own jointz). Let's see what's up… >>> I thought this was gon be a joint, but it's a real nice long interlude. That Ziggy dude iz startin' to remind me of my boy Big Mike's roommate T, when he would scream at me and shit during my 2nd semester at college. But yeah, real nice gangsta shit right here (as alwayz)! My Rating: N/A
22. "Real Talk"
I dunno about tha "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" beat tho for this… >>> I like that announcement in tha beginning (kinda like wit "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)"), even tho that gurl sounded kinda cheesy. WOW even more cheesy when she said "Souljer Slim". Ugh that gurl! She kept appearing in this! BTW, this was okay. It wasn't really gangsta like them other jointz as well. My Rating: 2.9
23. "It Iz What It Iz"
What will happen in these 2 minutes minus 1 second of this joint? >>> Okay that was real good (prolly one of tha best interludes outta tha mixtape). I'm gonna say this (as I've said it a few times): I really like when rappers say "dawg" just 'cause it's real cool to me, and I also really like tha sayin' "ya dig", especially if it's said in tha right type of slang from tha right type of person (and ya'll from Louisiana say it pretty good). My Rating: N/A
24. Game "It's Murda"
And what's Game doin' on here? >>> I really like that "they call it mur-they call it mur-they call it murda!" throughout tha hook! Pretty good joint right here. Glad to hear some new Game shit here and there at times. Not much to say, it's jammin'. My Rating: 4.1
25. "Still Me" Feat. Game (***BONUS***)
What could this be for a 4:24 joint? >>> Sorry, this a REAL bad bonus. I heard this as Natureboy Rowe remixed it, and he was tha only one that did his thang on it. Game did pretty good as well, but tha hook to this iz really terrible. Another reason I really don't like this iz 'cause I thought Natureboy Rowe was tryin' to make a "West Coast transition" wit this joint when he showed it to me. BTW, I didn't realize VL Mike was on this. I like it a lil' better now, but still shitty song to me, especially that really horrible hook. My Current Rating: 1.4
Overall: End Time: 12:20 AM. And there goes my 1 hour, 58 minutes review. Hope ya liked it. I thought tha mixtape was pretty good. I really loved all that gangsta/REALLY VICIOUS shit on there! You and Ziggy some vicious dudes!!
Rankings (according to ratings):
15. "Still Me" Feat. Game (***BONUS***) 1.4
14. "Real Talk" 2.9
13. "Come Thru Me" 3.8
12. Twelve A’Klok "It's Twelve A’Klok" 3.8
11. "Do It Myself" 3.8
10. "We Run It" Feat. Twelve A’Klok 3.9
09. "Gangsta Shit" Feat. Twelve A’Klok 3.9
08. "My Block" 3.9
07. "Dig-A-Hole" 4.0
06. Game "It's Murda" 4.1
05. "Ether" 4.2
04. "U Could Hate Me – Can't See Me" 4.3
03. "Wus Up" 4.4
02. "I'm From New Orleans" 4.5
01. "Lock & Load" Feat. Twelve A’Klok 4.6
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