1. Dont Fight The Intro 

3 min intro, too short raps a little in the beginning, pretty good flows and lyrics, but just for a quik second. later he talks about his peoples, his label and what he is up to. so this is just an intro but if anything 3/5.

2. I’m A Player

GREAT track right here, one of my favorites. no features, straight up HEAT by the one and only Too Short. his flows are amazing, and hes right with the lyrics. and a good beat too provided by Ant Banks, and the dangerouse crew. 5/5 easily.

3. Just Another Day

Real Nice track, short rips it, tells a great story about his everyday life in the streets of Oakland. his flows are pretty good as always, his lyrics are great as well. a nice old school beat as well prodced by the dangerous crew. a great song just to listen to when you want to relax. 5/5

4. Gotta’ Get Some Lovin’

FAVORITE TRACK, jesus what a awsome track, another ‘Short SOLO. OMG his flows are incredible on this and especially his lyrics. love this track man, cant get bored. 100 PERCENT pure pimpin’ this track shows what too short is all about. “Gimme Head While Im Doin’ Bout 90 Biyyyatch” 5/5 EASILY

5. Money In The Ghetto 

Pretty cool track, real old school kinda beat to it. another solo from short, shorts lyrics arnt as good as the others on this one, but flows are always right. and a great hook. 4/5

6. BlowJob Betty 

An OK track from Short, talks about a ***** about Betty, long track kinda boring if ya ask me. not really feelin it, the beat ruins it all, but short got a good story with nice lyrics. 3/5

7. All My *****es Are Gone Ft. Ant Banks

a slow beat, short raps slow, real nice tho, alotta pimp shit, ANT BANKS is in this. truly he saves the track, good flows, his lyrics catch up to him at the end of this song. 4/5

8. The Dangerouse Crew Ft. Spice 1, Ant Banks, Mhisani and Pee Wee 

Real Nice track man, Beat is raw short starts it off with short real nice flows and lyrics. too short shines them all on this, but everyone keeps it right. Good track man fasho. 5/5

9. Get In Where You Fit In

A GOOD beat, Second fav track on here. Pee Wee Is the Narrator i think, what a great track, Too Short disses MC “whats his name” lol again. he hits him hard on this one, great flows and especially lyrics. keeps it right throughout the whole track. 5/5

10. PlayBoy Short* 

Great song, disses all the playa hataz. how he started the game, keeps it right. piano kinda beat, nice flows, lyrics are average. 4/5

11. Way To Real 

A GREAT beat, more newish then the others. Raps Quik, a good pace, how he lives, he keepin it real. good story. puts in alot of tips in for people. good flows and lyrics. 5/5

12. Its All Good

Pretty nice track, talks about a ***** who keep calling him LMAO. he getting sick of her, and shit. GREAT GREAT GREAT hook. a real nice track, short spits nice, and slows are on point. pretty nice no doubt. 5/5

13. Oakland Style Ft. FM BLUE, and Ant Banks 

great speach at the beginning. talkin bout that Oakland Shit yadidmean. shouts out RICHMOND in this (Pee Wee). one of the BEST track in tha whole album. talks about the city of oakland, FM BLUE starts it. great track witha awsome beat. short Rips it as well. FM blue > short on this one tho. 5/5

Like any other Too Short fan, or even a plain rap fan, they would give this Album a 5/5 Classic easily. this is my favorite Too Short album, some debate this or Gettin’ It. gettin it is a close second no doubt but Get In Where You Fit In Is Classic. MUST BUY, PLEASE CHECK IT OUT.

I’ve decided to review this album as this was the first whole album I really enjoyed. I got this from a copy of a mate when I was noticing the favourite genre of music was Hip-hop. In 1997, DMX emerged from Yonkers painting Dark and powerful pictures with this Gem of a debut It’s Dark and Hell is hot. Lately I have been reviewing without single song ratings but I have decided to do it with this one as this one deserves it.

1. Intro (5/5)

This is a great way to begin the album. To begin DMX is talking to someone talking about the Ruff Ryders, then the Bell hits then the drums slowy begin which are very nice. The whole beat is very dark and quite eerie,and I don’t normally say it but Irv Gotti came up good on this one. DMX Flows real nice and DMX spits about his takeover really with Dark lyrics.

2. Ruff Ryders Anthem (4/5)

This is good. It’s not my favourite but its still quite good. I don’t like this as much as the live version on the end of my CD for some reason. The beat is pretty simple but is effective I feel. Not the greatest beat but its by Swizz Beats so I wouldn’t be execting top notch. The lyrics are really what the Ruff Ryders are like and represents them. DMX’s flow is nice with his multi flow. The lyrics are good. The hook is pretty basic but does the job.

3. *****in’ With D (4/5)

This is good. The beat is pretty good I really like the bass. Not much to say on the beat for this one except it’s pretty good and a bit simple. The lyrics are pretty much about *****ing with him is the wrong thing to do.

4. The Storm (Skit)

There these two people and they talking about X and denying his skill. Just an intro to the next song.

