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Frankie's 26th commercial series & 2,364th day in a row of releasing a commercial!
Starting August 1, 2022, Frankie's promotin' & showin' luv to damn-near every underground, Louisiana rap release from 1983 - 2013! Watch as a total of 23,701 intros, outros, skits, tracks (you name it!) are played from now till June 21, 2087; that's somethin' diff'rent every day!
This series will go on from August 1, 2022 - June 21, 2087. How much do you know about Louisiana's underground?
Frankie's 26th commercial series & 2,187th day in a row of releasing a commercial!
Starting August 1, 2022, Frankie's promotin' & showin' luv to damn-near every underground, Louisiana rap release from 1983 - 2013! Watch as a total of 23,701 intros, outros, skits, tracks (you name it!) are played from now till June 21, 2087; that's somethin' diff'rent every day!
This series will go on from August 1, 2022 - June 21, 2087. How much do you know about Louisiana's underground?
Music Playing
Young Sleep feat. Lil' Boosie "Antidope (Remix)" (2009)
Frankie's 26th commercial series & 1,661st day in a row of releasing a commercial!
Starting August 1, 2022, Frankie's promotin' & showin' luv to damn-near every underground, Louisiana rap release from 1983 - 2013! Watch as a total of 23,701 intros, outros, skits, tracks (you name it!) are played from now till June 21, 2087; that's somethin' diff'rent every day!
This series will go on from August 1, 2022 - June 21, 2087. How much do you know about Louisiana's underground?
Frankie's 26th commercial series & 1,504th day in a row of releasing a commercial!
Starting August 1, 2022, Frankie's promotin' & showin' luv to damn-near every underground, Louisiana rap release from 1983 - 2013! Watch as a total of 23,701 intros, outros, skits, tracks (you name it!) are played from now till June 21, 2087; that's somethin' diff'rent every day!
This series will go on from August 1, 2022 - June 21, 2087. How much do you know about Louisiana's underground?
Frankie's 26th commercial series & 1,352nd day in a row of releasing a commercial!
Starting August 1, 2022, Frankie's promotin' & showin' luv to damn-near every underground, Louisiana rap release from 1983 - 2013! Watch as a total of 23,701 intros, outros, skits, tracks (you name it!) are played from now till June 21, 2087; that's somethin' diff'rent every day!
This series will go on from August 1, 2022 - June 21, 2087. How much do you know about Louisiana's underground?
Broadcasting from outside ThaAntidote.com (Tha Antidote), here in Downtown Baton Rouge, LA, it's ya boy, FrankieThaLuckyDog, sadly reportin' anotha tragic loss in tha Louisiana rap community.
Howard Joseph Evans, Jr., known by his stage name D-Matic Da Beast, was fatally struck by an 18-wheeler head-on, drivin' down LA 30, westbound, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, shortly after 10:30 PM; he was only 36 years-old. Evans was a native of New Orleans, LA but a long-tyme resident of Prairieville, LA. Evans graduated from Saint Amant High School, back in 2003. In 2009, Evans released his debut, Belly Of The Beast, courtesy of Gangsta Gumbo Music. Evans continued learning by attending ITI Technical College, later graduating with honors in 2012, in Process Technology. In 2015, Evans debuted his clothing brand called "VilleLyfe", to tha world. As tha years went on, Evans would help out by collaborating with Baton Rouge-based media outlet, ThaAntidote.com. Tryin' to keep it goin' for tha media, Evans' life was cut short on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, when he was struck head-on by an 18-wheeler. Today, July 25, 2022, would've been Evans' 37th birthday; FrankieThaLuckyDog would like to wish Evans a Happy 37th Birthday in Heaven!
Memories:
- On January 28, 2010, I first heard D-Matic on Kenner, LA DJ, Jimmy The DJ's Gangsta Gumbo, Vol. 4: The Audacity Of Dope & I reviewed tha mixtape.
- On May 30, 2010, I reviewed D-Matic's Belly Of The Beast release. Tha review turned out to be positive, as I gave tha release a 4.1 average rating.
- "Life Is Hectic" peaked @ #82 on my tri-weekly playlist ending 9.05.2010, totaling 16 spins.
- "Life Is Hectic" was featured on my Tha Louisiana Archives, Vol. 3: Chameleon-Changin' Chemicalz compilation, released on September 22, 2010.
- "Life Is Hectic" ranked #240 on my Top 575 Songs of 2010 year-end countdown with a grand total of 40 spins.
- On February 7, 2021, while randomly stoppin' at ThaAntidote.com, I met D-Matic inside. Even tho we ain't get a pic or drop, it was still an awesome moment.
Music:
Belly Of The Beast (2009)
01. "Prison Bars"
02. "Life Is Hectic" feat. Lil' Witness
03. I Love Pussy (Skit)
04. "Bone"
05. "I Know"
06. "Freestyle"
07. "Already Know That"
08. War Face (Skit)
09. "Crack Speaker"
10. "Crazy World"
11. "What Up"
12. "Belly Of The Beast"
13. "Treat Me" (Young feat. D-Matic)
14. "From Da Bottom" feat. Zoe
15. Connection (Skit)
16. "Loose Booty"
17. "Favorite" feat. Focussed
18. "I'mma Do Me"
19. Ain't Shit (Skit)
20. "Listen To This Track Bitch"
21. "I Made A Promise To Myself" (Lil' Black Da Gutta Baby Feat. D-Matic)
22. "3 Steps Back"
Featured On:
Gutta Baby Time 2 Get Back 2 The Streets, Vol. 1 (2009)
- "A Promise" feat. D-Matic Da Beast
Gangsta Gumbo Presents Gangsta Gumbo, Vol. 4: The Audacity Of Dope (Hosted by One-i) (2010)
- "Bottom Of The Map" (D-Matic)
Black Da Gutta Baby Product (2010)
- "Boo Boo" feat. D-Matic
- "Money" feat. John B & D-Matic
Gangsta Gumbo Presents Gangsta Gumbo, Vol. 5: Still Up 5-Nothin' (2011)
- "Life On The Line" (D-Matic feat. K. Gates & Young)
Delwin The Krazyman #ItsReal EP (2019)
- "Dope Dealer" feat. D-Matic Da Beast
International Joe Just Landed (2020)
- "Ruger In My Pocket" feat. Bookie, 3D Na'Tee & D-Matic
- "Feel Me" feat. D-Matic, C-Hen & Spike
- "Match My Hustle" feat. D-Matic, GBA Haze, Bukkfast Game & Sherwood Loxley
Natural The Lost Tapes (2020)
- "3 Da Hardway" feat. A.G. & D-Matic
Other Songs:
- D-Matic Da Beast & Delwin The Krazyman "I'm A Gee" (2022)
It's
time to look back at FTLD'z Top 20 Louisiana CDs during his connection!
Back from when we was feelin '"so whopped." Frankie takes a look back
at everything Louisiana that he's been through over tha past 10 years...
Thousands of artists & CDs, but only 20 to do it! What was
FTLD'z top Louisiana CD during his connection? Stay tuned; this iz
FTLD'z Top 20 Louisiana CDs During His Connection!
Rank :: Artist "Title"
20. Bubba Tha Traymond Jones Story Mixtape Vol. 1 (2012)
19. Quikkdraw Put A Beat On... (2010)
18. P.I.R. Who I Are (Da Mixtape) (2014)
17. Percy Keith Crazy On Tha Outside (2014)
16. Savage Building The Foundation (2008)
15. Level Street Credit (The Mixtape) (2009)
14. Benjamin Racks First Impression (Sampler) (2011)
13. Nu$$ie The Champ Iz Here (2008)
12. Yung Yola & D.$.G. 99 Wayz 2 Grind (2009)
11. Nu$$ie Bad Azz (2006)
10. Jimmy The DJ Presents Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2: Ghetto Pass (Hosted by Nu$$ie) (2008)
09. Black Noise Music Presents G-Lane Vol. 1 (Hosted by DJ Chilly Chill) (2008)
08. Down Bad The Sickest 2K8 (2008)
07. Tha Camp Break It Off! (2007)
06. Young Ready Junkie Medicine (Cocaine Edition) (2006)
05. DJ B-Real Pay The Producer Vol. 1 (2013)
04. A-One & Doe-Doe Final Destination Vol. 1: Boarding Pass (Hosted by DJ Ya Boy Earl) (2010)
03. Beat Flippa Street Certified (2008)
02. Big Jay Presents Pyrex Radio Vol. 4: From Crumbs 2 Brickz (2006)
01. BluBlack Code Blu (2008)
It's time to look back at FTLD'z Top 20 Louisiana CDs during his connection! Back from when we was feelin '"so whopped." Frankie takes a look back at everything Louisiana that he's been through over tha past 10 years... Thousands of artists & CDs, but only 20 to do it! What was FTLD'z top Louisiana CD during his connection? Stay tuned; this iz FTLD'z Top 20 Louisiana CDs During His Connection!
Featuring A1 Wissel, Beat Flippa, Benjamin Racks, Big Jay & Pyrex Radio, Black Noise Records (Hannibal, S.O.S.), BluBlack, Bubba, D.$.G., Doe-Doe, Down Bad, DJ B-Real, Jimmy The DJ & Gangsta Gumbo, King Sav, Level, Nu$$ie, P.I.R., Percy Keith, Quikkdraw, Racked-Up Ready, Tha Camp & Yung Yola!
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Me doin' a lil' somethin' dedicated to my peeps in Louisiana fa Easter, 2017. This iz mainly dedicated to those I met in Louisiana during my March 26 - 29, 2017 trip...
Broadcasting from tha abandoned West Mountain Sanitarium in Scranton, PA... Today, April 20, 2016, marks eight years since tha murder of New Orleans rapper, Michael Allen, better known by his stage name, VL Mike. Allen was born on January 19, 1976 in New Orleans, LA. As a part of tha N.O.-based rap group, tha Chopper City Boyz, Allen & tha Chopper City Boyz released their debut album, We Got This, on February 27, 2007 on Chopper City Records & Koch Records. Tha album featured tha smash, "Make 'Em Mad", featuring B.G., which was produced by Mississippi heavyweight, David Banner. Tha album sold 27,000 copies in its first week, as it debuted @ #21 on tha Billboard Hot 200 chart, #4 on tha Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #1 on tha Billboard Top Rap Albums chart, and #1 on tha Billboard Independent Albums chart. Shortly after tha album was released, Allen departed from Chopper City Records and went on to pursue a solo career on Executive Game Entertainment. From there, he released I'm The Truth (Da Mixtape) & Place Yo Betz in 2007. Shortly after, Allen was in talks with signing with Sony BMG & Epic Records, gettin' ready to release his debut album, It's Only One Me. However, on April 20, 2008, at around 1:00 PM, while exiting his vehicle on tha 4700 block of Miles Drive, Allen was shot multiple times by a mysterious gunman in New Orleans, where Allen later died at University Hospital. Word on tha street was that Allen's killer escaped by foot.
