Review #67: Webbie "Savage Life 2"

Reviewed on 2.25.2008 & 2.26.2008 (Review No. 67)

Wat tha deal iz it's yo boy Frankie. Doin' my 25th review for tha month. Tonight, it's one of tha most anticipating albums of 2008, tha Webbie sophomore album "Savage Life 2". Hopefully it turns out great, and "Independent" just got added to Music Choice Hitlist. This must be his most mainstream single to date! Also, today was aight at college. Too bad there might not be many smokin' moments for a while at my college 'cause somethin' happened wit an alarm goin' off, and it sux real bad. But to cheer me up today, I got to talk to this gurl Kelyse online (who I haven't seen since June 1999) on AIM. Definitely glad to hear from someone from back in tha day! Start Time: 10:20 PM | Video Game Playing: Tetris Attack (for Super Nintendo) (on my computer)


Disclaimer: I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0; each rating iz my own opinion! I only please myself wit my ratings! I don’t care how lyrical you are, as long as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and then lyrics. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings. If a song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6 rating, I pretty much really love it, as it’s considered mindblowin’ when I hear it! Any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. Anything I type before “ >>> ” iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song; anything after I type “ >>> ” iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening to it. If you sound like anything too mainstream for me or have auto-tune in your vocals, I’m not buyin’ it!

© 2008 CD Review (Review #67) reviewed on 2.25.2008 & 2.26.2008 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.

01. "2 Smooth"
Are we gonna start things off smooth? Definitely lookin' forward to this new CD! Hope it does REAL GOOD wit tha $ale$!! >>> Sounds like a good sample or somethin' in tha background. Yeah I don't mind that this joint iz "2 smooth". Feelin' tha rhymes and that smooth hook! My Rating: 3.7


02. "Six 12's" Feat. Mouse
This one might sound harder. Lookin' forward wit a high anticipation level (High AL)! >>> I thought this was gonna be better… This iz just a first listen right now, so I dunno. Tha beat iz better than tha last song, but that hook doesn't sound right all repetitive like that. Okay there's no feature on tha ID on this, but that's Mouse on tha 3rd verse. Good job Mouse. I thought you had tha best part of tha song! My Rating: 3.2


03. "Independent" Feat. Lil' Phat & Lil' Boosie
Oh now they put tha features on tha ID, and they put it wrong. I usually ID it by order of who comes in first. Phat has tha 2nd and Boosie has tha 3rd. Either way, I didn't think this song was gonna do as big as it iz doin' right now, but this seems to happen to lots of Trill Ent. songs ("Give Me That", "Zoom", and "Wipe Me Down" blew up). I still love this song, especially tha whole "I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T" throughout tha hook. That was ALWAYS my favorite part on tha "Bad Bitch" song! I thought it was creative for Webbie to just bring that back 2 years later and turn it into a whole song! As far as who has tha best part, I guess Lil' Boosie. My Current Rating: 4.4


04. "I Know" Feat. Young Dro
*Excited voice* Where in tha fuck did this collabo come from? I didn't see this ANYWHERE?? VERY HIGH AL!! >>> Intro gives me a "lookin' for a gutta bitch" type of feel. This iz off to a slow start. Nice line by Young Dro: "whip full of Geiko." Geiko, [my boy] Jimmy The DJ can save you 15% or more on car insurance! But yeah, I thought I'd feel this joint more, but it's kinda slow for me. My Rating: 3.6


05. "Just Like Me"
Okay I'm hoping for somethin' better here… >>> Good beat intro. Did T.I. write this? It sounds JUST like T.I., lol. Pretty good, but not mind-blowing for me. Tha best outta tha new jointz, and not even a 4.0 or higher rating for me. My Rating: 3.9


06. "Thuggin'" Feat. Lil' Phat & Shell of 3Deep & Lil' Boosie
*Goes and finds pics of Brooke Hogan for a sec…* Just playin'. Yeah her pics on Music Choice are MIND-BLOWING when they come on! This joint betta be MIND-BLOWIN'! C'mon look @ that collabo & title! VERY HIGH AL again!! >>> Good a fuckin' better beat! Okay pretty good verse by Webbie, and decent hook. Tha Lil' Boosie verse was good too. Lil' Phat had a pretty good part too, and Shell did his thang (as always). I like that gradual increase wit each part. My Rating: 4.2


