This is Michael Mixerr. Today I am going to review the My Secret album by Lil Sin again because the last time I reviewed this album I did not believe it did not get the recognition it deserved and I did not write in-depth album review on Lil Sin as I did with the FBD and Who Got Yo Back albums. With that said, My Secret came out on Unstoppable Records and SoufField Entertainment. Select-O-Hits distributed this album as Select-O-Hits was Lil Sin's one stop music distributor at one point in time. Now he's independent.
Momma Don't Worry is a track that Jhiame produced. Jhiame even sung on this track. You can hear Jhiame's soulful voice really stand out on this track right here. It's not really the best track to start the album with. The Game Iz Mine would have been a better track to start off the album with. Just because the track The Game Iz Mine has the title "The Game". Momma Don't Worry is often referred to as Momma Don't Cry by many Lil Sin fans.
The Game Iz Mine is the successor continuation track of The Game Done Changed from the Who Got You Back album from 1998. Both Lil Sin and Mr. Joshay represent San Antonio on this track. The Game belongs to Lil Sin right now. Them niggaz is scared. Haters be runnin' wild. Mr. Joshay wasn't all over this album as he was on the last album which was Who Got You Back.
We Puttin' It Down is another illest track on this album! Both Lil Sin and Nino represent San Antonio on this track right here. Ganksta Nip and Lil Sin show us how Houston and San Antonio can come together and make a song. Did I mention Nino of PKO is on this track?
On Hustla No Mo, Lil Sin shows us he is not a hustler anymore. Like I said. Them niggaz is scared. Haters be runnin' wild. The Game belongs to Lil Sin right now as currently speaking. Lil Sin represents the city of San Antonio, Texas on this track
Lil Sin and Mr. 3-2 show they are both Texas Made on Texas Made. What more could you ask for with two Texas gangsta rap pioneers on the same track? Ganksta Nip, Nino of PKO, Lil Keke, and SFK should have been on Texas Made because they all represent the great state of Texas. MT is on here too.
The soulful Billy Cook makes an appearance on Platinum Plaques. If Jhiame and Billy Cook had been on the same track, it would have been an epic combination!
Bounce'n N Floss'n II is a remix of Bounce'n N Floss'n from the Frustrated By Death album that had came out back in 1996. Bounce'n N Floss'n II Momma Don't Worry is often referred to as Bounce'n N Floss'n LL by many Lil Sin fans. I really didn't think this track was needed for this album honestly.
On We Tha Illest Lil Sin tells us why his record label SoufField is the illest. Lil Sin and SFK (SoufField Killas) represent the Eastside of San Antonio, Texas and the neighborhood of Eastwood. Ganksta Nip is the illest and puts it down too. In fact the whole track is tha illest!
I Wanna Be Free is a remix of Free from the Who Got You Back album. It's more bounce crunk mix added to it. To me it didn't sound great but it was terrible. For some reason it took me I while before I actually got in to it. I did think it was needed for this album because it was the perfect. It had those Southern beats. UGK is on the remix. So it's really not that bad.
I didn't really enjoy this album as much as the previous two debut albums efforts because My Secret sounded like B-Side material from the archives of BLVD Records. In case you're wondering what happened to BLVD Records, they had some legal mishaps occur in 1999 specifically tax reasons. That's why this album did not come out on BLVD Records and instead on Unstoppable Records and SoufField Entertainment. If Jhiame produced all of the whole album, that would have been more dope. The songs that kept me turned away from giving this album 4/5**** were Free, Bouncin' & Flossin' II, The Game Iz Mine, and Hustle No Mo. However the rest were great. Don't get me wrong.
The thing about Lil Sin and his albums are he keeps his topics consistent Lil Sin keeps his consistent and smooth wordplay consistent. His album have themes. For example Frustrated By Death was death themed with a dark mood with heavy lyricism and gangsta rap. Who Got Yo Back was more lyricism, smooth wordplay, club music, and more Southern rap. This My Secret album is more Southern rap based than gangsta rap as all the other Lil Sin album are as Lil Sin is the icon for gangsta rap in San Antonio along with PKO, Nino, DJ AK, Liveola, and Suthern Merchandise.
I rate this album, My Secret, 3/5***.
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