Shortly after his death, Allen's final-recorded verse would be released on April 24, 2008, on Baton Rouge's A-Mar & Dyl's "To The Max", with Max Minelli & VL Mike. Around tha same time, Allen's solo debut single, "Money In Here", featuring tha legendary N.O.'s Mannie Fresh, was released. In 2011, Mighty Muzik released Can't Say It 2 My Face, more unreleased material from Allen. If VL were alive today, he would've celebrated his 40th birthday on January 19, 2016, as he was only 32 years-old at tha time of his death.
Music:
We Got This (w/Chopper City Boyz) (2007)
01. Intro (Ziggy)
02. "Taking Over"
03. "Bounce"
04. "Make 'Em Mad"
05. "Thorough Street Nigga"
06. "It's Real"
07. "What I Like About Her"
08. "Flatliners"
09. "Chopper City"
10. "Never Had" feat. Mercedes
11. "Knuckle Up"
12. "Heart Of A Killer"
13. "Going On"
14. "Crucial Shit"
15. "Shake 'Em Off"
16. "All Eyes On Me"
I'm The Truth (Da Mixtape) (2007)
01. Intro
02. "The Truth"
03. "Freestyle (Oh Yes)"
04. "If You Want It" feat. B.G.
05. "Dem Chopper City Boyz"
06. "I'mma Uptown Gangsta" feat. B.G.
07. "'Bout Mine"
08. "What You Wanna Do" feat. Hakizzle
09. B.G. Speaks
10. "Y'all Heard Of Me" feat. Maal The Pimp
11. "Ain't No Love"
12. "I Don't Give A Fuck"
13. VL Speakin' His Mind
14. "Freestyle"
15. "Make 'Em Mad" feat. Chopper City Boyz
16. "Cannon Bust Back" feat. B.G.
17. "You Ain't As Hot As I'm Iz"
18. "Hustle With The Hustlers"
19. "Freestyle (I Ain't No Bitch)"
20. "Gangsta"
21. "That Gangsta Shit"
22. "Freestyle" feat. Hakizzle
Place Yo Betz (2007)
01. Intro - Not My Dogg
02. Da Follow Up (Ziggy)
03. "Come Thru Me"
04. "Dig-A-Hole"
05. Fresh Breath (Juice)
06. "We Run It" feat. Twelve A'Klok
07. We Real (Funny)
08. "I'm From New Orleans"
09. Da Wiggla (Ziggy)
10. "Ether"
11. "Lock & Load" feat. Twelve A'Klok
12. "Wus Up"
13. A Word From VL Mike
14. Put Da Drink Down (DJ Kristyles)
15. "U Could Hate Me - Can't See Me"
16. "Do It Myself"
17. Get Exposed (Bear & Ziggy)
18. "My Block"
19. "Gangsta Shit" feat. Twelve A'Klok
20. "It's Twelve A'Klok" (Twelve A'Klok)
21. Jackin' (Ziggy, Bear & Funny)
22. "Real Talk"
23. "It Iz What It Iz"
24. "It's Murda" (The Game)
25. "Still Hood" feat. The Game
Life In The Concrete Jungle (w/Chopper City Boyz) (2008)
01. Intro
02. "Never Look Back"
03. "Keep It Real" feat. Alfamega
04. "Bubblegum" feat. Lady Dolla
05. "Don't Step On My White Feet" feat. Lady Dolla & The Show
06. "Bizness" feat. Hurricane Chris
07. "Dealer" feat. Lac
08. "Maintain"
09. "My Life" feat. Blood Raw
10. "Blow It"
11. "I Like It"
12. "Dick Suck"
13. "G.A."
14. "Be Kool"
15. "M.O.E. (Money Over Everything)" feat. Rocko & 6 Shot
16. "Get Away Wit"
17. "U Can Bleed Too" feat. C-Murder & Skip
Can't Say It 2 My Face (2011)
01. KrisStylez Intro (DJ Perv)
02. Perv Drop
03. "2 Shots"
04. "Black Glocc"
05. "Gangsta Life"
06. The Game Drop
07. "Hit 'Em High, Hit 'Em Low"
08. "That's VL"
09. "Stay Down" feat. Akon
10. "Grew Up A Screw Up" feat. Twelve A'Klok
11. "Money In Here" feat. Mannie Fresh
12. "Brains On Da Wall"
13. "Don't Mention My Name"
14. "I'm V"
15. "Wipe Me Down (Freestyle)" feat. Snipe
16. "We Ain't Friends"
17. "Gutta" feat. Twelve A'Klok
18. "Breathe"
Featured On: B.G. The Heart Of Tha Streetz Vol. 1 (2005)
"Same Ol' Shit" feat. Hakizzle, Gar, Sniper & VL Mike
B.G. The Heart Of Tha Streetz Vol. 2: I Am What I Am (2006)
"Ain't No Bitch" feat. Webbie & VL Mike
Jimmy The DJ Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2: Ghetto Pass (Hosted by Nu$$ie) (2008)
"To The Max" (A-Mar & Dyl feat. Max Minelli & VL Mike)
R.I.P. Michael "VL Mike" Allen
1.19.1976 - 4.20.2008
Broadcasting from Mary's Grave in St. James on Long Island, NY, this ya boy, Frank Calhoune, a.k.a. FrankieThaLuckyDog here, reportin' a special edition of anotha loss in tha Louisiana rap community...
Today, February 10, 2016, marks seven years since tha murder of Baton Rouge, LA rapper, Chris Lynell "Nu$$ie" Jackson. Jackson was known as "Nussie" in tha streetz and in tha underground Louisiana rap game; Jackson founded Dope Celebrity Records in 2004. Jackson released Operation Sneak Attack & Bad Azz in 2006, not to be confused with fellow Rouger, Lil' Boosie. He followed tha next year up with The Good Bad Guy in 2007, as well as The Movement with tha Dope Celebrity Family. In 2008, he released The Champ Iz Here, hosted Kenner, LA DJ, Jimmy The DJ's Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2: Ghetto Pass & his final release, Featuring Nu$$ie, a compilation mainly featuring underground Baton Rouge artists' lead songs featuring Jackson. Jackson was featured on plenty of Baton Rouge artists' songs, such as Beat Flippa, Big Fancy, tha now-popular Kevin Gates, Level, Lil' Yella & plenty others. Jackson also starred in a few movies throughout 2008: The Abduction of Jesse Bookman, Sinners & Saints & Death Toll. During tha night of Monday, February 9, 2009, Jackson was at a friend's house in Baton Rouge on tha computer and playing video games. Jackson and tha friend left for a short time to get drinks at tha Shell gas station on Florida Boulevard. When they returned back to tha house, shots were fired. Both Jackson and his brother, Frederick Mitchell, were shot. Mitchell survived, while his brother was murdered on tha couch. Jackson previously had beef with Torrence Hatch, a.k.a. Lil' Boosie. Rumors began to fly around that Hatch hired Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill Nu$$ie for a lil' gwap. Louding was only 16 years-old when he murked Jackson, who was 33; Louding iz now 23. Tha love for Nu$$ie was overwhelming from tha world, worldwide, as thousands of people began to recognize him, as well as respect his perspective of stats and facts. If Nu$$ie were still alive today, he would've been 40, earlier on July 17, 2015.
Music:
Operation Sneak Attack (2006)
Tracklist N/A
Bad Azz (2006)
01. "Play Wit Me"
02. "Yousta Be My Dogg"
03. "Out Wit The Fake (Remix)" feat. Max Minelli
04. "Sick"
05. "We Live It" feat. Bro-Bro & G-Thang
06. "Keep Rollin'" feat. C-Loc & Big Markee
07. "Crack" feat. Kevin Gates
08. "We Be Thuggin'" feat. Savage & Diablo
09. "Thangz" feat. Big Markee
10. "Really Real" feat. Bro-Bro & Black Panther
11. "Bellpepper"
12. "Streetz" feat. Diablo & Marjoe
13. "Hustle, Grind" feat. Rudye & Savage
14. "Doing Shit" feat. Bengie & Gangsta
15. "Dirty South"
16. "I'm Straight"
The Good Bad Guy (2007)
01. Pyrex Radio Intro
02. "The Good Bad Guy" feat. Skull Duggrey
03. "Yeah" feat. Skull Duggrey
04. Interlude 1
05. "We Be Thuggin'" feat. Savage
06. Interlude 2
07. "Fuck The Thousands" feat. Badd Nooze
08. "Street Gossip"
09. Interlude 3
10. "Dumb Way" feat. Skull Duggrey
11. Interlude 4
12. "Blame Nu$$ie"
13. "Heard Of Me"
14. "Dirty Bitch"
15. Interlude 5
16. "Moochie Cat"
17. "Somethin' In Da Air" feat. Derty & Tank Jones
18. "They Hate My (Remix)" feat. Savage & Lil' Cali
19. Interlude 6
20. "Kill Somethin'"
21. "Point Blank"
22. "Backround Check" feat. Kevin Gates
23. "Show My Ass"
24. "You Can't Hate"
25. "Dem Killas Comin'" feat. C-Loc & Big Markee
26. "366 (Tryna Get My Cake)" (J-Von a.k.a. Jimmy Mack)
The Movement (w/Dope Celebrity Family) (2007)
Tracklist N/A
The Champ Iz Here (2008)
01. "The Big Iron"
02. "Shakedown" feat. Diablo
03. "Play Wit Me"
04. "Dumb Way 2" feat. Skull Duggrey, Diablo & Bro-Bro
05. "They Hate My" feat. Savage
06. "Respect My Mind" feat. Puppy & Diablo
07. "Point Blank"
08. "Gangstaz" feat. Bro-Bro & G-Thang
09. "Kill Somethin'"
10. "Mobbin'" (Delwin The Krazyman feat. Nu$$ie)
11. "Gettin' Doe" (Lil' J feat. Nu$$ie)
12. "How You Like It" feat. Puppy
13. "U Ain't Got A Chopper?"
