Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Review #241: Lil' J "Two & A Quarter (Reloaded)"

Reviewed on 6.24.2009 (Review #241)


Ya boy FrankieThaLuckyDog iz here today wit my 1st review of tha day (hopefully, I get a bunch outta tha way today). This iz Dope Celebrity Records representa Lil' J, and I believe this iz a lil' back a year or 2 ago. This iz my review fa Lil' J "Two & A Quarter (Reloaded)"! Start Time: 11:44 AM | End Time: 1:06 PM


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!
 
 
© 2009 CD Review (Review #241) reviewed on 6.24.2009 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.


01. "Intro (Definition Of A Hustler)"
Lookin' forward to this! You know tha original DCF kept it real to tha bone!! >>> IDK about that "Oomp Camp production" start wit tha "Show Out" type of beat (or "Hit The Dance Floor") or w/e it iz. Yea, rappin' here, and I'm feelin' it. You're one of those teenage rappers, and I'm feelin' what you got. Definitely feelin' your voice too on this shit! Great start to this! BTW, there are 2 songs on here (I think it's #10 and #16) that Datpiff took off due to they were on jacked beats (ain't that good, huh?). This one was a jacked beat... I'm surprised they ain't done nothin' wit it (unless 'cause it doesn't contain a vocal sample or w/e). Good start. My Rating: 3.8


02. "Baton Rouge" Feat. Delwin & Budta B
Know this one... I guess it's really 'cause of tha vocal samples now. This was over tha "Born N Raised" beat, and was on one of those "Jigg City Rockstars/Allstars" mixtapes Way3000 put out a while ago. Lemme look... *Checks* Okay, it was tha 1st "Jigg City Rockstars" CD. Here's what went down on dat review: Unexpected "Born N Raised" beat. It's a nice start so far wit that "BR" hook! That dude on tha 1st verse has a cool Baton Rouge voice [you]; nice 1st verse right there! That was a nice 2nd verse too and I'm glad they [Delwin] mentioned Nu$$ie. Let's see tha 3rd verse… Nice rappin' [from Budta B, who wasn't sourced in tha otha review] and rhymes, especially wit that "play wit Lil' Jay and I'mma leave yo skull duggery" line! <- To add: Wow, Delwin sounded so young on this shit, lol. I almost thought it was Budta... My Current Rating: 4.4


03. "Hatta"
Only 2:01, but, I'm lookin' forward to this one! >>> Sounds like an original beat! Yea, it DEFINITELY iz 'cause "this a ??? production" (still can't figure out who that iz, but I like their beats). Yea, you're DOIN' tha damn thang on tha hook here wit that beat!! I like tha 1st verse start wit tha "clover leaf" part and tha "dro wit me" part too! You did tha damn thang on this shit! Too bad it was only 1 verse! My Rating: 4.4


04. "My Boo" Feat. Diablo
Now, we got a longer song here (4:31)... I don't know what to expect wit a title like that... >>> Anotha original track wit "X-Fyle on tha track!" Nice start in tha beat, and I wonder how good this'll be for somethin' I don't know what to expect... Good, not bad start; good hook. You "love gunplay?" I mean, I'm like real afraid of that shit, but IDK what else ta say about that... Good 1st verse, and I'm glad you makin' this a good joint! Iz that Diablo on tha 2nd verse? I'll put him in tha ID, and he doin' a pretty nice job on tha 2nd verse, although yours was betta. Pretty good that you're on tha 3rd verse right here, but what's goin' on wit my speakers on this? It sounds like it's comin' out tha right speaker more than both left and right...? Pretty nice verse from you again. Nice ending from you too. My Rating: 3.8


05. "Show My Ass Off" Feat. Nu$$ie
I feel like I see this title a lot... This has ta be new ta me, so I'm gonna peep it out! Let's see how you do wit tha Nu$$... >>> LOL @ his start... Wow, Ken C (from Glen Oaks) sounds like you when you say, "big dope celebrityyyy!" I think Savage sampled Nu$$ie's "show my ass off" part for his "Show My Ass Off" song from last year. Anyway, likin' your start on this 1st verse here! Definitely feelin' tha "rollin', rollin', rollin'" part (I heard that from Lil' Boosie in 2007 no less)! Good job on tha 1st verse, and I'm real glad you contributed to tha 2nd hook here! Ooh, you're on tha 2nd verse also! Huh? It just stopped at 1:37? Oh wait, it came back at 1:40! Tha rest of tha verse iz soundin' good too. You KNOW a verse iz great when you include "Baton Rouge, Louisiana" in your verse! I thought there would be a Nu$$ie verse on this, but no, you're on tha 3rd verse, still keepin' it consistent! You KNOW your voice doesn't get sour!! Great job on tha 3rd verse too; great joint right here! After hearin' Nu$$ie say tha title so much, it almost sounds like "sho-me-a-so" 'cause he said it so many times, lol. My Rating: 4.2