07. "I'm Hot"
Yeah Webbie, I know you're hot when it comes to tha rhymes & tha rappin', but can this joint be hot? >>> Decent so far. Tha hook ain't so hot for me… Good rhymes, but I know Webbie can come better than this… My Rating: 3.5


08. "You A Trip" Feat. Big Head
I have no AL right now. Big Head + Webbie betta = some good shit! >>> What's wit all these slow songs? Not feelin' tha beat, sorry. This iz gettin' me disappointed… *INTERMISSION* And now on Music Choice Dance (as a "rare song"; old song that comes on there once every 2 months): Rent "Seasons Of Love (Gomi Remix)", somethin' not disappointing. Most of tha time tha "rare songs" on Music Choice Dance are always disappointing these dayz, but for some reason when I do a review, they're good to where I have to pause tha song I'm playing. I had to pause tha Webbie/Big Head song. *Unpauses tha track* Okay I hear Big Head spittin' some hot shit! I still don't get tha need for that slow beat. Why?? My Rating: 3.6


½time: It's 11:11 PM. Wow what a disappointing start for me! I didn't expect it to be this disappointing so far. I hope tha 2nd ½ goes harder, but I can't keep my hopes up. I just finna keep my hopes up for college tomorrow. I'm really lookin' forward to hangin' out wit my boy Jewison, his boy (who's in my World History class), and my boy Rosco (tha 4 of us form a great click for tha Spring 2008 semester). Hope tomorrow goes good, as well as continuing this review! >>> I'm back, and it's 6:17 PM. Shit, today was FUCKIN' AWESOME! I got to hang wit my boy Jewison for about nearly 2 hours!! We was supposed to go to tha mall for some shit, but he got too focused on playin' a football game wit this dude in tha dorm. I think he won 31-21 (a $5 bet too). Anyway, as good as tha day was, I HOPE tha Webbie CD can pick up!!


09. "Just Like This" Feat. Big Head
Good thing you have Big Head twice in a row! >>> Sounds like a good start to tha 2nd ½. Sounds much better than tha 1st ½ of this CD! Nice beat, and tha hook iz good too. I really like that part in tha hook "man I got so many hoes in this bitch that love my dick." Lol! Sounds different too for a Webbie joint (for tha beat). Big Head did his thang, and Webbie did a good job too. My Rating: 4.0


Break: I ate dinner from 6:42 PM – 6:56 PM. I ate VERY slow and I didn't each much (which iz tha usual case for a 114 pounder like me).


10. "A Miracle" Feat. Birdman & Rick Ross
I have a High AL for it 'cause I think I'm gonna really like it, especially after waiting 15 minutes to hear it since tha last joint. Hope it's "a miracle"! >>> Tha correct beat I wanna hear! Good 1st verse, but tha hook ain't for me. Wasn't catchin' onto me enough. I have a feeling this iz gonna be a single (mainly due to tha collabo). For now, I'll give it tha same rating as "Just Like This", only I like that song better due to it surprised me a lil'. My Rating: 4.0


11. "I'm Ready"
Lol @ 2 "Just Like [insert word]" and 2 "I'm [insert word]" titles al"ready" (lol). I hope "I'm ready" in tha right mood for this… >>> Nice beat intro. Reminds me of somethin'… Pretty cool so far. What do those letters spell in tha hook? Oh it's "trill"; "T-R-I-L-L". I hear Webbie talkin' about tha "they told me 'go commercial'" line. I remember a quote from Webbie (one of my favorite lines). I don't know it exactly, but it was somethin' like "Bun B told me not to go commercial." Either way, real tight rhymes on this. My Rating: 3.9


12. "I Miss You" Feat. Letoya Luckett
I think this might be that future single, although I'm prolly gonna not really feel this. >>> Although I really like that beat, this iz not my song. Decent lyrics. My Rating: 2.8


