Reviewed on 1.28.2016 (Review #1,492)
Got
anotha review here and am doin’ my last-minute shit before I head to NY for tha
weekend 2morrow; can’t fuckin’ wait!! This review I finna do iz a compilation
and it’s Baton Rouge Music Company &
N-K-(o)G-Nitto Records Presents Music Is
My Hustle (The Tape), released on, well, as it says in tha name, Baton
Rouge Music Company & N-K-(o)G-Nitto Records, lol; hope I got all that
spelled correctly… Let’s see how this comp goes over… Startin’ this at 4:55 PM,
exactly 11 hours before I clock in again, lol! Start Time: 4:55 PM | End
Time: 6:02 PM
Disclaimer: I rate each song from 1.0
– 5.0; each rating iz my own opinion!
I only please myself wit my ratings! I don’t care how lyrical you are, as long
as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and
then lyrics. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings. If a
song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6
rating, I pretty much really love it,
as it’s considered mindblowin’ when I
hear it! Any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. Anything I type
before “ >>> ” iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song; anything
after I type “ >>> ” iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening
to it. If you use tha word “swag” frequently, have auto-tune in your vocals, or
talk about nothin’ but money and hoes (which I consider ‘typical’ topics), I’m not buyin’ it!
© 2016 CD Review (Review #1,492)
reviewed on 1.28.2016 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
01.
DeTrane “Intro”
Phunk
Dawg on tha production, here… Let’s hear it fa 31-year-old Trane! >>> Beat
sounds familiar in tha background… LOL @ how you sound here; sounds like you’re
just, well, regular on tha voice… Oh yeah, “R.I.P.” to Big Fancy, too! Could
you believe that he passed away exactly five years ago today? Like, where did
tha time go?! My Rating: N/A
02.
Lil’ Handy feat. Box “Altercations”
Got
a lil’ classic here, produced by Clever, FYI. Kinda wanted to wait till I
reviewed tha actual CDs these are from for tha official review, but since I’m
never gettin’ to it, I might as well just give it a review now… I already know
it from editing it, but here goes an official review! >>> Just hearin’
this pure, beginning beat reminds me of my radio show that I used to have a
long time ago (almost four years ago it ended!)! I think it was in one of my
intros or somethin’… Anyway, to go with this pure beat, we have Handy on tha 1st
verse, comin’ through wit a gutta, southern-styled delivery, as always. He
bringin’ tha definiton of dealin’ with “altercations” on tha hook, here,
nicely. As far as me, lately, I’ve been suckin’ ‘em up and then, shmokin’ a
nice bowl of weed at tha end of tha day to prove that I won tha day! Still, I hate when people have to altercate wit me!! Great job with tha
laidback hook, Handy! Almost 12 years that you been gone! May 19! And, here
comes Box on tha 2nd verse, a lil’ more upbeat in tha voice and just
spittin’ dat good shit like it was ’04 (which, it was, lol)! Comin’ through on
tha 3rd verse fa tha “club,” here, Handy; good shit, of course! And,
on a G-shit level, too! Speakin’ of “club,” too bad Handy didn’t live past 21! My Current Rating: 4.7
03.
South Coast Coalition feat. LaTangla Fay “The Come Up”
>>> Haven’t got ta peep this classic, yet, so here it goes… Mista Matt
on tha 1st verse, here, “back in ’87.” It’s funny that he mentioned
“‘87” ‘cause one of my co-workers been workin’ at Dunkin’ since “‘87” and still
holds it down, 29 years later!! That’s that shit right there!! Okay on tha
verse, here, just rappin’, rappin’, rappin’… Ms. LaTangla’s nice on tha hook,
here… Keepin’ tha Matt goin’ on tha 2nd verse and it’s a faster
flow; definitely sounds betta than tha 1st! Keepin’ it goin’ with
tha 3rd verse… Even more Matt, both on a regular flow and a fast
flow; two for one! Nice… My Rating: 3.8
04.
Jay Sloan “Puff Puff”
Produced
by Dez Dynamic, here… >>> Brand-new fa me, here, and tha hook sounds
catchy… “Weed brownies” on tha 1st verse? Did I hear right? Either
way, hope there’s some sorta edibles
in NY fa me this trip! Definitely could use ‘em after all tha bullshit I’ve
went through at work over tha past two months!! Definitely likin’ tha content
on this one; all about gettin’ high! Luv my low tolerance level and when it
pops off 2morrow, around this time, it’s ON!!! Tha 2nd
verse’s soundin’ pretty nice, too, keepin’ it “high!” “Pack a bowl;” that’s PA!
