Saturday, December 20, 2008

Review #164: Gillie Da Kid "I Am Philly"

Reviewed on 12.20.2008 (Review No. 164)


It's FrankieThaLuckyDog, here. We're about to switch it up to a Philly review. I finna review my dude Gillie Da Kid's latest mixtape, "I Am Philly." Hopefully he comes correct on this 'cause I know he doesn't bullshit. So, here goes my review for Gillie Da Kid "I Am Philly"! Also, I'm gonna say this on every review I do for a while: FOR ANYONE READIN' THIS: Go check out my brand new music video, "Change Tha World," featuring Tha Wennipearl (my cousin Jen)!! It's a great song (written and produced by me) and a REAL GREAT music video (directed and 100% edited by me)! | Start Time: 1:57 PM | Video Game Playing: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (for Super Nintendo)


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 #164) reviewed on 12.20.2008 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.


01. "Real Niggaz" Feat. Vince Black, Meek Mill, Bump Jay & Black Deniro
Looks like tha beginning of this mixtape could start off RAW wit that GREAT title, and Meek Mill bein' on this shit! Lookin' forward to this! >>> I didn't expect tha beat to sound like this… TIGHT SHIT!! Great intro, and now, it's you on tha 1st verse… Good "work iz up…" line. You did a REAL great job! Tha 2nd ½ of tha 1st verse iz up… Consistentness! Yes, Meek Mill on tha 2nd verse… Just TOO TIGHT, AS ALWAYS, when he raps!! He just RIPPED that shit, and just doesn't give up!!! He tha shit all day, err-day! Now, tha 2nd ½ of tha 2nd verse… Just real great shit again!! Ooh, there's a 3rd verse… Not 100% sure who both those dudes exactly are, but (of course) TIGHT shit!! My Rating: 4.9


02. "What'z Up" Feat. Cyssero & Meek Mill
That's REAL good that it's back 2 back wit Meek Mill on tha feature! And that's cool that Cyssero on this shit too. I wonder how high I'll rate this one… >>> That intro beat sounds real great in my earphones right now. I'm :34 in, and still, tha intro… I still feel anticipated. Pretty catchy start; this should be real nice! It's you on tha 1st verse… Tha "cornier and cornier" shit iz tight. It sounded like you said, "I got this nigger in my site." LOL @ it not soundin' like "nigga" at that part. It's all good though 'cause y'all keep it real wit your rhymes. Great 1st verse, as it went hard to tha fullest! Hearin' tha 2nd verse from Cyssero… Philly dudes keep it real consistent wit all tha shit they spit! I guess 'cause it's real hood down there, and that tha people down there just live tha real shit. He did his thang on this shit! Meek Mill just goin' off on tha 3rd verse! Yeah, "this Philly at its finest;" I SO agree on this shit! Doin' CRAZY rhymes right chea! My Rating: 4.5


03. "Who Dat Be"
I peeked at tha length (only bein' 1:27), so no wonder why it's short: it's an album exclusive. Let's hear how this gon sound for a sample… >>> This sounds tight, wit that TIGHT "Philly club" formula like tha other jointz! Your 1st verse was definitely raw!! That's a real nice/catchy hook, and we'll see how well this does in tha future wit bein' a single, bein' in tha clubs, etc. My Rating: 4.4


04. "Money Ain't A Thing"
I didn't expect another album exclusive snippet here… I guess you want to tell tha streets what you got cookin' up… That's cool. >>> I like tha The Runners style in tha beat intro… Sounds like it gon be REAL tight!! That's cool that tha hook went all tha way 'til :55! This iz DEFINITELY some tight shit, as you did a GREAT job on your verse!! My Rating: 4.5


05. GDK Speaks
I thought it was gonna be Meek spittin' an intro to tha next joint, but, I was wrong. Let's hear what you got to say… >>> Yeah, you ain't nothin' to be fucked wit when it comes to hustlin', and this Rap shit! My Rating: N/A


06. "Ain't I Freestyle"
Let's hear how good you do on this anthematic beat! >>> I thought it was gonna be tha Yung LA beat, but no, it's Jay's beat… Clean? Why iz this clean? Was this recorded somewhere where it had to be clean? That's cool that you'd, "lose your left hand," for your dude. However, I guess 'cause I don't have any homies to talk to everyday in person, I think that's a lil' too much to sacrifice for one of your dudes. Anyway, great shit you be spittin'. I like how you're doin' tha hook. This should've been created as a dirty version! My Rating: 4.0


07. "Make A Move" Feat. Styles P
Don Cannon on tha production, and Styles P on tha feature… This should be more tight shit, even though I'm gonna have a feelin' tha jointz wit Meek Mill gon be better… >>> Tha beat iz pretty nice. I thought it was gonna be darker, but it's all good. Styles doin' his thang wit tha shit he spittin'! Pretty nice shit goin' on from you as well. I like tha "Weezy tha best" rhyme that you did. My Rating: 4.1


