Review #585: DJ 5150 & Dre "NO To The BR 4"

Reviewed on 7.31.2010 (Review #585)




Time fa anotha “NO To The BR” review, ya dig! I believe this one’s really new, as I just downloaded it not too long ago! Gettin’ ‘em ova wit, here goes my review for DJ 5150 & Dre “NO To The BR 4”!! Start Time: 10:19 PM | End Time: 11:47 PM


Quick Note: 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) 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.

© 2010 CD Review (Review #585) reviewed on 7.31.2010 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!

Source (Where I Got Tha CD From): http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/11977/no_to_the_br_4.html


01. DJ 5150 “Call DJ 5150 – 707.418.8437”
LOL, you know what it iz! >>> Sounded like it came outta nowhere wit tha beat, lol. My Rating: N/A


02. Calliope Var Feat. Eldorado Red “I’mma Gangsta”
I like how it’s labeled real nice here on tha mp3 info… Let’s hear dis on a Vybe beat! >>> Good intro and tha hook’s tha truth; sounds gr8 too! Calli’s on tha 1st verse and it’s soundin’ nice and fresh here for tha Summer ’10! Really holdin’ it down here fa tha hood to tha fullest! Tha 2nd verse iz here from Eldorado Red and he sounds like he can collab good wit Calliope! “Real”-ass hood shit! LOL, what happened @ 3:20? Sounded like a weird silence spot in tha beat before tha hook came on again… My Rating: 4.4


03. B-Raw Feat. Level & Young Ready “Dumb, Dumb, Duffy (Remix)”
Ooh, remix, lol… >>> Very advanced for tha Summer here wit J Buc on tha beat, lol! Sounds real gr8 as tha original so this iz good competition wit tha original! Even a REALLY upgraded B-Raw verse here!! DEFINITELY REAL CRAZY!!! Should EASILY remain its 5.0 rating! Level sounded pretty crazy on tha 2nd verse; A+ on tha flow too wit err-body so far!! This could be a first where tha original AND tha remix are both perfect-rated 1st listens! LOL, tha same Ready verse… My Rating: 5.0


04. B-Raw “XL”
LOL, what a short-ass ID! >>> Vybe beat and tha beginning’s remindin’ me of dat “I Got Swagger” song for some reason; I guess ‘cause it’s remade vocals while tha otha song was a white guy flow. Tha calm B-Raw on tha 1st verse here wit tha soundin’, lol! Good thing dat “it’s my party…” shit ain’t really tha hook; tha actual hook wit all tha “XL” shit sounds REAL catchy fa some reason!! I guess ‘cause I just luv tha short-ass title, lol! Good shit in tha 2nd verse; very jiggalasive, lol [term made up by me]!! Oh no, tha “my party…” shit’s towards tha ending too… My Rating: 4.3


05. Ray Vicks “John Dillinger”
LOL, this dude outta nowhere again? >>> Neva heard dis song; pretty funny on tha hook wit its tightness and tha name! Also, I’m feelin’ tha Southern beat! LOL @ tha “free my nigga Kevin Gates” shit in tha 1st verse; funny how certain rappers aren’t treated equal when their statuses are like tha same ta me, lol… Tha 2nd verse’s soundin’ gutta, especially from tha heart! My Rating: 4.3


06. Delwin The Krazyman Feat. Ceddybu “Macho Man”
Ceddybu has spelled his name as a word, not two words. Anyway, brand new for me; saw it online so let’s see… >>> Really gettin’ sick of these Nu$$ie quotes, especially when they sounded identical… Even Nu$$ie’s brother was okay wit it; I’m not. Regardless, maybe I can finally get Ceddybu on my radio show now although I’d rather hear a song of his… Tha hook sounds good; I like how it’s repetitive durin’ tha 2nd ½ of tha hook… Ceddy sounds a lil’ like a huge child (or someone wit a huge-pitched voice) wit tha vocals on his verse; it’s definitely tolerable for me though (of course). Delwin’s back on tha 3rd verse and what’s a “Kimbo Slice?” Heard it twice and I keep hearin’ it; iz it anotha catchphrase? ROFL @ his “saggin’;” Delwin’d down, ROFL! I like all tha “teeth” shit at tha end! My Rating: 3.7


07. Max Minelli Feat. Reno & Young Ready “Gunto”
Interestin’ title and collab… >>> Good sound on tha beat and Max’s pretty gutta on tha 1st verse! Tha rest of tha 1st verse’s cool too… LOL @ this hook and title; good shit! Reno’s comin’ through pretty gutta too on tha 2nd verse; consistentness at its finest!! A lil’ boring start to Ready’s verse here on tha 3rd verse… If these verses from him sound like this, I hope to not hear him again on this mixtape; twice iz enough… Doesn’t sound like tha otha two verses to me, unfortunately. My Rating: 4.2


