Thursday, March 20, 2008

Review #76: 3Deep "First 6 Months (The Mixtape)"

Reviewed on 3.20.2008 (Review No. 76)


Wat tha deal iz. It's ya boy FrankieThaLuckyDog back again wit another review. Last review I did was Savage & DJ Chill Presents "Building The Foundation", and boy, that shit was tight as a ma'fucka!! Tonight's review iz just as tight! My boyz 3Deep wit they mixtape "First 6 Months". Here it iz: tha review by FrankieThaLuckyDog for 3Deep "First 6 Months (The Mixtape)". Oh and I just looked at tha cover just now and I see this iz also mixed by DJ Chill. That's watz good!! And right before I started typin' this review up, I went to cash in my $37 in winning scratch-off lottery tickets. I spent $37 wit tha winnings, and lost it all, but luckily, my rappin' grandma bought me $10 in tickets, and I won $21! Now that puts me in a better mood to checkin' this shit out! And after that, I finally made my 64 year old rappin' grandma vocalize her debut single (it took 45 minutes). I can't wait to produce it! Start Time: 11:14 PM | Video Game Playing: Tetris & Dr. Mario (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 #76) reviewed on 3.20.2008 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.


01. "All The Way" Feat. DJ B-Real
Startin' this thang off wit a High AL (anticipation level). 3Deep are tha SHITTTTT (especially Shell)!!! >>> Tha type of intro I'd like to hear iz what I'm hearin' for this joint. Nice lil' hook. It has that "Not Myself" type of vibe (like tha first part of tha hook it says a few times and then tha 2nd part it says a bunch of times). Not bad on Lil' Phat's part. Yeah Shell's on tha 2nd verse!! Yeah Shell iz a ma'fuckin' BEAST! His rappin' iz tha shit fa'real! I hear that Mouse iz on tha 3rd verse. He makes thangz sound great (as always). Tha perfect Louisiana rappin' iz always needed by Mouse. My Rating: 4.2


02. "I Need"
Keepin' these jointz comin'. Can't be close to disappointed at all. I always got a High AL for anything 3Deep!! >>> Damn Lil' Phat always sound like a character. For that reason, I cannot picture him blowin' on some killa. A picture just can't come into my head… But yeah, another decent verse by him. What tha hell iz he sayin' in tha hook?? My dawg Shell on tha 2nd! Pretty good. He definitely doin' his thang. I thought Mouse had tha best verse on this joint. He definitely did his thang on his part. Sorry Shell. My Rating: 4.0


03. "Who I Am (I'm A Thug)" Feat. Savage
Right before I hear this, I already put Savage on tha ID 'cause I remembered right when I got this mixtape, he said that he was on Track No. 3, and so there you have it: I ID'd ya dawg. Anyway, you know I have a VERY HIGH AL for this one for 2 reasons: 1.) That's tha same title (tha first part) as my debut single ("Who I Am"), and 2.) Savage on tha feature!! Iz he on tha beat also? I'm just too fuckin' anticipated for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> More UGKish start for me. Lil' Phat on tha 1st verse again? They should switch it up from time to time. But yeah, nothin' special on Lil' Phat's verse. Oh yeah, I remember, this time it's "Savage on tha hook!" I give it credit. Lil' Phat iz also on tha 2nd verse. I guess that's a change. Oh no on tha 3rd verse also? That's way too much on one song for me… Sorry, but this didn't quite do it for me. I mean, if I eva was to hear this somewhere, then definitely a plus. But as far as personal rating/first listen, nothin' special. I had too much anticipation. My Rating: 3.6


04. "I'm In Here" Feat. DJ B-Real & Infa Red
Sorry Savage, but this should be A LOT BETTER!!!!! High AL for this one!! >>> Infa Red on tha hook (I'm predicting). Sounds more like a sample for me. And Lil' Phat on tha 1st verse. Yeah can Shell save it on tha 2nd verse? Yeah good verse. I think dickies are aight, but I won't wear them for a while 'cause they remind me of that gay-ass dress code I had at high school. I had to wear them every single day. I thought those clothes were real gay, but it looks like they're more for tha hood. And Shell, you might've lost again 'cause Mouse SET THAT 3RD VERSE OFF!!! Lol @ that cold ending. My Rating: 3.9
EDIT: Produced by... DJ B-Real!


05. "Caller 35 N' A Half (Interlude)"
Oh shit, cool, an interlude. Lemme hear! >>> 1:17! Lmao @ tha "WDICK4U" station thing. That was a lil' funny. My Rating: N/A


06. "Round Here"
Looks familiar. I will check tha "Pyrex Radio Vol. 5" series to see if I reviewed it already… Nope, so it's a newbie. Gonna wanna hear this joint! >>> It's a short one @ 3:09. Music reminds me of tha Raven theme music in Tetris Attack (for Super Nintendo). Unexpectically Shell comin' on tha 1st verse. Good change up. Good that Shell iz also on tha hook. And good 2nd verse by Lil' Phat. Way too short tho. My Rating: 4.1


07. "Get Fucked Up"
Nobody fuck wit 3Deep tha wrong way! Tha title says it all! Damn if anybody meets 3Deep (all 3 of them at once), they're FUCKIN' LUCKY!! High AL on this one! >>> Oh no tha Country type of beat. Nice hook, but not at all a Louisiana type of hook. More Texas. Lol… Don't fuck wit Lil' Phat. He spittin' sum gutta-ass lyrics!! Ahhh!! Okay good they switched Mouse up to tha 2nd verse on this. That makes me really wanna hear Shell's verse! Lol @ tha "Somebody's Watching Me" lil' part @ 2:35! Shell did his fuckin' thang, and I like that "'94 polo" part at tha very end. My Rating: 3.8
EDIT: Also produced by DJ B-Real!