14. "Out Wit Da Fake (Remix)" feat. Max Minelli
15. "Kick In The Door"
16. "On Dat Roin" feat. Diablo & Bro-Bro
17. "Blame Nu$$ie"
18. "Show My Ass Off"
19. "Street Gossip"
20. "It's Really Real" feat. Bro-Bro & Black Panther
Jimmy The DJ Presents Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2: Ghetto Pass (Hosted by Nu$$ie) (2008)
01. Nu$$ie "Nu$$ie 2 Real"
02. Nu$$ie feat. Diablo "Shakedown"
03. A-Mar & Dyl feat. Max Minelli & VL Mike "To The Max"
04. Kevin Gates feat. Lil' Boosie "Get In The Way (Remix)"
05. Lil' Josh & Ernest feat. Hurricane Chris "Jigga Juice (Remix)"
06. Dee-1 "I Hate Money"
07. C-Murder feat. Young Ready "Cock, Aim, Shoot"
08. Max Minelli "My Boi"
09. One-i & Jayroc feat. Lil' Cali "Big Deal"
10. The Black Kadafi "Tin Man"
11. Big Gill (of Already Ent.) feat. Sam I Am & Street Official "Jack Rabbit"
12. Nu$$ie "Nu$$ie Speaks"
13. Nu$$ie feat. Skull Duggrey, Bro-Bro & Diablo "Dumb Way 2"
14. Konfo feat. Pikasso "Let 'Em Lay"
15. B-Raw "Nutcase"
16. JD Killa "N.O."
17. Baby L's "Pop It Off"
18. Ms. Juicci "Jeanisis Clothing Model Ms. Juicci"
19. Lil' Doonie feat. K-9 "Yo Swagger"
20. Sleep feat. Big Gill, Kuale Boy, Dre Deuce & Payback "Watch Me Maneuver"
21. Lil' Yella feat. Lil' Boosie "Chainz"
22. Southpaw & Rackley "Gets No Better"
23. Nu$$ie "Nu$$ie Outro"
24. Nu$$ie feat. Savage "They Hate My"
25. Dee-1 feat. Mal, Tyrel & The Rebirth Brass Band "Rebirth"
Nu$$ie Featuring Nu$$ie (2008)
01. Lil' Ivy feat. Nu$$ie "Intro"
02. Bro-Bro feat. Nu$$ie "Droppin' My Nuts"
03. Nu$$ie feat. Casino & A-Brown "Wastin' Yo Tyme"
04. Nephew feat. Nu$$ie "Money In My Hand"
05. Diablo feat. Nu$$ie "Still Standing"
06. Nu$$ie feat. Kenteon "R&B Thug"
07. Nu$$ie feat. Skull Duggrey "Yeah!"
08. Level feat. Nu$$ie & Young Ready "I'm A Dogg (Remix)"
09. King Fancy Entertainment & Jazzy Fam Records "Ridiculous Ballin'"
10. Lil' J feat. Nu$$ie, Diablo & Skull Duggrey "Keep It Hood"
11. D-So feat. Lil' Boonie & Nu$$ie "Real-Ass Nigga"
12. Nu$$ie feat. Papa Boyz "Pay 4 It"
13. Delwin The Krazyman feat. Nu$$ie "Mobbin'"
14. Da Jackel "Cut Throat"
15. Puppy & T-Dub a.k.a. Venom feat. Nu$$ie "Do What It Do"
16. JokaBoi & Yella Yella feat. Nu$$ie "Stupid"
17. Nu$$ie "Vapors"
18. Dizzle "Born By Myself"
19. Nu$$ie "Um Straight"
Featured On:
Big Jay Presents Pyrex Radio: Cooked For Tha Streets, By Tha Streets (2005):
Nu$$ie feat. Diablo "Out Wit The Fake"
Big Jay Presents Pyrex Radio Vol. 2: The Re-Up (2006):
Diablo & Nu$$ie "Mass Confusion"
Da Taliban Da Taliban (2006):
Da Taliban feat. Nu$$ie "Bleed"
Lil' J Two & A Quarter (Reloaded) (2007):
Lil' J feat. Nu$$ie "Rattin'-Azz Niggaz"
Terror a.k.a. Cheez When Terror Strikes (2007):
Terror a.k.a. Cheez feat. Mone & Nu$$ie "Bullet Proof"
Beat Flippa Street Certified (2008):
Beat Flippa feat. Young Ready, Nu$$ie & Young Crucial "Never Seen A Gangsta"
Beat Flippa feat. Young Ru, Beezy B & Nu$$ie "I Get Retawded"
Black Noise Entertainment Presents G-Lane Vol. 1 (2008):
Hannibal Feat. Young Ready, Nu$$ie & Gangsta "Dat Potion"
Budta B The Experiment Vol. 1 (2008):
Budta B feat. Nu$$ie & Diablo "I'm Dope"
Budta B feat. Nu$$ie "Local Hoochie"
Budta B feat. Delwin, Lil’ J, Puppy, Bro-Bro & Nu$$ie "Mobbin' (Remix)"
Budta B feat. Lil’ J & Nu$$ie "Hustlers Anthem"
Budta B feat. Lil’ J, Nu$$ie & Puppy "Vamanos"
Lil' Domicci Hurricane, Sugarcane, Cocaine Vol. 2 (2008):
Lil' Domicci feat. Nu$$ie "Arm Robbery"
Lil' Domicci feat. Vicious & Nu$$ie "Gettin' It How We Live"
3 Way Street Radio Presents Jigg City Rockstars 2 (2009):
Big Fancy feat. Bro-Bro, Tank Jones & Nu$$ie "I-10 Cowboy" (2008)
Big Fancy Tha Rap Kingpin (2009):
Big Fancy feat. Kevin Gates, Tank Jones, Jack Da Rippa & Nu$$ie "I-10 Cowboy (Remix)"
Big Fancy feat. Nu$$Ie "I'ma Pay Nu$$ie"
Bro-Bro & G-Thang Louisianamals #TeamDumway (The Mixtape) (2012):
Bro-Bro & G-Thang feat. Nu$$ie "Police"
Bro-Bro & G-Thang feat. Nu$$ie & Puppy "Bitch Niggaz Can't Stand Me"
Dumaine Gotta Keep It Gangsta Vol. 2 (2012):
Dumaine feat. Mookie Da Hustla, Dutch Shoats & Nu$$ie "'Bout That"
Que Tha Truth Screwface (2012):
Que Tha Truth feat. Nu$$ie "The Champ Iz Here"
Que Tha Truth feat. Nu$$ie "ScReWfAc3"
Que Tha Truth feat. Skull Duggrey & Nu$$ie "Street Shit"
Que Tha Truth feat. Nu$$ie "Plum Stupid"
Que Tha Truth feat. Diablo & Nu$$ie "Unh-Hunh"
Que Tha Truth feat. Kareem & Nu$$ie "Lieutenant Dan"
Que Tha Truth feat. Bro-Bro & Nu$$ie "Who I Shoot"
Que Tha Truth feat. Mo. P & Nu$$ie "I'm Gutta"
Que Tha Truth feat. Diablo, Lil' J & Nu$$ie "Last Real Niggaz Left"
Beat Flippa Street Certified III (2015):
Beelow, Nu$$ie & Delwin The Krazyman "Shit Was Real"
Other Songs:
Blockboyz feat. Nu$$ie "Top Of The Line" (2007)
[] feat. Nu$$ie "Niggaz Change" (2011)
Tribute Songs:
Celebrity Ent. feat. Da Jackel, Delwin The Krazyman & Lil' J "Nu$$ie Dance" (2009)
Sheen~Marie feat. Boogie Man "R.I.P. Nu$$ie" (2009)
M Dot feat. Jules "Long Gone (Tribute To Nu$$ie)" (2010)
Delwin The Krazyman feat. Ceddybu & Lil' Jamie "Goin' Nu$$ie" (2011)
Delwin The Krazyman & Ceddybu Da Rap Sumo "Chris "Nu$$ie" Jackson" (2012)
DeTrane "Rest In Peace Nu$$ie" (2014)
Also featured on:
Ezra Gould "The Abduction of Jesse Bookman" (2008)
Phenomenon "Death Toll" (2008)
William Kaufman "Sinners & Saints" (2010)
Production Credits Include:
2 Saint, A1, Beat Flippa, Big Josh, Big Wayne, Cage Da Conducta, Camp, C-Loc, Color Pimp, DJ B-Real, EQ Tha Misfit, Guss, J Buc, JokaBoi, La'Keith, Mouse On Tha Track, Mystro, Nasty Nate, Rich On Da Track, Rob Walad, Savage, Sims, Shonta, Theo, X-Fyle, & Young Hits
FrankieThaLuckyDog, celebratin' my boy, Jimmy The DJ, who's with Gangsta Gumbo Music's birthday, August 10, 2015! Shot in my room in Peckville, PA, I spelled "Happy Birthday Jimmy The DJ" outta New York scratch-off lottery tickets.
The world’s foremost chronicler of Baton Rouge hip hop is a skinny
26-year-old caucasian with Asperger’s Syndrome from Peckville,
Pennsylvania. He has never been to Louisiana. The rap blogosphere knows
him only as Frankie Tha Lucky Dog. Tiny Baton Rouge, Louisiana is one of
hip hop’s most important cities. Lil Boosie and Kevin Gates—two of
rap’s biggest underground stars in 2015—both hail from this town of
230,000. In 2011, Baton Rouge’s crime rate was the 8th highest in the
nation; from 2005 to 2009, the city ranked 11th in the USA for
“concentrated poverty.” In this oppressive environment, music has been a
cultural life force. Yet, despite its tremendous legacy, much of that
culture has gone undocumented and underreported. Compared to hip hop
epicenters like New York or Atlanta, Baton Rouge has been bypassed.
Renowned within a small circle of online obsessives, Frankie Tha Lucky
Dog is the singular soul bringing a microscope to one of hip hop’s most
vibrant communities. His relationship with that community is
complicated. Much more than an amateur historian, his videos identify
him as “Musician / Editor / Host / Music Promoter.” If anything, this
understates his ambitions.
Frankie is incredibly prolific, particularly on his YouTube channel
where he uploads rare Louisiana rap songs, hosts video countdowns and
awards shows, tells personal stories, shoots commercials for artists,
and celebrates artists’ birthdays. On his comprehensive blogspot, he
writes track-by-track reviews of Baton Rouge mixtapes, an archive he’s
kept since 2008. His YouTube and DatPiff accounts host his own
productions, as well as songs and mixtapes by artists who would
otherwise be invisible. He’s curated nearly 20 of his own Baton Rouge
compilations, filled with songs that are difficult or impossible to find
anywhere else. Although this massive archive has found a devoted
following, that following is not very large. To use the terminology of
the digital media business, Frankie’s content is not particularly
“scalable.” In many ways, it’s an anachronism from the time before
social media, an era when the Internet—and the people who lived most of
their lives on it—seemed, well, a little weird. And there’s no doubt
Frankie fits that description. Frankie never chased paid work from
publications, nor sought approval from his blogging peers—in fact, he
actively ignored most hip hop websites, self-segregating from the “rap
Internet.” Instead, he wrote for a very specific readership: the rappers
themselves, many of whom weren’t used to press attention of any kind.
