Sunday, December 6, 2009

Review #344: One-i & DJ Nick Styles "From The Bottom To The Top"

Reviewed on 12.05.2009 (Review #344)


And I’m back! It’s FrankieThaLuckyDog here and I just finished my final radio show of tha semester…year…AND decade, ya dig! And before I go ta sleep for tha night, I gon do this next review so here it goes: Here goes my review for One-i & DJ Nick Styles From The Bottom To The Top! Start Time: 10:55 PM | End Time: 12:23 AM


Quick Note: I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0. Each rating iz my own opinion!! I only please myself with 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) so 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.

© 2009 CD Review by FrankieThaLuckyDog. Other than tha main artist or affiliated people with tha main artist, this review iz to not be used in anyone else’s words!


01. “One-iiiiii”
LOL @ six “i”’s!! Let’s see how this mixtape’ll start off… >>> LOL @ tha “Ain’t I” beat here. I like your intro wit tha “what’s my name, boy?” shit! You sound catchy, although it was skippin’ in tha beginning? :confused Was that tha mixin’? Good job on tha 1st verse, regardless, and tha hook iz real catchy wit all tha “One-iiiiii,” “One-iiiiii” parts!! Now that I hear tha 2nd verse, that’s not tha skippin’; it’s tha mixin’. It could’ve sounded betta instead of soundin’ like skippin’… Good start ta this mixtape! My Rating: 4.1


02. “At The Top” Feat. Young Sleep a.k.a. Freaky
Ooh, tha REAL TIGHT Young Sleep dude from tha DJ Scrap CD I just reviewed!! And I forgot ta mention: Why iz there blank spaces wit tha numbers on tha front cover (no artist/titles)? :confused Anyway, DEFINITELY lookin’ forward ta this song; tha title fits tha mixtape name! >>> Sounds like it gon be a long beat intro… Pretty cool although I wasn’t able ta detect who’s beat tag this was… Anotha song wit tha really poundin’ volume quality, lol. Either way, tha hook sounds pretty good. Now, it sounds a lil’ more clearer wit you on tha 1st verse, doin’ ya thang here! You did a nice job deliverin’ dat 1st verse and tha hook iz just gr8 fa this song! Here’s Sleep on tha 2nd verse, soundin’ pretty good on this. He sounded a lot betta on his “Antidope” song from that DJ Scrap mixtape but it was a real good job puttin’ him on a song/givin’ him more exposure! My Rating: 4.2


03. “Grey Goose (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Allstar, Young Jeezy & Lil’ Wayne
LOL, talk about random songs, this ’05 song comes back all of a sudden, lol! It was one of tha huge undaground songs fa me back in tha day so let’s see what you added to it… >>> Yup, rememba tha old beat here wit its gr8 style! Again, tha quality sounds like it’s blastin’ or somethin’. Almost thought that was you on tha hook but it’s not. Oh, here you are on tha 1st verse! You spittin’ some catchy rhymes here; glad you mentioned The Offspring’s “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)” part since you are that title for tha females, ya dig! LMAO @ tha VERY OLD Jeezy verse, when he would have “aye! Yeaaaaaaaaah! Cheaaaaaa! That’s riiiiiiiiiiiiight” ad-libs!! Tha 1st remix wit Lil’ Wayne hit Music Choice Rap in Early ’06 and only played once. I rememba sayin’ when they promoted tha remix that, “I like Young Jeezy a lot betta than Wayne; what iz Wayne now?” And all of a sudden, Wayne took off a year later. But yea, tha Jeezy part was much betta than Wayne’s part on this. I even forgot what Allstar’s verse originally was but it was prolly gr8 ‘cause it came off of a gr8 DJ Scream mixtape originally in February 2005: Only The Crunk Survive 8 (Hosted by Trillville), tha good ol’ dayz!! My Rating: 4.6


04. “Automatic”
Got a WHP production here so I should “automatically” luv it, lol! >>> Sounds like a pretty catchy hook. Tha 1st verse iz here and you’re DEFINITELY in your car right now cruisin’! Nice job wit tha cruisin’ lyrics for tha 1st verse and let’s see how you ride on tha 2nd verse… Gotta feel tha shit you be sayin’! Your flow iz just so catchy ta where I just keep reviewin’ CDs of yours without gettin’ tired, ya dig! My Rating: 4.1


05. “Hands In The Air” Feat. Jayroc
Because of tha “Grey Goose” resurrection, I thought this was gonna be tha old Mobb Deep song from 2004 but no, it’s a 2009 BreakThru produced song! Let’s see how y’all boyz roll through on this one! >>> Oh, I thought tha previous song was mixin’ at 1st, but it was just tha beat. My bad fa nearly skippin’ ova tha hook but it did sound catchy. Jayroc iz on tha 1st verse and it sounds like he havin’ fun, sex style! Great job on tha 1st verse! Oh, now I hear tha whole hook and it sounds REAL gr8 wit tha “pants hang low” and tha (I think) “blow” part; good shit!! :tu And now, you’re on tha 2nd verse addin’ some gr8 drugged formulas to tha verse wit your lyrics! :tu Catchy song right here from you and Jayroc! My Rating: 4.3


