Speedy aka Gotti Gotti – Flight Risk

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

1) Flight Risk

The name of the album, so you gotta expect something firey. Love the beat, amazing piano keys on this. Speedy states his gangsta, states his affiliations, states what he’s about. Perfect track to open the album out. 5/5

2) Blacc Ass Nigga

Beat is decent, nuthin’ special. This is a ***** song to me, ***** songs gotta be sumthin’ Pacish for me to really feel ’em. Speedy spits some game on this, I’m feelin’ the hook, he rides the beat well. Middle of the track it cuts out, Speedy on the phone…”Sup *****? You gotta get yo’ ass over here now.” She says, “Okay Daddy.” Beat rolls in again, then track cuts out AGAIN!! Speedy *****in’ two *****es. Shit is comical on the real, but overall decent song. 2.5/5

3) Bring Some Friends f/ Tha Realest

Beat is knockin, Realest kicks in, sounds a ***** lot like Pac on this track, but his lyrics ain’t to his par. “It really doesn’t matter *****, bring some friends! A gutta nigga.” Speedy lowers his tone of voice on this track, and raps some good shit. Pretty good. 3/5

4) DeathBeforeDishonor Radio (skit)

Turn your *****ing speakers down before you play this, cuz the ***** is screamin!! ahahaha

5) Gangsta Rapperz f/ Young Roscoe, Method Man & Prodigy

This track blew me the ***** away, so far the hardest track thus far. Beat is crackin’, Method Man and Prod do the hook, back and forth, murder it. Method kicks in, ain’t heard him spit like this in awhile. Speaks his gangsta, strait up. Speedy jumps on next an rips the track apart, real talk. Roscoe finishes it off, he spits okay, but I’ve heard a shitload better from him. 4/5

6) Hustle N Da Hood f/ C-Bo, Neko Supreme

I really like the beat on this, love the hook on this. C-Bo shines the greatest on this track, “Yeah they swear I’m from da Bay the way I pop collars, bark like a rotweiler, hot like Impalas, shit i been hotta, finni jeans, tims, prodda, step to my men you step to a mack 10 choppa, 500 sport proppa..”. I don’t know who Neko Surpreme is, he got a deep ass voice, slow flow but I’m feelin it. Speedy ends the track on some gangstaish. 3.5/5

7) Skit

This Kurupt, they ask him when is the new album commin out? Kurupt says, “I don’t have one, why should I? They don’t want me to make a mutha *****in record. I make a record, I cause wars.” Everyone wants this nigga to make a *****in record! And thats even the *****es talkin…

8) Gangsta’s Roll f/ Kurupt Young Gotti

This track is so point point, the beat is so on point, Kurupt murders the hook, catchy as *****, my favorite track so far. Nuff said. 5/5

9) 21 Gun Salute

This track is okay. Its the type of track that’ll grow on you. 2/5

10) Rollin’ Stone f/ Neko Supreme

Got that dirty funk sound, love that sound. I think its sampled, who the ***** am I to know. Top Down! Close Doors! But the rims still spinnin!!! Speedy a sloppy low tone, my favorite style he got for real. Neko spits some very nice shit. Both ride the beat, nice feel to this track. 4/5

11) Ghetto Millionaire

Whoever the ***** is on this, she spits some serious fire, flammable like propane. Second rapper on this track, flows nice on this track. Beat is catchy as *****. Speedy okay spittin. 3/5

12) Supa Fly f/ Dru Down

Dru Down is *****in’ comical, no one got flows like Dru Down!! No exception here, beat is alright, could have been better. Speedy comes in, spits some alright shit. Without Dru Down, song ain’t shit, but he can’t even save it alone. 2/5

13) Hood Shit

Mellow ass track, good for bumpin’ down the street, and nothing more. 2.5/5

14) Move The Car

Cheesey ass gun shots and breaking windows sounds, then an AK spits in, horns sounding…sounds like their playing Duke Nukem, no word of a lie.

