Mad Divizymes - Soul Food EP review
Mad Divizymes - Soul Food is an overlooked Ohio funk EP that very much went under the radar and hardly got any attention. Mad Divizymes - Soul Food mixes soul music with hip hop beats and contemporary R&B sounds. The sound, style, and production of this album is similar to Quincy Jones - Q’s Joint. Honestly the EP could have had potential to become a full-fledged full lenght album due to the longevity (duration) of the songs.
Mad Party uses some funky heavy bass lines over hip hop beats, heavy guitar chords, smoky soulful vocals, and contemporary R&B sounds. Notice the percussion which consists of shakers and jinglers. It’s a mad party with Mad Divizymes. The heavy bass lines are intertwined with the heavy guitar chords. Listen to this song and you will notice.
Can A Brotha Holla is Mad Divizymes modernized cover of Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues. The song uses a contemporary sound. The instrumentation and music notes have been slightly altered. Listen to this song and you will notice. Can A Brotha Holla is about a man who trying to get with a woman to date her. He wants her to get in bed with him so they can make love.
Nobody Gets Hurt (True Love Callin) deals with the experience of true love and being in a functional relationship. They say true love is calling and that true love calls. Lust calls also.
4/5****
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Andy Chango - Andy Chango album review
Andy Chango's debut album is one of those rare Spanish obscurities which hardly anyone knows about or is aware of. This album is a unique Spanish alternative rock album with elements of soul, funk, folk music, and Latin music. The album leans in the Spanish alternative rock sound for the most part. Neuronas, No Me Voy A Dormir, Él Está Triste and Madrid are some of the highlights. Andy Chango's debut album was a concept album about narcotics due to having several references to drugs. A lot of these songs are all about narcotics. His entire debut album was recorded in Spain and was released in 1998.
Madrid is about Andy waking up in Madrid, Spain and bar hopping.
Andy does not remember the city he is currently visiting. He is not sure what day it is ether. The city he is currently in is. He lit up a peta before breakfast. He being his day off with drinking alcoholic beverages and wines such as vermouth, Carajillos from clear canes, and Cubatas from the rivers of the Duero (Ribera del Duero/Duero River/Douro River). Smoking is something he also does.
He gets on the subway without knowing where the train is going. The train could be going any destination.
He goes bar hopping by going bar to bar visiting different bars in the city of Madrid, Spain. Of course he watches people drink since the places he goes to are bars. He understand that sometimes that the world is one place. However he finds it indifferent.
Andy explains why he wants to burn all the neurons in his brain on Neuronas. The reason why Andy wants to burn all the neurons in his brain is because he wants to get intoxicated. Today Andy want to burn a lot of neurons in his brain. He has to forget the extensive amount of hours which he has to work. This causes a dilemma. He has to choose between a large variety of drugs he wants to use to get intoxicated with. He must decide if he wants a single or if he wants to mix those drugs. Today Andy is going to get intoxicated. To get on the waves of the sea.
4/5****
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Lil O - Grind Hard, Pray Harder album review
The album Grind Hard, Pray Harder by Lil O was one of the hardest most anticipated Texas rap albums of 2011. Texas had fallen off at that point but Lil O proved to us that Texas never fell off. Texas just went the underground route. The underdog of Southern rap returned with a great comeback album after releasing a string of mixtapes, singles, and albums years prior. The production is high in quality as always.
His 2011 album featured some of the South’s biggest heavyweights including Slim Thug, J-Dawg, Chamillionaire, Big Krit, Devin The Dude, Chalie Boy, and Killa Kyleon.
Highlights include I'm What Dat Iz, Ballin in da City with Big T, In da Wind with Chamillionaire & Killa Kyleon None of Ya Bizzness!! with Slim Thug & Wonderus, Fresh Up Out the Cleaners, It's Whateva, What Iz Ya Talkin Bout with Big K.R.I.T., Devin The Dude & Jack Freeman, Ready 4 Whateva with Wonderus, It Iz What It Iz, and Betcha Can't Do It.
