Review #111: Lil' Keith "Life After Hustla City"

Reviewed on 8.20.2008 (Review No. 111)


YEAH it's about that time again!! Wat up it's ya boy FrankieThaLuckyDog here wit another review and this gon be, depending on what you wanna consider tha day, tha earliest review I've eva done in a day (since it's now 12:03 AM, which means that a new day iz here). I'm doin' it so early 'cause it's my dawg, who turned 17, Baby L's birthday today so happy birthday to him (actually, it ain't his birthday yet in his eyes 'cause it's only 11:04 PM on 8/19/2008 where he's at, lol). But it's official on Long Island, NY right now 'cause it's 12:04 AM on 8/20/2008. This iz tha 1st of 2 birthday presents for you Baby L's. Tha 2nd one iz comin' up later today. Here goes my review for Lil' Keith "Life After Hustla City". Oh and I'm definitely excited to review this right now 'cause when I was on tha phone wit you a week ago, you were like "you think my shit goes hard? Wait 'til you hear what my boyz's shit sound like." That's anticipation for me right there! Start Time: 12:21 AM | Video Game Playing: Blast Corps (for Nintendo 64) (on my computer)


01. "Intro"
Dunn dunn dunn… >>> Fuck that "This Is Why I'm Hot" beat… Nah I'm just playin'. Things just got GREAT… No wonder, it's your birthday. Now I know your birthday iz VERY VERY special… This iz tha 2nd time this happened on a review (tha 1st time was on Jimmy The DJ's "Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2" mixtape). What iz happenin' iz that DJ Scotty K Feat. Knockhopper "Goodnight Tonight" iz playin' on Music Choice Dance right now (VERY great song that I played around tha time this mixtape was put on Datpiff) so CONGRATS on luring it out to play on Music Choice Dance right now!!!!! *Mood iz currently SKY-HIGH for this mixtape!!!* Now back to tha review 'cause I just heard tha rappin'!! … There prolly should've been a better beat but then again, this iz just an intro. I like tha part about tha weed and shit. I also liked how tha ending explained why this beat was used in tha 1st place: 'cause what was said: "and that iz why I'm hot," so no wonder for this beat. My Rating: 3.7


02. "Niggaz Betta Pray"
I'm prayin' for a song without a jacked beat! Yeah hopefully 'cause of tha title (doesn't even look like it could be over anything). Let's cross our fingers and find out!! >>> I got scared but what…ev…a… it's a good beat from Young Capone's "What It Iz". I don't like jacked beats 'cause it lacks creativity a lil' but I'll try to be nice to you and your click and listen closely to tha lyrics. It was good so far. And I see there was a change in beats as it went to "Party Like A Rockstar" beat. Tha lyrics sound a lot better on this beat. Lol @ "I don't give a dang." Lol @ "dang". Now it's tha "Mic Check" beat so let's see what happens… Sounds like tha vocals are comin' through only tha left speaker and they sound like they were recorded off of a low quality mic. Not bad. It ended that beat too quickly… My Rating: 4.0


03. "Get Back"
Let's see what gon happen wit this… >>> It's a "Reppin' Time" beat. Oh I like tha beginning wit tha talkin'. Lol @ 0:55 when tha volume all of a sudden got louder. I like those "pockets full of drug money" and "my swagger fly, I might wet you baby" lines a lot! Looks like this gon be a real good one over a jacked beat! I also like at tha end wit tha line "I'm back in town, smokin' a pound and prolly breakin' a key." My Rating: 4.3


04. "Don't Hate"
Yeah don't hate on my dawg Baby L's and tha Blood Money Boyz 'cause they kick ass! Can't wait to hear all ya'll over brand new beats!!! >>> It's a Snoop Dogg/Pharrell/Charlie Wilson "Beautiful" beat so who knows what'll happen… Sorry, but way off wit tha beat… Can't take tha video game I'm playin' so a low rating from me since I'm pissed off! My Rating: 3.0


Pissed Off Intermission: Wit all this jacked beat shit, I'm not continuing for a minute. I'm playin' this video game and I'm doin' very VERY VERY hard tasks so I'm very pissed off… Jacked beats just make me more angry so I'm gonna wait… *Break at 12:55 AM*. Okay I'm gonna say this every fuckin' time I lose: FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? FUCK A JACKED BEAT! HOW COULD YOU BE HARD ON A JACKED BEAT?!? OMG… I just FINALLY beat tha level (it's 1:09 AM right now)!! I think I felt better since Music Choice Dance just premiered a new song wit tha Saint Etienne vocalist just now: it's Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell "The Journey Continues (Thomas Gold Remix)". Now back to tha mixtape and if there's jacked beats, it's usually hard to get over a 4.0 rating.