13. "Doe Doe" Feat. Bun B & Lil' Phat Of 3Deep
I ain't havin' high hopes. >>> I like tha "motivated… blowin' doe doe" parts in tha beginning. That intro got way too repetitive. Damn it's only 7:14 PM and I feel like sleeping. C'mon now how come nothin' mind-blowing iz comin' outta this CD? Shit, I fuckin' can't wait for Promo Only Dance Radio March 2008 (which I'm reviewing as tonight's CD). That'll be REALLY anticipating/great and I'll be wide awake fa'sho! Okay, Lil' Phat made me happy wit his verse. Bun B had tha best verse! Definitely liked all those things about tha "green" he be rollin' up. Actually, I like Webbie's effect when he says "blowin' doe doe…" My Rating: 4.1


14. "Fly As An Eagle" Feat. Foxx & Pimp C
Okay somethin' tells me I'll like it, but not tha hook (as usual wit this CD). Hope tha collabo sounds good! Foxx, keep puttin' out more music! You're tha FUCKIN' SHIT!!! >>> Thought I was gonna not like tha hook (as I said), but it's Pimp C (R.I.P.) and it sounded pretty good. "Sharp as a razor blade." Yeah Foxx FUCKIN' RIPPED THA FUCKIN' SHIT OUTTA THIS!! KEEP DOIN' YO THANG AND STAY SO FUCKIN' ACTIVE IN THA RAP GAME!!!!! Pimp C's FUCKIN' SINGIN' iz CRAZY!!! Finally some shit I really like on a 1st listen! Favorite one right here! My Rating: 4.5


15. "Ya'll Ain't Makin' No Money"
Aight Webbie looks like you're back on your own now (since I've been used to features). >>> Sounds like a big fusion: Mouse + Savage (producer) + that one beat that I heard on here where I said it sounded like somethin' else. I like that line "I'm hot, man, ya'll need to put tha fan on." Nothin' really to say about this; it's good. Nothin' bad. My Rating: 3.9


16. "First Night" Feat. Mouse
High AL 'cause I usually have nice anticipation for No. 16 all tha time! >>> Good beat and sounds good. I like tha "c'mon suck it, I know it's ya first time" in tha hook. Mouse did a fuckin' good job on his part. How many times iz Mouse gonna say that "one hit wonder" part? Lol… My Rating: 4.1


Overall: End Time: 2.26.2008 @ 7:35 PM. Shit I thought there was 17 songs for a sec… I know I LOVE Webbie (as a rapper), but I dunno. This didn't seem like tha otha "Savage Life" CD from 2005. That I loved a lot, especially on a 1st listen. It was one of tha 1st CDs where I listened to tha whole thing in 2 different dayz (due to being tired). This CD wasn't what I was anticipating, and I wish it sounded a lot better. I was disappointed, but I always have faith in my boy Webbie 'cause my boy Webbie be doin' tha damn thing whereva he iz at. BTW, tha cover I think iz one of tha best outta all tha CDs/mixtapes I reviewed this month (I like that cuff).


Rankings (according to ratings):

16. "I Miss You" Feat. Letoya Luckett 2.8
15. "Six 12's" Feat. Mouse 3.2
14. "I'm Hot" 3.5
13. "I Know" Feat. Young Dro 3.6
12. "You A Trip" Feat. Big Head 3.6
11. "2 Smooth" 3.7
10. "I'm Ready" 3.9
09. "Just Like Me" 3.9
08. "Ya'll Ain't Makin' No Money" 3.9
07. "A Miracle" Feat. Birdman & Rick Ross 4.0
06. "Just Like This" Feat. Big Head 4.0
05. "First Night" Feat. Mouse 4.1
04. "Doe Doe" Feat. Bun B & Lil' Phat Of 3Deep 4.1
03. "Thuggin'" Feat. Lil' Phat & Shell of 3Deep & Lil' Boosie 4.2
02. "Independent" Feat. Lil' Phat & Lil' Boosie 4.4
01. "Fly As An Eagle" Feat. Foxx & Pimp C 4.5