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 #87)
reviewed on 5.20.2008 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
01. "Believe" Feat. DJ Black Jesus & VL Mike
Lookin' at tha date it went on Datpiff.com and it says Febraury 16, 2008. That's 2 dayz before I reviewed VL Mike's "Place Yo Betz" mixtape. Anyway, I guess this iz tha intro track, so here it goes!! >>> Nice start. Good intro, and good start of you rappin'. That line at 1:10 that I can't understand 100% ("Siberian dinner") was nice. I like your rappin'. I don't mind that odd "believe" sample in tha background 'cause that beat iz nice wit tha rhymes. Good start, so I'll give it a solid nice rating. My Rating: 4.0
EDIT: I just re-heard it, and I didn't realize VL Mike was in tha beginning.
02. "Blast" Feat. Young J
This iz a first… you ID it as tha featured artists first in tha title (and in tha filename) instead of after. Usually, I'd see this: Blast (Feat. Young J) or Blast ft. Young J (somethin' like that). Instead, this iz how you have it: ft. young j – blast. I like tha differentness, but when it comes to me, I always ID everything 99.9% correctly and neatly, so if I was to put this on my iPod/iTunes/upload it online, it would be Filename: K.Dot Feat. Young J – Blast and Artist: K.Dot Feat. Young J; Title: Blast; Album: Street Knowledge (Hosted by VL Mike); Anyway, I do wanna hear this wit a High AL (anticipation level) 'cause it sounds like you wanna "blast" somebody! >>> Oh good it's nice and long at 4:43!! Wow it's off to a REAL GOOD start wit that hook comin' STRAIGHT OUTTA my surround sound on my boombox! Love tha hook too, and tha beat gives me an "Err-day (Remix)" J-Nicks/Natureboy Rowe feel a lil' to it wit those "din-din-din-din" sounds in tha background. Oh wow in Animaniacs (for Super Nintendo), that I'm playin' on my computer right now (thanx to my 4 year old brother Dylan for gettin' me hooked earlier today wit him on it), I beat this part in one try that was real hard. Wit him, I died like 30 times in a row. Yeah… I LOVE that hook! Tha whole song has a great story to describing tha title and tha style to tha track. Lol at goin' from this to Animaniacs SNES game to this. Just like Max Minelli says, "u gotta luv me baby!" My Rating: 4.8
03. "Get It Off Ya Chest"
OMG a Runners beat?!? You got a hold of them? I hope so. This BETTA NOT be a jacked beat (and considered "produced by The Runners" in tha ID). If it iz, I'll be very upset!! No AL due to I don't wanna be confused! >>> Okay this iz tha type of anticipation I wanna hear. Wow when The Runners's "AHHH" sound comes on (wit tha surround sound), it sounds like a car startin', lol. But GREAT start wit that Bun B sample! Tha beat iz *Jill Criscuolo voice* "GOIN' INSANE…IN-SANE!!" Wow REAL HARD, and nice rhymes too! You got a close-to-sick flow too! This iz only Song No. 3, and already I rated 2 songs 4.5 or HIGHER!! My Rating: 4.7
Intermission: Just got an e-mail from my boy Al (who I'm real cool wit on tha Dance/Trance music scene; thanx to him, that's why I say "High AL" on all these reviews), and he told me he heard tha Bordes/Klubjumpers Dance Remix of "Lollipop" by Lil' Wayne & Static Major. He's gonna try and rip it for me since at his job, they have Sirius The Beat on. It might expand my popularity just like wit what tha "Low (Discotech Edit)" by Flo Rida & T-Pain did; I got 280,000+ views on my "Favorite Rap and R&B Songs of January 2008" video I made on Youtube January 28, 2008 (to show luv to songs/mixtapes I like in that month; this mixtape can be featured in my May 2008 video if tha rest of it goes REAL good). Now let's see if tha momentum can continue wit Track No. 4…