Artists including Lil Mista, Savage, Quikkdraw, and DJ B-Real
acknowledged Frankie’s passion by reaching out in return. Frankie
treasures a hand-written letter Young Ready once mailed him. His
enthusiasm for these connections was real.
Yet, in the past two years, Frankie’s passion for Baton Rouge hip hop
has waned. He no longer tapes year-end awards shows or compiles Baton
Rouge mixes. His year-end music list for 2014—a compilation of 655
songs—contains only the occasional Baton Rouge record, typically by
major artists like Kevin Gates, rather than the deep cuts that once
peppered his lists. He still celebrates rappers’ birthdays on YouTube
(he spells out their names in lottery tickets), but the reviews on his
blog have become notably darker, even bitter.
Look closely, and you’ll find allusions to the cause of his distress:
a story of betrayal and heartbreak. Dig even deeper, and you’ll find a
true believer who’s being left behind in a rapidly shifting media
landscape; his moment of glory becoming a mere blip in music history,
ground beneath capitalism’s treads. He’s traded in his position as the
arbiter of Louisiana hip hop for a new job as shift leader at Dunkin’
Donuts.
Peckville, PA—population 6,564—is a sleepy town 15 minutes outside
Joe Biden’s home of Scranton. Frankie lives just past Prospect Hill
Cemetery—a frequent setting for his videos—with his mother and
stepfather, who works as a butcher. His mother was once a butcher too;
now she’s a stay-at-home mom for Frankie and his half-brother. Frankie’s
father, who lives on Long Island, is a butcher as well.
“Frankie tha—T-H-A—Lucky Dog,” he says in his unmistakable monotone
voice, sitting in his bedroom, the walls of which are papered in lotto
tickets. He breaks down the handle, first used November 4, 2002, on the
message board neoseeker.com: “My name is Frankie, and I’m ‘lucky’
because I win on scratch-offs.” He gestures to the tickets on the walls.
“I’ve found quite a bit of money, hundreds of dollars worth. On August
28, 2007, at around 12:35 p.m., on Level and Beat Flippa’s birthday”—
these are obscure Baton Rouge rap artists, whose birth dates Frankie has
memorized—”I found a $200 winner. And a dog’s my favorite animal.”
Frankie was born Frank Patrick Seminario on June 21, 1988, in Port
Jefferson, New York. His parents were divorced in the late 1990s. He
discovered rap music in the spring of 2000 while listening to Party 105,
the Long Island radio station WPTY-FM. “They have rhythmic music,” he
says. “Dance, EDM, some upbeat pop, rap/R&B, and all that. That
became my music taste at age 11. Ever since, I was just enthralled—it
became my lifestyle.”
When Frankie relocated from Long Island, his musical taste didn’t win
him any friends. “Here in Pennsylvania, it’s all country music: rap
haters, no black people. It’s very boring,” he says. “Throughout high
school, it’s all rock music or whatever, and that’s not me. That’s why I
didn’t connect with many people.” “Connecting” is a big deal for him.
Frankie’s musical obsession initially manifested in manic
record-keeping. On July 5, 2000, when he was 12, he began documenting
his top 10 records of that day, every day. 14 years later, he’s still at
it. He was diagnosed with autism on February 12, 2001, which later
evolved into Asperger’s Syndrome. Like many who have this form of
high-functioning autism, Frankie speaks with a loud, flat affect, even
as he adopts certain facets of black dialect. He also fixates on certain
subjects, both in conversation and more broadly in life—for Frankie,
that means lottery tickets and Louisiana rap music.
Another common symptom of Asperger’s is the tendency to collect
things. The drawers in Frankie’s room are packed with Baton Rouge hip
hop CDs, many of which were sent directly to him by the artists
themselves. It is a priceless archive, but Frankie knows exactly what it
cost. “I wound up calculating how much I spent on Louisiana music over
the past almost seven years,” he says. “I have all my receipts from
online. I think I spent around $2,800.” When Frankie approximates, it’s
hard not to suspect that he actually knows the exact amount, but is
bowing to social custom. Frankie earned the bulk of the money he spent
on CDs by “networking”—reaching out and connecting with artists and DJs
online. Sometimes, he provides services in exchange for small amounts of
money: a mixtape placement for $20, or a self-produced commercial on
his YouTube channel.
Frankie attended Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA from 2006 until
2008, majoring in Business Studies. Although he had listened to hip hop
for years, his fascination with Baton Rouge rap hit him at Lackawanna
after he became enamored of an African- American football player at the
school named Jeff Gumbs. “As an autistic person, you go through
friendship phases that are almost like obsessions,” says Frankie. This
friendship was something of a roller-coaster ride. “He didn’t have his
priorities right with me,” Frankie recalls, ”and I kept trying to show
him love.” One day while perusing the now-defunct WordOfSouth.com
message board, Frankie came across a thread about a mixtape called
Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 1. “That had ‘gumb’ in it, and because his last name
was ‘Gumbs,’ I was like, ‘Why don’t you send me a copy? Maybe I’ll do a
review on it.’”
When the tape’s host, Jimmy the DJ, sent a copy, Frankie reviewed it
on his blog (“It was just OK”). And after Gumbs cut him off for good
(“Don’t email me no more, man”) Frankie followed up with Jimmy. “We were
on the phone for like 20 minutes talking about Southern rap,” Frankie
recalls. “I’ve never had a phone call with a non-family member for that
long.” DJ Jimmy began sending more Louisiana music, and Frankie fell in
love with the sound.
Asked to elaborate on what he likes about Baton Rouge hip hop,
Frankie doesn’t delve too deeply: “The sound of it,” he says. “The way
people have their certain style of rapping—their voices, their flow,
delivery… Dreads, grills, just Southern living.”
More telling is his writing style, which is markedly different than
the typical critic. “I’m not a fan of regular reviews, where it’s in an
essay format,” Frankie says. “I don’t feel their energy.” Frankie’s
review style is an exact record of his thoughts while listening to
music. He is 100% transparent, sometimes to a fault. “It brings more fun
into it,” he explains. “I’m like, This is what I’m feeling right now…
If I’m reviewing and I have to take a shit, hold on review! I write it
in there, ‘I have to take a shit real quick’—intermission.”
Frankie’s open about his own biases. Every review includes a
disclaimer explaining his 0–5 rating system: “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.” He also leans toward artists he
considers overlooked. “I’m gonna be the one that appreciates the
underdog,” he says. Still, he hasn’t turned his back on those who’ve
gone on to great success. Kevin Gates— whose All Or Nuthin CD
Frankie first reviewed in 2008, years before he was a national star—
remains a favorite. “Consistency” is one of Frankie’s most valued
qualities, and one he strives for personally.
Despite his infectious enthusiasm, savant-like knowledge, and
collector’s instincts, Frankie’s appreciation of the scene is impaired
by both his distance from it and his thirst for acceptance. He often
tries to persuade rappers to visit him in Pennsylvania or even Long
Island, offering them inexpensive videography services ($100 for a music
video) if they make the trip. “I’ve had seven failed visits from
January 2009 to January 2014,” Frankie says of artists who ultimately
declined the offer. Some who’d already made the trip to New York City
were hesitant to reach out. “New York City to Long Island, it’s only 70
minutes away,” Frankie says. “How can you not drive 70 minutes to see
me? I had a radio show at the time. How was 106 & Park more of a
priority than my radio show?”
One artist did meet up with Frankie and even promised to make a
return voyage—if Frankie would wire him $500 to help cover the cost.
After sending the money, Frankie never heard from him again, an
experience that affected his taste in music. ”Ever since I got robbed,
the whole money obsession with everybody sickens me a little,” Frankie
says. His reviews of songs that focus on money became especially
dismissive.
Much as Frankie’s personal history colored his understanding of the
economic circumstances in Baton Rouge, he could be stubborn about his
worldview. Louisiana rapper Marcel P. Black called out Frankie’s casual
use of the N-word on Twitter (“So when did all the rappers decide to let
@LuckyFrankie621 slide with sayin ‘nigga?’”) In late 2014, Frankie
blocked him, arguing that his “mutual strong connection” made use of the
racial slur OK. “I grew up around the culture and I feel like I’m
accepted by all them,” Frankie contends, suggesting that his autism has
made him unafraid, even granted him a special status. “I can go to
Philadelphia and hang with a bunch of black people and still feel
accepted,” he says. “Those kinds of things a random white person
wouldn’t do. They would fear it.” While Frankie may have a warped
perception, his autism does make his relationship with Louisiana rappers
unique: he is guileless to the point of transparency, and this
sincerity makes him a more trustworthy business associate—or friend—than
most other people in the industry. Perhaps it’s no surprise that it
could also make him a target.
In the Fall of 2008, Frankie transferred from Lackawanna College to
Marywood University, also in Scranton. In 2010, while attending
Marywood, Frankie recorded a mixtape of his own. Within a Personal Point
of View covered the experiences, ambitions, and frustrations of Frankie
at age 22. Written, produced, and mixed entirely by Frankie Tha Lucky
Dog and released on DatPiff, the mixtape’s production is a disorienting
facsimile of the Louisiana music with which he is obsessed. His rapping
is sincere, yet stiff. In his exacting cadence, he conveys the struggles
of a compelling personal story with sophisticated self-awareness. In
particular, he addresses the benefits of autism, and confronts the
racism of his troubled younger brother Michael (“Sleepless Nights”). The
album’s most powerful moment is “Louisiana—A Sound, A Love, A Cure, A
Future”—the tale of how Louisiana hip hop—”a love so pure”—helped
Frankie find himself.
In 2010, Frankie earned a Bachelor’s degree in digital media and
broadcast productions and began working towards his Master’s. While
attending Marywood, he also ran a Saturday night radio show called Tha
Louisiana Pit, mainly playing underground Baton Rouge hip hop. Most of
it was laced with profanity, so he crafted meticulous radio edits of
over 2,000 records before playing them on-air.
It was during his time hosting this radio show that he came into
contact with B-Real, a Baton Rouge-based rapper and producer. Not to be
confused with the rapper from the multiplatinum group Cypress Hill, this
B-Real gained notoriety in 2006 after producing “Meet Me In the Parking
Lot,” a regional hit by Thrasher Boy, Lil’ Ronnie, and Lil’ Head—
available in radio edit form on Frankie Tha Lucky Dog’s YouTube
channel—and went on to produce for many artists, including Lil Boosie.
