Mixerr Album Reviews #801

This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will Under Investigation by C-Ordell.

C-Ordell was signed to the same record label as Lil Sin was in the 1990s, which was BLVD Records. C-Ordell is known as Derrick Crawford and he is from San Antonio, Texas! Finesse 1, Ricé, C-Ordell, Sugabear, and Lil Sin were the producers for this album. Denise James (now Denise White) sings the background vocals and Daryll Surratt does the guitars. Under Investigation has that 1990s gangsta rap and G-Funk sound to it. This album came out and dropped in 1995 under BLVD Records.

Generation is the first song on the album. It samples Soul II Soul's Keep On Movin'. C-Ordell tells us he's the tightest MC from San Antonio, Texas! He has castle where he writes rhymes and fucks the finest hoes. Generation is the most futuristic track on the album!

BLVD is Rollin' is the second track. C-Ordell shows us how he rolls with BLVD Records because ain't no party like a BLVD party because a BLVD party is the shit!!  BLVD is Rollin' is the 1st single. It’s a BLVD Records party ya’ll!

Smoke Filled Room is and ode to ganjah smokers and weed smokers. An ode to 420. Denise James sings in the background. In My Life tells about the drama that surrounds C-Ordell's life.


On Live By The Gun, a female news reporter appears at the beginning of the song telling us that a fatal shooting had occurred in inside Windsor Park Shopping Mall sent Christmas shoppers running for cover. The mall was crowded that night. Many people who say they saw it are not afraid to shop there. C-Ordell dips thru the cut and notices an unfamiliar face. Something's going on. He 's never seen the individual in/around his neighborhood. He's a bit paranoid. C-Ordell has binoculars, 9 millimeter, and a ski mask. It's do or die.

C-Ordell heads back to the hood. (He committed a jackin' basically.) Someone snitched on C-Ordell and now he's doing a year in the county jail for drug possession. He gets Sugabear to bail him out. He's now out in the hood. The track ends with a gunshot.


1 4 U has a dark brooding mood to it. C-Ordell tells us everything he does is for BLVD. It's about loyalty and betrayal. This is a danger themed song.

Funeral had some DEEP bass to it. On Final Cry, C-Ordell and Lil Sin get together on Final Cry. C-Ordell asks how Lil Sin feels about his father passing away. (C-Ordell helped Lil Sin get into the music.) business. This is the ORIGINAL version of Final Cry and NOT the one on Lil Sin's debut album Frustrated By Death in 1996. The one on Frustrated By Death is a remix.

Swangin' is a bouncy tune., Swangin' is the second single. C-Ordell tells us where's he's kicked it in various cities in the US and the world.


On Land Of The Living, what you see is what you, what you get is not always a good thing. Actions have consequences. C-Ordell once knew a guy by the name of Chuck Heimer. His friends were mixed up. They decided to skip school and go rollin'. One of his friends had a twelve gauge and planned to kill somebody. Chuck hears a voice in his head. It's his conscience.

Johnny Ray sells crack to elementary kids. The system needs to do some time. C-Ordell tell us how real it is on these SA-Town streets. The title track (the last track), Under Investigation, has that James Bond theme with the heavy guitars with the detective crime theme for the score.


It's too bad this album did not reach the BillBoard and go platinum as C-Ordell wanted to happen. IF this album DID reach the BillBoard, It would be #3 for Top Heatseekers and #20 for Top 100. That's what I think should have happened. Oh well. Things happen for a reason. Under Investigation is and was the most overlooked rap album to ever come out of Texas!! An excellent album!! No filler tracks. No filler material. Every song is worth playing!

I rate this album, Under Investigation, 5/5*****!!