15) Street Grimmey

Sometimes you have to run through alot of shit until you find a gem. This is it. Play this LOUD. 5/5

16) Feelz So Good To Me f/ The Game, Too Short

Ohh no, it can’t be, another *****in’ gem. I’m beginning to feel The Game’s music alot, he’s still hungry, let’s see how long it lasts. He spits real nice, flow on point like it always is. Speedy kills the shit. What else can you expect from Too Short? 5/5

17) Crash Dummy f/ Roscoe, Piyow

On a roll here, love this beat. It’s like Atari shit, swear on it. Now here comes Roscoe with that real shit, “No love for the law throw slugs on ’em all, I’m bout to go balistic on ’em, dis’ Killa Cali Yo milli’s an calico’s thats all I need to split the whole district open..” Whoever Piyow is, he salutes Roscoe. Tri on the track speaking some real talk, “Don’t ride for a nigga who don’t ride for himself.” 4.5/5

18) See Saw N f/ Zig Zag

Zig Zag rips the track up. Beat is okay, feelin’ it. End of the track, gun shots, and they ain’t on no Duke Nukem shit! I like this track, Speedy came correct. 3/5

19) We Ain’t Listen f/ Young Noble and EDI (I think)

Gangsta, strait gangsta. The beat is so gangsta. Excellent damn track. Speedy shows his talent here. Outlawz come correct, ***** it’s about time. 5/5

20) Gangsta Shit f/ C-Bo, Big Eastwood 5/5

Just ride! JUST RIDE!!! Another gem. Eastwood murders tracks, like always, so does C-Bo. *****, so does Speedy. 5/5

21) It’s Hard Out Here

A track wit’ some debt, an its overdue. Speedy speaks on his own death, his families deaths, ITS HARD OUT HERE!!! Damn, good track. 4/5

22) Bonus Track f……………..YUKMOUTH AND GAME???????

Incoming mail. INCOMING MAIL! That *****in’ track, Speedy put it on the album and put his own verse on it. Jelly Roll beet. I can’t believe this track to tell you truth, Yukmouth really murders this track to pieces. 5/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

This is a STRAIT GANGSTA RAP ALBUM TO THE T!!! To be honest, I was impressed with this album. Speedy’s style is original, and he knows what the ***** he’s doing. Although his high pitched style gets a little irratating (or maybe cuz I’m hung over) after awhile, he switches it up to in my oppinion, the better low tone flow. I find the best tracks mostly, the ones with feature from Kurupt, C-Bo, Eastwood, and his other homies, but Speedy came correct on this album. I’d say probably the most bangin’ WCMG rapper’s solo album to date. Production never fails to shine from C-Bo’s camp, NEVER!!!! Here is no exception. I reccommend this album if your a Westcoast fan, and definatly if your a fan of West Coast Mafia Gang.

Peace.

Ugly Duckling – Fresh Mode

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

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!!!!

Handome Boy Modeling School – So… How’s Your Girl?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

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

Scarface – The Fix

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

1.The Fix

Intro. It got a quite nice beat with piano etc etc Just an Intro

2.Safe

This is great song to start the album. Scarface gives us a street 101 on the street dope dealing game. The beat is real nice. The beat is quite a funky beat in my opinion made from funky guitars, hit from trumpets and a pretty simple drum.Scarface flows incrediably well. Very great way to bring this album about a 4-5 rating

3. In Cold Blood

This album gets better. To begin with you hear this sampling or singing which is quite eerie especially done by the crackling effect of the song. The beat starts and its pretty good done by Kanye west and in my opinion this is one of his better stuff. He samples Gladys knight’s “And this is love”. The beat doesnt really sound like a typicial kanye beat. Scarface flows nice and spits about street poetry. Nice stuff a 4 to 5 stuff.