B-Real and Frankie first connected on October 3, 2011. Five days
later, Frankie interviewed him on his radio program for 20 minutes—the
longest interview he’d ever conducted. At first B-Real was grateful,
even effusive in his support. “Baton Rouge— there’s a lot of gems out
here that people in the industry don’t even know about,” he told
Frankie. “You don’t overlook talent. You acknowledge it and you let it
be known.”
After graduating from Marywood with a Master’s in production, Frankie
interned at the local news station, but wasn’t hired. On August 19,
2012, he hosted the last episode of Tha Louisiana Pit. A few months
later, he celebrated the end of the year with an online awards show. He
printed and mailed awards to each winner, including “Most Frequent
Person I Talked To By Phone,” and a “classic” designation for records
played at least 100 times. “It cost like $56 to send out like a total of
maybe $120 a year, between buying ink, printing, and sending,” Frankie
estimates. One “classic record” that year was DJ B-Real’s “Full Of Dat
(Part 2).”
“I began a phase with DJ B-Real on January 1, 2013, after having a
dream that he was on Long Island and I was 20 minutes away trying to see
him,” Frankie recalls. Like his friendship phase with Jeff Gumbs,
Frankie’s friendship with B-Real was intense. B-Real reached out to
Frankie to promote his Pay Da Producer mixtape. B-Real paid Frankie, and
Frankie uploaded the tape to DatPiff. On February 6, Frankie taped a
“live review” of the tape, standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall
in New York. He gave the tape 4.7 out of 5, raving: “Wow, can this CD
be, like, my best friend or somethin’?!? Holy shit, I think we finally
have anotha pure classic in BR!!!”
On Super Bowl Sunday, B-Real was robbed and all of his production
equipment was stolen. “Me being in a phase with him at the moment,”
Frankie says, “and just really wanting to connect with him, I came up
with a plan.” Frankie purchased replacements for each piece of stolen
equipment and had them shipped to B-Real, with the understanding that
B-Real would repay him. “I wound up spending $1,524 of my hard-earned
Louisiana money to go get this boy his equipment back,” Frankie recalls.
“He thanked me so much, [said] I saved his career and all that. But I
really only had three weeks of fame.”
B-Real was paying Frankie back in $300 installments when the trouble
started. In Frankie’s telling, his falling out with B-Real involves the
kind of mind games normally associated with limerence rather than
friendship. Feeling he wasn’t receiving the right degree of attention,
Frankie called B-Real one night in April 2013 and left an aggrieved
message. “Sometimes if I listen to dance music, I get—not beer balls,
but dance music balls,” he explains. “I will go at someone for me being
jealous if they’re not answering.” With loud dance music playing in the
background, B-Real couldn’t understand the message. He texted Frankie
back, “So I guess you got the money?” Frankie gave a reckless reply:
“’So I guess’—this one producer, Lil Ken—’So I guess his dick taste
good…’”
This time, B-Real got the message, and Frankie got a quick response
via text: “Bitch, you got me fucked up. I should spit in your face.”
Frankie tried to reach him, but only got an angry voicemail. “I cried
like a fucking…“ Frankie trails off. “It was terrible.” He apologized on
Facebook, and B-Real sent another $100 before communication broke down
completely.
At the end of the year, Frankie did his final Louisiana Awards Show,
with the bulk of the awards going to B-Real. “He got 30 awards. ‘Person I
Talked To Longest On the Phone,’ ‘Best CD,’ ‘Best Collaboration,’
whatever.” Frankie mailed them all to his house, but received no
response. Then B-Real’s phone number changed. The last time they spoke
was October 11. On February 5, 2014—Kevin Gates’ birthday— B-Real
blocked Frankie on Facebook. “That set a path of destruction for my
Louisiana passion,” Frankie says.
B-Real considered Frankie an enigma. “I remember him saying that a
lot of people were saying he was kind of autistic,” B-Real explained by
phone. “I didn’t think nothing of it. But certain stuff—I couldn’t
really understand it…It’d be kind of aggravating.”
Frankie was aggressive in his quest to get a response from B-Real.
Although he says B-Real still owes him $400, his real focus has been on
re-connecting with the producer. Frankie wrote letters to the B-Real’s
mom and brothers. “Nobody was answering me,” Frankie said. To B-Real,
Frankie just blew things out of proportion: “Anybody that was affiliated
with me, he’d just go off and get to running them stories about how I
don’t talk to him…I just try to keep myself cool about the situation,
but sometimes, it really just be like—man, he’s really starting to work
up my nerves. For real! Things that he might say or do, like, a woman’s
supposed to say stuff like that. I ain’t used to no man telling me stuff
like this. I’m like, man, is you really autistic? That just had me
puzzled.”
If B-Real thought Frankie might be homosexual, the idea never seems
to have occurred to Frankie. “I’m not gay,” he responded when asked.
“I’ve never had sex before, so I’m a virgin, specifically.” Frankie says
he now regrets the remark about Ken’s dick tasting good. “I used really
vulgar, incorrect wording,” he says. “I’m very jealous of
communication. I deserve that. We’re doing business and all that, why
would you ignore me? I should be your top priority.”
“It ain’t like I owe him four or five grand,” says B-Real. “It’s a
few hundred bucks.” He says he appreciates what Frankie has done for the
music, but things were happening in his life that Tha Lucky Dog
wouldn’t understand. “There’s a lot of stuff that’s going on here—people
lose hope, people getting killed and stuff like that,” says B-Real. He
hopes to get a production deal, but it’s been an uphill climb. “I ain’t
working nowhere. I do the music thing 24/7, and sometimes I want to stop
messing with it. Sometimes I just be thinking, ‘What’s next?’” Fed up
with all the B-Real drama, Frankie was having similar thoughts.
On March 24, 2014, Frankie was hired by Dunkin’ Donuts, and his life
settled into a new routine. Five days later, he uploaded a new video—
written, produced, and directed by Frankie himself. A tour-de-force of
art meeting life, “My Obscure, Unsure, Impure Future” captured his
frustrations during a rocky period. It was as dark as “Louisiana—A
Sound, A Love, A Cure, A Future” had been exhilarating.
The video compiles a wealth of personal footage: real moments of
Frankie, broken and sobbing (“I just don’t know why I’m not important to
certain people”), text message exchanges with B-Real and other artists,
audio of phone conversations, emails from alienated potential
employers, student loan letters, and other signs of financial pressure.
Then the whirlwind of anxiety suddenly shifts to silence: “On March 14,
2014, at 1:15 p.m., Frankie received a life-changing phone call, when he
arranged his first-ever job interview.” The video concludes with a clip
of Frankie sending DJ B-Real production equipment, followed by a big
red X.
It’s difficult to disentangle Frankie’s personal and professional
frustrations. “I wound up getting a job at Dunkin’ Donuts four minutes
away,” he explains. “At Dunkin’ Donuts everyone loves me. The way B-Real
disappointed me, I bring that as a counter-attack to my approach at
Dunkin’ Donuts, where I never want to upset someone.”
B-Real refuses to accept responsibility for killing Frankie’s passion
for music: “He’s saying he stopped messing with it because I stopped
responding to him or whatever. I don’t know if that’s true or not. But
at the end of the day, he made his decision as a grown man.”
It’s tough not to wonder if Frankie’s obsession with B-Real masked
deeper insecurities. He was frustrated by social-media marginalization
and decreasing interest from the artists in whom he’d invested so much
time. He felt many of them were not sufficiently focused on their
careers— especially when they became fathers. ”Kids seem to ruin
everything for these rappers,” Frankie says. “They’re eating up your
money, and they’re taking away your focus with trying to stay in touch
with me.”
“I just think that their priorities are not in order,” he insists.
“Do I have to physically see you? Do I have to take a piss in front of
you? Do I have to fuck a girl in front of you? What is the deal? I don’t
know. Being autistic, I don’t know what captures people’s attention.”
The final blow to Frankie’s Baton Rouge passion came not from
Louisiana, but closer to home. On May 9, 2015, Frankie had a fight with
his younger brother Michael, two years Frankie’s junior. Michael had a
troubled history—“he would end up bouncing from house to house, place to
place,” Frankie explains, “but for the most part he was always here
with my mom and myself.” Michael had just completed his first semester
at college when he relapsed into heroin addiction just before his 25th
birthday. The night of the 9th, Frankie refused to drive his brother to
Wilkes Barre, PA, where he believed Michael had scored drugs a few days
earlier. “I don’t have time to waste two hours right now,” Frankie said.
“I’ve got a very busy schedule with my hobbies and things I’m trying to
do in the media business.” The two argued, and Frankie pulled out his
camera to record the conflict. “You fuck with me,” he said, “I got the
camera rolling.” It was the last time he saw his brother alive.
The next morning, Frankie woke at 2:59 a.m. as usual to work the
morning shift at Dunkin’ Donuts, and heard music blasting from his
brother’s room as he passed by. After a longer-than-average work day, he
returned home to see his house surrounded by squad cars. Thinking
Michael and his stepfather had gotten into another fight, Frankie
searched the older man’s face for an injury. “The last time they fought,
my brother punched my stepdad in the eye,” Frankie recalls. Instead,
his stepfather broke the news. He’d discovered Michael’s body with 10
empty baggies and a needle nearby. “I didn’t know what to say. I went
into the back yard and just slowly starting crying.”
Hoping for some compassion from his Baton Rouge associates, Frankie
was soon disappointed. Savage ignored him on Twitter, so Frankie blocked
him. Frankie compared the death of his brother with the passing of Lil
Phat, a Trill Entertainment rapper who was killed in 2012. “They’re all
on Lil Phat’s dick and all of this about him dying, but when I have a
fucking loss, nobody answers me,” he said with exasperation. “It’s just a
bunch of bullshit.”
Yet Frankie remains driven. “I’m not gonna let people down,” he vows.
“I’m still gonna do shit. Every month I do a review. At least once a
month. And if somebody dies, I still do my tribute videos. I’ve got
things in store.” He pauses. “There’s never a never, in my book—I always
do what I do. But I definitely need to get away from a lot of people.”
Frankie also tried a new number he’d obtained for B-Real, reaching
out to share the bad news. So far, B-Real has ignored him. “I think it’s
time for us to reconnect,” Frankie texted. “Because you never know when
my last day gon’ be.” This story appears in Mass Appeal Issue 56, which is available for purchase here. Read more stories from the issue here.