5.Look Thru My Eyes (5/5)

This is dope. The beat is very dope, I especially like the piano. The whole beat in all is a slower more dark track and dope in total. X’s lyrics are about judging, street stories all about seeing things through his eyes. He flows well and shouts out most but he can pull it off. The hok is very catchy In all, very dope.

6. Get at me dog Ft Sheek (4/5)

The beat is good. I can’t really explain the beat but its good. Dmx makes threats and tells stories so it’s typical X stuff. The hook is alright which is delivered by Sheek. Flows well as well.

7.Let me fly (5/5)

The beat on this is very dark made with especially dark synthesisers. X raps about violence and pain. The hook is very good almost sounds like X is depressed but it is also very catchy.

8. X is coming (5/5)

To begin with a kid starts signing Freddie’s chant with one or two of the lyrics is changed. This is the hook as well. The lyrics are very dark and I’m still laughing (an evil type of humour) yet shocked at the lines his spits especially the 2nd verse. I feel he used the freddy chant due to him being like a nightmare. The beat is very dark and makes this song very dope.

9. Damien (5/5)

This is very dope!!!!! Over a dark beat which I can’t really describe except dope and dark he spits about this “friend” he has met called Damien. Damien doesn’t exist I feel hi just the dark side of X telling him to do stuff to please him to be his “nigga”. Quite a storytelling track. This is very dope and this type of song appears on every X album. This is why X has gone to 1st with all his albums.

10.Hows it Goin’ Down (3/5)

Urgh a for the females type of song. These are the worse type of songs in history of rap music IMO and that means not a lot of people can pull this off. X does not do this IMO. The beat is pretty good especially for this type of track. To begin with it has this long skit which I use to skip because it was so long I thought this was a skit. From what I was expecting to come from DMX when females where put into his songs. I was expecting very dark mistreating women type of stuff. Meh it could be worse he could go on about what his going to be doing to satisfy them with dirty puns and metaphors like Cam’ron.

11. Mickey (skit)

I laughed at this skit does this make me evil??? Just a skit

12.Crime story (3/5)

This beat is really quite boring and doesn’t really fit the topic matter. The topic matter is very dark and hectic and the beat is really mellow made up from bongos and drums. No wonder why it’s a Irv Gotti beat, he only ever makes good beats once and a while! This is a storytelling track where x spits about him killing some cops and them hunting him down and what his pressured to doing. The bit where he says he act as a girl is hilarious. In all the lyrics are dope and the beat is very boring.

13. Stop being greedy (5/5)

DOPE!!!! DOPE!!!! AND DOPE!!!!! This might aswell be my favourite X song ever released! Over a very dark uptempo beat made up for violins and organs, DMX spits about the struggle and ho the other ones are being greedy. X spits dope stuff! He really flows well.

14. ATF (4/5)

This dope but way to short it doesn’t get the full 5. It’s like Crime story in the way he is trying to escape from the police but this time he really is pressured in this one and the beat fits this song perfectly with the furious violins almost reflecting on X’s feelings. Shame this beat is way too short.

15.This is for my dogs (4/5)

The typical rap song now days. All about loyalty and how they ride for each other. The beat is nice and all of them spit good stuff. Not much to say except good.

16. I can feel it (5/5)

I love this song. The song has a mellow feel sampling Phil Collins for the hook. X spits about his life and what has made him. The lyrics in all are pretty dope. I’m a big Phil Collins fan and this maybe whyi give this the 5.

17. Prayer

Like on most DMX releases like a Damien song there is a Prayer. X is really religious and you can see why x does this then. Deep stuff displayed on this song.

18. The Convo (4/5)

This is a song which a lot of rappers do where they talk to God. X spits about his fate and his past and how god *****ed him though it yet his still grateful. At the end the topic gets all good by thanking god for positive things. The beat is pretty slow which restricted him from getting the full 5.

19. Niggaz Done Started Something Ft LOX + Ma$e (4/5)

This is pretty good way to end the album unless you have the Germany Extra track one like me. This is with the Lox and Ma$e and they deliver some good verses. The beat isn’t the beast it could be but does the job. X I feel delivers the best verse and Ma4e takes second. The lyrics are about how if you want money you should be prepared to take on haters and how they deal with them.

20.Ruff Ryders Anthem Live (Germany Extra Track) (5/5)

This is audio of a live performance of the Anthem and I like it better than the original one due to the Liveness adds a point o it if that makes sence.

In All this album gets a 4.5/5

This album falls half a mark even tho more than half the album is filled with %’s there are two 3/5 tracks and I feel to get a five you need more than half the album 5/5 and the rest 4. The lyrics are dope and is X at his best! The production is dark and dope and fits X’s lyrical matter prefect. This was the first whole Cd I heard and lit the flame for Hip-hop so I felt it had to be reviewed. This album did news things with hip-hop and you can see why all of X’s came first in the billboard charts.

Recommendation: BUY THIS!!! This is X’s best CD. The rest are pretty tight as wel with Flesh of my flesh blood of my blood getting a 4 from me, And then there was X getting about a 4 (not sure haven’t really listened to that one to review it probably.) The great depression which gets a 3 from me and Grand champ which is 3.5.