04. "We Go Hard" Feat. T-Dash & D.Envy
Another Lo artist… High AL 'cause of tha title!! Oh and wow it's takin' me a while to get to play this song… It's 'cause I'm listenin' to Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" on Music Choice Retro Active (I don't like a lot of their music unless it's 80's Pop-Dance music like them and New Order), so another 3 minutes to wait… Oh now I'm thirsty… damn I guess this joint iz TOO "hard" that my anticipation has to keep rising! *Gets a drink…* Oh now Robyn "Konichiwa Bitches" (HOT rappin' unexpectically from this HOT LOOKIN' singer) iz on Music Choice Electronica (they play lots of Alternative-Dance music wit some of it havin' rappin' in it)!! It's only 2.5 minutes long, so this'll be quick… Okay now… IT'S TIME!! >>> Good intro. Nice down, down south beat!! I like tha "flipmode like Busta" line on tha 2nd verse. Yeah this iz jammin' all tha way! I like tha "inhaler" line towards tha end (due to I have Asthma)! This track sounded more like a freestyle. My Rating: 4.3
05. "Show Me Luv" Feat. VL Mike
I have a low AL on this 'cause I don't think I'm gonna like after I heard .1 seconds of tha intro at tha end of tha last song… >>> Sample not my type… Beat doesn't sound like it's for me in tha beginning… Your rappin' iz faster on this one… Didn't expect that. It's good, but not what I expected from you since those previous jointz were REAL TIGHT wit tha slow flow. Wow that sample iz so gay… tha whole "hug me/squeeze me" parts. Ewe… That's just my opinion tho. Well, this iz only 2:40, so it's not that long. Oh so you're from Chi-Town huh? Glad you're really into dirty south Rap music. I guess tha Chi-Town makes sense in this 'cause this sounds like a Kanye West/Consequence song. My Rating: 3.0
06. "I'll Catch Ya" Feat. T-Dash & D.Envy
I added a "dash" to T-Dash's name. Anyway, High AL for this 'cause I like tha "ya" in tha title! >>> Losing interest 'cause it's not a dirty south type of beat… Tha hook was not bad… actually tha end wit tha "catch"in' parts iz soundin' better. It would've been better if it had "boi" at tha end of each part. That's what made tha "We Ain't Playin'" by L.E.P. & Fabolous hook hot. I only said that 'cause right before tha hook, it says "boi." You sounded good on tha joint. It sounds a lil' better now. I guess I was a lil' thrown off at first 'cause I was losing in Animaniacs as well. My Rating: 3.8
07. "Be Careful"
And now we have Scott Storch… Curious wit a High AL! >>> Only 2:24… how short… Tha beat iz that usual hot SS production… Like tha hook wit tha vocal/beat match. Good advice for tha boss I'm versing in Animaniacs 'cause I'm not "being careful". Even tho I liked, it started reminding me of 50 Cent during tha hook. Ewe… My Rating: 3.7
08. "Don't Need Dat" Feat. VL Mike
You should change up tha beat style now! I hope so… >>> No change up… Lol @ you wearin' tha same clothes dawg. "Keep green on me like I'm Luigi man" too bad I wasn't playin' Super Mario right now, lol. Nice line tho. Pretty good hook. It's another short joint at 2:45. My Rating: 3.6
½time: REAL HOT start, and then slowly slidin' down end of tha 1st ½… I hope it goes back to tha dirty south sounds!!!