08. B.G. & Lil’ Boosie Feat. Gar “The Bottom”
>>> I didn’t get ta hear dat B.G./Boosie CD yet so I’m gettin’ tha exclusive hook-up on dis right now. Cool production here wit a good job on tha hook! Gizzle’s on tha 1st verse and it’s mo hot, hood shit! Gar must’ve snuck into tha hook ‘cause sometimes, I don’t recognize him… Yea, yea, a Boosie verse for tha 2nd verse…; I don’t need ta really say anything. Speakin’ of “mosquitos killin’ people,” there’s these dirt diver mud wasps ‘round Long Island, NY ‘cause of tha hot weather, lol. This year’s tha 1st time I’m seein’ ‘em… My Rating: 4.5


09. Lucci Lou Feat. Mack Maine, T@ & Lil’ Wayne “Bitch, I’m From The N.O.”
Not sure how excited I am fa dis…; who’s T@? >>> Sounds like a mainstream song wit an undaground title. Mack Maine’s on tha 1st verse and it’s just okay; I don’t need ta really say anything about him since he’s kinda mainstream for me… Dat Lucci Lou dude’s on tha 2nd verse and this izn’t somethin’ I’d break a back for to hear… Mysterious T@ dude on tha 3rd verse… Catchy rhymes on this verse… My Rating: 3.7


10. Magnolia Chop “Over”
>>> Bad start for me wit tha beat. Oh, this ‘pose ta be tha Drake beat, smh? Thought dis was Skip or someone from tha Nolia clique at first and not Magnolia Chop… Ehh @ tha hook; not really crazy about it at all. Horrible, gay vocals on tha 1st verse; didn’t expect dis gettin’ worse! Shouldn’t even deserve 2:52, especially on a mainstream beat!! I thought it was 2010; why am I still hearin’ vocals soundin’ like dis? Let’s throw up a gay sign! SMH @ “follow me on Twitter;” rap before tha technology websites! What iz wit tha rappin’? I thought he just did hooks and sung? My Rating: 1.1


11. Kevin Gates “No Hook”
Hope this iz betta… >>> Beat’s a lil’ boring fa me; he had betta songs on tha previous mixtapes! Tha rhymes are just okay here too; a lil’ betta than tha beat. “No hook?” Thought there was gonna be just straight rappin’ without a beat break on tha “hook?” Tha 2nd verse’s only decent fa me… I prolly would’ve heard a betta story from Gates. LOL, a 3rd verse fit too? I believe it’s tha best verse outta this song so far…; a lil’ betta for tha hood here. My Rating: 3.8


12. Lil’ Boosie Feat. Locco “Rain”
Looks hella boring; might’ve heard it too… >>> Nope, new for me. Why do we need anotha Boosie song? Maybe a good verse but not that fitting of a beat and a really bad hook fa me. WTF? Must be a fuck up title; I KNEW IT!!! Sounds really familiar wit Locco on tha hook (not sourced); I could careless anyway… Tha 2nd verse’s pretty strong too; a really mixed review from me. My Rating: 2.1


½time: A coupla fuck ups to where tha average CD rating decreased by 0.5 due to them… But, it’s all about quality shit so let’s see if some mo “Dumb, Dumb, Duffy”-type shit can come outta dis; only a 3.7 average CD rating so far.


13. Mr. Marcelo “Lights Out”
Hopefully a refreshin’ start to tha 2nd ½… >>> I knew it would be pretty stale for a start; not a fan of these kinda beats. Good rappin’ from Mr. Celo though… Good ending wit “I run tha undaground!” My Rating: 3.0


14. Mouse On Tha Track Feat. Lil’ Trill, Foxx, Webbie & Lil’ Boosie (Trill Fam) “Turn The Beat Up”
A.K.A. Trill Fam here. Didn’t know there was a lineup like dis ‘til it actually premiered on Music Choice Rap last week. It’s “Turn The Beat Up,” not “Turn It Up.” For some reason, this sounds cheesy on tha hook as I’m hearin’ tha title too clearly but iz still real hot. Iz dat tha biggest dickridin’ order or what? It’s like an order ta decide who can get dickrided tha most, smh… Good 1st verse from Mouse, holdin’ it down as always. Tha 1st ½ of tha 2nd verse from Lil’ Trill’s good and tha 2nd ½ of tha 2nd verse from Foxx’s really good (as usual)! Tha 1st ½ of tha 3rd verse from Webbie’s good wit how he comes through, usually, on tracks so you know I always respect tha Web, lol! Tha 2nd ½ of tha 3rd verse from Boosie’s soundin’ gr8 this time, lol! My Current Rating: 4.5


