FrankieThaLuckyDog… Back here wit anotha review for my dawg Chasa/ChaYsuh, and his album (last time I reviewed, it was his mixtape), “Strictly Thuggin’”. I have a feelin’ it’ll be betta than tha mixtape, but who knows. Here goes my review for Chasa a.k.a. Menace Da Fiend “Strictly Thuggin’”! We goin’ back to tha ’06 wit this one! FOR ANY ARTISTS READING: If you want a shot at gettin’ a record deal, as well as gettin’ looked by all tha major labels in tha country, get at me!!! Start Time: 9:03 PM | Video Game Playing: Donkey Kong Country 3 (for Super Nintendo)
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!
© 2009 CD Review (Review #187)
reviewed on 3.28.2009 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
01. “Intro”
Now, we start off wit an “intro” (unlike tha last one was a “prelude” first). Let’s hear how you changed/remained within tha same year! >>> Yes, more rappin’, again, for an intro! You do sound better; glad to hear your voice on this shit again. You got a focused attitude for this shit! Catchy lil’ hook after tha verse. Not bad, wit a good beat for an intro; nice chanting from tha beat towards tha end! My Rating: 3.8
02. “Die Tonite”
Wit this bein’ tha 1st full song, how will it sound? >>> Soundin’ focused still ova a nice beat. Tha flowin’ ain’t that bad, and tha lyrics are okay. Now, tha hook sounds better. I hope all these facts (e.g., goin’ out and meetin’ someone at 11:30 PM) are true if you’re rappin’ about this. If this tha case, then good shit. Tha 2nd verse was good. Hearin’ tha 3rd verse now, and it’s gettin’ better. Nice “Tony Montana” line. That rawness came from your mouth on that verse, and if I had to rank tha verses, it would be: Verse 3 > Verse 2 > Verse 1; nice joint to start thangz off, fully. My Rating: 4.0
03. “Make It On My Own” Feat. J-Riz
Sounds like it would make a good sequel from “Die Tonite”. Lemme hear how this gon sound, along wit tha newer featured artist. >>> Ooh, 4:42 on tha length, and it sounds like that intro kickin’ in hard!! Good start to tha hook!! LOL @ tha 1st verse not rhymin’ wit “nigga” and “pimpin’…” It sounds great for tha 1st verse so far! I like how you said, “dawg,” 3 times! Now, this iz a type of song you should be on, as well as a beat like this! Tha 2nd verse sounds like it can be followed up good from tha 1st verse. Now, I’m hearin’ that J-Riz dude… Sounds like I can hear that BR sound in his voice. Yeah, “225 street possessed;” great part! Just like tha 2nd verse, I like how his verse ends wit that, “c’mon, Chasa! Pass that blunt…” part; good shit! My Rating: 4.5
04. “Catch A Round”
I like that title! Let’s see how gutta it iz!! >>> Okay hook, although I thought I’d hear some gunshots/sound effects in tha hook. Okay 1st verse; nothin’ much to say. Let’s hear what we got on tha 2nd verse… You got an attitude on this track; I guess that helps you rap good. LOL @ tha “faggot-ass” part; you mad at someone? Better 2nd verse right there. Hearin’ tha 3rd verse, and it’s soundin’ raw wit tha “hospital, layin’ in a coma” part. Great 3rd verse, and I thought tha song ended for a second (at 2:46), lol. My Rating: 3.7
05. “Hardcore” Feat. Statik & Mac Milla
Tha title reminds me of what we watched in Modern Belief class wit my female teacher: We watched K’naan “Are You Hardcore?” video; didn’t expect her to know him, and bring that song to attention (which I didn’t know at first). Let’s hear how tough you are on this song (thumbs up to all tha good titles)! >>> It took about 30 seconds to get into tha verse, and LOL @ tha “I’m tha muthafuckin’ G” part in tha beginning (at how it came in)! Was that somebody on tha 1st verse that wasn’t listed? ‘Cause I hear you on tha 2nd verse, and you’re deliverin’ that better verse. Good verse from you. Now, there’s anotha rapper on tha 3rd verse. He sounds like a Play-N-Skillz dude… I like that fast rappin’, and it sounds like this a true joint right here! I didn’t expect there to be a lil’ skit after tha song. But, what did that have to do wit tha song? Iz that an explanation of somethin’ “hardcore”? Tha “bitch in tha bed” type shit? My Rating: 3.8
½time: Well, at ½time already ‘cause there’s only 11 jointz on here. So far, tha CD rating iz worth a 4.0, but that could easily change ‘cause of there not bein’ many songs. This iz off to a great start (better than tha mixtape), so we’ll see how much better this gets!
