Mixerr Album Reviews #1,822

There was a lot of hate going on in the city of Flint, Michigan back in 1995 when Variety of Sinz released their third album Jealousy Begins & Playa Hatas. Many Flint rap groups were dissing each other on songs and giving everyone lyrical beatdowns. Crews had beef with each other either due to association, gang politics, difference in musical styles, or being from certain a neighborhood. Members of rap groups began having inner conflicts with each other. This caused groups to start having rivalries with each other.  People started hating on each other. They became jealous of one another.

For instance, DOA and The Dayton Family were dissing each other in their songs, The Dayton Family and Took N Bone dissed each other on their songs, King Hood Cykoz and Project Born feuded with each other, King Hood Cykoz dissed Selby Hood, Variety of Sinz dissed Selby Hood, King Hood Cykoz dissed MC Breed, MC Breed dissed Prince Nard, and The Dayton Family dissed Prince Nard.

That’s why you can hear and feel the theme of jealousy on this album. The anger, envy, and frustration are what lead to jealousy. Notice how the A side of the cassette is labeled as Player and the B side is labeled as Hater. The B side contains all the hate and hatred on the album. The diss songs towards other groups and

Jealousy Begins was engineered and produced by Steve Pitts at Success Studios. Some of these tracks were recorded at Boomin Studios off Dort Highway in 1995. D Kent served as executive producer along with Dion Polk. Jealousy sold well at a store called NuSounz on Flint Park Boulevard (Flint Park Blvd) in Flint Park.


The 9th Ave Anthem track serves as the opening and intro track to Jealousy Begins. This anthem is a Helebe solo. A soul sample is used in the background. The whole track is an anthem to 9th Avenue.

Helebe asks the big ballers for a blunt. Freaky light (Freaky Live) is what he gets in 1995. Kicking this wiggity wicked rhyme. Never slip. Get a grip on reality. He’s out of Flinttown. God gave him game so you know that he’s hustling. A pocket full of weed. He is going out of his mind due to the traumas in his life. Chilling on the ave with 40 Fiend. Hood Boyz will never die.


VOS raps about how they never receive any play on the radio on Something For The Radio. So VOS gives them something for the radio. Suckers on the radio never play Variety of Sinz.

Coming at you first is Helebe. He carries Revelation Records and Revelation Family on his back. He starts attacking the industry but puts that on pause. Playa hatas want to kill him. He’s dropping dope rhymes. VOS is dropping hits.

40 Fiend is next. He would rather sell yayo. A record deal is what he prays for. He’s doing all he can his life is sinking in quicksand. Suckers on the radio never play Variety of Sinz. They don’t have the funk to carry their wickedness.


40 Fiend break people off in the industry on the song Peep Game. He gives us new shit. People don’t think his shit sounds tight as they think he sounds similar to someone else. Who’s next? Nobody but him. It’s 40 Fiend. The bitch’s dream. 40 Fiend comes with the dopest shit with his rhymes.

Too many motherfuckers are creepin. So he has to creep to. Shit gets deep in the city of Flint. He rides with a glock as he’s scared of society. He wants to roll with a clan so he can be the man. 40 Fiend lets the 12 gauge blast on everyone who said he wouldn’t make it. The plan is fuck up everybody. You better run.

The song Peep Game uses a variety of assorted pop and soul songs. Peep Game is a 40 Fiend solo.


Variety of Sinz came back for that wicked shit for the 95 on Too Wicked To Understand. They used their hellish wicked rhymes.

The song Back Again marks the return of Variety of Sinz from after a year when they released their last album Blaze For The New Year. VOS is back again for the 95! They call out all player haters in their hellish wicked rhymes. They let them know Variety of Sinz have returned with another album.

Kill A Hoe is a song dedicated breaking down buster MC’s. Buster MC’s are compelled to write wack rhymes. The song is perfect for the Hater side of the cassette due to its given title.


Helebe explains the reasons why he’s stressed out on Stress. He tells us about his problems. These hoes got him stressed out. So does him smoking weed. Smoking weed is a habit he has. Females are on his tip for the riches he has. Variety of Sinz is clocking lots of dollars. You know that Variety of Sinz is drinking gin.

Variety of Sinz dissed The Dayton Family in a verse 1 minute and 28 seconds into the song. Helebe said, “Ain’t no fuckin’ hoe in me/You try to come and smoke for free/Check out TDF” and “Check out this record poll/You should have took your ass home” This is very unexpected and strange as VOS and TDF are both from the GD gang set.

Helebe needs therapy but no one is helping him. He tries not to cry. He’s all stressed out.


VOS dissed Selby Hood back in the day on the song God Gave Me Game. They said, "God gave me game and they lick they booty”, “God gave me game and you’re licking booty, and “even licked Ricky Rue booty bitch” . The “they lick they booty” part is a reference to the 1991 album Selby Hood - Git Yo Bootie Licked. The “even licked Ricky root booty bitch” is a reference to Ricky Rue (Darrin Bass).

God Gave Me Game sampled DOA - Payback and Nationwide Rip Ridaz - Nationwide Rip Ridaz. The DOA - Payback sample can be heard at the very beginning of the track.

I rate this album 3/5***!