Review #97: J-Burna "Spring Training"

Reviewed on 6.20.2008 (Review No. 97)


Wat it do it's ya boy FrankieThaLuckyDog here wit another review. Tha last review I did was for my boy J-Burna, and it looks like he gon have 2 reviews in a row 'cause this one iz for him too. Thanx to Datpiff.com, I was able to get this one (along wit tha other one, "M.B.A.M.: The Mixtape"). Lookin' forward to this. I believe this iz a solo mixtape, so definitely more anticipated. Here goes my review for J-Burna "Spring Training". Lookin' forward to more gutta shit!! Start Time: 12:37 PM | Video Game Playing: Gex 64: Enter The Gecko (for Nintendo 64) (on my computer)


01. "Spring Training (Intro)"
It's now Summer, lol. Let's hear tha intro! >>> Feelin' it so far. Almost thought it was just gonna be talkin', but it's rappin'. I like it. A great way to open up tha mixtape. Tha beat flowed good wit you. My Rating: 4.0


02. "Look Out"
Let's see how this one gon be… I'm anticipated! >>> Small length of 2:17… I think tha music shouldn't have been soundin' louder than you on this… Nothin' much to say… No wonder why it was short for me. It's aight. My Rating: 3.5


03. "Stay The Same (Top Of The Game)"
Okay this one will prolly be better. It has a better title too. >>> That ½ second of silence I was able to hear come right outta my stereo before tha music came in. Sounds better definitely. Good 1st verse, and yeah, tha hook iz tight! "Hot like propane" <- I agree. Tha 2nd verse was better and real tight! My Rating: 4.3


04. "If U Wanna See Me" Feat. Young Hu$tle
Okay I see tha "$" on Young Hu$tle's name. That's a way to ID yourself tha right way without it being confused wit other "Young Hustle"s (like tha Young Hustle I know from Louisiana). Let's see tha 1st collabo on here! >>> Real nice down south beat intro!! Real good 5 minute, 5 second length too! This iz easily tha best outta tha 4 on here! NICE hook! Lol @ tha "catepillars out tha cooler" line. I like tha "leave you on tha street…" line and I like all tha times I hear "my niggaz here…" parts (mainly throughout tha hook). Good job wit tha reference to tha trap house. "Pussy wet enough to fit a gallon" <- That was a REAL nice line from Young Hu$tle!! Glad you have that great 20 second call at tha end! Really liked tha phone call at tha end. My Rating: 4.8


05. "Get Money" Feat. Lil' Chaz
A newbie on tha feature for me… Can tell it gon be a good joint right here! >>> There was like 3 seconds of silence and then all of a sudden… BOOM tha beat just kicked in loud!! Good length again at 4:48! Lil' Chaz sounds good on this. I like tha "my girl catches balls…" line. Great hook, especially tha "we don't count 5's, we rarely have 10's." This shit was bumpin' tha whole way! I liked how it had a lot of Lil' Chaz and a lot of you combined. My Rating: 4.5


06. "Bitch Stop Bluffin'"
Looks like it could be another banger! >>> A short one this time, 2 minutes 7 seconds. I'm feelin' tha beginning so far wit tha beat and you on it. I love your rappin' on this! Great shit! Love it for a short song! My Rating: 4.4


07. "Page In My Rhyme Book"
I know somebody had that line… *Thinks of who it was…* Nas had that line. I remember him sayin' it, but I forgot tha song. Let's see if you sampled it… >>> A nice dark intro. You did sample it! Good job. Likin' this vibe to this. Sounds like some NICE 90's rap!! Okay I remember now… Lol @ it takin' me a few minutes to remember. It's from "Made You Look". I like tha "and I grab tha mic like I studied all tha flows" line. I like tha "eatin' all tha rappers and I spit 'em out like pumpkin seeds" line! You must like tha "TV's wit no cable" type of lines 'cause this iz tha 2nd time I heard you say it on this mixtape. It's all good tho. I don't mind anything. My Rating: 4.4