When it comes to Louisiana rap, FrankieThaLuckyDog is a
modern-day savant. And we’re not just talking about being able to
recite Cash Money and No Limit Records’ respective rosters. The
26-year-old Pennsylvania native has an unparalleled knowledge of
Louisiana’s underground scene. Yung Yola, Nu$$ie, DJ B-Real, BluBlack:
these are just a handful of the names in Frankie’s rolodex of reviews.
Seven years ago, a sequence of events led Frankie to discover 23-year-old Jimmy the DJ’s Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 1 mixtape. 1,417 reviews later, including one of Kevin Gates’ All Or Nuthin’ (The Mixtape) in September of 2008, FrankieThaLuckyDog is celebrating the 7-year anniversary of his “Louisiana Connection.”
We hit up Frankie up to find out his favorite records he’s reviewed.
He came back to us with a list of his top 10, coupled with a few
sentences about why the record stands the test of time. So, without
further adieu, here are FrankieThaLuckyDog’z favorite underground
Lousiana rap records.
#10: Yung Yola & D.$.G. 99 Wayz 2 Grind (2009)
Straight outta Gardere Lane in Baton Rouge, Yung Yola & D.$.G. brought their street tales to tha table with their 99 Wayz 2 Grind project.
From Yola’s pill-poppin’ anthem “Keep Chewin'” to tha ghetto fabulous
“What Am I Gone Do Today?,” it’s no surprise why Frankie got hooked onto
Yola’s persona.
#09: K-Chill Fight Night (2011)
Opelousas native K-Chill has been in tha Louisiana rap scene since
tha mid ’90s as a part of tha rap group Da Click. Droppin’ his Fight Night disc
in late 2011, Frankie became hooked to a consecutive amount of club
bangers. Songs such as “Conan,” “Who Wanna Fight,” “Call The Ambulance,”
and “Put That Pistol On Ya” prove to tha listener that you can have
energy for years to come.
#08: Nu$$ie Bad Azz (2006)
Reppin’ Baton Rouge, now-deceased rapper Nu$$ie dropped his debut, Bad Azz,
in 2006. With features that include Baton Rouge natives Kevin Gates,
Savage, Big Markee, Max Minelli, to name a few, tha production made you
feel like you were deep down in Baton Rouge, even if you were not near
there. Not to mention, Nu$$ie and tha crew’s street rhymes give you an
insight on how you can love and take caution in tha streets of BR.
#07: Young Ready Junkie Medicine (Cocaine Edition) (2006)
Straight outta Zion City in Baton Rouge, rapper Young Ready, now
known as Racked-Up Ready, hit tha underground streets in 2006 with his Junkie Medicine (Cocaine Edition) mixtape.
Featuring quality production from DJ B-Real, Sims & Killa B, as
well as features from rappers out his section, Ready gave tha streets a
take on how gutta Baton Rouge people can be. Mix tha content with tha
production and your replay button will always be on.
#06: Tha Camp Break It Off! (2007)
Released in tha fall of 2007, Baton Rouge supergroup Tha Camp,
consisting of C-Loc, Reno Da Gutta, and Young Ready, released their Break It Off! disc.
As each rapper took turns deliverin’ street rhymes and club bangers,
production from heavyweights like B-Real, Mouse, and C-Loc made Frankie
keep bumpin’ Break It Off! non-stop.
#05: DJ B-Real Pay Da Producer Vol. 1 (2013)
Tha year 2013 kicked off strong when Baton Rouge’s Trill Entertainment producer B-Real dropped his solo debut, Pay Da Producer Vol. 1.
Producing and rapping every track with underground Gs like Big Wayne,
Zeus, Infa Red, and Mouse, B-Real’s flow and club-friendly tracks were
highly infectious to Frankie’s ears. Pay Da Producer Vol. 1‘s one of those CDs that will make you ask B-Real to forever rap and produce tracks—any time, any day.
#04: Jimmy the DJ Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2: Ghetto Pass (Hosted by Nu$$ie) (2008)
Kenner DJ, Jimmy the DJ, dropped his second mixtape compilation, Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 2: Ghetto Pass,
in tha summer of 2008. Hosted by Nu$$ie, tha mixtape features
underground rappers from New Orleans and Baton Rouge coming together and
bringing their A-game. As Frankie supported each rapper, he even got a
shout out from Nu$$ie on tha outro.
#03: Beat Flippa Street Certified (2008)
During 2008, Baton Rouge producer Beat Flippa dropped his debut, Street Certified. Featuring pure production from mainly himself, as well as features from Kevin Gates, Savage, Nu$$ie, Young Ready, and more, Street Certified provided a buffet of Baton Rouge quality for Frankie. Street Certified‘s a great place to find plenty of rappers, street music, club bangers, and a sound to always keep on replay.
#02: Big Jay Presents Pyrex Radio Vol. 4: From Crumbs 2 Brickz (2006)
Baton Rouge DJ Big Jay came through in late 2006 with his 4th installment of his Pyrex Radio mixtape
compilations. With features like C-Loc, Young Ready, Savage, Kevin
Gates, Jigga House Records, 3Deep, and others, Frankie got addicted to
this mixtape quicker than any drug. It also opened tha door for him to
embrace Baton Rouge’s sound and style.
#01: BluBlack Code Blu (2008)
Gardere Lane representative BluBlack released his Code Blu album
toward tha end of 2008. With nearly all of tha production and rappin’
done by Blu, Blu’s drug-induced lifestyle, pill-poppin’, street music
caught on with Frankie in a major, addictive way. Tha CD also introduced
him to peeps like Yung Yola, and he kept replaying tha CD constantly
throughout 2009. Code Blu goes down as Frankie’s favorite
Louisiana CD that he’s come across throughout his 7-year period of bein’
connected with tha Louisiana rap scene.
Shout out to Mass Appeal Entertainment for requesting me to write a lil' blog post about this, so here I go...
Today, October 11, 2014, marks seven years that multi-media mogul, FrankieThaLuckyDog, has been connected with tha Louisiana rap scene. To recap a lil' bit of history for y'all, back in tha fall 2007 semester at his 1st college, located in Scranton, PA, 19-year-old Frankie began a "phase" (tryna establish a friendship with someone) with a 20-year-old football player, whose last name was "Gumbs".
At his college, back on October 11, 2007, while he was browsing tha Word of South message board forum in their library, Frankie had stumbled across a topic called "New 'Gangsta Gumbo' mixtape". Because "Gumb" was in tha title, Frankie decided to take interest. There, he found 23-year-old Jimmy the DJ, based outta Kenner, LA. Frankie had told him he wanted to review tha CD and that he should send it to Frankie in tha mail. One month later, Frankie received tha CD, and on November 27, 2007, he reviewed tha CD: http://frankiethaluckydog.blogspot.com/2007/11/review-31-jimmy-dj-gangsta-gumbo-vol-1.html
Only eight dayz after his Louisiana connection started, on October 19, 2007, after requesting Gumbs to stick up for Frankie, he chose not to, and said, "Don't email me no more, man." After that day, tha two never spoke again, tossing Frankie into a world of nowhere... Then, exactly two months later, on December 19, 2007, Frankie decided to give Jimmy the DJ a call; they talked on tha phone for at least 20 minutes. Frankie had rarely had a long conversation with someone over tha phone, at tha time. From there, a phase had begun with Jimmy the DJ, making Frankie focus even more on Louisiana music.
On January 28, 2008, Frankie received multiple CDs in tha mail from Jimmy, featuring compilation mixtapes from Big Jay. After spending tha whole month of February reviewing 'em, Frankie began fallin' in love with tha style of Louisiana music Baton Rouge had to offer.
Frankie's recognition continued catchin' attention, as just three dayz later, on September 18, 2008, Baton Rouge rapper, Young Ready (now known as Racked-Up Ready), responded to a letter Frankie wrote, featuring a review for his 2006 Junkie Medicine (Cocaine Edition) CD. Tha letter really made Frankie realize that his love for Louisiana rap, especially Baton Rouge, had to stay, and sure it did!
To broaden his love for Louisiana, on September 19, 2009, Frankie launched his "Tha Louisiana Pit" radio show, at his 2nd college, in Scranton, PA. In total, 1,375 different Louisiana artists were played on Frankie's show, showin' his versatility and extended support to anybody and everybody, no matter how known or unknown they were. "Tha Louisiana Pit" had 100 shows, ending on August 19, 2012, due to Frankie ending his enrollment at his 2nd college.
Always showin' luv to tha unknown, Frankie later gained attention for his tribute videos, when on April 2, 2010, he made a tribute video to Baton Rouge rapper, Bleek, who was affiliated with Baton Rouge rapper, Lil' Boosie's Bad Azz Entertainment label. Bleek wound up gettin' murdered back on April 1, 2010. Even though Frankie didn't know who Bleek was, he decided to make a news story and tribute video dedicated to him. Luckily, he chose to make tha video 'cause tha video caught tha attention of 246,107 people, pushin' Frankie to always show his condolences to those in Louisiana that pass away.
Always being a music leader, Frankie's music taste was a half-decade ahead of most people who hadn't heard of Kevin Gates. Blogging about Kevin Gates later caught tha attention of New York-based label, Mass Appeal Entertainment. On July 25, 2014, tha label reached out to Frankie for an interview. They stopped by his house and interviewed him on August 11, 2014, solidifying his status as someone to pay attention to, when it comes to Louisiana rap music.
Now, seven years into his Louisiana connection, Frankie's been through a lot and has a lot goin' on:
That's only a few things FrankieThaLuckyDog has cooked up and will be cookin' up, in tha near future! He still has yet to make his debut in Louisiana. He has tha money and tha time, but iz still waitin' for that one special person to go with, to witness his Louisiana status. He's expecting to go with his grandma, and iz waiting for her to move to Florida, first. Then, they can finally get their plans organized for a trip to Louisiana.
A lil’ late by a ½ day, but betta late than neva. Currently not online yet, I’m about ta review Jimmy The DJ’s latest mixtape compilation! Under Gangsta Gumbo, it’s “Gangsta Gumbo Vol. 5: Still Up 5 Nothin’”; no host? Wasn’t it ‘pose ta be someone like B.G.? Also, it has been 649 reviewz ago that I reviewed Vol. 4, lol! Start Time: 10:51 AM | End Time: 1:10 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. 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.