15. Lil’ Cali Feat. Level & Tank Jones “Money Right”
Now “right” when it was “rite” previously; you’re funny! BTW, why iz there a Lil’ Cali verse also on tha 2nd verse? Bullshit! No wonder why it’s “right” instead of “rite,” smh… Oh wait, no Tank Jones verse, lol? I did like tha Level verse betta so tha rating’ll be a 4.6 instead… Huh? Why all tha confusion? Now, Level’s verse was a ½ and Tank Jones’s was a ½? Too confusin’ so I’ll go to 4.5 instead! My Rating: 4.5


16. Young Ready Feat. Lil’ Dundray “Beep Beep”
>>> New Young Ready song wit J Buc on tha beat… Good beat but why does it sound like Delwin The Krazyman a lil’? I think there’s too much hangin’ out or somethin’, which I don’t know how dat’s done… I was waitin’ ta hear this when it came ta review time and here we are…; not on tha female-R&B tip, luckily… Only a decent 1st verse fa me… Someone’s on tha 2nd verse; almost a lil’ weird ta figure out who it iz… I googled it and it’s Lil’ Dundray; not bad wit hearin’ him for tha 1st time… Don’t know why he wasn’t listed… Didn’t think I’d hear tha word “YouTube” outta Ready’s mouth on a song… This iz missin’ a lil’ bit of some gangsta shit… I still think tha “beep beep” shit iz pretty catchy on tha hook. But, wit this timin’, I don’t think this’ll be successful fa me… My Rating: 4.2


17. Magnolia Boyz Feat. B.G. “Fuck U”
Now DIS iz a Young Ready-type attitude, only it’s bein’ played in Magnolia Boyz and B.G.’s handz!! >>> Very good beat here and tha hook’s just gutta to tha bone when it comes ta tha streetz!! Such a REAL GR8 beat here ta hold tha streetz and street rhymes down!! Hot shit comin’ from B.G. on tha 2nd verse; DEFINITELY feelin’ tha 5+ minute length! Mo Magnolia shit on tha 3rd verse wit this gutta-ass shit!! Some Magnolia Chop singin’ towards tha end? Now, it’s remindin’ me of tha “Same Ol’ Shit” but dat A-Tune makes tha rating go down fa me. My Rating: 4.5


18. 2 Saint Presents The Recruits Feat. Max Minelli, Down Bad, Derty, C-Murder, Rudye & IL Duce “Dumb”
I was like, what’s this song? Completely ID’d wrong! I’ll fix dat once it’s finished. For now, lemme review this finally… Max’s on tha 1st verse and he’s bringin’ his energy to tha track! Terror of Down Bad’s on tha 2nd ½ of tha 1st verse and it’s cool but some of those quotes get boring… LOL @ tha Derty hook; random… He’s even on tha start of tha 2nd verse. I still feel like he should put a CD out before all these features…; not bad shit from him… Tha 2nd ½ of tha 2nd verse’s C-Murder and it sounds good; gives a good fit here! Tha start of tha 3rd verse iz Rudye; why ain’t he on tha ID? He was AT LEAST on BET!! Interestin’ shit from him; he spittin’ some good, updated 2010 shit! Tha 2nd part of tha 3rd verse iz IL Duce (anotha dude not on tha ID here) and it sounds gr8 wit his contributin’ rhymes! There’s a 3rd part of tha 3rd verse and it’s JR Dot of Down Bad; good fa what it iz. Lemme see if it cuts off like it did wit mine… Yup, it cut off. My Current Rating: 4.4
ID Correction: It’s not C-Murder Feat. Max Minelli, Derty & Down Bad, it’s 2 Saint Presents The Recruits Feat. Max Minelli, Down Bad, Derty, C-Murder, Rudye & IL Duce!


19. One-i Feat. Savage & Lil’ Cali “Sick Wit It”
LOL, there’s really a “c” in tha title here so dat’s an error. Heard this on about 10 CDs by now; kinda late… I don’t mind dat tha 3rd verse was cut on here either, lol. My Current Rating: 4.8


20. Savage Feat. Mouse On Tha Track “Work It Out”
Looks old but prolly new from Savage’s new CD; lemme hear! >>> LOL, HOT shit once again from Savage and no less, my wish came true from two years ago wit Mouse on tha collaboration!! Cool Bounce-soundin’ influenced beat here and tha 1st verse from Savage’s soundin’ jammin’ so dat’s a plus! LOL, eatin’ all tha pie here, Savage; he’s on tha 2nd verse too! Mo jammin’-ass Savage shit on tha 2nd verse! He DEFINITELY doin’ a nice job wit holdin’ dis down! I look forward ta hearin’ dis when I hear it on Savage’s new CD too! Mouse’s on tha 3rd verse and it’s catchy; prolly was just okay wit Savage but a collaboration’s like a party, lol! My Current Rating: 4.5
EDIT: Damn, tricked again! Didn't realize this was from tha '08 dayz; my bad.