4.Guess who’s back

This is done by Kanye and is more easy to regonize it as a kanye beat. Hard to explain but image his normal stuff. The beat is nice tho.Jay-z begins and it is hard to analyse the lyrics because this is jay-z with his half of the time very weak flow. Kanye does the flow on this one and its better then the lyrics. Scarface spits and it is his usual topic stuff but with a little lower standards. Beanie up last and ironicially his my favourite minus bad flow. Dont like the lyrics or 2/3 of the flows so ill give this one a 2 to 3 for the beat.

5.On my block

This is dope easily a 5. The piano based track gives Scarface the power to spit some heartwarming shit about his block. He talks about the general hard life and the good times in the ghetto. So reallly street poetry. Originallly done by 2pac and in my opinions both the lyrics and beat are much much better.

6.Keep me down

I dont know if the greatness of the last song or if this is but this one seems boring with the beat. The beat is like this guitar loop with some weird sound being played and doesnt reallly keep me interested. The lyrics are alright and is multi based but really its about haters trying to keep him down. About a 3 due to the beat.

7.What can i do.

What can i do is the question on this one and my opinion is to skip it. The beat is better a little bit but something is missing.Scar reminds me of a preacher how he delievers this song. Kelly price is alright.The lyrics aint much in my opinion. About a 2

8.In between us

This is dope and i have to brand this a 5. Nas features and spits first and steals the show. While flowing really nice he spits about his fights(first one really) to begin with and goes on about enemies and into backstabbing. Scarface spits some nice stuff and flows alright. He spits about his street human relationships. The beat i love and the piano is what i really like on this beat and the acoustic strings in the chorous. The lady sounds like shes in pain and for some reason even tho i dont like it i feel it matches witht the topic of relationships going sour.

9.Someday

This is featuring mary and she alright on this, Like what can i do some thing is missing in this. The beat is better than Keep me down and so are the lyrics but something wrong. Scar’s lyrics are about meeting up someday. In all a 3

10.Sellouts

If you can’t tell what the lyrics are about just give up on life right now. Lyrics are about how *****es are sellling out and how stupid *****s thinking he will ever be selling out to get the money He spits some dope shit and flows nice. The beat is quite west g-funkiksh. The hook suck but in all its pretty good song a 3 to 4.

11.Heaven

This is really nice. Lyric wise he spits heartwarming stuff like family and friends,his daughter and god being in his life. The beat is real nice on this one and changes into something tighter in the end. the first one is made up of synthesizers and the last one is really a sample of something or another. Kelly is nice on this. In all a very good and deep song so this gets around 4 to a 5

12. I Ain’t the one

Damm this sucks and this is a very way bad in my opinion to end this alright album. The beat is simple and so is the lyrics. The lyrics and beat are a rendition of N.W.A’s or ice cubes I aint the one but “cleverly” changed to not pissing him or Wc off. the beat is simple and uninteresting. this is easily the worse song on this album and gets a 1.

13.Fixed

Same as the intro maybe changed. WHY Finish it like this i have no idea???

In all this gets a 3.5 out of 5

This album is either highly dope or highly boring. The source rated this a 5 and in my opinion you have to make a album with no filler and mainly thrillers but this album clearly has 3 out of the 11 (2 skits not included) but looking back its the source and when has anyone payed that much attention to them in a while. In songs some are good beatwise and some are good in lyrics but never really matching each other except maybe 3 songs. Once while on the internet i saw this thing which i agree and it was “Def jam: we sign legendary artists and make them worse and destroy their legacy” whch they done to certian artists in a certian amount. Soem thing i notice aswell none really have that south feeling which also loses some marks as a 5 clearly shows where they from. Scarface is one of my favourite artists from the south and this is not a great outing for him as seen in his last albums.

Recommendation: Alright it depends if you want a more now sound then yeah if you want to dab in an artist many claim the king of the south(i do too ) but if you want the best go for The Diary. Normally this is the bit where i run down the list of which is better and which is worse but i can’t be bothered.