09. "Travelin'"
Have a feelin' I'll really like… or really not like… Yessur Productions… are they dirty south? >>> Bad intro start… Actually, it's not as bad as I thought it was gonna be… Rhymes are pretty good. Beat iz pretty decent throughout tha song. My Rating: 3.3
10. "Stay Broke" Feat. Young J, J Problem & VL Mike
King Kong Productions on this one. What's gonna happen? >>> A lot better intro on this one… Wow not only iz tha SONG BETTER, but I finally stopped screwin' up in tha Animaniacs game I'm playin'! VERY GOOD beat (prolly tha other ones in tha beginning were better). Glad it switched up finally!! Hook sounds like VL Mike, but it's a good hook overall. My Rating: 4.6
11. "Whip It"
Hopefully Bez iz a good producer… >>> 1:46 on tha length… and it iz a good production! Why iz it so short (and those other songs were 3.5 minutes)? I always liked when Rick Ross said "whip it" in "Hustlin'" 'cause of how it sounds like "ribbit" (mainly in this one). Was there too much pausing at tha end for whoeva that was at tha end… it sounds like you could hear tha silent sound of tha mic. My Rating: 4.3
12. "Damn Thang Money" Feat. Heata
Let's hope Lo Key did a good production on this. Lookin' forward!! >>> Beat iz nice. A lil' weird in tha background, but that makes it sound like a nice beat from online. This iz when I really like your flowin'; it's nice and slow! Great verse by you! Great 2nd verse by Heata too! I like that "pocket full of—do tha damn thing—money." My Rating: 4.1
13. "Now"
Why did tha first 2 seconds of tha beat have to play at tha end of tha last joint? That kinda ruins tha AL I would try to have for each joint. Anyway, not sure what's gonna happen wit this… >>> Sounds like tha shit I would hate on… Let's see… More of a Twista type of beat (tha girl in tha background iz like a Juelz Santana type of sampled girl). "Like jeans, you're fadin'/it's green, I'm makin'" Nice 2 lines right there! Wow fuckin' again… this time it was FOUR seconds of tha intro at tha end of this. WTF? And this was short. I didn't mind it tho. My Rating: 3.6
14. "Secret Lovers" Feat. Hypno
What's wit this title for this mixtape? Low AL… >>> 4:30 on tha length… why tha longness? Okay not really gonna hate on this 'cause it's nice and smooth, but it should've been tha last track IMO. 1st verse reminds me of a mix of T.I. mixed wit Pitbull & Lloyd's "Secret Admirer". I actually like it. Very good slow jammer. I don't approve of slow jammers bein' on mixtapes tho… Mixtapes are for tha streets… This izn't an album now… Hypno held that track down. Good sample too. My Rating: 3.9
15. "The Hardway" Feat. Roach Killa
Lol @ tha roach name. Nas iz gonna be rappin' as a roach on his new album. Now that should be REAL interesting!! Anyway, let's see what this track gon do. I'm dry and slowly catchin' a sore throat (I hope not), so I gotta water-up! *Gets a drink…* >>> From tha Chi to Ten-A-Key… Boring start intro… This iz too slow and too boring for me. Tha rhymes weren't bad tho. My Rating: 2.5
16. "Livin' A Movie" Feat. VL Mike
Usually I have faith in tha No. 16 song, but no AL here (even tho a real good title). Because of that stupid intro keeps comin' in 2 seconds before tha previous song ends, it just makes me mad, and I don't think this'll be that special… >>> This beat has some hot parts in it. Tha hook sounds pretty good. Actually it's better now that you said "they livin' a movie." Oh wow VL Mike was at tha end… REAL REAL NICE (and about 30 seconds too)! This track was nice for me. My Rating: 3.9
Overall: End Time: 8:42 PM. I'd rather this all dirty south. I really liked tha dirty south songs. Some of tha Chi-Town soundin' songs were aight, but a bunch of them bored me. I will feature this on my "Favorite Rap and R&B Songs of May 2008" video when I upload it on May 31, 2008 on Youtube. This'll be featured under tha "go cop these hot CDs/mixtapes" section.
Rankings (according to ratings):
16. "The Hardway" Feat. Roach Killa 2.5
15. "Show Me Luv" Feat. VL Mike 3.0
14. "Travelin'" 3.3
13. "Don't Need Dat" Feat. VL Mike 3.6
12. "Now" 3.6
11. "Be Careful" 3.7
10. "I'll Catch Ya" Feat. T-Dash & D.Envy 3.8
09. "Livin' A Movie" Feat. VL Mike 3.9
08. "Secret Lovers" Feat. Hypno 3.9
07. "Believe" Feat. DJ Black Jesus & VL Mike 4.0
06. "Damn Thang Money" Feat. Heata 4.1
05. "Whip It" 4.3
04. "We Go Hard" Feat. T-Dash & D.Envy 4.3
03. "Stay Broke" Feat. Young J, J Problem & VL Mike 4.6
02. "Get It Off Ya Chest" 4.7
01. "Blast" Feat. Young J 4.8
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