08. "I'm Addicted" Feat. Webbie
Not goin' to anticipate it. I wanna see what'll happen when I press play… >>> Good it's long @ 5:12! That sample intro can be good. Nice and slow. Time to relax. So tha whole 225 iz addicted to pills huh Lil' Phat? Lol. But yeah I'm likin' Phat's verse. Nice hook too. Gotta be "addicted to thuggin'." Yeah my boy Shell on tha 2nd verse! Pretty good on his part. Here comes Webbie on tha 3rd verse! VERY GOOD verse by him. He owns this song so far. How will tha 4th verse solve this? Okay verse by Mouse. This iz how I would rank this song as far as verses: Webbie > Lil' Phat > Shell > Mouse (What a surprise that Shell was 3rd place.) My Rating: 4.3


09. "Realer Than Me" Feat. Lil' Boosie
Let's see this collabo. It's prolly better. >>> What's wit tha rock intro? I like it, but where's tha beat intros (that I wanna hear) wit tha "Mouse On Tha Track…"? Okay not bad on tha 1st verse by Lil' Phat. I hear Shell on tha 2nd… Shell that fuckin' dude! Thumbs up to him. Nice slow flow on this so-so slow beat. Yeah Boosie was cool on his verse (tha 3rd one). I slightly like tha previous song better. Tha hook to this iz slightly makin' a growth on me tho. My Rating: 4.2


10. "Caller 35 N' A Half Part 2 (Interlude)"
Wanna hear tha 2nd part! >>> Yeah just as good. My Rating: N/A


½time:
So far pretty good. I dig it, even tho I expected better 'cause Savage's ½time update on his was real good. There has to be more Mouse beats (ya know, one of tha real type of Trill Ent. beats I'd hear)!!


11. "Iron Chest" Feat. Lil' Boosie
Without further or do, I finna get into it. No AL. >>> Okay cool it starts wit Lil' Boosie. Pretty good part. Nice hook too. Here comes my dawg Shell. Yeah my dawg did a very vicious set of lyrics!! Props to that boy Shell! Here comes Lil' Phat! Yeah even his verse was vicious. Tha whole song was more on tha gangsta side of thangz. My Rating: 4.3


12. "Da Dummy Way" Feat. Lil' Trill
Lol @ Lil' Trill. Just tha 1st time I saw his name, for some reason I had to lol (I guess 'cause tha title also). I'm glad there's a new "lil'" in town tho. So now it's "Da Dummy Way"? Wasn't it "Tha Dumb Way" not too long ago wit just Lil' Phat? Lemme hear this one and see what's up! >>> Oh no somethin' tells me this iz that song… Don't tell me there's an incorrect ID… C'mon now… Okay it's not "Tha Dumb Way". Lol this iz just like that song it feels like. They're so much tha same (subject wise). Lil' Trill sounds real young… Not bad at all for a 1st time hearin'. Lil' Phat you're SUCH A FUCKIN' CHARACTER!!!!! I LOVE IT at times 'cause it just adds that special taste to each song! "I do it tha dummy way, I do it tha dummy way." Wow that shit ended so fuckin' fast… My Rating: 4.4


13. "Grown Ass Man (Fuck No)"
What's this gon be like? >>> Even shorter. Another weird cartoon type of sample intro… Lol what tha hell? My boy Shell just came outta nowhere. Very unexpected. Beat iz soundin' better now. Fuck tha police about tha work. He ain't touchin' that shit! Shell, you had a nice verse. This has a bit of a "bounce music" type of feel. Okay I hear Mouse on tha 2nd verse. Good job. That hook iz odd/cool/different, all at tha same time. My Rating: 4.3


14. "I'm A Jiiggalater"
What's wit tha 2 "i"s in that word? Iz that correct? I'll just leave it tha way it iz. I predict another "bounce music" type of song. >>> It sounds like it. Here comes tha character!! Feelin' it. Lol @ tha "Watch My Shoes" quote (wit tha hook). Wow lovin' that fast-rapid-rappin' hook. Phat!!!!! Yeah likin' tha consistancy wit tha beat on this. Lots of Lil' Phat on this. I can dig it for this song. My Rating: 4.5


15. "Flash Out"
Now I predict a club song. >>> Short, and already hearin' Phat again. I think this another song wit Phat. I like it tho. There should be a whole song of Mouse, but more importantly, a whole song of Shell!! My Rating: 4.2


