Mixerr Album Reviews #38

This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will do a review on the Take A Ride album By Jayo Felony. This debut album by Jayo Felony was released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings/JMJ. JMJ, T-Funk, Randy Aleen, and Tamika Dash helped with the production. The album, of course, is very sample crazy. The album has that 90's G-Funk sound to it with high the pounding bass notes.
He refers to himself as Bullet Loco sometimes in songs such as The Loc Is Own His Own, Im'a Keep Bangin', Sherm Stick, They Got Me On Medication, Funk 2 Da Head, and Take A Ride. Jayo Felony tells us the inner-city tales of gang activies, crime, jail, and even death. He shows no solutions or answers to the problems he faces and explains.


The album starts out with Jayo Felony calling home to his mother. His mother tells his not to call her anymore because she got tired of him going to jail only to be bailed out by her. She tells Jayo Felony to call his father and hangs up on him. He soon realizes that he's a grown man who has to handle jail on his own. He's on his own alone in the song The Loc Is On His Own. Jayo Felony tells us about the life in jail along with the stress, anger, and dangers he faces while in jail. His mother put a block on the phone. He shanks another inmate while in jail. Jayo Felony tells us how fucked up jail can be.


The song Im'a Keep Bangin' is about gang activity. (Preferably his Crip affiliation.) Homicide is about a crime he or someone else has committed. Love Boat starts out with Jayo Felony and his homies singing about smoking sherm (PCP). Which is what the song Sherm Stick is about. He makes a reference to San Diego Police Department helicopter finding him at Gumbos Park. He makes a reference to his homie Lil Boss Hogg (Bossman Hogg I think?) being incarcerated as to being caught slipping and ending up on a milk cartoon.


The song Niggas and Bitches is about the ones who stayed real, stayed true, and kept it real with him while he was incarcerated in the state penitentiary. Along with the ones who were fakes and ended up being snitches. Jayo Felony clearly states it in this song. Day 1 starts with him appearing in court and by telling the judge he can't keep Jayo Felony down. Which is what the song Can't Keep A G Down is about. Again, Jayo Felony clearly states it in this song.


Bitch I'm Through is about breaking up in a relationship after Jayo Felony finds out his woman has been cheating on him. Penitentiary Bound is about him once again going into the prison system. Don't Call Me Nigga is where the prison guard trustee calling the racial slur "nigger" and Jayo Felony raps on why not to call him that nasty racial slur. They Got Me On Medication and Funk 2 Da Head are songs about him being crazy. The last song is the title track Take A Ride. Other than that, this album is a must have for any fan of West Coast rap!


I rate this album, Take A Ride, 5/5*****!!