Mixerr Album Reviews #136

This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Poets & Gangstas - Various Artists.
Poets & Gangstas was a compilation album of artists from San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth released on Youngsta Records in 1995. Youngsta Records was in San Antonio, Texas. This compilation album is filled with gangsta rap themes.

The first song is the title track with Nino, Kottonmouth, and Pops. This song has that San Antonio Doo-Dooism sound with heavy bass and heavy guitars. That's what San Antonio rap and hip-hop sounded like in the mid 90s. Pops is Como, TX. Kottonmouth is Dallas. Great song!! Think Creepin' On Ah Come Up.

The second song is Murda Afta Murda. This song is not the remix that is on Kottonmouth's 1995 debut album on Youngsta Records. This is the original version. It is one heavy ass G-Funk bass track! The next song is Ill Regala by the rap group Ill Regala. Ill Regala was a rap group from the Westside of San Antonio, Texas in the mid 90s. I wish they would have signed to Youngsta. It would have been dope! Nino tells how he talk the talk and walk the walk on Walk On Walk.

Million Me's is song by Mad Wisdom with a Kenyatta Banks sample. I love the drums and bass used on this track used on this track Mad Wisdom is from Fort Wort, Texas. Mad Wisdom was on Youngsta Records and Midwest Records from 1995 to 1998. Just a dope ass freestyle song.
All In is a smooth fast song by Pinhead aka C-Lo. Pinhead is from Fort Worth. He was in P.K.O. in the 1990s. Gangsta Shit is by Big Gangzta out of Fort Worth. One In Tha Chamba is by Pinhead. It's about being gangsta and guns! Pinhead sounds a lot like Ice Cube.

Utmost Corrupt is by San Antonio rap group BVA. I could see Princess Kaos doing this song because it sounds a lot like her. It might be her in the background or K-Ski. Just sayin'.
What I Luv Most is a song by dat infamous playa K-Sam. This is a different version of the original that appeared on the Infamous Playa EP by K-Sam in 1994. This is one playalistic remix! K-Sam tells us why he loves being a drug deala. He stays strapped at all times. He ain't gettin' caught slippin' by no motherfuckin' BG. K-Sam got that fresh candy on his hoopty.

Gangsta Mental is an instrumental drums and bass track done by the one and only legendary DJ Snake from Dallas. DJ Snake was going back and forth from Dallas to San Antonio at that time in the mid 90s. DJ Snake needs to make a comeback with Ron C again like he did in 2004.
In The Hood is a song by the rap group VSOP from San Antonio.

No Luv is a song by Chilly D. He is an OG from the Westside of San Antonio. He had his own label from 1997 to 2000 called Hunt Dawg Records. No Luv would later appear on his 1997 debut Too Thuggish 4 U. He had a group called SAOGz also! Chilly D should have signed to Youngsta/Big Ballin' or BLVD Records outta SA. Definitely Youngsta!
The final song, Poets & Gangstas (Remix), is a remix of the first song with Ania.

It would have been more dope if C-Stud Vill, Lil Sin, C-Ordell, Sweet-P, Denise James, K-Ski, Staci Russell, Mr. Joshay, Ricé, Finesse 1, Dirty Red, Jr. Boy, and Sharon Lincoln had made features on this dope ass compilation. But for whatever reason they didn't. Which is too bad. I wish Youngsta Records could have stayed open and became Youngsta/Big Ballin'.
If you mix Ruthless, Bad Boy, Rap-A-Lot, Black Market Records, AWOL, Grapetree, Motown, New West, and Luke Records, you'll get Youngsta Records! Think about it that way. Be sure to buy this dope ass compilation if you because it is long out of print!!! You won't regret it!!

I rate this compilation, Poets & Gangstas, 5/5*****!!