08. "Fuck Wit Us (Die)"
You know I'm really anticipated to hear this one. This consistancy just doesn't stop! I love how you make tha mixtape go hard in a consistant way! >>> I like tha southern style beat a lot! Great hook. You know I'm gon fuckin' love this! "We smoke ya ass like a blunt" <- True, and I like that line. Great shit once again!!! My Rating: 4.6


09. "Gangsta Shit"
Title (just like wit No. 8) explains why this consistancy doesn't stop! Very anticipated!! >>> Gonna try to embrace it as much as I can since it's only 2 minutes, 38 seconds. Of course I love tha hook. Can't even come close to complainin' about it! Great beat too. "Put a hole in ya neck, like you was fightin' lung cancer" <- A gangsta type of line that I really like. I almost like this as much as "Fuck Wit Us (Die)", so this iz gonna have a slightly smaller rating than that. My Rating: 4.5


½time: During tha very beginning, I was like "I can bet'cha tha "M.B.A.M.: The Mixtape" mixtape was better easily. But then as soon as No. 4 came in, it has been VERY CONSISTANT since!! This iz REAL TIGHT! More shit I'm gonna throw on my iPod. You be makin' some hot shit! I don't really know many rappers from B-More (just Comp, but I can't think of anyone else). I think you may hold tha title in my book for "Best Rapper Reppin' B-More". Keep doin' yo thang! Let's see tha next 9 jointz!


10. "Look" Feat. Lil' Reds
My favorite color iz red, so this will prolly be real good for me. I have a feeling. >>> Oh my God tha beat came in HARD and smooth! I had a feelin' it was gonna be gangsta, but this iz CRAZY!!! That beat iz REAL TIGHT and you can handle it!! Lil' Reds was tight and you were real tight! This shit went REAL HARD on tha beat!! Great shit! My Rating: 4.7


11. "Pass Da Beat" Feat. Young Jay
As soon as I saw tha "pass da" in tha title, I was gonna hope it was gonna be "Pass Da Blunt", but it's "beat". We'll see how this will do… >>> I remember that Swizz Beatz feature wit Busta Rhymes on "Watch Ya Mouth" from… *checks date…* Oh close to a year ago, as I heard it when I was down on Long Island, New York, listenin' to CT's Hot 93.7's mixshow on June 30, 2007 @ 8:26 PM. I can dig that you're on this beat. Tha whole shit sounds good. What was that at 1:51? It sounded like it had a lil' milli second of silence? Oh wait neva mind tha beat changed a few seconds later. Good shit! Nobody really does that! I like that hook wit Young Jay talkin' about "pass da beat." Real good shit right here! This iz very creative right here! See, someone like you can make this shit hot after I was thinkin' it was somethin' else at first. That's what makes you a real good dude/rapper! My Rating: 4.4


12. "Interlude"
Yes an interlude!! It's about time one of these came on your mixtape! Oh no it sounds like it might be thunderin' where I'm at right now, so this could be lucky. I'm lookin' forward to hearin' tha interlude! >>> I didn't expect to hear a beat behind it. It's REAL TIGHT and dark! Nice lil' interlude. I thought I was gonna hear more talkin', but it's all good. My Rating: N/A <- FYI, I only rate songs. I don't rate interludes. I would only rate somethin' if there was any singin'/rappin' goin' on.


13. "My Life"
I know about 12387012371238 different people make a song like this, but I'm anticipated to hear one about you, even tho I'm learnin' more shit about you as I'm hearin' these songs. Let's hear your "My Life" track. >>> Okay a good flashback beat right here from Pharoahe Monch & Styles P "My Life" from 2002. I wish I was still livin' on Long Island, New York unlike this shitty-ass, gay-ass Northeast PA. At least when I'm up here, I'm doin' all this shit for tha music business (reviews and shit like for you). It sux that "your life been hurt since birth." I hate how fucked up things have to happen in tha world to everyone. I like tha "world cold like a snow cone" line. They removed tha fuckin' ice cream parlor right near my house not too long ago! WTF!!! I like this shit tho. You did good on it. My Rating: 4.2