1. Fresh Mode

Great way to start off this EP. Young Einstein produces a really good beat, very sample heavy with a lot of scratches. Andy C & Dizzie Dustin to the rapping and they do a great job. Andy C is a guy who I can relate to, the guy raps about stuff he knows about and doesn’t rap about redundant subjects. Just a great track to bump. DOPE!

2. Now Who’s Laughin’

Great beat by Young Einstein, nice bouncy piano vibe to it(With heavy scratches). Dizzie & Andy trade some verses and again they rip the track, the thing about Ugly Duckling is that they have fun when they rap and don’t try to impress the masses with idiotic punchlines and over crowded guests. This track is good stuff. Good

3. Get On This

Great relaxing beat by Einstein, this is a slower track and this is where Ugly Duckling shines. Dizzie starts it off with a great verse about the trials and tribulations of being in a group. Andy with the next verse with a great verse, man these guys are overlooked, they are damn near flawless on the mic and make some great music. I like the chorus as it’s heavy on the scratching. Some more goodness from the UD crew. DOPE!

4. Einstein’s Takin’ Off

This is where Einstein shines, this is a track about his production and his scratching. The beat is really good, sounds like an old school 70’s sitcom. Dizzie & Andy rap about Einstein and how great he is. One of my favorite tracks on the EP. DOPE!

5. Everybody C’Mon

This track sounds like something J5 would rap over. Really good beat here by Einstein, has a dope organ thrown in there. Dizzie & Andy show some great chemistry together. Just a fun track you can play at a party. Good

6. Do You Know What I’m Sayin’

Great piano beat here, nice drums as well. Andy shines on this track. Man these guys are really good, they just flow over the beat naturally, nothing is forced here. Another classic UD track. DOPE!

7. Everything’s Alright

DOPE DOPE DOPE!!!!! I love the beat here, it’s a mixture of relaxation and darkness, just a really well done track. Dizzie raps about the trials of the world and how the end of the world is almost here and that he’s prepared. I love the chorus, just sampling goodness. Andy has the second verse and outshines Dustin, I like how Andy twists up the Nas line(On Live From The BBQ). I also like how Andy shows no shame praising Jesus. Dizzie & Andy trade some verses here and there for the third portion. You have to hear this track, probably one of my favorite Hip Hop songs. DOPE!

8. We’re Here

Nice bass heavy beat, has a funkish feel to it. Dustin has a mindblowingly great first verse. These guys are like The Beastie Boys but a lot cleaner….not that that’s a bad thing, in fact I applaud them for not cursing in their rhymes. Andy C does a great job on this track as well. Great way to end the track. Good

All in all I’m going to give this a DOPE! rating. Probably the best EP I have ever heard(Hip Hop wise). This was a really well done EP and should be heard by everyone. BUY IT!!!!

Handsome Boy Modeling School is made up of two of music’s most experimental producers/composers/..whatever: Dan the Automator of Deltron 3030 and The Gorillaz, and Prince Paul (formerly) of RZA’s Gravediggaz and De La Soul. This is a two-man group to rival Blue Man Group in terms of sheer creativity with music (and what music actually means); the album, as can be expected, is an excersize in trying to see how many genres they can bend without breaking.

1) Rock ’n Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)

Starts off with a short skit, followed by voice samples over a heavy guitar. The vocals eventually cut out, leaving room for some nice record scratching. Later in the track, the instrumental completely morphs (briefly) into a drum track with some horns blowing over it. Pretty much the intro to the album. (Good)

2) Magnetizing ft. Del tha Funkee Homosapien

A friend of both producers, rapper Del guests over this stifling, dark-piano track with haunting Asian flutes. He does a good job flowing over the odd track, lyrically good as always, and even adds to the effect as his voice can be quite haunting. (Great)

3) Metaphysical ft. Miho Hattori of Cibo Matto & Mike D of the Beastie Boys

The track is based around a gothic organ which alternates with a happy-go-lucky piano. Miho covers the first three “verses” with a Stephen Hawking-sounding lecture on the metaphysical, while Mike D simply talks over the track. No rhyming done, plenty of musical experimentation. (Decent)

4) Look At This Face (Oh My God They’re Gorgeous)

Starts off with a funny skit about a kid trying to show his dad what handsome is; quickly goes into a classical-flavored instrumental, over which drops a heavy bass/drum. The group’s namesake is revealed here, from a skit on a short-lived sitcom. (Good)

5) Waterworld ft. Encore

A dangerous-sounding, banging piano over a marching drum track, dripping sounds and a pulsing organ set the background for Cali rapper Encore to kick some intricate verses. (Great)

6) Once Again (Here to Kick One For You) ft. Grand Puba & Sadat X of Brand Nubian

This beat has a meandering synth mixed with a quick horn and a hard drum. The vocal samples on the hook and the catchy relative simplicity of the beat give it the feel of a DJ Premier cut. The Brand Nubian duo both step up to bless the track with their trademark. (Excellent)