16. "Ain't Nothing To It" Feat. Big Head
I have lots of faith in Song No. 16, so I'm hoping that this joint'll really make me in a real good mood. High AL only 'cause it's No. 16! >>> "Lil' daddy" I like that saying when I hear it. Lol @ Phat sayin' "boy stop," but even funnier: "girl stop!" Here comes my dawg Shell on tha 2nd verse! Yeah Shell, "no whammys, big bucks!" Shell iz too fuckin' awesome!!!!!!!!! I swear, if I was staring at a pic of Cam Tyler right now, I'd prolly enjoy Shell's verses more for that reason. Yeah Lil' Phat keepin' that hook goin'! It great! Iz that Souljah Boy on tha 3rd verse? I'm only sayin' that 'cause he said "you don't do it like Souljah." I'm gonna source it 'cause that's what I think. Jammin' shit right here! My Rating: 4.5
EDIT: Nope that’s Big Head on tha 3rd verse (just got tha word just now).


17. "Move Around" Feat. Bun B
Now here's where tha Texas beat should be! >>> OMG lol it's a Louisiana type of beat. Lol @ this unexpected bad prediction. Wow Phat, you just CaMe OuTtA nOwHeRe on tha 1st verse, lol. And Shell too, lol. Shell did his thang quickly. Not bad on Bun B's part on tha 1st ½ of tha 2nd verse. Mouse sounds good on his part on tha 2nd ½ of tha 2nd verse. Tha "li-on" part in tha hook sounds good. My Rating: 4.0


18. "You My Thug" Feat. Lil' Handy
Looks like a good one, so High AL for me! >>> Not bad so far. Sounds like a West Coast type of song from whoeva iz on tha 2nd verse/hook. Yes Shell on tha 3rd verse! I liked Shell's verse a lot, especially at tha end when he said "dawg" twice consistantly. My Rating: 3.9
EDIT: Wow, I didn't know Lil' Handy was on tha feature back when I reviewed this, lol!

19. "Caller 35 N' A Half Part 3 (Interlude)"
And tha last interlude… >>> Lol @ tha Gucci Mane imitator. Yeah lovin' tha interludes! This was just as good as tha 1st one! My Rating: N/A


20. "Watch My Shoes (Remix)" Feat. Mannie Fresh, Plies & Webbie
Heard this a few dayz ago on tha "Jigg City Radio Vol. 2" mixtape that DeTrane hosts. This iz what I wrote in that: I remember when I first heard this joint (tha original) and thinkin' that it was aight. Then when I saw tha video a few times, tha swag and tha whole video caught on real good wit me as it did BIG THANGZ wit me. It also iz inspiring me to get a New Orleans hat (thanx to my boy Jimmy The DJ). I hear Mouse on tha 1st verse this time… Good from him. Comeback of Mannie Fresh for me on tha 2nd part of tha 1st verse… Yup his part was good too. He put tha first part of "fresh" into it. Okay Lil' Phat iz first on tha 2nd verse. Definitely sounded like B.G. wit them lyrics on his part. I liked it. Looks like tha goon iz on tha 2nd part of tha 2nd verse. Oh no more of tha "shooting + tha club" lyrics. But good part by Plies either way. My boy Shell iz on tha 1st part of tha 3rd verse. Real good that you got on a fresh polo. I got one on too (black and white wit red lines). That's also real cool about tha Pimp C kicks. Damn this whole remix iz fresh (as well as Webbie's part on tha 2nd ½ of tha 3rd verse)! Bangin'!! I feel like I like this more than tha original. How unexpected! And to add to this, I think I'm goin' to add it as an exclusive on my playlist (as it'll replace tha original). Tha orignal iz currently in "near-death" rotation wit me (meanin' it was a song that did BIG wit me, and now iz not big anymore/a lil' old, but still hangin' on wit 3 spins on my playlist 'til wheneva). My Rating: 4.9


Overall:
End Time: 12:42 AM. Good shit, but Savage's mixtape wit DJ Chill "Building The Foundation" was better in my opinion. This was still good tho. I think a whole bunch of songs got good 4.0 or higher ratings.


Rankings (according to ratings):


17. "Who I Am (I'm A Thug)" Feat. Savage 3.6
16. "Get Fucked Up" 3.8
15. "I'm In Here" Feat. DJ B-Real & Infa Red 3.9
14. "You My Thug" Feat. Lil' Handy 3.9
13. "Move Around" Feat. Bun B 4.0
12. "I Need" 4.0
11. "Round Here" 4.1
10. "Flash Out" 4.2
09. "Realer Than Me" Feat. Lil' Boosie 4.2
08. "All The Way" Feat. DJ B-Real 4.2
07. "Grown Ass Man (Fuck No)" 4.3
06. "I'm Addicted" Feat. Webbie 4.3
05. "Iron Chest" Feat. Lil' Boosie 4.3
04. "Da Dummy Way" Feat. Lil' Trill 4.4
03. "I'm A Jiiggalater" 4.5
02. "Ain't Nothing To It" Feat. Big Head 4.5
01. "Watch My Shoes (Remix)" Feat. Mannie Fresh, Plies & Webbie 4.9

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