01. Kevin Gates “Intro” Oh, okay; I guess semi-hosted, then? Should be interestin’, although only eight seconds? >>> LOL, it was so short but spicy ‘cause it was ‘bout dat “gangsta gumbo!” My Rating: N/A
02. Kevin Gates “Gangsta Gumbo Freestyle” Should be interestin’; recorded by phone? Lemme hear! >>> Damn, soooooo much in only 27 seconds, so far!! Not even by phone; how’d this happen when he’s locked up?! One of tha best freestyles in a longgg-ass time!!! Lots of “sandwich” things, here; he definitely goin’ nuts… well, nuts on tha mic, wit a regular voice, lol! SMH @ tha two-second silence at tha end of each one, though; there’s an option to put no silence at tha end when burnin’ CDs. My Rating: 4.9
03. Level “Hot Spot” It gon be like a “hot spot” today and tomorrow, peakin’ in tha ‘90s! I was tryna get a freestyle last night and sweatin’, so I didn’t get ta review this last night ‘cause of tha heat. But, here I am!! >>> LOL, now, he has a water bucket as tha beat background? Funny; too bad he ain’t hittin’ me back wit doin’ a freestyle and drop for my radio show. You know, I’m startin’ ta get lazy wit caring; rather get someone that can answer me! I dunno if I should comment on tha verses, here, ‘cause everything’s, like, tha same. Of course, tha rhymes are catchy for tha ladies; I’ll leave it at dat. My Rating: 4.5
04. Louisiana Ca$h Feat. Quick, Money Bagz & INFO “I’m From Louisiana” You may spell his name wit “$” but I think it’s wit a “z”. Anyway, not too long ago, I heard this, and it seems to be a big anthem; much betta than tha “Dip” song! Thumbs up fa tha crazy-ass, Louisianaful hook, ya dig? Thumbs up ta Ca$h fa breakin’ down what it’s like when you’re in “Louisiana;” hope my waiting of gettin’ ta “Louisiana” ends soon! Money Bagz may have been good/decent wit tha 1st ½ of tha 2nd verse, but Quick, lol? LOL @ Quick on tha 2nd ½ of tha 2nd verse; what crazy shit he spittin’ wit tha “cook crack/same what we cook gumbo in!” INFO’s pretty nice for a newbie on tha 3rd verse; good shit from you, especially tha self-esteem he has!! My Current Rating: 4.7
05. B.G. Feat. G.A. & Tay-Lo “Ride” New song? Thumbs up for tha longer lengths; I think that adds good luck to a mixtape when there’s no mixin’, lol? I like ‘em both wayz but for you, it seems dat I’m likin’ tha CD a lot more when there’s no mixin’. >>> Ooh, this iz new; thought Gar was on tha feature, at first, lol. I’m really enjoyin’ tha dark-ass vibe in tha beat as well as tha “down bad” theme for tha hook! Good shit goin’ on wit tha 1st verse; thumbs up fa this actual-underground-soundin’ song from a mainstream rapper (B.G.)!! B.G. sounds pretty nice and gutta wit tha deeper-soundin’ voice on tha 2nd verse; much betta than tha good/typical shit I’m used ta hearin’, these dayz! Tha 3rd verse iz pretty gutta, too; this definitely iz dat official shit!!! My Rating: 4.8
06. 2ooley Feat. Lil’ One “Marlo Mike” Good looks on havin’ tha feature on tha ID (in this case, Lil’ One = Lil’ One Da Ryder)! I actually had to do a manual check when I aired it on my radio show ‘cause you know I have a dignity rule: No song airs unless I know all tha artists’s names! Sounds like a new song everytime I hear it; such character in 2ooley’s voice wit all dat roarin’ on tha hook, lol!! One of tha more-soundin’ gangsta songs that’s out now! I’m expected ta be in one of his upcomin’ music videos, too; all about exposure!! Good shit from 2ooley, of course, on tha 1st verse; luvin’ his own tooley, lol! Lil’ One Da Ryder’s pretty nice on tha 2nd verse; this iz much betta fa him than tha shit I’ve heard on one of his CDs, so this iz a plus fa him. …I guess that’s him on tha 3rd verse? A lil’ confused… I think he’s on tha 3rd verse; not sure what’s goin’ on wit tha 2nd verse but tha 3rd verse iz pretty nice, too, wit tha content. Damn, mega fuck-up? Why tha last 40 seconds iz silence? Did it not register correctly on tha CD? My Current Rating: 4.6
07. Young Ready “Deebo Bounce” I didn’t even realize “Bounce” was a part of tha title. When I aired it on my radio show for you, I was thinkin’ it meant “bounce” from bouncin’ a track? I’m glad I went tha safe route, though. Looks like Young Ready luvs tha lucky spot of #7 on tha CD? I remember on Vol. 2, “Cock, Aim, Shoot” was #7, too! Now, lemme do a lil’ review for this! >>> Thumbs up fa Savage producin’; sounds like some of tha omega-soundin’ shit I’m used ta hearin’ from people! Such a catchy hook wit tha “Deebo” shit! Tha 1st verse sounds pretty entertainin’; you know Ready’s all up fa anythang! Luv tha cockiness!! LOL @ tha “hoe”-related shit on tha 2nd verse; seems like Ready has everything on lock? Happy ‘late’ birthday, too! Thumbs up fa tha “’all day’ like T-Lo” part; you know you got BR blood in ya if you know “All Day” before “Uh Oh”! Tha 3rd verse iz a combination of tha 1st and 2nd verses; nothin’ but dat dumb shit! My Rating: 4.5
08. Lil’ Cali Feat. Level & Tank Jones “Money Right” LOL. Due to one of tha things on tha track, it’s pretty much a novelty to me, but I’ll keep tha same rating; glad this iz tha version where each verse iz a full verse! My Current Rating: 4.9
09. Sess 4-5 “Hunnit Jeez A Month” Really likin’ tha spellin’, here! How will Nuttin’ But Fire Records do on this compilation? >>> Sounds like a cool song; fits good wit tha “Money Right”—tha N.O. version! Nice job wit tha 1st verse; you know what it iz when you fuckin’ wit Sess 4-5! Tha 2nd verse iz also pretty catchy, but “a hunnit jeez a month”? Sounds like a hard mission but can be stereotyped as one of those fantasy thoughts. Tha reason I don’t get “a hunnit jeez a month” iz ‘cause a bunch of non-serious people don’t do frequent business wit me. Or, they hide away; I’m not a fan of uncalled-for secrets, too; makes me feel less of an upcoming, growing person. My Rating: 4.3
10. One-i Feat. Max Minelli “Don’t Have To Like Me” Liked tha “Sick Wit It” dayz; let’s warp ta 2011 wit this new joint! >>> Ooh, Stevie Drumma on tha beat but why tha dumb-ass “The Boss” beat tag in tha beginning (J.R. Rotem’s beat tag)? Sounds like a tight beat, regardless, as well as this H-Town/screwed-and-chopped-soundin’ hook! One-i’s comin’ through wit some tight, focused shit on tha 1st verse; thumbs up fa always comin’ through on tha Gangsta Gumbo mixtapes, One-i! Max’s on tha 2nd verse and it’s all about “luvin’ [yourself];” most definitely! LOL @ One-i on tha 3rd verse; definitely luvin’ himself! Good job wit this joint, too! Looks like this finna be a five-star-rated CD? My Rating: 4.4
½time: Wow, this seems like a real hot mixtape!! Of course, I thought it was gonna be hot, but it’s, like, 10-for-10 when it comes ta seriousness (kinda 9-for-9 since tha intro wasn’t a song)!! Wanna know what tha CD rating iz, currently? It’s 4.6; major moves!!!!!!
11. Terror (Down Bad) Feat. Young Ready & Lee Bank$ “Baton Rouge Thang” I heard this on DJ 5150’s latest mixtape compilation and I thought this was somethin’ serious; defeated “I’m From Louisiana” when it came to tha ranking! Didn’t know “thang” was in tha title; smh @ their error (which also, they didn’t have “Ready” in Young Ready’s name). Wouldn’t’ve expected a Down Bad-type song ta make your mixtape but this iz dat A+-type shit!! Terror’s such a character wit his “hit tha muthafuckin’ blunt!!!” on tha hook!!! Also, when he’s rappin’ on tha 1st verse, it sounds like some Tupac/’90s-sampled music on tha beat’s keys!! Oh, I keep forgettin’ tha “blunt” part was just tha intro. But, tha hook’s pretty nice wit tha “windmill” shit (I think that’s what he’s sayin’); go, Terror!! Ready’s comin’ through wit some hyperness, plus sirens, on tha kick-ass 2nd verse!! Lee Banks iz someone good on this song, too. Although he had R&B music when I reviewed him, he’s pretty serious on this shit, which iz a big plus! My Current Rating: 4.8
12. Lil’ Ganggsta “All Fucked Up” Glad he’s on here! Looks like err-body I’ve loved iz on this mixtape in a great way!! >>> Beat from Wodieson; let’s see how this new joint gon turn out! Volume sounds a lil’ lower than tha previous songs. LOL, catchy hook; what else iz there ta say? “My mind always alert,” no matter what tha case iz; I always prove ta people dat I have tha brains in any situation! LOL @ his “rollin’” obsession on tha 1st verse; I wonder what date and time he started dat shit? I think it’s creative if people remember date and time! For example: On June 10, 2011 @ 8:55 PM, I witnessed someone snort cocaine for tha 1st time; had ta look at my phone’s time, ya dig? Good shit, here, Ganggsta; keep tha rappin’ brain up!! Tha 2nd verse sounds like an obstacle course dat Ganggsta has ta cross. However, he stayin’ alive fa a long-ass time!! My Rating: 4.3
13. Dog Da Cutthroata Feat. Foxx “Intoxicated (Remix)” I like to call this a remix, although it might fit in tha “To The Max” category, where there was an added verse to make it an official version. Surprised he made your CD, too; lots of 2009-discovered people comin’ through in a nice way, here! Sounds like a funny song; you know Dog has his own flow and it’s catchy, especially wit all tha “intoxicated”-ass shit, lol! Up, Foxx said it was a remix; guess it’s official… Why does tha quality in tha audio not sound as good? I know I have this; I think mine was a better quality? Glad Foxx came through, though, ‘cause his energy makes tha track hot, too! LOL, didn’t realize I rated this as high as 4.7; I guess ‘cause I rated tha original version between 4.5 and 4.6. My Current Rating: 4.7