7) The Truth ft. Roisin of Moloko & J-Live

This is a slower track, with a loungy feel to it given by the slow piano, the mournful singing by Roisin, and the jazzy bass and horn blats in the background. A little past the halfway mark, J-Live’s verse comes in; as with the others, he comes correct both flow-wise and lyrically. (Excellent)

8) Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II) ft. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest

This is a creativity-mash which teams Paul and Dan with legendary Bay-area producer DJ Shadow and the predominantly-techno DJ Quest. This energetic track starts off with a yelling vocal sample which moves into a pseudo late-80’s rap beat, complete with break beats, B-Boyish vocal samples, a fat horn, quick trumpet blats and–later on–massive amounts of scratching. About 3/4ths of the way into the track the scratching stops briefly for a beatboxing interlude. (Great)

9) Calling the Biz

A short interlude, a call about the HBMS project.

10) The Projects (P Jays) ft. Dave of De La Soul & Del tha Funkee Homosapien

A disjointed piano set to a drawn-out, high-pitched harmonica drawl over a sloppy bass becomes the perfect mishmash of sounds for Dave and Del to rap slurring, sometimes-humorous verses about the ghetto. Del’s lazy stylings remind one of a version of Ludacris “done right,” as it were. (Great)

11) Sunshine ft. Sean Lennon, Money Mark, Father Guido Sarducci, Josh Hayden of Spain & Paula Frazer of Tarnation

This laid-back, sunny strings track sees a slew of singers–including Sean Lennon, also of Cibo Matto and the son of John Lennon and Yoko Onno–singing about forgetting one’s troubles and longing for love while Father Sarducci speaks in the background. (Good)

12) Modeling Sucks

This track, which samples a certain famous classical composition, finds the enthusiastic young man from earlier in the album disillusioned by the shady work and hard times of the cutthroat male modeling industry.

13) Torch Song Trilogy ft. Sensational

A spaced-out 50’s sci-fi movie style xylophone (?) kicks off the track, reminiscent of Psycho Social LP-era Jedi Mind Tricks, wherein experimental MC Sensational–of the same school of Hip-Hop that birthed Kool Keith and MF Doom–kicks a slurred, mumbly freestyle verse that somehow works. Good if you like lo-fi stream of consciousness type rap. (Good)

14) The Runaway Song ft. DJ Kid Koala

A snoopy tuba over an organ with some vocal samples fills out the round, plodding flavor of this cut. More scratching marks this as a definite DJ track.

15) Megaton B-Boy 2000 ft. Alec Empire & El-P of Company Flow

The banging-on-metal-pipes drums and electronic distortion-turned-background mark this as a definite El-P track. Producto himself shouts in his trademark fragmented style over the mass of electric noise, with cybernetic bleeps thrown in later for good measure; but this is like El-P on overdrive–we’ve rarely heard even El-P this daring. (Good)

16) Father Speaks

A man who sounds like the SoBe commercial guy speaks on his good experiences in the Handsome Boy Modeling School.

My Rating: 4.5/5

In terms of sheer creativity, Dan the Automator and Prince Paul can’t be beat, especially when they team up together. Their magic touch somehow seems to make everything they put their hand to sound good in some way or another. A great foray into all the facets of rap music and musical experimentation, past and present.

Recommendation: Buybuybuybuybuybuy

1. The Coming(Intro)

Intro.

2. Do My Thing

DJ Scratch produces the beat and it’s good(Not great though), it has a bouncy feel to it. Busta is in his glory here as he just goes crazy on the track. pretty good stuff. Good

3. Everything Remains Raw

Easy Mo Bee produces the beat and it has a dark feel to it, really good sounding. Busta raps a lot better here than he does on his later albums, he’s motivated and has a cunning flow. Busta is overlooked as a lyricist, sure he now is just a walking and talking cartoon character, but damn the guy could rap. Good track. Good

4. Abandon Ship(Feat Rampage)

Busta produces the beat and it’s upbeat, this track is way too happy for me, it just doesn’t fit the mood of the album. Rampage is a rapper that is pretty terrible but has his moments. Busta outshines Rampage here. Ok track. Average

5. Woo Hah!!!! Got You All In Check(Feat Rampage)

DOPE!!!! This is a classic track, just a crazy track that features Busta shining. This was the track that made Busta a star. I’m sure you’ve all have heard this. DOPE!

6. It’s A Party(Feat Zhane)

Easy Mo bee produces a great party type beat. I like this track a lot, probably the best party type track I have ever heard. Busta owns it on the rap tip and Zhane rule it on the singing tip. You need to hear this track. DOPE!

7. Hot Fudge

I dig this track, it has an eerie vibe to it. Busta does a good job bringing the craziness to the track. Great track. DOPE!