Lil O and Big T get materialistic by boasting about all the things they have on Ballin in da City. Any track with Big T performing whether it be singing or rapping is guaranteed to be a great classic and definitely an H-Town classic.
A piece and chain from his wrist is looking glitty. The top of his car is down and his brand is looking real pretty. Sipping on drank and pouring up some Big Moe. Everyday he is choking on that good smoke. Lil O is balling in the city. Lil O is a beast when he grinds because he never lets up. His attitude is rude and his chick is spoiled rotten.
Lil O is now riding down 59 at night time. He gets chills whenever he looks at the Houston skyline. He looks at his wrist and sees that he is fine. Looking just like the lights. Look at how Lil O shines. Downtown is going down tonight. Whoa. Lil O told his partner with the burner, “Ay. Hold me down. Keep your eyes open because the jack boys moving around.”
Lil O has got all the broads that was talking down back on his dick and back on track When they try to hop in front, he tells them to hop in back. This ain't no front or act. This is really him. Lil O is a triple OG (OOOG).
The track uses some awesome lyricism. Look at how each ending word on each lyric line rhymes with each other.
Yeah, I'm such a god damn playa
In the H, man I'm bigger than the damn mayor
Man this wrist of mine, will make a grown man stare
Make a bitch open her legs, like damn hair
Lil O comes realistic on I'm What Dat Iz. He separates the ballers from pretenders on this track of his. This ain't no front or act. This is really him. The lyrics in this track explain how real Lil O is.
Lil O is what that is, period. Lil O is player of the year who gets the highest honor. Players get chose and wrists get all froze. Your bitch say she wanna eat him like a piranha. He might pop some bottles just to piss you off for fun. Just to show you how it's done.
These lyrics explain how Lil O will not let the haters get to him mentally and emotionally.
You boys talk down, I still order steak
Cause a boss, never worry bout a fraud or fakes
Put a rain on my parade but you can't rain on me, cause all my days are sunny
Don't get mad, get motherfucking money
What Iz Ya Talkin emulates the beats from Smooth Operator by Paul Wall. Big K.R.I.T. and Devin killed the track. Listen to Devin's part. The beats, lyrics, cadence, and production is what sets this Lil O track apart from the other tracks on this album.
Lil O ain't got time for any games. To tell the truth, Lil O has barely got time to learn the girl’s name who is trying to get with him. The only thing he has got time for is getting that money. Lil O tells her, “So if you ain't trying to fuck, girl, it's time to go. See baby girl, a real playa time is precious.”
Lil O tells the girl that a real player’s is precious and not to be wasted. She is talking but Lil O’s eyes are on her breasts instead of looking at her face while she is talking. Lil O is not trying to hear or listen to what she is saying. So he tells her politely, “See I ain't trying to hear what ya saying and I hope you ain't come here for no playing See, boo, I got this Rosay. I got this good tree. And you just sipping chilling smoking all my good weed. Now I done took ya out to eat. That's my good deed. Now it's time you treat a playa. I got hood needs. So at the end of the night and we feeling super right, Baby girl I need to know, what we doing.”
See I ain't trying to hear what ya saying
And I hope you ain't come here, for no playing
See boo I got this Rosay, I got this good tree
And you just sipping chilling, smoking all my good weed
Now I done took ya out to eat, that's my good deed
Now it's time you treat a playa, I got hood needs
So at the end of the night, and we feeling super right
Baby girl I need to know, what we doing
I'm trying to Robert Earl the pussy, Screw tape tap-tap
Chop it up lil' mama is we screwing, I'm just saying man
This girl is smoking all his good weed. Now Lil O did a good deed by taking her out to eat. Yet she seems to be unthankful and pesters Lil O. This annoys him very much. He tells her that it’s her turn to treat him. He tells her he has needs too.
This girl is teasing Devin Tha Dude by fronting on him and shit when she could be humping on this dick. Devin tells her she needs to stop teasing him. That would work for him. Devin tells her, “Girl what are ya talking about? What are you saying? You need to stop teasing me, girl. You sound like you playing. My dick don't get no harder than this.”