06. “Duck Boys” (Lil’ Witness Feat. Pigg & One-i)
Ooooooooooooh!!! This gon be a REAL GOOD one!!! I can feel it happenin’!!! >>> Glad ta hear ANOTHA Lil’ Witness song fa today! I feel damned ta miss out on some of his shit earlier in tha year, but at least I’m gettin’ a hold of it now! Witness’s still pretty fast on tha 1st verse here, but ALWAYS keepin’ dat HOT lyrical content here for tha undaground streetz of tha WHOLE Louisiana!! REAL NICE job (as always) wit tha 1st verse, Witness!! Pigg’s on tha 2nd verse and he sounds GR8 on this original beat right here!! Gotta feel when Pigg spits on original beats and iz on songs wit otha people! Doin’ tha damn thang right here on this track; good shit, Pigg! Now, it’s up ta you, One-i, ta continue tha hype! Good job spittin’ tha hot shit fa tha track, One-i! Keep fillin’ up these tracks wit dat heat and it gon keep continuin’!! My Rating: 4.5


07. “Make Tha Trap Say Aye (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. OJ Da Juiceman, Gucci Mane & Rick Ross
LOL @ this again! DatPiff nailed it once again as they removed it from tha folder, smh. Although borderline for this mixtape, it fits GR8 for this mixtape! Too bad they just played tha hook. SMH @ tha quality decreasin’ when One-i came in… I only got ta hear a ½ line from One-i; how fuckin’ pathetic… I’ll give it a good rating ‘cause I always liked tha song, but I would’ve liked ta hear tha whole thing! My Current Rating: 4.4


08. “I’m Sick Wit It” Feat. Savage & Lil’ Cali
:rofl :rofl :rofl !!! !!! !!! :rofl :rofl :rofl THIS SONG AGAIN!!! SHIT YEA!!! I feel like I just keep reviewin’ it SO MANY TIMES ‘cause it’s THAT HOT!!! I feel like I’ll finally increase my current rating for this song a lil’ ‘cause of how many times I hear it!! You KNOW this iz tha shit right here!!! You startin’ off RIGHT AWAY on this pretty good Savage beat! Glad your “pants hangin’ low” ‘cause saggin’ iz somethin’ that WON’T stop, lol! Nothin’ botherin’ you, so you just deliver tha rhymes without tha haterz!! GREAT job right there and Savage doin’ a REAL NICE job on tha hook!! :tu Tha title part sounds REAL nice!! Cali here on tha 2nd verse, always doin’ a good job on these str8 up hood bangaz!! Catchy shit from him, although tha verse sounded short. I still REALLY felt it, so you KNOW these boyz doin’ tha damn thang!! Shit, there’s a whole minute left; will Savage be on tha 3rd verse? Nope, you took tha verse, One-i, but I’m glad three verses fit on this right here!! LOL @ your “I’m down bad, that means I’m ‘so whopped’” part; nice reference! :tu Soundin’ betta on this verse than your 1st verse; great shit here!! My Current Rating: 4.7


½time: This CD sounds like it’s off to a pretty good start!! I like how I keep hearin’ different songs mixed wit songs I heard of. You doin’ tha damn thang as you got an average CD rating of currently 4.4 right now, so keep up tha gr8 work!! :tu


09. “How It’s S’posed To Be” Feat. Lil’ Cali
Ooh, a new joint fa me startin’ off tha 2nd ½ here… Prince Blakk did tha beat so this should do tha damn thang within its 179 seconds!! >>> Likin’ tha beat start here; this’ll do good! Cali sounds gr8 on tha hook; gr8 hood anthem here! Even on tha 1st verse, Cali doin’ tha damn thang! Hood shit right here from Cali so I’m glad you brought him on this joint! You should get some of your Gremlins on tha tracks too! One-i, you’re on tha 2nd verse, doin’ tha damn thang here. LOL @ your “pants hang” part this time, One-i! Tha gurl likes it, lol. My Rating: 4.3


10. “Where The Pillman At (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Big Poppa & Chosen
LOL, I called it! A gremlin came outta nowhere on tha feature and now, let’s see how much you’ll jiggalate on this one! >>> Still has tha same hook, beginning and err-thang so far. I guess you and Chosen’ll randomly add your two cents in soon. Here you come on tha 2nd verse, soundin’ good on this fast-paced beat. :tu I like your flow on this too, as you make this shit extra catchy! Here’s Chosen on tha 3rd verse; he sounds gr8 on this shit! Gotta luv tha faster flow and tha “pilled up/high” type shit here!! My Rating: 4.4