06. “Wuzzam Wid It”
Will I go for this? >>> Okay hook, okay beat, and not bad start to tha 1st verse. Nothin’ to really say about tha 1st verse; just a decent song so far. Okay 2nd verse, and I see you talkin’ about tha females. Good, I guess. Not bad on tha 3rd verse too; nothin’ really to say else about this song. My Rating: 3.4
07. “To Da Flo”
Uh oh… Not for me? >>> Hearin’ tha 1st few words, and I almost got scared. After like almost 40 seconds, tha hook’s here. I expected worse, but it’s almost below average for me. LOL @ tha “I’m tha shit, can’t you smell a nigga” line startin’ off tha verse! So, you wanna “murk a nigga” ova a girl? Don’t you already have a girlfriend? IDK… Ain’t that a lil’ too much? Shit, this iz 4:02? I thought it was a minute shorter… LOL @ tha “ya heard” on tha 3rd verse (where’s tha “me”? I know you were tryin’ to rhyme it). Good beat, and that’s tha only thing that kept this song steady. My Rating: 2.9
08. “My Niggaz” Feat. J-Riz
I think it’s cool that a lot of people make songs wit this title; too bad I can’t. I wonder how your version sounds… >>> Now, this iz a shorter song… Whoa, “give me 95 feet;” you know you feel like a giant if that’s what’s on your mind! Good “smokin’ blunts wit my thugz” part. Hearin’ tha hook, and it’s simple, so it’s decent for me. That line in tha beginning of tha 2nd verse, “I got yo back if you got my back,” iz tha truth! I always tell that to people, and you know “I got yo back” wit this shit, ya heard me. Hearin’ J-Riz on tha 3rd verse, and I don’t have anything to say so far. I’m tryin’ to “listen to tha lyrics that burn,” but I haven’t really found any in this song. Nice beat ending! My Rating: 3.7
09. “Die Spot” Feat. Shadetree
Anotha “die” song, and LOL @ it bein’ a “spot”! I guess that’s ‘cause of bein’ gangsta? And LOL @ tha featured artist’s name… >>> I like that hook, especially wit that “designated die spot” part! Shadetree’s on tha 1st verse, and L…O…L… at all that fast rappin’! LOL, he ain’t stoppin’!!! And it just went back into tha hook, lol! Great 1st verse, lol! An “obsessed wit his gun” Chasa on tha 2nd verse here, where your gun iz treated tha “same way” like “your dick,” lol. Not bad 2nd verse. My Rating: 3.9
10. “Money Money (Remix)” Feat. Statik
Ooh, a remix to an older joint. Let’s hear how it sounds… >>> LOL… It sounds like tha intro to my song, “Who I Am”, in tha beginning! Ooh, at tha “money fallin’ out my ass like I had presidents fa dinna” line! Looks like you doin’ yo thang wit shit! I think I liked tha original better, but this sounds good too. Tha 2nd verse from Statik was on point. Hearin’ tha 3rd verse, and I hear tha “hopped off tha porch at 13” line again, lol. Keep hustlin’, and doin’ yo thang. Let’s see what I rated tha original… LOL, 4.5! Oh, that was higher ‘cause of Chevy. That was much betta. My Rating: 3.7
11. “Gotta Shine” Feat. Nicole N
Will this female help tha hook or somethin’ on this song? Lemme find out what I’m gonna expect tha end of tha CD to be like… >>> 10:06 on tha length wit a slow start? This ain’t for me wit tha slowness and tha type of lyrics it’s on (wit tha beat). I’m hearin’ tha hook now, and she sounds sexy. LOL @ her background vocals on tha 2nd verse, especially wit tha “Myspace” part. A better 2nd verse, but not on my level here. Well, at 3:29 in tha song, it ended. Now that there’s 6 and a ½ minutes left, I wonder what’s remaining? Will it be shout-outs? At 4:00, ya boy Thug comes in… Still tha same topic as tha otha lil’ ending skit. Ooh, there’s a hidden track after tha skit! Great beat, and okay hook so far wit tha “jump around, nigga” part. Not