Method Man – Tical 0: the Prequel

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

This album was released in 2004 and has had split opinions. I Decided to review this as I was on holiday when I got bored and being a big Wu fan i decided to write this review. This is Meth’s 3rd Album. He hasnt released a album in a while so this could make him or break him.

Intro (N/A)

Just a intro by RZA proberly the greatest producer ever!

The Prequel (3.5/5)

This is new from Mr Meth as usually boxed in the dark wu sound its different hearing him on top a club, rick rock produced track. It’s sounds like they have used a electronic sythenesiser and keyboards. Its not bad its not dope tho. Method shows his usual skills and clever lyrics using punchlines,wordplay etc.Beat lets this down a bit.

Say What Ft Missy Elliot (2.5/5)

I dont really like this that much but i surpose its alright.This beat sounds like a thing missy should do solo One of those jungle type of beats. This obviously is a club song. Missy delivers the hook, thats pretty simple one of those bla bla bla bla SAY WHAT bla bla bla bla Say What!. The lyrics are alright on this could be better tho.Could be worse missy could have done a verse.

What’s Happening Ft Busta Ryhmes (3.5/5)

This is the 1st single from the album so this easily gonna be mainstream aimed at. The hook is catchy.The Beat is good.Its uptempo hook with along with not so a hard baseline. Busta i’m split on him as i either hate or like him. i like him on thi. the lyrics are pretty simple due it being a mainstream aimed single.They flow really well with the beat. The lyrics are those simple ‘shake that ass yup’.

The Motto. (3/5)

This is really quite shoalin like also it’s really quite simple and only gets a little more advance when the hook is being played.Theres four piano keys playing in a loop and a even simpler baseline. The lyrics are pretty simple but to the straight the point but keep upto his standards of punchlines etc. Like most songs on this average album the hooks are really quite infectious. This song pretty simple alltogether. A Song by himself is another pro about this song.

We Some Dogs Ft Redman + Snoop(2/5) (Lyric Wise and especially for effort)

This is split on me. Topic wise and lyric wise excluding snoop’s verse this is quite dope. But beat wise this is cringe-worthy. Their lyrics (meth + Red) really quite humerous Use clever wordplay,puns,punchline all round the matter of dogs.Meth Man Drops a really quite good verse. Redman Steals the show tho with his lyrics,hilarous stuff. Then Snoop drops a really typicial verse and the only reason i believe his on it is the only reason his on this is due to the mainstream target their tying to aim at and his names got dogg in it. Also his flow doesnt work well on this track Anyway it wouldn’t be a Hip-hop album if my snoop d-o-double g didnt appear. The beat is produced by Denaun Porter.It’s like a typical g-funk beat but doesnt as denaun porter is a east coast producer work one bit. G-funk fans might enjoy this more. Then Denaun Tries to soulfully sing the hook but only adds salt to the injury and makes this song even more animated. I Remember enjoying this 1st time around but 2nd time i hated the beat and noticed it was the lyrics which ruled. Some reason i dont skip till red who is dope verse has been dropped to skip it.

The Turn (4.5)

Yes like Ghostface’s, this album has one RZA produced track and like ghost’s its one of the highlights but unlike ghost’s ghost album was dope all the way around while missing RZA.. This track is aimed at people like me the typical wu fan. Has apperance from wu member Raekwon and both come with hotlyrics with clever wordplay etc etc. I personally like Method on this with the Cd line. They flow really well. The beat is really quite dope. Nicely put together.aint sure what instruments are actually used except drums and the bells on the stick type od instrument. Then the hook is dope. Its a sample of a 70’s women signing and the beat changes keeping this intresting.

Tease Ft Chinky (3.0)

Really quite a boring topic its the women and sexual topic. The hook is chinky some r’n’b chick singing the hook which is proberly the best bit. Average lyrics. The beat is average. YAWN!!