06. "Black Girl" Feat. Nu$$ie & Puppy
Looks like this gon be anotha great song! I have a feelin' I'll like this betta than tha last song! >>> Well, IDK for a start wit tha "White Girl" beat, but I still have a chance 'cause I know y'all hold it down! Not bad hook, but Nu$$ on tha 1st verse here, and it sounded great! Luv his "p-u-s-s-y" part! Great verse from him (of course). Puppy had a nice start to tha 2nd verse, as he did his thang! You, you're on tha 2nd 1/2 of tha 2nd verse, and you're deliverin' a faster flow! Glad you mentioned "Bro-Bro" and "Nu$$ie havin' dem choppaz!" My Rating: 4.0


07. "My Thang (Remix)" Feat. Dizzle & Delwin
I wonder who Dizzle iz... This I'm lookin' forward to! >>> You said "remix," so I'll put that in tha ID. Ooh, good start to this shit! I like your hook and tha beat! I hate that "Yung Joc/goin' down" part. I feel that too many people used it and shit! But, you're doin' yo "thang" on this 1st verse here, keepin' it real! LOL @ tha "skeetin'" part! That must be Dizzle on tha 2nd verse. Ooh, likin' tha "1,000 beaches" part! I'm gonna flip Dizzle & Delwin in tha ID 'cause he came first. Really feelin' how he delivered that 2nd verse!! Now, here comes Delwin. His voice iz easier to tell now. Great verse, but real cold ending here. My Rating: 4.3


08. "Mazzorotti"
Ooh, a long song (4:43)! And it's just you, so I'm lookin' forward to seein' what you got/who produced it! >>> Great beat intro!! Tha flute has it goin' on! Who produced? Uh oh, you're ruinin' tha song wit tha "do tha Mazzorotti" part; please, no dance?!? Great beat effect at :56! You say, "it ain't no dance," but it sounds like it. Wow, even worse: it's clean? WTF... I'll try not to hate it too much if you say, "it ain't no dance." Tha 2nd verse... I only have ta say, "nice LRG line!" LOL @ your "FLIPPA!!" part at 3:15 on tha 3rd verse! God, I feel like this song neva ends... Sounds like you showin' a lotta luv ta Nu$$ie at tha end. My Rating: 3.1


½time: Definitely good start to this mixtape! I don't have much else ta say, but I'm lookin' forward ta tha 2nd 1/2! Great job wit this shit! Average CD rating iz currently, exactly a 4.0.


09. "Fresh"
Not too long of a song (2:29). Too bad tha last song was longer... >>> I didn't know what to expect fa tha beginning, and I'm not sure what ta say, although I like it. Good 1st verse from you. A question mark on who's on tha hook? Good 2nd verse too. Too short of a song to continue rising my interest, but not bad. My Rating: 3.5


10. "Nothin' But A Ho"
Datpiff's only offering 30 seconds of a sample, so I'm gonna base it off of that; sorry. >>> Too bad you had ta put tha "Cops Up" sample in tha hook 'cause that's what destroyed tha song on DatPiff. Okay for your verse that was on tha sample... My Rating: 3.2


11. "Rattin'-Azz Niggaz" Feat. Nu$$ie
A STRONG title wit a somewhat good, replay value length (3:08). This should be tha best song on here!! >>> Feelin' tha anticipating start, and tha beginning part wit your verse sounds pretty good. Neva mind, that was tha hook. Tha verse starts off wit Nu$$ie. Gotta DEFINITELY feel his verse, especially wit tha "one dayyy, you gon learnnn...!" Tha 2nd verse iz goin' off to a good start wit you on it. Pretty good verse from you; y'all kept it real here! My Rating: 4.5


12. "Blowed" Feat. Poloroid Click
Looks like a great title, and prolly a REAL great song! >>> Wit dat slow beat, I hope it's about smokin'... Yea, thank God it iz!! Hook iz off to a REAL GREAT start!! I'm likin' tha start to tha 1st verse wit a lil' part of tha Poloroid Click. You KNOW I luv when people go "shiiiid!" Great job on that 1st verse! Nothin' but a GREAT "loaded" hook! More Poloroid Click on tha 2nd verse! Still soundin' GREAT and fuckin' luvin' tha "shiiiid" again! Great 2nd verse too! Tha 3rd verse iz a Poloroid Click memba too; Lil' Jless? Yes, it's NOT Lil' Jless as you're on tha 3rd verse (2nd 1/2)! I like your "say, brah" part; thumbs up! It's terrible that you had ta "go ta court on tha 1st" back then. You should've been more aware of yourself so nobody would've caught you in shit. My Rating: 4.1


13. "I'm Da Shit" Feat. Dirty
You mean Derty (Thuggish & Messy), not a random Dirty rapper? It looks like it gon be a REAL NICE joint though wit 3:57 on tha length regardless!! >>> Ooh, great/anticipating start again, and I luv your "quarter to a 1/2" part; this GON be "da shit," ya dig! Sounds like you're handlin' tha 1st verse here wit no problem! Booo that you said that stupid Soulja Boy Tell 'Em line wit tha "supersoak." Yea, that hook has it goin' on!! Oh, I hear a different person on tha 2nd verse; must be that Dirty person. Yea, this ain't tha Thuggish & Messy one; glad to hear a newbie! Yea, he "out his body;" GREAT SHIT! He REALLY did a GREAT job on his verse!! You startin' off a GREAT 3rd verse wit tha "LRG" part. Good part from you. Oh, tha 2nd 1/2 of tha 3rd verse iz tha Dirty person? I'm confused now, but he soundin' good still! My Rating: 4.5