8. Ill Vibe(Feat Q-Tip)

Busta tries to tell a story here and it comes off as awkward, I don’t know about you but I don’t want to hear about Busta getting constipated. Good beat by Ummah but man Busta annoys me here. Average at best. Average

9. Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad(Feat Jamal, Redman, Keith Murray, Rampage, & Lord Have Mercy)

DOPE DOPE DOPE!!!!!! One of the best posse cuts ever, this tells a story and is not just a cluster*****. Jamal has the first verse and does a good job but his verse is way too long and you can tell he was running out of lyrics by the end of it. Redman outshines him and has the best verse in the song, man Redman has a dope sinister laugh here. Keith Murray has a good little verse. Rampage has a good verse, nothing great but it gets the job done. Lord Have Mercy owns it here as he has the second best verse on the track, man his flow is great here. Busta has the last verse and it’s ok, a little on the weak side. Great track all in all. Nice dark beat and it matched the verses. DOPE!

10. Still Shining

Jay Dee produces a really good beat, really relaxing but has a hint of bounce to it. Busta does a great job here as he just rides the beat like a Cadillac. I like how the beat switches up during Busta’s second verse. Really good track. DOPE!

11. Keep it Movin'(Feat Leaders of The New School)

Nice track here with Busta’s old group reuniting for one track. I like the beat(Produced by The Ummah) and everyone comes tight. Cool track. Good

12. The Finish Line

I don’t like the singing here, it just sounds really corny and out of place, but other than that the track is really good. Good

13. The End Of The World(Outro)

Outro.

All in all this gets a Good rating. I like this album a lot and I think it’s Busta’s greatest. A great all around vibe. Cop this!

When i got this i already had Bacdafucup and that was brillaint. Onyx coming fromNY spit true street poetry. Their style is very paranoid,eerie and dark and grimy.

Life or death skit

typicial onyx wailing in the background. Very eerie and enchanting. The skit is about someone commiting suicide dont know if its a bloke and his mind or two blokes. Typical onyx skit which introduces the next song.

Last Dayz 

This is so *****ing dope you wouldnt believe it. This is one of the best beats in the world IMO. I can’t believe this is produced by normaly rapper Fredro Starr. Eerie dark beat which onyx normally do the best. A simple drum loop,some brass instrument outburst,strings (i think) with some soul sampling repeated to give it that eerie feel.The lyrics are of a dark matter, Suicide. Very consterverisal song. Everyone is on top of their game. Easily a 5

All we got iz us

Again very very good. The drums are quite rapid and uptempo and strings giving this a enegetic yet very eerie feel. Street poetry at its best. Fredro shines by his energetic flo. They flow well. Sticky is good aswell

Purse snatchaz

Alright when you look at the title you can tell what is the topic. This is dope. Again a simple drum loop with strings with samples of some singing giving this a very eerie feel. Their flows are crazy! They give a view about street life and what they do to get by delivering a very brutal and dark story.

Shout 

This is great. To begin with the beat with very light piano keys seems very calm especially for Onyx. Then the drums hit the beats and onyx start spitting and make it one of their typical shouting violence songs. Very catchy lyrics and very good lyrics.

I Murder U (skit)

One of those onyx skits where a sample of them is played over and over a beat.

Betta off dead

This is good. To begin the eerie onyx wailing is played over and over while some shouting. Very simple drum beat and nice simple bass thumps and some weird sound effect like a g-funk sytheniser and the onyx wailing. The lyrics are shouted right at you, Onyx are prob the one of the only ones which can do this and not sound repeative and annoying. Really the lyrics are about how they are living, they are better of dead.

Live Niggaz

This is like betta off dead where they have them shouting. Its a hard beat to describe but its very good for quite a simple beat. The hook is very catchy.

Punkmother*****az

To begin with we have onyx describing the different between a ‘real’ nigga and a fake ass nigga then a quick rappin bit is done. I surpose its surpose to be a skit.

Mos Def

This is great. With some keys twinkling in the background and is very good to create a calm atmospere and like the last two IMO very hard to explain but Great! Very catchy hook. The lyrics are the battle type/life lyrics onyx do good.

Act Up (Skit)

Like i murder u except take away the words i murder u and replace them with act up.

Getto Mentalitees

As the name says its all about thier Ghetto Mentalitys. How ruthless they are is easily shown with their battle type lyrics. Sticky tho goes on about how mistreated his family been and i like it more than the rest it is one of the best verses on this album IMO. The beat is a simple drum and some sort of instrument and at the end of a few bars a organ is struck. Like the last few very hard to describe.

2 wrongs

This is dope. To begin with some scatching of Mr. fingaz is played sayin “2 wrongs dont make us right but it sure makes us standard” which brang a smile to the face. Fredro deleiver a very political view about the justice system with lines like “It’s killin me, callin these factilities,correction” and is prob the best verse on the song maybe on the album fighting against stickys on the last. Again the scrathing is played. Then sonsee raps and again very policitial but seems sloppy seconds compared to fredro. Then sticky drops a verse and is verydope. Its like his ruthless yet knowing what he is doing is trying get even. The production is upto the dopeness standards. Very dope song

Maintain (skit)

SKIT

Walk in New York

This is great. Like you can guess by the name the onyx paint a picture of their grimey streets of new yorks. The hook(s) is catchy and very simple. The beat has a hard hitting bass,simple drums and skipping of the record catches even more attention. Also what is a xlophone (these speakers are shit im finding it hard to explain especially hearing bass)Great way to end this practially Perfect Album.