Rodeo Ft Ludacris (4.0)

It’s one of those ‘clever’ dirty puns covering up the facts it is about *****ing type of songs.Even tho it’s one of those songs meth and luda pull this of really well. The hook is catchy and quite hilarous if i admit it as its around the topic of square dancing.Clever lyrics etc etc. While meth trys to cover up it Ludacris gets straight to the point. Luda outshines him. The beats is really quite catchy with the electronic guitari beleive it is.And the the bass and drum have been arranged nicely.A Album should have one max sexual song if they have too and this one they should have kept.

Baby Come on (1.0)

This is DIRT!!!. The beat is an annoying. It’s electonic continuing the current feeel and it uses some effect which distorts the beat into a crackling/croaking effect. I Listened to it until the chorus came on and it was some reggae/jamician singing,badly to be specific. It’s annoying, so annoyin i havent heard the rest of the song. This is the type of thing they should play to rapists and murders to admit it and then played even more to torture them. This is chinese water torture.

Who Ya Rolling Wit (2.0)

I Dont like this. Sounds like someone was playin on a computer game and stuck it up to the speakers. Then the hook rubs your face into the shit this is. Really quite energetic beat thats a good point about it. Streetlife is really annoying on the hook. the lyrics are pretty simple but he flows well.

Never Hold Back (2.0)

Again like number 11. Just the same no need writing about this.

The Show (3.0)

Alright its starting to gain standards back. The sample is really funny to begin with and the beat its self is really quite energetic and kiddish. The piano and some singing is nicely put together. No topic really so the lyrics seem standard. something keeps me from skipping tho weird shit.

Act Right (3.5)

The beat like the last few is quite unusual.The hook is alright. Something about the lyrics thati like alot. Lyrics show his usual skill’s. He raps and then after awhile the hook is played making this intresting. Not much to say except its alright.

Afterparty (5.0)

This is dope.Beat = Dope. Lyrics = Dope. Topic Dope. Appearance Dope. Getting the idea. But I’ll Breakdown the dopeness. The strings at teh start remind me of Linkin Parks Numb. Then method flows straight into. The strings beat wise is what really shines out on this track. Very soul like matching the style Ghostface who appearing on this one very good. The topic and lyrics are very good and what really shines out. Right you always hear about the party but what is there when you finish and this is what you get. A nice storytelling track where they describe a very visual experience of the carnage after a dope party. They dont take turns in dropping verses instead doing each others lines. A New + Original Idea showing meth still got it.

Crooked letter I (3.0)

They keep on dropping each other verses. Again produced by denaun porter but does better on this. The beat is the albums typicial beat. the hook sung again by denuan porter which is bad.not much to say about this one.

Riding 4 a Outro (N/A)

Jus a outro

Lets do it Ft Red (4.0)

If you have this special edition like me then you have this song and this one should have been on here instead of one of those middle songs.One of those typicial scott storch beats. Red especially flows well and does some hilarous lyrics. Got a middle east feel with those instruments.good stuff

Overall This album gets a 3.0 Maybe a 3.5

Lyric wise Meth still got it but production has came weak on this one. This is def a grower. The beats choosen I believe were chosen to reach a new audience. Also meth Wants to show his a compatiable Mc to his fans and himself. Many people can’t see past the production and sh!*ed on this album due the new and diff especially in the middle. But unlike Ghost this doesnt work well. Recommendation

Buy this album if you a Wu or a Meth fan and are expecting something new.Also if you more into this type of hip-hop.Download and sort out the ones you dislike and like if oyu have too. If you want a Meth album go out and buy tical or even buy Tical 2000 judgement day that wasnt as bad as people say.

Busta Rhymes – The Coming

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

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!