08. "Can't Tell Me Nothin' Freestyle"
There's no title ID here… I wonder what to expect? >>> It's 2:53, and it's over tha "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" beat… I guess I'll just ID it as "Can't Tell Me Nothin' Freestyle" since tha other freestyle was ID'd as "Ain't I Freestyle." As far as this, it's nice to hear, but, I'm real sick of "Can't Tell Me Nothin'," and now, it bein' 1.5 years old, it's old as fuck now. I kinda got bored of people rappin' on that beat, and usin' tha same style as Kanye did. My Rating: 3.6


09. GDK Speaks Again
Let's hear this "speak"in' "again," lol. >>> Again, more real shit from you. My Rating: N/A


10. "Swagger So Mean" Feat. Bump Jay & Black Deniro
So, Black Deniro's in this, huh? He was in that 1st joint, so I finna put him in tha ID of tha 1st joint, as he was on tha 3rd verse (tha 1st ½). According to tha beat that played on when you were speakin' just now, I have to say it's pretty nice. Let's hear how tha whole entire joint gon entail… >>> Not bad on tha 1st verse. Tha hook iz gettin' catchy, and so iz tha beat. Tha 2nd verse was pretty nice. Easily, tha hook iz tha best for me here. 3rd verse was pretty nice too. My Rating: 3.9


½time: It's off to a TIGHT start!! Loved that 1st joint a whole lot on here!! Tha beginning of this mixtape DEFINITELY did it REAL big!! I hope to hear more HOT dark beats, including lots more (if any) features of Joey Jihad and Meek Mill!!


11. "I'm Dat Nigga"
Back to tha HOT album exclusives… Lookin' forward to hearin' this!! >>> LOL @ tha female "I'm dat nigga" sample; sounds good. I like this beat a lot here! You had a great verse on this shit. Love that sample and that beat! My Rating: 4.3


12. "What'z The Math"
Good, anotha album exclusive here… Riz De on tha beat… Let's see if it can be as good as tha other album exclusives… Gotta love that title! >>> I'm not crazy about this beat; sorry. Tha hook has a better feel in tha beat, and tha title in tha hook makes this sound pretty catchy. My Rating: 3.7


13. "Only Ones" Feat. Black Deniro & Nitti
What could we have here? >>> I was just about to say, "no!! Why tha slow beat/slow soul sample?" Okay hook… Tha 1st verse was nice. I like tha, "even if I run outta work, I still got money," line. I love when rappers talk about their work and shit like that. Speaking of that, LOL, I just jynxed myself, as on tha 2nd verse, tha dude was talkin' about that work. Great "work" lines throughout tha whole 2nd verse; that's watz good! Let's hear tha 3rd verse… Pretty good from you. Tha beat could've been better, but tha topic on this joint iz DEFINITELY watz good!!! No wonder, tha sample has "work" in it too. My Rating: 4.4


14. "Flashing Lights Freestyle"
Let's hear how you handle these "lights," lol. >>> Okay, I'm not really into tha "imitating tha original's singing hook" type of hooks. LOL @ tha, "my prerogative," quote in an ad-lib. Tha shit that was spit on here was cool though. My Rating: 3.8


15. "Best In The City" Feat. Rocky, Fontaine & Maino
I expect this to go hard… >>> Real catchy hook here! Fontaine on tha 1st verse… He's makin' a catchy verse. Good shit right here! Maino on tha 2nd verse… Yup, he doin' his thang on here! Let's hear what you got to say on tha 3rd verse… Yeah, "when you talk about Philly, you think about Gillie;" that's true. Lemme give my shout outs to Joey Jihad and Meek Mill. In my opinion, they ALWAYS deliver that CONSISTENT raw NON-STOP, all day, err-day!! They neva stop, and I always look forward to new shit from them! My Rating: 4.3


16. "A Milli Freestyle" Feat. Meek Mill, Bump Jay & Nitti
This looks familiar wit Meek, you, and Bump bein' on this shit. Meek Mill had an "A Milli Freestyle" on his mixtape, "Flamers." I wonder if this iz tha same one. Lemme find out… I'm gonna read my review that I wrote on "Flamers" and see who goes 1st/2nd/3rd/etc… >>> Yup, this tha same one. Let's hear what I had to say: Iz that Gillie Da Kid on tha 1st verse? I think that iz. That's REAL TIGHT! I'm gonna kick a lil' somethin' real quick [this was to Meek Mill]… "Meek Milly in here, spittin' Philly game to them queers…" Yeah this iz soundin' real great. 2nd dude iz real good wit all that fast rappin' [it bein' Bump Jay]!! Good thing "shawty's wet like fallin' rain." FINALLY here's Meek Mill on tha 3rd part! When he laughed while he were spittin', it sounded like Weezy no less, lol. To add to add to this: Meek Mill doin' tha FUCKIN' THANG!!! You did a great job on this too, Gillie! Nitti on tha 4th part… Did a great job too. Last time, I rated this 4.4. This time, I feel like it's better! My Current Rating: 4.6


