Review #1,260: Young Gage "Certified Lyrical"

Reviewed on 2.02.2013 (Review #1,260)

My next review for today iz Young Gage Certified Lyrical. Start Time: 5:19 PM | End Time: 5:31 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 use tha word “swag” frequently, have auto-tune in your vocals, or talk about nothin’ but money and hoes 100,000x (which I consider ‘typical’ topics), I’m not buyin’ it!

© 2013 CD Review (Review #1,260) reviewed on 2.02.2013 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.

Link To CD: http://225live.com

01. “Rapstar Intro”

Phil Mic production. >>> Tha beat actually sounds nice, and your lyrical rhymes sound good, consistently! Nice beat ending, too! My Rating: 4.5

02. “Let Me Know” Feat. Phil Mic

Phil Mic production. >>> This iz a nice and laidback vibe… Your rhymes sound good, and tha singin’ on tha hook’s pretty nice… My Rating: 4.3

03. “Comfortable / Interlude” (Dexter Nicholas)

Phil Mic production. >>> Just singin’? Okay, but sounded like Drake. My Rating: 2.4

04. “Climaxx Music” Feat. L.Franchise & Coppertop

D.J. beat. >>> I don’t like tha sample shit in tha background, nor iz tha beat good for me. Tha verses ain’t too bad, but tha beat’s disturbing me… My Rating: 3.2

05. “Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing”
>>> Not bad; hook’s not that bad, but I like rappin’ better… My Rating: 3.6

06. “Not A Dream”
D.J. beat. >>> Good rhymin’, here; I like that there’s no hook and that it sounds like wind! My Rating: 4.0

07. “Money Train” Feat. L.Franchise

I.M.P. On Da Beat beat; really? Rappin’ about “money” iz lyrical? “Money” iz slang for dildos, right? >>> Yuck, even a beat tag in tha beat tag; not lyrical at all!! Beat sounds good, but this ain’t really for me… Why does every rapper have to have songs about “money”? I don’t think I made a song about it, unless lottery tickets are involved… My Rating: 3.0

½time: A real nice start, although it’s turnin’ into a decent CD…; 3.6 for tha CD rating, currently.

08. “Best Is Home” Feat. Qwest

Phil Mic production. >>> This beat iz decent; tha rhymes sound good… Almost forgot that Qwest was a mainstream artist, I think? If that’s tha case, then why iz this here? My Rating: 3.3

09. “Listen Up” Feat. Luke St. John

Phil Mic production. >>> Good rhymes; beat’s okay, once again. Tha hook sounds pretty good wit tha “listen up” shit. Nice rhymes comin’ through in tha 2^nd verse, too… My Rating: 3.7

10. “Beastie”

Phil Mic production. >>> Nice and quick; good rhymes over a decent beat, once again. My Rating: 3.9

11. “Too Close (Snippet)”
B. Oneal beat. >>> A lil’ below tha previous songs fa me; beat’s a lil’ too mainstream, and that singin’ on tha hook’s weird. “Paper chaser;” damn, tha dildos again!! No homo @ this song! My Rating: 2.8

12. “On You” Feat. Ross P

>>> This iz okay, once again. I think it works good for a collaboration, and tha hook’s soundin’ a lil’ betta after hearin’ it a few times… I dunno, should I take points off for tha last three seconds? My Rating: 3.5

13. “I’m Gon Make It” Feat. Dexter Nicholas

Phil Mic production. >>> Nice lyrics; beat’s okay, once again. Tha singin’ ain’t too bad on tha hook, either. My Rating: 3.6

14. “Outro”

>>> I thought tha audio quality was a lil’ low, at first… Lots of lyrics, here, and tha beat’s… …aight. Wow, “myspace.com/younggage225;” ever hear of Facebook? My Rating: 3.7

Overall: Turned out to be just a decent CD for me; I thought it was gonna be real good, based off tha first two songs, but it looks like you’re gonna have to work on it better! Oh yea, why tha money songs?

Rankings:

14.       “Comfortable / Interlude” (Dexter Nicholas) 2.4

13.       “Too Close (Snippet)” 2.8

12.       “Money Train” Feat. L.Franchise 3.0

11.        “Climaxx Music” Feat. L.Franchise & Coppertop 3.2

10.       “Best Is Home” Feat. Qwest 3.3

09.       “On You” Feat. Ross P 3.5

08.       “Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing” 3.6

07.       “I’m Gon Make It” Feat. Dexter Nicholas 3.6

06.       “Outro” 3.7

05.       “Listen Up” Feat. Luke St. John 3.7

04.       “Beastie” 3.9

03.    “Not A Dream” 4.0

02.    “Let Me Know” Feat. Phil Mic 4.3

01.    “Rapstar Intro” 4.5

Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score:              49.5

Total Songs:              / 14

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Average CD Rating: 3.5