Nas – Street Disciple

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

Alright this is mr Nasif Jones 8th Album (i think i don’t know what to count is and isnt). In one time in their life every hiphop fan has heard of Nas. Nas Created a 5 Mic masterpiece with his first album Illmatic. Nas in my opinion is a perfect and complete artist. Even tho he may changed his mind what he wants to be in modern day hip-hop from superthug to a peace maker of the street, all of them are well equipped with views painted nicely by the ability of his lyrics. one problem i’ve got with Nas albums is that half of it is nicely produced then it is filled up with bad songs.Nas comes from NY and is normally considered the king. He has had beef’s with many major artists.

DISC 1

1. Intro

Some piano keys trinkling and crickets croaking in the back while Nas sounds like his meeting someone. As it ends the beat behind it gets more tense. Just an intro.

2. A message to the fed,sincerely,we the people

This is a great way to start the album. With the piano behind a drum loop and some guitars outbursts. Nas spits some nice political stuff which is like a message to the people he trying to address giving it a different perspective to the beat and i feel is more opinionated. Nas flows incredibley well. The beat si too short in my opinion to be a five.

3.Nazareth Savage

This is dope. The beat is based on some opera singing giving it a dramatic and drastik feel. The bass helps yet gives it a more aggressive feel. Its a really uptempo song. Nas spits some dope stuff. The topic is more of a random stuff but its really a savage type of stuff. Nas flows incredibly well.

4.American Way

This is dope.The beat has a real old skool feel. His wife joins in to drop a alright hook. Nas spits some good stuff. Mostly about the unequality faced in blacks in america. Also i feel his trying to point out the americans are lead to believe in what they told. Nas flows well

5.These are our heroes

This is dope. The beat is made up with a simple drum pattern behind some nice piano loop and nicely fiited bass. Feels really gospel. His lyrics are about famous and looked up black hereos of the time now and how they making them look bad. Taking some visoius shots at other black heroes. Takes political views again especially near the end. The hook made me smile. He spits “why does he tell em o you speak so well/ are we to look upto you the decent negro/ hell nah these are heroes” showing a dark humour ands sacasim toward ignorant white people.

6. Disciple

The hook hits first and can get annoying. The beat is quite engetic and uptempo. The beat is made of some drum loop pretty simple and a heavy bass. There is also some key twinkling around. Also suddern out burst of some furoius pianos help the tempo spped up well. But yet Nas flows incredibly well. Nas lyrics to start of with makes clever reference towards other songs (nas is like,thugs mansion,dance etc).He spits good stuff like usual.

7.Sekou Story

this is good. To begin with the beat is pretty boring. The beat is made up of a nice bassline and some brass instrument (trumpet i believe). The lyrics is a storytelling about a drug dealer(Him being a street diciple). Then the last line changes the beat. The beat into a funky energetic beat. The lyrics are taking place of the drug dealer’s wife played by Scarlett. I liek the second beat much better. Flow well.

8.Live Now

This is great!. To begin with Nas spits what he images his death bed to be like and remembering good times.Great storytelling paints a clear picture. Again like sekou story Scarlett apears and the beat changes. She plays one of the people caring for Nas i think. The nas beat is nice with violen and stuff. Scarlett with a more slow depressing with the guitars,marocas and stuff. This is a nice idea. Flows well.

9.Rest of my life

This is nice. With some bird nicely singing and harp strings being played. The beat is nice melow type of song. Nas flow is the worse part of the song reminds me of Jay-z,which is a bad thing. He looks at the past,present and the future.

10. Just a Moment.

This is good. Quan shows he a upcoming artist and is better than Nas. They spit about the streets and emotions around them. The way they rap is good aswell. You’ll know what i’m talking about if you hear this. The hook is nice aswell. The beat is a nice melody made from nice violins.