14. "Don't Talk" Feat. Budta B
Yea, anotha Budta B feature! Huh? 1-fuckin-47 on tha length? Why so short? Hope it ain't too good for a short song... >>> Well, at least tha production ain't original 'cause it's Rich Boy's "D-Boyz" beat. Okay hook... Wow, what a GREAT start in tha voice/flow wit Budta B!!! Wow, he just HELD THA WHOLE VERSE DOWN, especially wit that "weed" part in tha mist of it!!! My Rating: 4.3


15. "Gettin' Doe" Feat. Nu$$ie
Thought I heard it before wit tha beat intro, but this was on one of Nu$$ie's CDs... *Checks* Yea, I was right tha 1st time: "The Champ Iz Here"! And let's see what I said (I might have ta add 'cause this review was a while back, before I started commentin' on every verse): Intro sounds like an Eminem beat… Nice verse. Lil' Jay sounds like a version of Lil' Boosie, but very little. Feelin' it and tha hook tho. Wow REAL NICE verse by Lil' Jay (from tha "smellin' like a pound" to a "L.O., dey know" parts)!! He even had tha 3rd verse! Nice, even tho he should've had ½ and you [Nu$$ie] should've had ½. I still feel it tho. <- To add: This was tha 1st time I heard you, and you DEFINITELY did yo thang, Lil' J! Nice fade-out! My Current Rating: 4.4


16. "Money" Feat. Puppy
What song did this sample now? I know Datpiff reported this one too ta only have a 30 second sample... >>> EDIT: It didn't play? Lemme see what sample it was ('cause it said it in a document or some shit)... It says tha song contained shit from Ludacris Feat. Field Mob, Playaz Circle & Perfect Harmany (Of Norfclk), and that document ("why_are_tracks_missing") says, "Some tracks were excluded from the zip file of this mixtape. This is most likely because a scan discovered that these tracks contained material that was commercially available. As such, we can not provide these tracks for download. To download these tracks please revisit the mixtape and click the download icon next to the track that you wish to download or click on the track in the missing_tracks folder." So, I can't really review this one. If anyone gets it, lemme hear it! My Rating: N/A


17. "Keep It Hood" Feat. Nu$$ie, Diablo & Skull Duggrey
Ewe, this tha last one (didn't expect it to end so soon)! From "Featuring Nu$$ie", I heard this, and here's what I said: Oh wow, more unexpected… This iz over tha "Hood Nigga" beat… It's a pretty nice start wit Lil' Jay and his Baton Rouge/young voice. Ooh, here's Nu$$ie on tha 1st verse… Nice, smooth flowin' as he rode on this beat. Diablo takin' over tha last of tha 1st verse (or iz that tha 2nd verse?)… Lil' Jay should've did tha hook more times 'cause that would've made this better. That made me notice that Diablo had tha 2nd verse and not a piece of tha 1st verse. Skull Duggery soundin' not bad on tha 3rd verse. Yeah, I did want Lil' Jay to keep supplyin' that hook he made for this but it turned out to be a straight freestyle track. Sorry… Prolly like a 4.1-4.3 rating if Lil' Jay kept goin'. To Add: LOL @ Nu$$ie's "keep playin', and I'ma kill me a bitch!" part! LUVED how he said that part! My Current Rating: 3.7


Overall: Turned out to be a great mixtape! I thought there were gonna be some mindblowin' jointz (4.6 rating or higher), but it still held it down! Good job, Lil' J! Hope you like this review, and all tha shit I be doin'!


Rankings (according to my ratings):

16. "Mazzorotti" 3.1
15. "Nothin' But A Ho" 3.2
14. "Fresh" 3.5
13. "Keep It Hood" Feat. Nu$$ie, Diablo & Skull Duggrey 3.7
12. "Intro (Definition Of A Hustler)" 3.8
11. "My Boo" Feat. Diablo 3.8
10. "Black Girl" Feat. Nu$$ie & Puppy 4.0
09. "Blowed" Feat. Poloroid Click 4.1
08. "Show My Ass Off" Feat. Nu$$ie 4.2
07. "My Thang (Remix)" Feat. Dizzle & Delwin 4.3
06. "Don't Talk" Feat. Budta B 4.3
05. "Baton Rouge" Feat. Delwin & Budta B 4.4
04. "Hatta" 4.4
03. "Gettin' Doe" Feat. Nu$$ie 4.4
02. "Rattin'-Azz Niggaz" Feat. Nu$$ie 4.5
01. "I'm Da Shit" Feat. Dirty 4.5



Average CD Review:

Total Score: 64.2
Total Songs: / 16
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Average CD Rating: 4.0

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