bad 1st verse from whoeva that dude iz on this. Hearin’ tha 2nd verse, and it sounds a lil’ typical vs. an almost alike version of Memphis Bleek/T.I./Trick Daddy “Round Here” from 2003. Here you come on tha 3rd verse, and it’s like, holy shit, you got an attitude fa this! Good job on your verse, as it was better than tha featured dude’s 1st 2 verses. Ooh, you got a 4th verse on here… It sounds like you soundin’ fresh on this verse. Even though I liked tha 3rd verse better, good job on tha 4th one. Oh, and nice beat ending too! Now, tha rules wit 2 tracks in one iz that I combine tha ratings together to get a combined rating. Tha 1st joint was not for me, so I’m sorry, but it’s a 2.0 for me. Tha 2nd joint was a 3.7, so combined, it’s 5.7/2 = 2.85, which rounded up iz a 2.9. My Combined Rating: 2.9
Overall: End Time: 10:09 PM. Well, 1 hour, 6 minutes it took me to review this. Tha beginning of tha album started off pretty good, and then it was kinda decent towards tha end. I liked your mixtape better, but I’m lookin’ forward to hearin’ new music from you. Keep doin’ yo thang, and I’m real glad I’m cool wit you. You need to get on some BR type beats next time! It’s a blessin’ to be cool wit so many people from Louisiana, especially Baton Rouge!!
Rankings (according to my ratings):
11. “To Da Flo” 2.9
10. “Gotta Shine” Feat. Nicole N 2.9
09. “Wuzzam Wid It” 3.4
08. “Money Money (Remix)” Feat. Statik 3.7
07. “Catch A Round” 3.7
06. “My Niggaz” Feat. J-Riz 3.7
05. “Intro” 3.8
04. “Hardcore” Feat. Statik & Mac Milla 3.8
03. “Die Spot” Feat. Shadetree 3.9
02. “Die Tonite” 4.0
01. “Make It On My Own” Feat. J-Riz 4.5
Average CD Review:
Total Score: 40.3
Total Songs: / 11
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Average CD Rating: 3.7
01. “Intro”
Now, we start off wit an “intro” (unlike tha last one was a “prelude” first). Let’s hear how you changed/remained within tha same year! >>> Yes, more rappin’, again, for an intro! You do sound better; glad to hear your voice on this shit again. You got a focused attitude for this shit! Catchy lil’ hook after tha verse. Not bad, wit a good beat for an intro; nice chanting from tha beat towards tha end! My Rating: 3.8
02. “Die Tonite”
Wit this bein’ tha 1st full song, how will it sound? >>> Soundin’ focused still ova a nice beat. Tha flowin’ ain’t that bad, and tha lyrics are okay. Now, tha hook sounds better. I hope all these facts (e.g., goin’ out and meetin’ someone at 11:30 PM) are true if you’re rappin’ about this. If this tha case, then good shit. Tha 2nd verse was good. Hearin’ tha 3rd verse now, and it’s gettin’ better. Nice “Tony Montana” line. That rawness came from your mouth on that verse, and if I had to rank tha verses, it would be: Verse 3 > Verse 2 > Verse 1; nice joint to start thangz off, fully. My Rating: 4.0
03. “Make It On My Own” Feat. J-Riz
Sounds like it would make a good sequel from “Die Tonite”. Lemme hear how this gon sound, along wit tha newer featured artist. >>> Ooh, 4:42 on tha length, and it sounds like that intro kickin’ in hard!! Good start to tha hook!! LOL @ tha 1st verse not rhymin’ wit “nigga” and “pimpin’…” It sounds great for tha 1st verse so far! I like how you said, “dawg,” 3 times! Now, this iz a type of song you should be on, as well as a beat like this! Tha 2nd verse sounds like it can be followed up good from tha 1st verse. Now, I’m hearin’ that J-Riz dude… Sounds like I can hear that BR sound in his voice. Yeah, “225 street possessed;” great part! Just like tha 2nd verse, I like how his verse ends wit that, “c’mon, Chasa! Pass that blunt…” part; good shit! My Rating: 4.5