Overall this album gets a 5

Overall this album has the mentality of the dark and grimey street like new york sound i like the best. this album has very dope lyrics and production is perfect. All songs are above 4 (meaning they get a 4.5 or 5)They spit street poetry which is believable. Their voices add to the paranoid status they are in. Onyx are one of the only poeples who can pull of shouting.

Recommendation :- BUY THIS DAMM ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Already got it? Then buy Bacdafucup (4/5). Got that? Buy shut em down(4/5). Got that? Then if you got money and a fan buy Bacdafucup part 2(3/5). There is one more *cough*Triggernometry*cough* but even tho the idea/concept was clver and lyrics might have been upto standards, the beats are very lame and just bearable at the best of times.

1. Cop Killer 

Just an intro.

2. Whatcha Provin 

DOPE!!!! The beat is really eerie but it has that Westcoast feel to it. Jayo flows really well on this track, his flow is smooth here. Man Jayo is really overlooked, he can rap over any beat. Good chorus as Jayo sort of raps and sings about gang banging. Great track. DOPE!

3. Du Lo Gang 

Interesting beat, sounds like dogs barking, really bouncy beat and very hard hitting. Jayo flows really good on this track, this is about the Du Lo Gang(Of course) and how they live. Another great track. Good

4. All Day & All Night 

The beat is bouncy and funkish, I like the 2 elements mixed here. The beginning is a little annoying. Jayo does a good job rapping here. He raps about partying, smoking, drinking, you know the usual. Chorus is the same as the beginning of the track and it’s still annoying. Good track minus the chorus. Good

5. You & Me 

Just a skit.

6. Mandingo 

Great beat here, has an eerie feel to it. This is Jayo’s song for the ladies. I like the beat a lot, it goes from eerie to bouncy, this track is perfect for cruising in your ride, make sure you bump it loud so old people can hear it. Chorus is ok as some girl sings, I like the beat changing up when the chorus kicks in. Jayo does a great job. Great track. DOPE!

7. True Stories 

Great track, the beat has a funkish feel to it, also has an epic feel to it, I can’t really explain it. Jayo raps calm here, really good flow. Pretty good track, I dig the chorus, it’s simple but it works. Good

8. My Name In Your Mouth 

Very eerie beat here, has a Westcoast feel, like a Hollis beat but much more dark. Everyone comes tight on this track. Good

9. Flow 4 Ya 

DOPE!!!! I love the beat here, it’s dark and very bouncy, I like the 2 styles mixed together. Jayo rips this track to pieces. One of my favorite tracks on the album, you need to hear this track! DOPE!

10. That’s On Me 

My favorite track on the album. The beat is really good, nice electric guitar type synth mixed in there with organs. Jayo does a great job here, as he raps with vicious tenacity. You need to hear this track, just a great way to end the album. DOPE!

All in all I’m going to give this a DOPE! rating. This is one of my favorite Westcoast albums, although it felt more like an EP. You have to hear this album, it will blow your mind.

1. Intro

Just an intro.

2. 4,5,6

Really dark beat by Dr. Butcher, uses samples from “NY State Of Mind” and “Mysterious Traveler” so you know this is going to be a great track. G Rap proves why he’s one of the best as he flows through the track like a hungry Tiger looking for prey. Great chorus here, it’s simple but it works. Great track. Good

3. It’s A Shame

Slower pace on this track, nice beat by Naughty Shorts, has a funkish feel to it. G Rap rips the track as usual and Sean Brown sings the chorus. Great track. Good

4. Take ‘Em To War(Feat Grimm & B-1)

MF GRIMM!!!! is featured on this track and he starts it off with a vicious verse, man Grimm is great. Great beat by T-Ray, pretty dark feel to it. B-1 has the next verse and it’s really good, he manages to outshine Grimm. G Rap has the last verse and he outshines both of them. You need to hear this track. DOPE!

5. Executioner Style

DOPE!!!! Dr. Butcher produces a very dark/eerie beat, has a grimey NY feel to it. G Rap just kills this track, he uses so many multi’s and has great wordplay on this track, just insane! Chorus is very dark and really good. You also need to hear this track. DOPE!

6. For Da Brothaz

T-Ray produces the beat and it’s really good, it’s mellow and has some nice horns added to it. G Rap raps about the streets. G Rap is really an overlooked story teller, another underrated story teller is Masta Ace but that’s another subject. Great chorus as the horns get involved. Dope track. DOPE!

7. Blowin’ Up In The World

Buckwild produces the beat and he uses the “What You Won’t Do For Love” beat, very dope and G Rap sounds great over it. The chorus is simple but it works oh so well. One of my favorite G Rap tracks. DOPE!