17. GDK Speaks Again
Let's hear what you got to say after all these hot jointz, again! >>> Great attitude when it comes to these skits/interludes! I like tha counting money that you did on tha mic. My Rating: N/A


18. "Haters"
What does Ike Turna got to do on this beat… Hope he supplied you wit a good one! >>> LOL @ tha different title! Music Choice Rap got this shit back in like July 2008 *checks date…* Yup, July 31, 2008 @ 5:56 PM. They ID'd it as, "Do Your Job," and so did it when I downloaded it. I thought this had a pretty nice, jammin' beat, along wit that catchy hook. I thought this was gonna get more exposure, like wit "Get Down On Da Ground." Tha verses were pretty nice, but more on tha club tip here. You "did your job" on this shit. My Current Rating: 4.2


19. "Jockin' Philly" Feat. Black Deniro, Oschino & E Ness
Lookin' at tha title makes me think this iz a freestyle over tha "Jockin' Jay-Z" beat, but, I could be wrong… >>> It iz still a jacked beat. Wow, that sounds hot without tha Akon part on it in tha beginning! It's tha "Out Here Grindin'" beat. Let's hear how much y'all could cram in in tha next 2 minutes, 50 seconds (as it's on :37 right now). Tha 1st part sounds TIGHT… Let's hear tha 2nd part… Good job. I like that "imitating hook" this time. What do we got on tha 3rd part? E Ness did his thang. What do we got on tha 4th part… "Studied us like lab rats." GREAT part! Gillie, you're on tha 5th part… Good job, and I liked how you flowed on this shit. Good job wit tha crammin' in! My Rating: 4.2


20. "Go Get 'Em" Feat. Bump Jay & King I
An exclusive I see… I hope it's real good! >>> I like that, "what up my nigga?," echoing in tha intro. Great beat intro! Sounds like a Drumma Boy type of beat, or, iz it a jacked style? This iz a pretty tight 1st verse; definitely got respect for it. Tha hook was good. I like how you started tha 2nd verse wit tha, "haze," and tha, "dutch." I'm glad you, "hustle 24/7." Good job on your shit. Tha 3rd verse iz soundin' gutta wit tha, "choppa," shit. Crazy shit to nearly end this mixtape off! My Rating: 4.4


21. "My Life" Feat. Freeway
There's no ID on this last one, so I'm expectin' it to be a freestyle. I thought it was gonna be an outro for a second… >>> I don't know tha beat. According to your, "PC Beats," intro part, it sounds like it's an original! Sounds like a REAL nice version of what a The Runners beat would sound like. Freeway's featured on this? Hopefully if there's more people that I could ID err-one. According to tha end of tha hook, it sounds like it could be called, "My Life." Let's hear your 1st verse finally, after it was rewound back… Pretty nice 1st verse. Freeway iz on tha 2nd verse… I like tha, "keep tha smith on me like Will," part. Pretty nice job. He's on tha 3rd verse also… And, it's also you. I guess y'all sharin' tha verse. That's cool that Freeway's, "Meek Mill, in his bag." Good job, and instead of y'all sharin' a ½ of tha verse, y'all did it in quarters (meanin' you did a quarter verse, and then alternated). Nice shit here. My Rating: 4.1


Overall: End Time: 3:30 PM. Gillie, you did "yo ma'fuckin' job" on this mixtape, dawg!! Real tight shit, especially havin' Meek on here 3 times!! You should've had Joey Jihad on this bitch; that would've been retarded!!! Anyway, keep doin' yo thang, keep keepin' it street, keep keepin' it real, and enjoy this review!


Rankings (according to my ratings):

18. "Can't Tell Me Nothin' Freestyle" 3.6
17. "What'z The Math" 3.7
16. "Flashing Lights Freestyle" 3.8
15. "Swagger So Mean" Feat. Bump Jay & Black Deniro 3.9
14. "Ain't I Freestyle" 4.0
13. "Make A Move" Feat. Styles P 4.1
12. "My Life" Feat. Freeway 4.1
11. "Haters" 4.2
10. "Jockin' Philly" Feat. Black Deniro, Oschino & E Ness 4.2
09. "I'm Dat Nigga" 4.3
08. "Best In The City" Feat. Rocky, Fontaine & Maino 4.3
07. "Go Get 'Em" Feat. Bump Jay & King I 4.4
06. "Who Dat Be" 4.4
05. "Only Ones" Feat. Black Deniro & Nitti 4.4
04. "What'z Up" Feat. Cyssero & Meek Mill 4.5
03. "Money Ain't A Thing" 4.5
02. "A Milli Freestyle" Feat. Meek Mill, Bump Jay & Nitti 4.6
01. "Real Niggaz" Feat. Vince Black, Meek Mill, Bump Jay & Black Deniro 4.9

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