WALE - AMBITION

WALE

AMBITION

2011

1. Don't Hold Your Applause

Very nice opening track to the album.

I love it all, especially the ending and 

Wale comes with some real ish. 5/5

2. Double M Genius

As nice as the track is and Wale spits

some nice lyrics, it feels like something

is missing...but then the second verse

brings you back and the track grows.

Solid track in the end. 4/5

3. Miami Nights

Not sure i'm feeling this. Mainly because

of the over-produced beat perhaps?

There were similar and better tracks like

this on his latest  mixtape. 3.5/5

4. Legendary

Comes across boring, the beat just doesn't

pull you in and it kills the track. 2.5/5

5. Lotus Flower Bomb (ft. Miguel)

As to be expected with Miguel on the hook,

but really it's nothing compared to some

of the slow joints of the mixtape.

Could've easily been replaced with something

a lot better. Just not good enough. 2/5

6. Chain Music

At least this made the album. One of the better

tracks from the mixtape and still bumps

the fuck outta yo speakers. 4.5/5

7. Focused (ft. Kid Cudi)

I will prolly never like anything that has this

annoying Cudi vibe all over the track. 

Too bad, Wale actually is nice on the verses. 1/5

8. Sabotage (ft. Lloyd)

Another chick type joint with Lloyd. It's not bad

but again on the mixtape there's so much more 

and better to offer. 3/5

9. White Linen (ft. ne-Yo)

Hideous beat. Ne-yo is ass on here and overall

it's questionable as to how this made this album

with all the hype beforehand. 2/5

10. Slight Work

Big Sean should've never been signed. What 

a disgrace to music and what was Wale thinking?

Stinker of the year. 0/5

11.  Ambition (ft. Meek Mill & Rick Ross)

Only the second track really worthy of making

the album. But following Slight Work it's a bitter

sweet pill...and it wears off a little. 4/5

12. Illest Bitch

Nice joint but nothing more than that. 3.5/5

13. No Days Off

Seriously? Who the fuck made this happen. 0/5

14. DC Or Nothing

It's a damn shame, too little too late once again. 4.5/5

15. That Way

It's getting too much already, 3rd album this is on...

I don't know what happened between the 11.11 Theory

and this piece of nothingness but I'm deeply disappointed.

Only 7 decent tracks and 2 of those are recycled.

And speaking off, how can you not have "Bait" on here??

Doesn't make any sense. And I had such high hopes.

Overall Score: 5/10

SHADY NATE - SON OF THE HOOD

SHADY NATE

SON OF THE HOOD

2011

1. Mama Im Trill (Feat. Du-Damage)

2. Crack Babies Revenge (Feat. J-Stalin And Jay Jonah)

3. Still Need Grapes (Feat. Daz, Jay Jonah, Black Azz)

4. Dats What I Do (Feat. Clyde Carson, Kaz Kyzah, Moses)

5. Gettin Paid (Feat. VT)

6. Wake They Game Up (Feat. Lil Blood)

7. Front Page Cover (Feat. Lil Blood)

8. Dem Jets (Feat. Maj Gutta And Juss Digga)

9. Banked Up (Feat. Lil Blood And Noon Da Goon)

10. Flyin Wit My Iron (Feat. HD And Dubb 20)

11. Bounced Out Trippin (Feat. Lil Rue And J Stalin)

12. Do My Dougie (Feat. Taliban Dan)

13. No Ordinary Thugg (Feat. Lil Blood)

14. Traphouse (Feat. Mayback And Bandaide)

15. Life (Feat. Nate) 2:52

It's only been a couple months since Shady dropped

Still Based On A True Story (which i reviewed earlier)

and already we have his follow-up Son Of The Hood and

lemme tell you...this guy delivers...quality over quantity?

Well Shady does both...i will review fully after a few more 

spins but already this album got me going big time...

Don't dismiss or underestimate him! Fa realz!

FULL REVIEW COMING SOON...

FAVOURITE BAY AREA COLLABOS

As part of my new "TOP 10 LISTS" section coming soon, 

here's a preview of one of my infamous lists:

Favourite Bay Area Collabos 

Double Album Feature

Needless to say this is a tough one to break down,

but I will try my hardest, but best believe 

I'll be enjoying the fuck outta trying to figure

out my favourite alb of these sick collabo features!

(These albs have these artists in common somehow...

I could've easily added a lot more like San Quinn/Messy Marv,

Messy Marv/Yukmouth, San Quinn/Keak Da Sneak, etc...

to the mix of awesone Bay Area Collabos,

but you catch my drift with this selection...ya know...