8. Fast Life(Feat Nas)

I do not like this track, the beat is not good(Produced by Buckwild), it just has no kick to it and for a Nas & G Rap collabo, it’s really disappointing. G Rap does a good job and so does Nas but man the beat is terrible. Wack

9. Ghetto Knows

Naughty Shorts produces a pretty good beat, has a dark piano feel to it, also has a grimey NY feel to it. G Rap of course rips it. I like how the beat changes during the chorus. Good

10. It’s A Shame(Da Butcher’s Mix)

Same lyrics but with a better beat, nice and bouncy. DOPE!

11. Money On The Brain(Feat B-1 & Grimm)

B-1 & Grimm join G Rap again, nice beat by Dr. Butcher, it has a more fun type sound to it, it’s not dark at all. B-1 starts it off with a good verse. Grimm does the chorus, a little awkward but still good. Grimm with the second verse, man it’s a shame how much Grimm is slept on, in his prime I’d say he was better than Nas. G Rap with the last verse and of course he rips it. Great track. DOPE!

All in all this gets a Good rating. Very good album by Kool G Rap, this was a very dark album, very hard hitting. G Rap is a legend and this album should be heard….COP IT!

Artist: Mr. Doctor
Album: Setripn’ Bloccstyle
Year Released: 1995

1.Setripin’

Just a short little intro with some talking and gunshots N/R

2.Bloccstyle (feat. Brotha Lynch Hung)

Tight beat, Mr. Doctor starts it off with a real tight verse some good lyrics, Mr. Doctor. does the hook, pretty good, Brotha Lynch is next to spit and comes with some tight flows, his verse is better than Mr. Doctor, Lynch does the same here just changes it slightly, a tight ass track overall classic Mr. Doctor track
5/5

3.Plot Murder

Just a skit, just playing pool & talking N/R

4.Fill ‘Em Up 

A really tight beat by Lynch, Mr. Doctor comes with some hard lyrics on this track, a pretty good hook, Mr. Doctor comes back and spits some more gangsta lyrics another tight track
5/5

5.***** Yo Side (feat. Babe Reg, Brotha Lynch Hung)

Tight beat, Babe Reg start off with a tight ass verse i’m feeling it alot, Mr. Doctor is next to flow and has a tight verse, Babe Reg & Mr. Doctor do the hook, tight hook, Brotha Lynch is last to flow and comes with the best flow on the track tigth ass song overall one of my favorites on the album, Classic Mr. Doctor track
5/5

6.Rollin’ Wit GBC 

A pretty tight beat, Mr. Doctor comes with some more gangsta lyrics, He reps GBC the whole song, a very short track but its tight
4/5

7.It’s All da Way On

another skit with Lynch talking N/R

8.Killa Cap Pilla 

Mr. Doctor does a little talking, tight ass beat, Mr. Doctor comes in comes in with some tight lyrics talking about him getting shot, A good hook, He comes back with some more hardcore lyrics, Lynch does some talking at the end, another tight track
5/5

9.No ***** (feat. Big Zo)

A good laid back beat by Big Zo, He does some talking at the begining, Mr. Doctor comes in with some laid back lyrics about smoking chronic, he does the hook its pretty good, Mr. Doctor comes back with another good verse, a pretty good track overall
4/5

10.Misty Blue Tribute

Another Skit, playing dice N/R

11.40 Oz and Chronic Dice (feat. Brotha Lynch Hung, Foe Loco) 

Tight beat, Mr. Doctor starts off with the hook, Brotha Lynch spits the first verse i’m feeling its alot, Foe Loco is next to flow and spits a good verse not as good as Lynch, Mr. Doctor just does the hook, ends with Mr. Doctor doing some talking my favorite track on the album, classic shit
5/5

12.She Fucc Everybody

Skit, just some smoking with a girl N/R

13.Treat’em Like Hoes (feat. Brotha Lynch Hung)

A cool laid back beat, He some girl singing, Mr. Doctor flows about some hoes and how he treats them, girl does the hook its decent kinda annoying, Brotha Lynch is next to flow and he comes with some tight lyrics about smoking & *****ing hoes, a tight track overall
4.5/5

14.Da Real Deal

A really tight beat here, Mr. Doctor comes in with some hard gangsta lyrics, Lynch does alot of talking on this song, Some girl does the hook, it’s pretty good, Mr. Doctor comes back with another real tight verse, Lynch talks at the end, overall this is a tight song
5/5

15.Largest Way 2 Represent (feat. Loki)

Another good beat, Mr. Doctor is first and comes with a real cool verse, DJ KAT is next to flow and comes with a good verse,Loki is last to flow and comes with a really tight verse, i’m feeling it, tight last song on this album, overall a tight song
5/5

16.5000 “cz”

Another Skit just some shout outs, would have been better if it ended with a track N/R

Overall this is a classic album, this is Mr. Doctor best album and the only one worth having, great production by Brotha Lynch, he produced every track except #9, great features, Mr. Doctor comes with some tight flows, only down side to this album is the amount of skits, but in between the skits are some classic songs,if your a fan of early Black Market albums you need to get this album fast.