04. “Catch A Round”
I like that title! Let’s see how gutta it iz!! >>> Okay hook, although I thought I’d hear some gunshots/sound effects in tha hook. Okay 1st verse; nothin’ much to say. Let’s hear what we got on tha 2nd verse… You got an attitude on this track; I guess that helps you rap good. LOL @ tha “faggot-ass” part; you mad at someone? Better 2nd verse right there. Hearin’ tha 3rd verse, and it’s soundin’ raw wit tha “hospital, layin’ in a coma” part. Great 3rd verse, and I thought tha song ended for a second (at 2:46), lol. My Rating: 3.7
05. “Hardcore” Feat. Statik & Mac Milla
Tha title reminds me of what we watched in Modern Belief class wit my female teacher: We watched K’naan “Are You Hardcore?” video; didn’t expect her to know him, and bring that song to attention (which I didn’t know at first). Let’s hear how tough you are on this song (thumbs up to all tha good titles)! >>> It took about 30 seconds to get into tha verse, and LOL @ tha “I’m tha muthafuckin’ G” part in tha beginning (at how it came in)! Was that somebody on tha 1st verse that wasn’t listed? ‘Cause I hear you on tha 2nd verse, and you’re deliverin’ that better verse. Good verse from you. Now, there’s anotha rapper on tha 3rd verse. He sounds like a Play-N-Skillz dude… I like that fast rappin’, and it sounds like this a true joint right here! I didn’t expect there to be a lil’ skit after tha song. But, what did that have to do wit tha song? Iz that an explanation of somethin’ “hardcore”? Tha “bitch in tha bed” type shit? My Rating: 3.8
½time: Well, at ½time already ‘cause there’s only 11 jointz on here. So far, tha CD rating iz worth a 4.0, but that could easily change ‘cause of there not bein’ many songs. This iz off to a great start (better than tha mixtape), so we’ll see how much better this gets!
06. “Wuzzam Wid It”
Will I go for this? >>> Okay hook, okay beat, and not bad start to tha 1st verse. Nothin’ to really say about tha 1st verse; just a decent song so far. Okay 2nd verse, and I see you talkin’ about tha females. Good, I guess. Not bad on tha 3rd verse too; nothin’ really to say else about this song. My Rating: 3.4
07. “To Da Flo”
Uh oh… Not for me? >>> Hearin’ tha 1st few words, and I almost got scared. After like almost 40 seconds, tha hook’s here. I expected worse, but it’s almost below average for me. LOL @ tha “I’m tha shit, can’t you smell a nigga” line startin’ off tha verse! So, you wanna “murk a nigga” ova a girl? Don’t you already have a girlfriend? IDK… Ain’t that a lil’ too much? Shit, this iz 4:02? I thought it was a minute shorter… LOL @ tha “ya heard” on tha 3rd verse (where’s tha “me”? I know you were tryin’ to rhyme it). Good beat, and that’s tha only thing that kept this song steady. My Rating: 2.9
08. “My Niggaz” Feat. J-Riz
I think it’s cool that a lot of people make songs wit this title; too bad I can’t. I wonder how your version sounds… >>> Now, this iz a shorter song… Whoa, “give me 95 feet;” you know you feel like a giant if that’s what’s on your mind! Good “smokin’ blunts wit my thugz” part. Hearin’ tha hook, and it’s simple, so it’s decent for me. That line in tha beginning of tha 2nd verse, “I got yo back if you got my back,” iz tha truth! I always tell that to people, and you know “I got yo back” wit this shit, ya heard me. Hearin’ J-Riz on tha 3rd verse, and I don’t have anything to say so far. I’m tryin’ to “listen to tha lyrics that burn,” but I haven’t really found any in this song. Nice beat ending! My Rating: 3.7
09. “Die Spot” Feat. Shadetree