11. Reason

The song is started from Emily singing. Nas spits street poetry. Then the hook. It’s alright not my type of things. The beat is a calm mellow track

12. You know my style

If any of you big Run-Dmc then you’ll prpberly hate this for sampling “jam master jay”. The beat is a old skool type of flavour. Nas kinda lowers it by spitting about *****es,cash money etc all ot do with his fame. Flows nice

DISC 2

1.Suicide Bounce

This is dope! Produced by Nas it features Busta where he delivers the quite addictive hook the beat is good and has a quite funky yet dark feel due to the faint singing. Nas spits dope stuff. my fave verse is the 2nd one. He spits about trying to get away form his old street life. The singing is catchy aswell.

2. Street’s Disicple

The beat is real nice on this. Made from nicely arranged violins,brass instrument and some piano keys. Nas flow is incredible. His lyrics remind me his other song Get Down. Describes how he was like dragged in to this world.

3.U.B.R

This song is dope. Nas spits a life story about Rakim, One of the greatest MC’s ever to be blessed with a mic.This topic is unlike any other i heard. Nas supplies another beat here, this time with a much eerie sound. This is done with the bass and the hypnotic chimes. This is proberly my favourite track

4. Virgo

This one is featuring Ludacris and Doug E. Fresh. the beat isi made from the human beatbox Doug E. Fresh. This puts you down memory lane if you a old skool fan. This remind of Slick Ricks La-di-da-di (live) due to the way they deliver some lyrics and the doug e fresh factor. This will be great for a live show. something a crowd really can get in to. They flow well and is pretty humourous.

5. Remember the times Intro

Intro to the next song. Quite perferted if you think about it

6.Remember the times

This is alright. Nas remembers the graphic times his had with girls. Freaky tales really. Reminds me off Dr. Knockboot. The beat is is laid back violins with some funky trumpets. Not the best not the worse.

7. The making of the perfect *****

This is better but not much better. This is a dark humourous track about Nas taking up a Frankenstein like figure to make the perfect *****. The beat is funky and nas flows well.

8. Getting Married

This is great. I thought this was gonna be another funky popish faggish song but NO! he descibes how now his getting married he becoming more responsibly and is quiting his old ways. The hard hitting drums but with soft piano and triangle makes this enjoyable to listen to.

9.No one else in the room

This is terrible. the beat is surpose to be funky but it reminds me off a cheap disco. Love song i skip all the times.

10. Bridging the Gap

This is getting back to the dopeness. With his “pops” he mixes rap, blues and jazz together. The hook is done by his dad and adds the blues feel. Nas raps about his bringing up due to his dad. The beat is really energetic and uptempo. The harmonicas and stuff give it that blues/jazz feeel. The drums is what i really like on this.

11. War

This is a heart felt song. Over a laid back song Nas spits about family,past times etc. The singing can get boring but its ok. nice not much to say about this one.

12. You and Me

Alright if you heard Halies song then you will find this repeative but unlike Eminem he makes this much more seroius. While Em taks it off topic, Nas keeps to what he wants and is heartful. Nas does it alright. Nothing special.

13. Thief Theme

It if you aint heard this one then where you been? Nas spits about his times in the street. He flows really well. The hook is from part of “The world is yours”. The beat is very grimey especially made from the guitars. The drums are pretty simple.

14 Theifs Theme (Uk Remix)

Trying to get more of a crowd and approval he gets a english person aka rising son. same beat as the original with RS verse before. i like it when he says the street fighter comment

Overall This gets a 4/5.

This album is one of the best 2Cd i’ve heard and def one of the best from 2004. Nas is a perfect and complete artist but he tends to contradict himself at best of times. Nas comes with good production except one song. Nas lyrics are fire and a bit hard to understand at times. Good featuring artists. Nas is back! I’m just waiting for his next entily produced by Dj Premier. Yes I can smell Classic too!

Recomendation: Buy this!!! It was one of the best last year but not the best as that went to Masta Ace IMO. If you are a first time buyer of Nas then buy Illmatic. They didnt give it 5 mics for no reason!

Onyx – All we got iz us

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

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.