Artist: Esham
Title: Closed Casket
Year Released: 1994

1. The Eulogy 

Just an intro to the album, has a preacher talking, tight beat though
N/R

2. The Wicketshit Will Never Die 

Tight beat, Esham comes with some wicket flows on this track, no hook just has some samples, Esham spits some more wicket lyrics tight song overall
5/5

3. My Homie Got Shot 

Starts off with some samples, Esham comes with some more good lyrics, a little story telling lyrics, a tight beat, the hook is some sampling, Esham comes with another tight verse, end with a bunch of sampling leading into the next song, overall a classic Esham song
5/5

4. Mental Stress 

Starts off with samples, Esham comes in with the Hook good hook, another good beat, Esham comes with some tight lyrics on here, “I’m fitting to go nuts like a almond joy” Esham comes with a few more verse with some more tight lyrics, track ends up with some samples, a really tight track, another classic Esham track
5/5

5. Can’t Take It Wit Cha 

Another Tight beat, Start off with the hook talking about you can’t take anything with you when you die, good hook, Esham comes in with some good lyrics, talking about its not all about hoes, money, “I Don’t Give a ***** what you got/cause it don’t mean shit if your ass get’s shot, Esham comes with 2 other tight verses, ends with Esham doing some talking, tight track overall
5/5

6. Brainwashed 

Very Tight Beat on this track, Esham does the hook, good hook very catchy, Esham first verse is pretty good, Esham next verse is short but good, he comes back and spits another short verse tight better than the first two, ends with the hook, Great track overall
5/5

7. Drive U2 Suicide 

Starts off with some Beastie Boys Samples and other samples, great beat, Esham comes with a tight first verse, the hook is just a bunch of sample with esham saying “Let Me Drive You To Suicide”, He does another short verse but its good, ends with a another short verse, good song overall
4.5/5

8. Chatty Ass Nigga (feat. NATAS) 

Starts off with some talking, Mastamind start out with the first verse I’m feeling his verse, a decent hook, another good beat, T-N-T is next to flow and comes with a pretty good verse, Esham is next and comes with the best verse out of everyone, ends with the hook, overall another good song
4.5/5

9. Slug Froma 45 

Starts of with a news clip, Then Esham comes in, a hard beat with some guitars, tight beat, Esham comes with some hard lyrics on this track, tight hook,Esham spits another great verse, Comes back after the hook and spits another short verse, end with the hook, another classic Esham song
5/5

10. Was It Sum’n I Said 

good beat, this is a really short track, Esham just flows through it, pretty good song but short
3.5/5

11. Flatline 

another tight beat, starts off with the hook, Esham comes in spitting some wicket lyrics, Esham comes with another verse after the hook, Comes with another tight verse a tight track overall
5/5

12. I Don’t Owe U Shit 

Esham does some talking, the beat kicks in another good beat, with some samples, Esham flows with some good lyrics talking about he doesnt owe anyone shit,” Just like Bobbit cuttin off dicks in the mix/***** them tricks like in them flix” the hook has a snoop dogg sample, end’s with some samples,a good song overall
4/5

13. Therapy 

Start off with Esham’s Brother doing some talking,real tight beat, no hook just some talking by Esham’s Brother, Esham spits three tight verses tight lyrics my favorite song on the album
5/5

14. Make Me Wanna Holla 

Starts off with Esham doing some talking, he tells everyone what Esham stands for “Esham stands for East Side Hoes And Money” tight beat, a more laid back track but its still tight, i like the hook its got a prince & snoop dogg sample tight track overall
5/5

15. Would You Die 4 Me 

start off with some jamacian talking, good beat, Esham comes in talking about hoes, a decent hook just some sampling, Esham does three verse that are pretty good, a decent track compared to the others
3/5

16. 2 Dollahoe 

a alright beat on this track, Esham comes with some more flows about *****ing hoes, the hook is alright, Esham comes with another verse talking about hoes, its a decent track overall
3/5

17. 24/7 

Another good beat, laid back beat, Esham comes with three real tight verses, some tight lyrics on this track, a good hook, I’m feeling this track alot another classic Esham song
5/5

18. Diggin On Da D-L 

Another laid back track, good beat, Esham flows about getting some hoes, the hook is decent, Esham comes with two other verses, pretty tight lyrics a good laid back track
4/5

19. Premature Ejaculation 

A good beat, another laid back track, he talks about how he’s “Man I ain’t nothin’ but a nut/A premature ejaculation” the hook is alright, he comes with two other verses, a pretty good song overall
4/5

20. I’ll Be Glad When You Dead 

A weird sounding beat sounds distorted, Esham comes with some more wicket lyrics on this track, “Now I need some therapy, psychic connection/Dead bodies give me an erection” The hook is alright, come with some more wicket lyrics after the hook, a good track overall
3.5/5

21. Closed Casket 

Another distorted sounding beat, good hook with some sampling, Esham comes with some hard flows on this track a good way to end this tight ass album, a good song overall
4/5

Final Rating: Classic

Overall this is probably Esham best album, alot of tight beats and samples, Esham is probably a better producer than MC but his lyrics and flow on this album are top notch,You can listen this all the way through, If you don’t got this album definitly go and get it.