Anotha “die” song, and LOL @ it bein’ a “spot”! I guess that’s ‘cause of bein’ gangsta? And LOL @ tha featured artist’s name… >>> I like that hook, especially wit that “designated die spot” part! Shadetree’s on tha 1st verse, and L…O…L… at all that fast rappin’! LOL, he ain’t stoppin’!!! And it just went back into tha hook, lol! Great 1st verse, lol! An “obsessed wit his gun” Chasa on tha 2nd verse here, where your gun iz treated tha “same way” like “your dick,” lol. Not bad 2nd verse. My Rating: 3.9
10. “Money Money (Remix)” Feat. Statik
Ooh, a remix to an older joint. Let’s hear how it sounds… >>> LOL… It sounds like tha intro to my song, “Who I Am”, in tha beginning! Ooh, at tha “money fallin’ out my ass like I had presidents fa dinna” line! Looks like you doin’ yo thang wit shit! I think I liked tha original better, but this sounds good too. Tha 2nd verse from Statik was on point. Hearin’ tha 3rd verse, and I hear tha “hopped off tha porch at 13” line again, lol. Keep hustlin’, and doin’ yo thang. Let’s see what I rated tha original… LOL, 4.5! Oh, that was higher ‘cause of Chevy. That was much betta. My Rating: 3.7
11. “Gotta Shine” Feat. Nicole N
Will this female help tha hook or somethin’ on this song? Lemme find out what I’m gonna expect tha end of tha CD to be like… >>> 10:06 on tha length wit a slow start? This ain’t for me wit tha slowness and tha type of lyrics it’s on (wit tha beat). I’m hearin’ tha hook now, and she sounds sexy. LOL @ her background vocals on tha 2nd verse, especially wit tha “Myspace” part. A better 2nd verse, but not on my level here. Well, at 3:29 in tha song, it ended. Now that there’s 6 and a ½ minutes left, I wonder what’s remaining? Will it be shout-outs? At 4:00, ya boy Thug comes in… Still tha same topic as tha otha lil’ ending skit. Ooh, there’s a hidden track after tha skit! Great beat, and okay hook so far wit tha “jump around, nigga” part. Not bad 1st verse from whoeva that dude iz on this. Hearin’ tha 2nd verse, and it sounds a lil’ typical vs. an almost alike version of Memphis Bleek/T.I./Trick Daddy “Round Here” from 2003. Here you come on tha 3rd verse, and it’s like, holy shit, you got an attitude fa this! Good job on your verse, as it was better than tha featured dude’s 1st 2 verses. Ooh, you got a 4th verse on here… It sounds like you soundin’ fresh on this verse. Even though I liked tha 3rd verse better, good job on tha 4th one. Oh, and nice beat ending too! Now, tha rules wit 2 tracks in one iz that I combine tha ratings together to get a combined rating. Tha 1st joint was not for me, so I’m sorry, but it’s a 2.0 for me. Tha 2nd joint was a 3.7, so combined, it’s 5.7/2 = 2.85, which rounded up iz a 2.9. My Combined Rating: 2.9
Overall: End Time: 10:09 PM. Well, 1 hour, 6 minutes it took me to review this. Tha beginning of tha album started off pretty good, and then it was kinda decent towards tha end. I liked your mixtape better, but I’m lookin’ forward to hearin’ new music from you. Keep doin’ yo thang, and I’m real glad I’m cool wit you. You need to get on some BR type beats next time! It’s a blessin’ to be cool wit so many people from Louisiana, especially Baton Rouge!!
Rankings (according to my ratings):
11. “To Da Flo” 2.9
10. “Gotta Shine” Feat. Nicole N 2.9
09. “Wuzzam Wid It” 3.4
08. “Money Money (Remix)” Feat. Statik 3.7
07. “Catch A Round” 3.7
06. “My Niggaz” Feat. J-Riz 3.7
05. “Intro” 3.8
04. “Hardcore” Feat. Statik & Mac Milla 3.8
03. “Die Spot” Feat. Shadetree 3.9
02. “Die Tonite” 4.0
01. “Make It On My Own” Feat. J-Riz 4.5
Average CD Review:
Total Score: 40.3
Total Songs: / 11
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Average CD Rating: 3.7
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