14. "Victory Lap"
Speaking of tha same title for No. 13 and this, did you rap over tha Yung Berg/Eve beat of tha same title? Let's see… >>> It's not (I don't think), but it's not bad. Not as good as all those other songs, but I'll not hate on this. Good hook and not bad lyrics. My Rating: 3.4


15. "Goodbye (Outro)"
It No. 15 tho… I guess tha last 3 are bonus tracks? Let's hear tha outro, although I think tha "It's A Celebration Bitches! (Outro)" track will prolly be a better outro track. >>> I like tha "shotgun at my door" part in tha sample. Tha sample sounds sad… I guess I can be sad 'cause this mixtape iz almost over. Here ya go: <- There! I'm sad, lol. "Goodbye to tha weed spots" <- That sux. I'm feelin' this tho. I like tha 17 seconds of talkin' at tha end. You need like a long talkin' for an interlude. That would be good. But yeah, tha "It's A Celebration Bitches! (Outro)" was a better outro easily for me, but this was a very good outro track too! My Rating: 3.8


16. "Champion (Bonus Track)"
I was right about tha bonuses! Let's see if they're really worth tha value of bonuses! >>> I didn't even realize it was only 1:45 at first. It was too short, but I thought it was okay. Nothin' really to say… My Rating: 3.5


17. "Fly Shit (Bonus Track)"
Let's hear this one… >>> Good longer and better beat! Sounds good. I love your flow and your rappin'. It makes these tracks sound real good. It sometimes reminds me of some Philly shit. This shit be bumpin' nice! My Rating: 4.1


18. "Harder (Bonus Track)" Feat. Lil' Chaz & Wite Shoes
Finally Shoes makes an appearance. I thought he was gonna appear a lot earlier in tha mixtape, but it's all good. Last month, I reviewed a Dance song by Chico & Claudia Monet called "Harder (Remix Radio Edit)". It was a REAL HOT/SEXY joint where it was on tha dirty side (where tha girl was like "you got tha magic stick, you like my candy shop? But can you handle it…"). That was tha last song on a CD too, lol (so iz this). Since that was tha HOT dirty shit, I hope this iz tha HOT shit that goes "harder" than a lot of jointz! Let's see if I'm right… >>> 4:22 iz a good length. Lol @ that female sample! Unexpected right there! Oh this iz definitely a "hard" beat!! Yeah Lil' Chaz did his thang and that sample/beat/hook iz off tha chain!! I like when Shoes talks about tha "push, kick" part. That was tight shit. Shoes did his thang on this. So far he has tha best part on it. Uh oh it's thunderin' louder outside! You did yo thang on this, but I think tha best part goes to Shoes in my opinion. Good shit right here! It DEFINITELY went "harder" than tracks out there in tha world right now! My Rating: 4.5


Overall: End Time: 2:02 PM. This was another REAL TIGHT mixtape by you dawg. I was really feelin' it! Keep sendin' me as much shit as you can! I don't mind reviewin' any of it at all! In fact, I love it.


Rankings (according to my ratings):

17. "Victory Lap" 3.4
16. "Champion (Bonus Track)" 3.5
15. "Look Out" 3.5
14. "Goodbye (Outro)" 3.8
13. "Spring Training (Intro)" 4.0
12. "Fly Shit (Bonus Track)" 4.1
11. "My Life" 4.2
10. "Stay The Same (Top Of The Game)" 4.3
09. "Pass Da Beat" Feat. Young Jay 4.4
08. "Page In My Rhyme Book" 4.4
07. "Bitch Stop Bluffin'" 4.4
06. "Get Money" Feat. Lil' Chaz 4.5
05. "Harder (Bonus Track)" Feat. Lil' Chaz & Wite Shoes 4.5
04. "Gangsta Shit" 4.5
03. "Fuck Wit Us (Die)" 4.6
02. "Look" Feat. Lil' Reds 4.7
01. "If U Wanna See Me" Feat. Young Hu$tle 4.8