Mac Dre – Do You Remember?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

This was a highly anticipated project that promised to offer some new work from one of the best rapper producer combos to work together. Sadly all we could get was new music with polished old verses. While going into this album at first I was very skeptical but soon learned why I valued the work of Khayree and Mac Dre.

1. Another Dose

Basically an intro track of an great instrumental from the legendary Khayree. You can really tell that he has become even more comfortable using all the equipment he picked up while signed to Atlantic. For music rating alone 4/5

2. Livin That Life

The first foray of remixing an already good track and let me tell you Khayree really does it justice. The lyrics are on point and seemed like they were made just for this beat even though they weren’t. Tracks like this make me wonder how people can say Mac Dre never had serious tracks or could never tell a story. Easy 4/5

3. Gift 2 Gab

this was the second attempt to redo a good track and let’s just say the music is good the lyrics are cool and all the added sound drops are done well. So saying that you know I don’t like it. I prefer the original but this is still a nice piece of this concept type album. 3/5

4. How I got this Name

WOW the musical work put in this one seems amazingly simple but listen carefully and you might be amazed to find that a few of the instruments were actually played on this one. This was a great track for Khayree. The lyrics can’t help and take you back. Classic MD track.5/5

5. Should Of Been Mo

This is one of those tracks that inspired a lot of other wannabe’s tracks about teaching young kids in the ghetto about making the right decisions. The first verse was the inspiration for another of these tracks maybe you heard of it “Brenda’s got a baby”. Anyways the production is tight of course and the break down for the last verse is amazingly on point and doesn’t seem garbled. 4/5

6. My Folks

Man this is a track that could easily be enjoyed by all. How many rap songs could you say you could enjoy with you pops and son???? Not many the Lyrics are the same from the original but the change in the beats shows so very clearly that Mac Dre was simply talented to make the best vocals that had rhythm like no other. You could listen to both the original and this one and never figure which are which. Great track. 5/5

7. Who Can It Be

Sometimes no matter how great the producer some tracks need to be just left alone as the original is far superior or it’s a landmark. This is one of them. Khayree does do a good job with the track but unless you are a new fan this is just not a good remix. 2/5

8. Back 2 My Mission

Great use of finding how to update the beat and still capture the essence of the lyrics. Khayree again finds the magic and makes the music that is universally dope with scratches and horns all in the right places. Lyrics tell another story and offer the most important thing a rapper must do and that is get his audience visualize his lyrics. Another great mix-up of beats. Great track 5/5

9. Times R Getting Crazy

The lyrics for this track could easily be put over any track and would still get the point across. This track has an amazing laid back feel that is great for soaking up the importance of the messages. The only thing that could date this tracks are the few times when the year is dropped. When you hear that ’91 drop you feel like you are back in that time with the dookie braids and picket signs for all kinds of political reasons. The verse “who in the crew will be here in ’92” is too eerie as recent events have occurred. Still a solid track. 4/5

10. Feelin Like That Nigga

This was always one of my favorite tracks and I never could get a solid copy of it. Thank God Khayree added this one. The story told on this one is so vivid that even a def retard could visualize the story through his lyrics. So what does Khayree do to compliment this??? He adds one dope ass beat that seems simple but if you dissect his tracks you see the mastery in it. Great track easy score for this one. 5/5

11. California Livin’

This is another track that should just not be touched for the simple fact it was perfect as it was. This for those who can remember was the first real song that gave the California lifestyle all the love it deserved. Does Khayree do a good job on the music?? Of course but it just wasn’t needed. 3/5

Overall this is possible the best remix album ever of any one artist work. What was so good about it was that one part of the artist was there to redo it right. Think of Dr. Dre remixing classic Snoop tracks. No one could do it but him. I would have of course loved an new Khayree produced album and since his passing this is prolly the best we can ever get. Having said that, this is a solid pick up for anybody’s collection. Even if you hate everything else Mac Dre has done no one would look at you differently for owning this one.

Jayo Felony – Underground

Posted on March 6, 2013 by WWC

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.