11. “Pop Back” Feat. Jayroc & Box
Anotha Prince Blakk production here! You got Jayroc and Box on tha track wit you so let’s see how good this iz with its gangsta title! >>> Thought tha title was gon be about poppin’ tha glock, but it looks like it more for tha females “poppin’ back” they ass/cooch? Tha beat iz definitely interestin’ here and Jayroc sounds gr8 in tha beginning wit tha hook and 1st verse! :tu As for tha hook, now, iz it more towards a club banga for tha beat “poppin’ back?” LOL @ my hella confusion! Movin’ on, you’re on tha 2nd verse and you’re soundin’ like yourself once again. Nice job contributin’ and now, let’s see tha 3rd verse… I believe it’s Box and it sounds pretty good fa what it iz; flows good wit tha song. My Rating: 4.2


12. “Take Off (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Young Dro & Yung L.A.
LOL @ this song; let’s see what you did… >>> Sounds different fa some reason. Then again, I may get their songs confused ‘cause they collaborate at different times; I like tha hook a lot. LOL @ Dro and his jiggalatinness of “poppin’ a pill.” LOL, here you come on tha 2nd verse! It sounds like you really inta rockin’ your “polo” shit here so that’s watz good! L.A. and his “lotto” rhymes durin’ tha 3rd verse; gotta feel ‘em! My Rating: 4.1


13. “Too Major”
LOL, this one again; thumbs up! It’s Grouch on tha track again (heard him on a different One-i song)! Tha beat sounds like it gon be good!! Shit yea, this iz DEFINITELY watz good!! Tha hook sounds REAL GOOD fa your part, ya dig! Sounds like you’re spittin’ some hot shit in tha 1st verse here; thumbs up!! Keepin’ this up wit tha 2nd verse; nothin’ but HOTNESS!! I like how you ended tha verse wit “take a trip to tha Boot!” :tu My Current Rating: 4.4


14. “Goin’ In” (Drake Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Young Jeezy)
This izn’t even a “featurin’ One-i” song? Should I skip? I’m tired… >>> No wonder why it’s a bonus… Wayne’s luvin’ anything that has ta do wit “suckin’,” ROFL!! Well, you gotta pay tha price fa puttin’ this song in this folder; it destroys tha automatic 5* rated CD (since tha past 13 songs were 4.0 or higher rated songs)! :td Not likin’ tha simple Auto-Tune hook and Drake iz just decent on tha 2nd verse. I don’t have that much interest so my alertness fa what’s goin’ on iz quite low! Young Jeezy sounds weird wit his flow on this one… Bad bonus; get YOURSELF on tha song at least, One-i!! My Rating: 3.3


15. “I’m Feeling Myself” (Wild Yella Feat. Lil’ Polkk)
LOL, more Louisiana style here but what’s up wit these bonuses not havin’ you? My current rating kinda slipped wit this one since I had a 4.6 rating fa this back in tha early part of tha year… It’s still a catchy song wit tha hook, verses and tha whole “and I’m feelin’ myself” parts. I don’t need ta say anything else; this was one of his only songs that sounded real good that came out. Polkk was on tha 2nd verse; you left him outta tha ID. And as for Young Show, he didn’t make this shortened version. My Current Rating: 4.3


16. “All The Above (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Maino & T-Pain
I didn’t know there was a 16th song… Lemme see and LMFAO @ what it iz!! *Checks* Yup, LMFAO for it!! And it no less was a remix wit you on it! You just have tha features reversed; it ‘pose ta be Maino first. Since it’s not in tha DatPiff folder, lemme hear tha 30 second sample it provides… >>> Didn’t even include your part (it only included Maino’s old part). I’ll just randomly rate it then. My Rating: 3.4


Overall: You did a nice job on this mixtape! I’m REAL GLAD my #1 song fa this one was “I’m Sick Wit It” ‘cause it’s DEFINITELY “sick wit it!” Now, lemme go ta sleep! Who knows what tha next review’ll be!!


Rankings (according to my ratings):

16.       “Goin’ In” (Drake Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Young Jeezy) 3.3
15.       “All The Above (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Maino & T-Pain 3.4
14.       “One-iiiiii” 4.1
13.       “Take Off (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Young Dro & Yung L.A. 4.1
12.       “Automatic” 4.1
11.        “Pop Back” Feat. Jayroc & Box 4.2
10.       “At The Top” Feat. Young Sleep a.k.a. Freaky 4.2
09.       “Hands In The Air” Feat. Jayroc 4.3
08.       “I’m Feeling Myself” (Wild Yella Feat. Lil’ Polkk) 4.3
07.       “How It’s S’posed To Be” Feat. Lil’ Cali 4.3
06.       “Too Major” 4.4
05.       “Make Tha Trap Say Aye (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. OJ Da Juiceman, Gucci Mane & Rick Ross 4.4
04.       “Where The Pillman At (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Big Poppa & Chosen 4.4
03.   “Duck Boys” (Lil’ Witness Feat. Pigg & One-i) 4.5
02.   “Grey Goose (Unofficial Remix)” Feat. Allstar, Young Jeezy & Lil’ Wayne 4.6
01.   “I’m Sick Wit It” Feat. Savage & Lil’ Cali 4.7


Average CD Review:

Total Score:              67.3
Total Songs:              / 16
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Average CD Rating: 4.2

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