We “pack” geebs in NY!! That’s, like, a whole bowl hit in one!! Tha world ain’t
neva been tha same since I was introduced to ‘em back on August 2, 2014!! After
tha 3rd hook, I’m diggin’ tha distorted “where tha weed at” in tha
background! Nice lil’ joint right
chea, if ya know what I mean, lol! My
Rating: 4.3
05.
Lil’ Boxx feat. Kevin Gates “Came A Long Way”
You
mean “Came A Long Way”, not “Been Along Ways”, lol, and lol @ tha spelling of
“along” as not two words? Still pretty nice and I remember when Boxx told me in
’09: “I chose to have Gates on just tha hook just like Game did with Wayne on “My Life”
(2008).” That was his chemistry and it was an interesting thought! My Current Rating: 4.6
06.
DeTrane “Played With Razors”
Still
catchy with X-Fyle on tha beat! My
Current Rating: 4.0
07.
T-Bo feat. Lil’ Witness “9 To 5”
Still,
as of October 30, 2012, T-Bo has me blocked. It’s like, constructive
criticism!! OMG, I wasn’t even as direct as I am now! Like, think, money
rhymes! I’d bash like there’s no tomorrow!! At least I was still dickridin’ in
2012!! >>> A female harmonizin’ in tha beginning… Kickin’ it off wit
Witness on tha 1st verse and I’m diggin’ this beat… Sounds nice fa a
somewhat-laidback joint, here, with aggression! Nice real-life lyrics from
Witness; diggin’ it! Hearin’ tha hook about tha “name on tha shirt” and it’s
like, which Louisiana
artist will be next? Hate to even think of tha next tribute video I gon do…
And, speakin’ of “picture on tha shirt,” whataya know! Trippy time I started
tha review? It’s now 5:10 PM, which that’s tha day my brother died in my studio
room just last year of an overdose from Xanex & morphine! Damn, can’t
escape tha trippiness! Anyway, as T-Bo was on tha hook, here he iz on tha 2nd
verse, comin’ through with a nice, consistently-delivered verse, despite
blockin’ me! Uncredited female on tha ending, here, who sounds nice! LOL, a
fade-out… My Rating: 4.2
08.
Lil’ Yella feat. Shi “She Tatted”
Who’s
Shi? >>> Likin’ all this new music outta nowhere; this ain’t bad fa a
somewhat-soundin’, mainstream-soundin’ song about “tattoos” on tha hook… I
mean, I’ll take this ova money lyrics any
day!!! Hearin’ Yella on tha 1st verse and he sounds like somebody in
tha mainstream on tha flow with all those jumpin’-back-n-forth-soundin’ rhymes!
Nice ta hear this with this graffiti-like content, which, speakin’ of, I’m
definitely diggin’ tha back cover! It reminds me of tha abandoned buildings I
go in! Best thing eva! Urbexin’!! Here’s tha 2nd verse with Yella
havin’ “whipped cream on [his] dick,” as “bitches lick it off;” wow, lol…
Definitely betta than that 1st verse and he really inside this
track, right now, lol! My Rating: 3.9
09.
Jay Sloan feat. Too $hort “Bad Bitch (Remix)”
Not
anticipatin’ tha non-Louisiana, old-school feature… >>> Really diggin’
tha beat! Almost thought it had, like, an “Ayo”-like sound (Chris Brown x Tyga)
to it! Nice hook; unexpectedly hot, here! Hearin’ tha 1st verse and
it’s soundin’ nice ova this beat! “Pass out, fuck… speed up, fuck;” lol @ all
tha different verbs ta “fuck” to, lol! Really mainstream-soundin’ fa this CD/a Louisiana tape, but it
works fa me, right now… Here comes Mr. $hort on tha 2nd verse and,
I’ono how this collab really came about, but it sounds good on here; I’ll leave
it at that! Luvin’ all these non-money songs, so far!! You know what you doin’,
Trane, semi-retired from tha game or not!! My
Rating: 4.1
10.
