Review #1,624: Rated X "X Marks The Spot"

Reviewed on 2.03.2017 (Review #1,624)

Smh @ work, again! Gotta stay focused with these reviewz and get ‘em over with! Let’s just hope I work myself to tha bone, here! Here goes my review for Rated X X Marks The Spot, released in 1997 on Total Respect Records! Start Time: 2:30 PM | End Time: 2:58 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, have auto-tune in your vocals, or talk about nothin’ but money and hoes (which I consider ‘typical’ topics), I’m not buyin’ it!

© 2017 CD Review (Review #1,624) reviewed on 2.03.2017 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.

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01. Intro (Got ‘Em)
>>> Sounds like a nice lil’ alarm clock or somethin’ in tha background, here; nice and trippy… “X Marks The Spot;” definitely! My Rating: N/A

02. “Day 4 Day”

Ice Mike on tha production, here… >>> Beat’s definitely pure and this sounds nice, on tha hook! Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ good wit this gangsta shit… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it’s soundin’ good, once again… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it’s pretty good, here, as well; diggin’ tha gutta rhymes… My Rating: 4.5

03. “Knuckle Head Bitch” feat. Tim Smooth

Ice Mike, once again! >>> A lil’ calmer with tha beat, here; not bad… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s decent, here… Almost thought it was Lauryn Hill in tha background of tha hook…; I believe it iz? I thought that song she did with Nas was tha year after? I’ono, but that’s what it sounds like, ta me… Tha hook sounds decent; let’s keep it movin’… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it’s cool; can’t complain… It almost sounds like a search goin’ on? Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it’s soundin’ nice… My Rating: 4.0

04. “It’s Like Dis”

DJ Lil’ Daddy on tha beat… >>> Smooth lil’ beat, here; not bad… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ decent… Hearin’ tha hook and it’s soundin’ okay; let’s keep it goin’… Tha 2^nd verse’s soundin’ aight; just keep spittin’… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and this G-shit’s nice; good job… My Rating: 4.1

½time: I think this good; a lil’ on tha decent/good side, here, for a 4.2-rated CD, currently…

05. “Measure The Pain (Radio)” feat. Ghetto Twiinz & Threat

Ice Mike, here, but no original version…?! >>> Decent beat, here… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s aight; gotta “play” life by tha minute! Tha hook’s a nice effort wit tha Twiinz on it; crazy life we live in! Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it’s soundin’ nice to keep this movin’… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it’s soundin’ decent… My Rating: 3.9

06. “It Don’t Matter 2 Me”

DJ Lil’ Daddy on tha beat, again… >>> Tha hook straight, while tha beat pretty nice fa tha undaground…; can’t complain… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ straight, too… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it ain’t bad, here… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it’s soundin’ like facts, as far as what tha future has to offer for ya… Yeah, thinkin’ ‘bout it’s pretty intense; gotta live it up! My Rating: 4.2

07. “Soldier”

Ice Mike, here… >>> I’m diggin’ this funky sound, here; nice hook and beat! It’s all about bein’ dat “soldier!” Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ like a good way to get through tha life in tha hood, here… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and I’m diggin’ tha faster-soundin’ rappin’ on this verse, here… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it decent, here… My Rating: 4.0

08. Bomb Dedication

>>> Just an outro, here? Beat ain’t bad… Hearin’ what’s said and it’s straight…

Overall: This CD did pretty well, as far as a review goes… I just mainly thought it was decent, tho… Tha producers and features kinda helped it succeed a lil’ more, but yeah, mainly decent, here…

Rankings:

06.       “Measure The Pain (Radio)” feat. Ghetto Twiinz & Threat 3.9

05.       “Knuckle Head Bitch” feat. Tim Smooth 4.0

04.       “Soldier” 4.0

03.   “It’s Like Dis” 4.1

02.   “It Don’t Matter 2 Me” 4.2

01.   “Day 4 Day” 4.5

Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score:                      24.7

Total Songs:                      / 06

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Average CD Rating:       4.1