Review #1,633: The Notorious Outlaw Jako James feat. The James Gang "Fully Automatic"

Reviewed on 2.07.2017 (Review #1,633)

Keepin’ it goin’ wit my next review: Outta Shreveport, it’s The Notorious Outlaw Jako James feat. The James Gang Fully Automatic, released in 1997 on Ponomo Records! Start Time: 1:52 AM | End Time: 2:46 AM

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 #1,633) reviewed on 2.07.2017 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.

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01. Intro
J-Loc on tha beat! >>> Sounds good for this “news” story-like intro… My Rating: N/A

02. “I Can’t Be Touched” feat. Mac Hines & Sir Regg

J-Loc… >>> Sounds like a hot beat fa tha undaground, as well as tha hook, here! Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it sounds like it’s official, here; good shit! Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it sounds pretty dope wit how it sounds; gotta feel it! And, tha 3^rd verse, here, soundin’ good, as well… A long beat outro, here; sounds dope to continue this long… My Rating: 4.4

03. “Don’t Knows” feat. Sir Regg

Kid Fresh on this beat… >>> Sounds like a lil’ funky, laidback track, here… I like how it’s your “Don’t Knows” instead of just a “Don’t Know”, here…; good hook! Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ nice ta hear… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse, here, and y’all keepin’ this ‘movin’-life-forward’-type music comin’ along… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it’s pretty nice, as well; keepin’ it flowin’, here… My Rating: 4.2

04. “Jako II”

Dale Harris on tha beat! >>> Sounds laidback, here, on tha beat… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it sounds good… I was just about to say, it does sound a lil’ like “California,” here… Hearin’ tha hook and it’s nice, as well… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and just like me, you’re doin’ a “review,” lol; good job… Hearin’ tha 3^rd verse and it’s nice ta hear, too… My Rating: 4.1

05. “SDG” feat. Mac Hines & Sir Regg

Produced by Chessey Mac, Reginal “Maestro” Harper & Ron “Da Mac” Johnson! >>> Anotha nice, slow-soundin’ beat, here… Hearin’ tha hook and it’s all about bein’ in tha right “zone,” here… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse, here, and we got them Shreveport ‘90s hood facts bein’ laid down, here; dope shit! Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it’s soundin’ nice, here; good shit… We got tha 3^rd verse, here, and it’s keepin’ it movin’… My Rating: 4.2

06. “Big Baller”

Polo on tha beat…! >>> Sounds good for this laidback vibe, here, on tha hook… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ good wit this Shreveport nightlife goin’ on… We got tha 2^nd verse goin’ on, here, and it’s an O.G.’s story of that southern life, here, fa tha ‘9-7! Keepin’ it movin’ wit tha 3^rd verse, here, soundin’ good, just like tha rest of tha verses… My Rating: 4.2

½time: A good CD, here, even tho not too much sparkin’ out, in a major way… A 4.2-rated CD, here; let’s keep it movin’…!

07. “Ponomo Radio” feat. Ramona Brown

J-Loc beat, again! >>> Sounds good for a lil’ interlude… Like, where are you guys at, now? What’s tha deal wit tha music? My Rating: N/A

08. “My Enemy” feat. Mac Hines

J-Loc on da beat! >>> A catchy hook, here; can’t deny rappin’ about tha “enemy,” here… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s not bad, here… We got tha 2^nd verse, here, about 3:00 in and it’s soundin’ decent, here; gotta keep it movin’… And, tha 3^rd verse, here, feelin’ untouchable… My Rating: 4.2

09. “U Neva Know” feat. No Shame & Ramona Brown

Dale Lynch & Kid Fresh on tha beat! >>> Decent-soundin’ track, here, wit tha hook and beat… Hearin’ tha 1^st verse and it’s soundin’ like a good verse… Hearin’ tha 2^nd verse and it soundin’ good, here, as well… Got tha 3^rd verse goin’ on, here, and it’s soundin’ nice, as well… My Rating: 4.1

10. “Fully Automatic”

Polo beat! >>> A nice lil’ beat, here, as y’all kickin’ off tha 1^st verse pretty nicely, here… Hearin’ tha hook and it’s soundin’ dope wit tha multiple voices singin’… Gotta luv that it’s tha title track and about a “Fully Automatic!” We got tha 2^nd verse comin’ along, here, and it’s soundin’ dope… Comin’ through wit tha 3^rd verse, here, soundin’ dope, as well… My Rating: 4.3

11. “Natural Born Killa (Remix)”

Goin’ wit a Dale Harris beat, here… >>> A Jamaican-type track, here, on tha vocals… Kinda catchy, but kinda bleh, on tha 1^st verse… Hearin’ tha hook and it’s good, as always… And, we got tha 2^nd verse, here, soundin’ good… Tha rest of this ain’t bad, but at least it qualifies for a 4.0! My Rating: 4.0

12. Outro

J-Loc endin’ these interlude/intro/outro beats, here… >>> A nice beat and this sounds good, here… My Rating: N/A

Overall: Most of tha tracks I liked tha same, here, so tha CD flowed in a nice way… Great job wit tha rhymes and West Coast-soundin’ tracks, here…

Rankings:

09.       “Natural Born Killa (Remix)” 4.0

08.       “U Neva Know” feat. No Shame & Ramona Brown 4.1

07.       “Jako II” 4.1

06.       “My Enemy” feat. Mac Hines 4.2

05.       “Big Baller” 4.2

04.       “SDG” feat. Mac Hines & Sir Regg 4.2

03.   “Don’t Knows” feat. Sir Regg 4.2

02.   “Fully Automatic” 4.3

01.   “I Can’t Be Touched” feat. Mac Hines & Sir Regg 4.4

Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score:                      37.7

Total Songs:                      / 09

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Average CD Rating:       4.2 (automatically a 5-star-rated CD)