Coming Soon...

STYLES P - MASTER OF CEREMONIES

STYLES P

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

2011

Review Coming Real Soon...
(Still in heavy rotation and getting to a final conclusion...)

EVIDENCE - CATS & DOGS

EVIDENCE

CATS & DOGS

2011

1. The Liner Notes ft. Aloe Blacc
Great start to the album. Love the beat though Evidence
should've come a little stronger. 3.5/5
2. Strangers
Not feeling the beat as much and Evidence makes
it worse. Sounds too boring overall. 2/5
3. The Red Carpet ft. Raekwon & Ras kass
Wow, Evidence got The Chef to feature. That alone
is mad and of course Rae delivers but it's not enough
to lift this to where you might've expected. 3.5/5
4. It Wasn't Me
Not sure about this one, but I'm bumping my head
and Ev does keep me hooked. 4/5
5. I Don't Need Love
Great sample but a lil repetitive maybe?
The hook is lackluster as some of the rhyming 3.5/5
6. You
The video is sick and so is the song. DJ Premier
and Evidence make me think of Jeru Tha Damaja. 4/5
7. God Bless That Man
8. Fame
The beat nor Evidence make me excited but
somehow this joint is illler than it really is. 4/5
9. James Hendrix (StepBrothers)
Not bad, nice lyrics and ok-ish beat. But fades away
in the end and not noteworhty enough. 3.5/5
10. Late For The Sky
Liking this beat more than the rest, but again the flows
and overall delivery kinda bore. 
11. Crash
just ugly in many ways. 1/5
12. Where You From
It's ok and all, but I'm not excited too much. 3/5
13. ...
The Thirteenth Floor...nice thought...
14. To Be Continued...
This beat just makes me wanna eject the disc. 1/5
15. Falling Down 
Not feeling this, the word boring comes to mind again 1/5
16. Well Runs Dry
This track made me decide to do this review and peep
out the whole album, helas it's the only great track. 4.5/5
17. The Epilogue
This sums up the album in a nutshell; snoozefest.
Having a hook like this doesn't make for a great song. 2/5


I don't know why this dude is perceived as a great emcee, but he's
not doing it for me. His flow and delivery is just plain boring
and he has shit taste in choosing beats. Overall a waste.
Overall Score: 5/10

Z-RO - METH

Z-RO 

METH

2011

1. Real Or Fake
Tight beat and Rother Vandross is back y'all! 4/5
2. Ro and Bun ft. Bun B
2 legends together, I expected a little more...this
track just doesn't hold enough punch in the end.
Still not bad at all though. 4/5
3. Never Had Love
Sounds like a Nate Dogg song (r.i.p) so it's all gravy.
Nothing that stands though. 4/5
4. H-Town Kinda ft. Slim Thug
Ah man this slaps and just makes ya smile and bump
yo head non-stop. Classic Z-Ro shit and Thugga is
a nice addition. The hook is killer. 5/5
5. A Southern Girl ft. Yo Gotti
Another classic track rightchea. It's nice to hear
these tracks are still produced! Wouldn't expect
sumone like Gotti on this, but it's golden. 5/5
6. Pig Feet ft. Dallas Blocker
Ro keeps 'em coming with more of the same.
Dallas is new to me, but he lifts the track. 4.5/5
7. 3 Way Relationship
Nice concept (though done before) and Z-Ro pulls
it off using an altered Pac line and all. Tight. 4.5/5
8. Happy Alone
Easy to dismiss upon recognizing the beat, but really
this track is all gangsta thanks to tkotg. Word. 4.5/5
9. Murderer ft. Brittany
Nice lil track that bumps and Brittany adds that
lil something something alongside Ro. 4/5
10. Razor Blade
Feels like i've heard it before but it's all good. 4/5
11. No Reason
Ricky Z-Rozay anyone? Going all in with this one. 4.5/5
12. When We Ride
Cruisin joint that again sounds like I've heard it before. 4/5
13. One Mo Time ft. Willie D
I love Willie D. He's perfect here and elevates
the whole track. Z-Ro delivers aswell. 4.5/5
14. That Mo
That chorus...silly sick...great closure. 5/5


Crack, Cocaine, Heroin and now Meth.
Out of the 4, Meth is prolly my favourite. No filler tracks
and though there really isn't a track here like
"Blast Myself" from the Heroin album, this album is
a blast front to back. Always been a fan of Z-Ro since the
very early beginning and it's great to see him releasing
material like this still. 
Overall Score: 8.8/10

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