14. Dee-1 “Blue” Huh? He’s on tha back cover, too? Thought I saw his face but I had to think I was 23 years-old and not 19 when thinkin’ about it! He betta’ve paid you for it! I don’t see why there’s tha attention (even following on Twitter, too)? Even my grandma thought that was weird when I sadly, and ironically, brought y’all up yesterday. If someone hasn’t talked to me in at least two years, why get their attention outta nowhere? They need to ‘cause then, you can give them a WTF look. As Alexia told me, “I think u should stop communicating wit him,” which should include caring, in a serious way. Prolly could’ve made this #13 but I guess it took an unlucky 13 to get to this, anyway. I realized, tha 1st time I talked to you, you were 23 years-old and now, I am. However, I dunno if it’s ‘cause it’s 2011 or whateva, but I don’t take shit from anyone, anymore. Plus, I don’t give a shit about anyone, anymore, unless they give a shit about me in person. By havin’ this perspective, this iz why my status iz higher and why I’m gettin’ ta travel/do events. Gee, no wonder why I didn’t go to Louisiana last year: dealt wit a bunch of fake people between resurrections and unexpectations, didn’t earn any money networking since 2008, buried myself in a bunch of shitty-ass reviewz, and I gave a fuck about people. >>> Wow, talk about a complete deal-breaker from tha previous song’s intros…; you weren’t on any drugs while addin’ this song, were you? Regardless, I think this iz pretty nice wit tha rhymes and tha beat’s startin’ ta sound good. Tha sample ain’t even too bad, either. Regardless, who cares what I say ‘cause he ain’t gonna read this, anyway. ROFL, what happened at 2:23? Random yellin’ that I’m likin’! LOL, a whole verse fulla tha word “dawg;” neva would’ve expected dat comin’! But yea, actually like this; forget all tha shit I doubted in tha beginning but on tha real, I could’ve at least earned somethin’ from Dee-1 by now. My Rating: 4.4
15. Preach, Ace, C-Love, Bro-Bro, Lil’ J, Puppy, Delwin The Krazyman & Ceddybu “Pulling Off” LOL, I knew of what song this was based off tha length. I thought Nu$$ie was gonna be on it but it’s cool ta see all these random people; wonder how everyone gon sound like? >>> Big Josh doin’ tha beat, here; it’s all luv ta have tha Nu$$ie/Big Fancy team as producers! LOL @ tha hook; sounds like an Obama speech, in a really random way. LOL, was this where tha title of tha mixtape came from? I heard, “we still up, five nothin’,” or somethin’ like dat. Anyway, this 1st verse iz pretty good, minus tha random “Nu$$ie!!!” ad-libs (why am I still writin’ that in 2011? Wasn’t I 20 when it was cool ta see dat written?)… LOL, a new Ace? Not even tha one from G-Lane or tha one I heard from New Orleans? LOL, but I’m really likin’ tha anger and seriousness he bringin’ to tha table! LOL, tha ID’s so long, I thought Bro-Bro was next, but it’s this C-Love dude, comin’ through wit some catchiness… Bro-Bro’s on tha 4th verse, of course, comin’ through wit some catchy, 225-type shit! LOL, by tha way, once again, where did tha 1st three mysterious dudes come from? Were they hidden people or are they newbies? Lil’ J’s comin’ through on tha 5th verse (I spell him as “Lil’ J” ‘cause I think there was a Lil’ Jay from New Orleans, who dropped a “Gold Teeth Gator” CD in 2001); pretty quick… Tha 6th hook changed ta Puppy and it’s too much of jackin’ wit tha quoting; really should leave tha quoting alone. I was walkin’ down tha block yesterday, and I was thinkin’ dat tha best way ta make a song iz to not quote people; just consider yourself underrated and come up wit your own shit. Puppy does sound pretty good on tha 6th verse, though; not too bad… Hope Delwin ain’t too Nu$$ie-cocky on tha 7th verse… Actually, it’s pretty catchy wit tha crazy shit he spittin’, lol. Oh, not likin’ tha “Nu$$ie!!!”-imitated “Delwin!!!” ad-lib. Final verse… Round 8: Ceddybu, comin’ through wit some crazy flow and dat voice, lol! Much betta ta hear him on somethin’ like this but then again, I haven’t heard much of him, yet; I feel like I’ve talked ta him more than tha amount of songs I’ve heard from him. My Rating: 4.6
16. Damage Feat. Level “Still An Alcoholic” LOL, guess you got tha e-mail from Joe (MMX), too? Oh yea, I keep forgettin’ about tha Real Profit Entertainment/Gangsta Gumbo collaboration/combination. Don’t think I got ta peep out tha remix (to tha original “Alcoholic” song), yet; I aired a different song he sent me onto my radio show not too long ago. >>> Sounds like a brand-new production, too; somethin’ serious, here!! Glad you got some Damage on here; good hook, too! Definitely fits in a great position to where “Nutcase” was on Vol. 2 (#15); perfect fiting, once again! Good shit comin’ from tha hyper-soundin’ Damage, here; thumbs-tha-fuck-up!! Level’s on tha 2nd verse, comin’ through wit a 2011 perspective, here; definitely tha shit when he keeps shit up!! Yea, Damage comin’ through on tha 3rd verse, too; nothin’ but some good shit goin’ on; gotta luv tha consistency dat doesn’t stop!! My Rating: 4.7
17. C-Loc “Excuse Me Sir” This looks like somethin’ serious, too! Let’s see how his polite-ass (lol) gon do, here! >>> LOL, a Wodie beat fa C-Loc? Good look fa 2011! Hopefully, if Loc still has tha same numba, I would like ta get a freestyle from him for my radio show and a drop (or maybe an interview instead of tha freestyle). LOL, tha hook’s pretty nice—polite and kick-assness, lol! Sounds like a good mix, includin’ tha 1st verse, where there’s some good rhymes and punchlines goin’ on. LOL, some of this iz startin’ ta sound cheesy fa me; 2nd verse only aight, since tha cheese iz startin’ ta mix in… My Rating: 4.1
18. Lil’ Witness Feat. Young Bleed “Let Me In” Original version? Heard tha remix 1st and now, an original version? Am I thinkin’ right? I have a feelin’ they gon sound tha same… >>> Yea, this iz tha same version I heard, even though I don’t think “remix” should be in tha previous ID I heard this on. Anyway, just like tha previous review, I gon re-review it now: Like tha intro wit tha conversation, tha kick-ass beat, tha nice hook about openin’ a door (lol), and you know dat Witness’s comin’ through wit tha crazy-ass shit in tha 1st verse!! Of course, Bleed sounds good on tha 2nd verse, comin’ through wit dat hood shit, as always! And, ta end it off, Witness’s comin’ through wit some mo good shit fa tha ears out there! My Current Rating: 4.7
19. J.R. Feat. Lil’ Cali “Helluva Night” LOL @ tha “helluva” and “night”; interestin’… Didn’t even appear on J.R.’s “Street Dreams” album but it’s here/on tha CD he has wit Bic Jack & Dirty Harry! Plus, thumbs up fa havin’ him on tha back cover! He a real-ass dude; luvs talkin’ ta me and keeps up wit me, too! Catchy hook wit this Mod Productions beat, of course. He comes through on tha 1st verse in a nice way, too; gotta set tha mood, ya dig? And as for Cali, he comin’ through nicely fa J.R.; glad they’re connected like dis! Good job wit J.R. endin’ tha song off on tha 3rd verse; he really got his connects up, which iz a big plus for a real dude like him! My Current Rating: 4.4
20. D-Matic Feat. K.Gates & Young “Life On The Line” I did some of tha editing on tha cut-offs wit tha tracks; let’s see if I can guess tha last song (wit 5:00 on tha length)… … …D-Matic? Wasn’t he ‘pose ta be on here? *Checks ID* It iz!! This looks so familiar on tha ID, but it ain’t comin’ up in my iTunes; lookin’ forward ta hearin’!! >>> Kinda nervous ta hear a beginnin’ beat like this; hope nothin’ gets jynxed… Okay, once tha hook came in, I knew it was gonna be on ‘n’ poppin’; great voice he has!! I feel bad; I think I got his # a year ago and neva got ta call him, yet. I need ta adjust myself a lil’ betta… Anyway, Young’s on tha ID 2nd but iz on tha 1st verse? Feelin’ what he spittin’ on this shit; very consistent!! This iz a nice way ta end this CD; I guess I should trust you when you say, “definitely our best, yet [Vol. 5]!” Tha 2nd verse sounds serious; tha flow’s aight but tha consistent lyrics are on, here! Tha 3rd verse sounds pretty serious, too; “lost so many pills,” he said? Either way, I’m definitely likin’ tha lyrics, once again. My Rating: 4.2
Overall: LOL, I didn’t subtract any extra time durin’ this review. My dad came through and my mom called me on tha phone. But yea, all tha songs were on ‘n’ poppin’; not one filler!! Congratulations on this shit! Props on puttin’ my logo on tha back cover; definitely appreciated! Tha CD case was a lil’ broken when I got it in tha mail, unfortunately, but havin’ tha hard copy iz what’s up! Also, thumbs up fa Ta-Ta-2ooley and Ganggsta also on tha back cover, too! You really won wit this; hope it looks good on your blog! I would suggest copyin’ tha link just in case I have ta fix things.
Rankings:
19. C-Loc “Excuse Me Sir” 4.1 18. D-Matic Feat. K.Gates & Young “Life On The Line” 4.2 17. Lil’ Ganggsta “All Fucked Up” 4.3 16. Sess 4-5 “Hunnit Jeez A Month” 4.3 15. J.R. Feat. Lil’ Cali “Helluva Night” 4.4 14. One-i Feat. Max Minelli “Don’t Have To Like Me” 4.4 13. Dee-1 “Blue” 4.4 12. Level “Hot Spot” 4.5 11. Young Ready “Deebo Bounce” 4.5 10. Preach, Ace, C-Love, Bro-Bro, Lil’ J, Puppy, Delwin The Krazyman & Ceddybu “Pulling Off” 4.6 09. 2ooley Feat. Lil’ One “Marlo Mike” 4.6 08. Dog Da Cutthroata Feat. Foxx “Intoxicated (Remix)” 4.7 07. Damage Feat. Level “Still An Alcoholic” 4.7 06. Lil’ Witness Feat. Young Bleed “Let Me In” 4.7 05. Louisiana Ca$h Feat. Quick, Money Bagz & INFO “I’m From Louisiana” 4.7 04. B.G. Feat. G.A. & Tay-Lo “Ride” 4.8 03. Terror (Down Bad) Feat. Young Ready & Lee Bank$ “Baton Rouge Thang” 4.8 02. Lil’ Cali Feat. Level & Tank Jones “Money Right” 4.9 01. Kevin Gates “Gangsta Gumbo Freestyle” 4.9
Average CD Rating Review:
Total Score: 86.5 Total Songs: / 19 ----------------------------- Average CD Rating: 4.6 (automatically a 5-star-rated CD) (what a score!!!)
Damn, I haven’t done an over-eight-page review and/or a two-plus-hour review in a real long time!!
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