05. "I'm Tha Mayor Man"
What now? >>> I think I killed tha jacked beats for a sec! Oh wait no… just tha 1st 10 seconds was original. Now it's "Fireman" but I guess I'm lookin' forward. Tha 1st verse sounds tight. It goes hard. Great 2nd verse too! My Rating: 4.2


06. "Quick To Back Down"
I guess tha title gave it away… but I haven't heard this beat in a long time so we'll see what you guys did to it. *Gets a drink…* >>> I like tha imitation of tha "quick to back down" parts and I like that driving at tha end. Tha rhymes were good I guess but nothin' ear-catching, prolly 'cause of tha jacked beat. My Rating: 3.4


07. "Spit Ya Game"
Prolly tha same rating. Sorry, but can't have anticipation. >>> And I don't have anything to say. Decent rhymes. My Rating: 3.2


08. "Blood Money Is Tha Label"
I know rappin' over jacked beats iz a start to things but c'mon now. I thought ya'll hustle. Where's tha money for beats? >>> NOT THIS FUCKIN' BEAT FOR THA 182730192831098237102983721983102389th time!!! Almost wanted to skip but real low rating automatically!!! Would've been like a 4.3 rating with a regular beat, but a 2.2 rating for this fuckin' beat. My Rating: 2.2


09. "Acapella"
OMG… could it be… a NOT jacked beat!!! That's 'cause there HOPEFULLY iz none!!! *Crosses fingers for no beat since it's an "acapella"*!!! >>> Okay I had to scroll through it 1st 'cause tha 1st dude (on tha 1st 40 seconds) has VERY low quality on tha sounding so I gotta listen a lot closely… Okay there iz a beat but it doesn't sound familiar (sounds good). I could barely hear what was goin' on during tha 1st 30 seconds… I guess it was good if I could hear it. Dude on tha 40 second mark (where it sounds clear) sounds tight. My Rating: 3.6


10. "I Bring Tha Pain"
Are we goin' ol'skool now? >>> No, not Method Man but it's "Make It Rain". Dunn dunn dunn… Figures, I was about to beat tha level but no, this jacked beat had to fuck me up. Heard this beat enough… Remember that this iz my 111th review so I've been reviewin' lots of shit. If I was gettin' paid for this review, you know tha ratings would be lower but I'm bein' nice by keepin' some of these up. My Rating: 2.3


½time: Not to be mean, but nothin' original so far… Everything iz over other peoples' beats. I know ya'll new and shit but still, I listened to a lot of people that were "new" and they got beats. I can't get into somethin' that has a jacked beat (especially a very mainstream one). Someone on tha Word Of South forum was like "niggas still rap ova otha niggas beats?" and I cosigned that statement to tha fullest! Baby L's, I know your song "Pop It Off" was original and was some TIGHT SHIT! I know your mixtape, "Menace To Society", iz prolly gonna be a lot better (and hopefully has original beats). Let's see what happens wit tha 2nd ½…


11. "Diamonds In Ma Chain"
What beat…? Refresh me… >>> *BRING OUT THA DEAD!!!* I thought it was gonna be Ludacris "Diamond In The Back", then Smitty "Diamonds On My Neck", but no, this NIGHTMARE song I had to deal wit from 2007 (loved but it was cursed since someone that didn't like me liked this) from Fab & Jeezy! That 1st verse was tight, especially wit that pencil led line!! Good for a jacked beat. My Rating: 3.9


12. "BTC"
What does this stand for? >>> Lol @ tha random "Oh Yeah (Work)" beat. I don't get tha random title and therefore, it's just decent. My Rating: 2.8


13. "He Don't Want It"
*Gulp* >>> Ooh new beat hopefully!!! Now THIS iz what Blood Money Boyz should SOUND LIKE!! I like tha "choke like a hicup" (sp?) line on tha 2nd verse! Whether this iz an original beat or not, I'll give it to you guys. I neva heard tha beat b4 so it's definitely a plus! My Rating: 4.4


14. "Blood Money"
I'm gettin' tired… Hopefully this iz an original beat to keep me awake! >>> Nope. I might just go to sleep. Even though it ain't a played out song ("Chop Chop"), how come every mixtape wit jacked beats that I get has tha same beats? No matter what year it's from (2006, 2007, 2008, etc.). It's kinda gay… Sounds kinda random wit what you did to this, especially at tha end wit that talkin'. My Rating: 2.9


15. "I'm In Tha Hood"
Oh I'm just yawnin'… Why do we have to go back to this beat? Those FUCKIN' FUCKED UP Fall 2007 times… C'mon now… >>> Just like wit tha "Diamonds" beat, I love tha beat/song but tha song itself was cursed from someone who doesn't like me (since they like it). That's why I get all iffy. Rap over an original beat. Then you'll "bubble like beer" (like you said). I hear that you said tha "man, I'm so ____..." part too early (as it was supposed to really come when you said "I hit a nigga sidewayz…"). Yes, I know tha song good! I don't get tha imitations. Are they needed? Like tha "spin this shit back" (which iz like when Wayne said "I need you to spin this back" at tha end). I like tha toilet sound thing at tha end. My Rating: 3.5