Max Minelli feat. Jada Giovanni “Anybody Can Get It”
LOL
@ “Ot;” you mean “It,” right, lol? Back cover error… But, Italian on tha last
name of tha feature, here… >>> Sounds like a music video in tha
beginning but since it’s a CD, I say, skit. Volume’s really loud, here, and
it’s soundin’ like it has a lot goin’ on… Here, we got Mod Productions doin’
tha beat, here… Tha hook from this Jada chick sounds like we got a bad bitch,
here; nice! Hearin’ Max ova this Mod beat on tha 1st verse and it’s
definitely soundin’ like some top-notch shit! Good shit! Again, anotha hot song that’s not about money!!! Keepin’ it goin’ wit dat hot shit from Max on
tha 2nd verse, here, doin’ tha damn thang! It sounds like he fulla
caffeine or somethin’ ta make him hyper, here! Beat’s really consistent, here;
pure shit!! My Rating: 4.4
Intermission:
Wow,
that sky looks trippy and dope in Northeast PA,
right now!!
11.
ChaYsuh feat. MFP “Pop It Off”
Tha
new single? I remember seein’ it… But, who’s MF P? >>> Yeah, this
sounds like what I got a sample of… Tha beat almost sounds like it could have a
touch of dubstep or somethin’ in it… Definitely feelin’ what we got goin’ on
from ChaYs on tha 1st verse, here! And, tha hook’s definitely on-n-poppin’ fa a “smoke/drank”-type hook!
Good shit from someone tha exact same age as me, lol! That MF P dude sounds
nice on tha 2nd verse; good shit! Man, this CD’s definitely got it
goin’ on, right now!! Ain’t thank it was gonna be this good!! Almost thought it
was a bunch of old songs! Keepin’ it goin’ wit ChaYs on tha 3rd
verse, here, comin’ through wit even more catchiness; can’t deny it! Just
luvin’ tha production, here! Nice fade-out, too, lol… My Rating: 4.5
12.
Carolinah Blue “Rep Fa”
…
… … >>> Wow, let’s keep this shit goin’!!! J.Scalez on tha beat, FYI!!
Anotha in-tha-zone-type beat!! OMG, imagine if I was high reviewin’ this right
now?! Neva would’ve thought of gettin’ high fa
this review, at first, but damn, it would’ve been crazy!! I’ll just wait fa 2morrow!! Hearin’ tha 1st verse
and it’s soundin’ pretty nice, here! Tha hook sounds pretty nice, here! Oh,
just diggin’ this to tha max, right now!! Tha 2nd verse has it goin’
on, too; gotta luv it!! All about dat “225, Baton Rouge, Louisiana!”
Can’t wait to get there, finally!! Sad to say that my great-grandma passed away
four months ago, but my grandma dealin’ with her sickness since 2007 was a main
reason why I haven’t been able to get to Louisiana.
Like, no one could watch her… And now, who knows when I’ll make it down there!
Could be any day…; who knows!! Wow, what tha hell at tha really-cold ending?
Weird… My Rating: 4.6
½time: Wow, definitely an
exciting compilation, right chea!! You definitely keepin’ tha excitement goin’,
Trane!! Luvin’ pretty much every single joint, here! A 4.3-rated CD, currently; keep
puttin’ out that quality music!!
13.
Dupree Foreva “She’s Different”
First
main artist I neva heard of on this comp (have a feelin’ I heard Jay Sloan
before)… >>> I’ono about this; I think this tha most mainstream-soundin’
song on here… Not really diggin’ that hook that much and tha 1st
verse ain’t really doin’ much fa me… This beat’s pretty basic fa me, too,
compared ta tha previous jointz I was hearin’… “We done smoked ‘bout 50
blunts;” wow! But, c’mon, if you’re that
high, you would’ve made this joint sound betta! I’m likin’ tha 2nd
verse betta than tha 1st with this drug shit, but still basic fa me…
My Rating: 3.2
14.
South Coast Coalition “Midtro Smokin’ Cat
Shit”
LOL? Skit? SCC main song? You have it as “Midtro Smokin Cat Shit (SCC)” on tha
back cover, so I can only imagine what this gon be… >>> Oh wow, this definitely’s a skit and it’s pretty
catchy! Oh, I feel like I can smell
“smoke” or somethin’! Oh, I’m itchin’, right now!! Funny singin’, here;
excellent skit! No rating fa a skit but definitely excellent ta break up this
compilation! Nice beat, too! Gotta get fucked up; what else?! Music’s much more
pure!! My Rating: N/A
15.
Asia Sky “Beautiful Unusual”
Somethin’
tells me I think this gon be too soft/R&Bish for this CD, based off of how
it looks? X-Fyle a.k.a. Howard M on tha beat… >>> Surprisin’ me with
tha ‘90s dance-like beats in tha background, here! Ain’t think it was gonna be
upbeat like this…! Doesn’t really fit tha Louisiana vibe, or tha vibe on a mixtape
like this, but it’s still interestin’ ta hear! Excellent taste! Feelin’ her
vocals, here! Wow, this was only 1:54!! Really short but definitely wasn’t a
filler! What a surprise!! My Rating: 4.3
16.