21. ABC “Kimbo Slice”
LOL, there’s always a chance where I accidently peek at one of tha titles and fa damn sure, I’m always correct when I thought I saw a mirage! I usually call ‘em A+B+C (A.R., BluBlack & Classik) but it’s aight as ABC here… Did I e-mail dis ta you? I e-mailed it to a lotta people and here it iz… Lemme review it here… >>> Beat’s good; above average since it’s BluBlack on tha beat. Tha hook’s kinda catchy but I kinda don’t have anything ta say about it sometimes… Why iz BluBlack’s verse censored and shit? I was tryin’ to radio edit it and all tha censored shit was confusin’ me… Good verse; okay fa him though. I still feel kinda funny if this iz tha “single” from tha “Da Formula” CD… Tha 2nd verse iz A.R.; catchy here wit tha flow… Classik’s on tha 3rd verse and it’s also decent… Maybe if I heard this a bunch of times, I’d like it betta but it’s a decent song fa me. My Current Rating: 3.8


22. Fiend Feat. Shawty & Conerboy P “Spotlight”
Not sure of this title but let’s hear dis lineup! >>> Tha beginning’s not bad but tha beat’s pretty gutta to tha bone!! DEFINITELY hot shit comin’ out tha 1st verse here for tha undaground!! Tha hook’s cool; “spotlight” shit… Tha 2nd verse sounds like a white dude, lol? Good rhymes but not much fa me ta say… Now, tha 3rd verse’s pretty good and fits wit dis joint; good shit! My Rating: 4.1


23. Q-Red “Lean & Weed”
Why iz it only 1:29? Random new song; I’d thought I’d hear “To Particles” or somethin’, lol! >>> It’s funny ta have an age of 1x (x = 0-9) and be all drugged up, lol… Tha vocals on tha hook almost scared me at first but tha verse keeps me company so I’m DEFINITELY likin’ dis catchy shit! So short ‘cause it’s just a worldwide exclusive sample? My Rating: 4.7


24. Curren$y Feat. Trademark & Young Roddy “Roasted”
Thought dat was Ready on tha feature for a second, lol! Let’s see this endin’ song wit a good title… >>> Kinda like an endin’ song here; tha song sounds dry wit tha beat. Dry 1st verse ‘til tha “weed” shit @ 1:06… Tha hook’s decent for me; nothin’ ta brag about… Curren$y’s on tha 2nd verse and although his voice holds it down, tha rhymes are just decent fa me; at least they’re on a hood level… Tha 3rd verse I have nothin’ ta really say about… Funny cold-ass endin’ to tha mixtape, lol! My Rating: 2.9


Overall: I feel like my ratings decrease wit each CD. But, there’s hot songs on here so thumbs up! Really surprised me wit tha Q-Red near-endin’!!


Rankings:

23. Magnolia Chop “Over” 1.1
22. Lil’ Boosie Feat. Locco “Rain” 2.1
21. Curren$y Feat. Trademark & Young Roddy “Roasted” 2.9
20. Mr. Marcelo “Lights Out” 3.0
19. Delwin The Krazyman Feat. Ceddybu “Macho Man” 3.7
18. Lucci Lou Feat. Mack Maine, T@ & Lil’ Wayne “Bitch, I’m From The N.O.” 3.7
17. Kevin Gates “No Hook” 3.8
16. ABC “Kimbo Slice” 3.8
15. Fiend Feat. Shawty & Conerboy P “Spotlight” 4.1
14. Max Minelli Feat. Reno & Young Ready “Gunto” 4.2
13. Young Ready Feat. Lil’ Dundray “Beep Beep” 4.2
12. Ray Vicks “John Dillinger” 4.3
11. B-Raw “XL” 4.3
10. 2 Saint Presents The Recruits Feat. Max Minelli, Down Bad, Derty, C-Murder, Rudye & IL Duce “Dumb” 4.4
09. Calliope Var Feat. Eldorado Red “I’mma Gangsta” 4.4
08. Mouse On Tha Track Feat. Lil’ Trill, Foxx, Webbie & Lil’ Boosie (Trill Fam) “Turn The Beat Up” 4.5
07. B.G. & Lil’ Boosie Feat. Gar “The Bottom” 4.5
06. Savage Feat. Mouse On Tha Track “Work It Out” 4.5
05. Magnolia Boyz Feat. B.G. “Fuck U” 4.5
04. Lil’ Cali Feat. Level & Tank Jones “Money Right” 4.5
03. Q-Red “Lean & Weed” 4.7
02. One-i Feat. Savage & Lil’ Cali “Sick Wit It” 4.8 (lol @ #2)
01. B-Raw Feat. Level & Young Ready “Dumb, Dumb, Duffy (Remix)” 5.0


Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score: 91.0
Total Songs: / 23
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Average CD Rating: 4.0