16. "What You Know 'Bout Keith"
Shit, I always have faith in No. 16 but holy fuck, I wonder what tha hell I could expect… *Checks ID* Yup, an upset face! >>> Okay I thought it was gonna be T.I.'s "What You Know" but know it's Lil' Mama "Lip Gloss (It's Poppin')" beat, which iz a lot better when it comes to a jacked beat! Yeah, you're "playin' boyz like a Nintenda" (I'm playin' 64 on my computer right now). I like that line. This was pretty good. My Rating: 3.6


17. "Walk It Out (Freestyle)"
Here we go… *waits to faint* >>> Yeah I pass. That was a waste of 3 minutes. Should've had an ORIGINAL beat!! My Rating: 1.4


18. "Real Niggaz Ballin'"
Wit that N word in tha title, it betta be an original beat… If it's "We Fly High", I almost would wanna skip 'cause it's 2:13 AM (thinkin' it's that 'cause of tha "ballin'")… What am I doin' up so late? Good thing it's Baby L's birthday or else I wouldn't've done this this late! >>> Now here's tha T.I. beat and a good choice. I like tha "real niggaz ballin' / fake niggaz fallin'" parts. Tha "shoot him" parts are good too. It's worth my stayin' up! Real good 1st verse! I like tha "friend request" line and all tha shit that went on! Nothin' really happened after tha 1st verse but this was a good beat to pick 'cause this song (tha original) was special (not cursed) to me 'cause my boy Darnell liked it before I even got to hear it. My Rating: 4.1


19. "I'm So Fly"
I hope not Lloyd Banks beat… Most of these are from '07… >>> Good thing it wasn't Lloyd Banks! It's Juvie & Mannie!! Intro iz kinda goin' on too long… It took 1 minute, 14 seconds… There wasn't much goin' on so I'll say decent. My Rating: 3.1


20. "Black Republicans"
Oh no another cursed one!!! Damn 2007 had its so called "good" moments but by tha end of tha year, most of tha "good" moments were cursed by certain assholes I dealt wit! >>> Yeah that beat and I heard "girbauds" so that's watz good. Good for tha "money runnin' long like a lotto" line. Tha rappin' sounds like it's comin' outta nowhere (like it's just hittin' hard very randomly). My Rating: 3.6


21. "Freestyle"
Over what? I can't picture… Prolly some shit like "I Get Money"… >>> Oh from a cursed moment beat to a "great moment" beat. Tha dayz when my best friend Lil' Frankie and I started talkin' to each other a lot and he liked a lot of songs I liked that was out. This was one of them (it's tha "Vato" beat). I give this a thumbs up. I still like all that random hard rappin' outta nowhere. My Rating: 3.7


Overall: End Time: 2:31 AM. Okay, I don't have much to say 'cause I let most of it out during tha review: I don't go for jacked beats!!! Nearly every song was over someone else's beat. Yeah, even though "Goodnight Tonight" came on as a surprise during tha beginning of tha review, I guess it didn't make this mixtape lucky… it might've made Baby L's (your) mixtape, "Menace To Society", become lucky (we'll find out). But sorry, this was an okay mixtape for me and barely anything was catchy enough for me to enjoy a lot. I'm suggesting that you guys get on some original beats 'cause it'll help! I really wanna hear what you guys sound like on brand new beats 'cause it sounds like you got somethin' to say! Once again, happy 17th birthday to my dawg Baby L's! Keep doin' yo thang big dawg and keep up tha ORIGINAL music Lil' Keith & Blood Money Boyz!


Rankings (according to ratings):

21. "Walk It Out (Freestyle)" 1.4
20. "Blood Money Is Tha Label" 2.2
19. "I Bring Tha Pain" 2.3
18. "BTC" 2.8
17. "Blood Money" 2.9
16. "Don't Hate" 3.0
15. "I'm So Fly" 3.1
14. "Spit Ya Game" 3.2
13. "Quick To Back Down" 3.4
12. "I'm In Tha Hood" 3.5
11. "Black Republicans" 3.6
10. "Acapella" 3.6
09. "What You Know 'Bout Keith" 3.6
08. "Intro" 3.7
07. "Freestyle" 3.7
06. "Diamonds In Ma Chain" 3.9
05. "Niggaz Betta Pray" 4.0
04. "Real Niggaz Ballin'" 4.1
03. "I'm Tha Mayor Man" 4.2
02. "Get Back" 4.3
01. "He Don't Want It" 4.4