Lil’ Yella feat. Shi “Good Times”
Here
comes tha Shi again w/Yella… Oh, and look at tha filename (but not on tha back
cover): “(Produced by Young Hits)”;
thanx fa tha info! >>> That weird moment where tha previous song was
much hotter than this, as far as tha beginning! This iz more on tha R&B tip with tha hook and it’s just about
decent fa me… Hearin’ Yella on tha 1st verse and he comin’ through
on tha soft tip, here… Ehh, not really a style I’d fuck with on a mixtape, but
let’s just say that everything’s been goin’ over well, at least… LOL @ tha 2nd
verse! Was that fa me, Yella? “Scratchin’ on lottery tickets;” still me right
there!
Gonna
get me a nice, fat bag on Saturday!! We’ll see what lies inside!! Can’t believe
I’ve been gettin’ dem bags from that same store on Long
Island since March 21, 2008, and am still goin’!! Even have a
bridge, here, from Shi, singin’… It sounds like summer, even though it’s about
30 degrees out, right now… I was lookin’ on weather.com and it looks like we’re
gonna have a warm mid-winter/spring? Hope so!! My Rating: 3.4
17.
Lil’ Boonie feat. D-So & City Boy “Don’t Nobody Love Me”
Still
locked up in 2016? Feels like for 27 years-old, I feel like he’s, like, so much
older now! Like, what, 35 or somethin’? I don’t know his birthday, lol, but
legendary Z-Man on tha track! >>> Tha sound of this beat sounds like
some classic shit from ’06 or somethin’… Definitely diggin’ it, even though it
sounds a lil’ quiet? Nice lil’ shit from City Boy in tha beginning, here…
Hearin’ tha 1st verse from Boonie and it sounds great, as always! Baton Rouge in tha
streetz, as always! Gotta luv how I’m completely street-certified by all y’all!
Y’all made me and err-body luvs my whole blend of a club addict/thug look!
Great shit! Also, it anticipates me fa February 29! Tha date only comes once
every four years and I’m lookin’ forward to it! I’m gonna go to Utica, NY
ta hang wit this 48-year-old chick I used to work with; we shmoke so many bowlz
of weed! It’s greeeeeeeeeeat!!!
Speakin’ of great vibes, we got D-So on tha 2nd verse, comin’
through wit his G-shit and his laidback flow; gotta fuckin’ love it!! He neva
ages!! Gonna be 36 this year? That ain’t near old!! I gon be 28; still feel
like 19, like when I first got connected with Louisiana music!! Keepin’ it goin’ wit City
Boy on tha 3rd verse, “Hungry.” Well, you know, I gon eat plenty of snacks 2morrow! Gotta remember
to get ‘em before I leave, lol! Gotta stay stocked up fa NY and my geeb hits!!
“‘Bauds sag to tha flo…;” gotta luv dem Girbauds! Oddly, I ain’t bringin’ any
with me this trip ‘round… I got a Chinese outfit and my weed pants, this time,
but best believe I always be on dem
“‘Bauds!!” Classic shit; fuck what err-body else wearin’ now-a-dayz!! My Rating: 4.4
18.
Drezzy feat. Ivy “Gettin’ To The Money”
I
have to say, this must be an impressive CD if it took 18 songs to get to a
“money” title! Middle Finger Productions on tha beat (EQ Tha Misfit)!
>>> A strong beat intro, here… Stupid content, but I’m definitely
diggin’ this hook, lol! I guess tha vibe of this mixtape’s really makin’ me like
anything, right now! Hearin’ tha 1st verse and it’s definitely hot;
definitely diggin’ Drezzy, here! I’ono if I’m feelin’ tha 2nd verse,
here; kinda sounds braggin’… See, this tha shit I don’t fuck with, when it’s
braggin’ non-stop about “money!” I dug tha 1st verse, but not really
tha 2nd verse… Overall, a mixed review fa me, but still nice! My Rating: 3.6
19.
Big Bandit “Doin’ Somethin’ Right”
Let’s
see… >>> Sounds like a catchy beat, here, and tha beginning’s nice…
Kinda sounds like tha DJ Infamous/Big K.R.I.T. “Somethin’ Right” song with tha
hook, here; very similar with tha “somethin’ right” shit, lol. But, diggin’ it
fa a Louisiana
vibe, right now… Hearin’ tha 1st verse and it sounds good; can’t
complain… Tha 2nd verse ain’t too bad, here… A lotta “money” shit,
here, on tha 2nd verse; I’ono… My
Rating: 3.7
20.
Dark Ace “Bottle Rocket”
Newbie!
>>> That hook sounds familiar? Might’ve heard from somewhere but I’ono
about a review? Nice hook; interestin’… Tha 1st verse sounds catchy;
regular-soundin’ rappin’, here… LOL @ “tha only time I make it rain iz when I’m
pissin’ in public;” crazy… Tha 2nd verse ain’t too bad, here; a
decent track, overall… Even a 3rd verse, here? Kinda long fa me;
kinda gettin’ bored… My Rating: 3.5
21.
Jay Sloan “Dat Drip”
Dez
Dynamic on anotha song of his… >>> Sounds like cheesy music in tha
hook/beginning, here, as far as this “drip” sample… Either way, a lil’ catchy
with a West Coast/hyphy-soundin’ beat? Tha 1st verse ain’t too bad,
but he had much betta tracks on here! Tha 2nd verse’s ehh…; not
really into this content that much… My
Rating: 3.3
22.
DeTrane “Aiming 4 The North”
Forgot
tha space between your name and tha track number, lol! Nice job from X-Fyle on
tha beat, once again! My Current Rating:
4.1
23.
DeTrane “Outro”
And,
you produced it! If “Outro,” then what’s #24? >>> LOL @ your regular
voice… Nice @ tha “next project’s already in tha works!” Also, what about a
shout out ta me? Anyway, nice beat in tha background! My Rating: N/A
24.
MC Nero “Everybody Talkin’ ‘Bout Da Nero”
Goin’
back to tha ‘90s, here? Not sure what this “track” iz… >>> 1996, here;
I recognize this! “Everybody Talkin’ ‘Bout Da Nero”, here, off Nero’s 1996 I Gotta Lotta Respect! I believe I
reviewed it a long time ago but if I had to make it short and sweet fa a
re-review, I’d say that this sounds nice and dark/paranoid! Now, imagine this
while high! New attribute I can apply ta these old Louisiana song, while listenin’ to ‘em!
Catchy, great, consistent rhymes, as always! Gotta luv it! My Current Rating: 4.6
Overall: Excellent compilation!!
Got a lil’ on tha decent side toward tha near-end but for tha most part, a
lotta impressive music on here!! Glad to support you over tha past eight years,
Trane! It’s been an honor! I gon keep continuin’! I’ve been doin’ somethin’ in
tha music biz since October 2007… at
least once a month, straight!! How ‘bout dat consistency?! Even with so
much shit goin’ on!! But yeah, keep up tha great work and keep it goin’, keep
it flowin’!!
Rankings:
21. Dupree Foreva “She’s Different” 3.2
20. Jay Sloan “Dat Drip” 3.3
19. Lil’ Yella feat. Shi “Good Times” 3.4
18. Dark Ace “Bottle Rocket” 3.5
17. Drezzy feat. Ivy “Gettin’ To The Money”
3.6
16. Big Bandit “Doin’ Somethin’ Right” 3.7
15. South Coast Coalition feat. LaTangla Fay
“The Come Up” 3.8
14. Lil’ Yella feat. Shi “She Tatted” 3.9
13. DeTrane “Played With Razors” 4.0
12. Jay Sloan feat. Too $hort “Bad Bitch
(Remix)” 4.1
11. DeTrane “Aiming 4 The North” 4.1
10. T-Bo feat. Lil’ Witness “9 To 5” 4.2
09. Asia Sky
“Beautiful Unusual” 4.3
08. Jay Sloan “Puff Puff” 4.3
07. Lil’ Boonie feat. D-So & City Boy
“Don’t Nobody Love Me” 4.4
06. Max Minelli feat. Jada Giovanni “Anybody
Can Get It” 4.4
05. ChaYsuh feat. MFP “Pop It Off” 4.5
04. Carolinah Blue “Rep Fa” 4.6
03. MC Nero “Everybody Talkin’ ‘Bout Da Nero” 4.6
02. Lil’ Boxx feat. Kevin Gates “Came A Long Way” 4.6
01. Lil’ Handy feat. Box “Altercations” 4.7
Average CD Rating Review:
Total
Score: 85.2
Total
Songs: / 21
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Average CD Rating: 4.1
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