Now these lyrics are the most hilarious and quite humorous. “My dick don't get no harder than this” are the funniest lyrics to Devin’s verse. Typical Devin humor.
Pardon Big K.R.I.T. if he saw potential and thought you had the fundamentals to be a certified money making pro, but on the low you are a gold digger. He has never been the type for all those childish games. You’re in the wrong V.I.P. section. There are some niggaz in here that'll pay for it. Perhaps you be kicking it too much with some of these lames. Yes? No?
One thing that is interesting about Big K.R.I.T.’s verse is that he stutters with speaking a few words such as these lyrics for example.
G-g-g-get down on the flo', w-w-w-work like a pro
The world to see P-I-M-P, but pardon me if I waste ya time
[Big K.R.I.T.]
Is you sucking is you fucking, I was wondering I'm just saying
We can quit with all that chatter, and you can let me get to banging
On your backside let me get that act right, I know you know the sco'
G-g-g-get down on the flo', w-w-w-work like a pro
Do for me what you wouldn't do for ya man, let a real nigga beat ya out
Send you home pussy so' and all, but let that fuck nigga eat ya out
Chicken I couldn't be about it, if ya selling that then that's all fine
Some niggaz in here that'll pay for it, but not me I can't spend a dime
Best I can do is beat ya out, set ya out let ya shine
The world to see P-I-M-P, but pardon me if I waste ya time
Pardon me if I saw potential, thought ya had the fundamentals
To be a certified money making pro, but on the low you a gold digger
I can be it though don't be all in my face, searching for no figga fo'
Yours locked you need yo bed rocked, trying to see what your head bout
I'm just saying, I ain't never been the type for all those childish games
You in the wrong V.I.P. section, perhaps you kicking it with some lames
Alright is a track which motivates you to always be on your grind. To stay focused and motivated in life Knowing that one day everything is gonna be alright.
Lil O has been hustling and grinding. He’s been praying all his life knowing that one day it's gonna be alright. But right now, things aren’t great. He wishes he could tell us things are all good. He is stressed out and trying not to faint. Ain't no time to hesitate, when bullets start ranging and your pockets are fucked up. Only beasts survive in the jungle. You can't keep a hustler down.
Lil O tells all you nosy people who are trying to be all in his business that it’s none of your business of how he balls or how he gets his money on the track None Of Ya Bizzness. So why are you being so nosy? So don't even ask.
It ain't none of yo business how Lil O balls in these streets or how he gets his money. It ain't none of yo business who he is sleeping with. People constantly ask how much money it cost to buy the things he purchases. They see him with a fine lady and ask he has had sexual intercourse with him. First things first, it ain't none of yo business. Don't worry about Lil O. At least not like that. People are so nosy sometimes. People like to gossip like hoes. Quick to talk with the opinions they give when it ain't worth shit. Keep his name out your mouth.
It Iz What It Iz explains how Lil O had to hustle and struggle all his life. The lyrics dive deep into his pain and his struggle. Everything he went through made him a man.
As a child Lil O was told that he had to hustle. He was the son of an African father from Nigeria. Even though his father had money, he had to struggle. His father explained the pain would make him a man. Lil O realized why he would have nothing handed down to him. He would be damned if he grew up thinking life was easy. He has been thugging this hard ever since he was 15. Everything he went through made him a man.
Look how far a nigga came from back in the days. Fat Rat with the cheese stays on the grind. Lil O is a grinder. You punks don't understand how he did it. The game brought Lil O pain. Yet he still feels blessed. He lived to talk about it.
Fresh Up Out The Cleaners is one of the freshest tracks on the album due to production, beats, and lyrics. Fresh Up Out The Cleaners was produced by DJ Michael "5000" Watts. Lil O boasts and brags about how throwed, clean, and stylish he is due to his expensive habits on the track.
Lil O is fresh up out the cleaners. Better ask around. Ask them hoes and broads how they seen us. All the broads be all up on his penis when he hits the club. His clothing has newly fitted fresh cut diamonds. You can honestly look at Lil O and tell he’s got expensive habits. Lil O is fresher than the average person. He is fresher than a preacher dressing for the sabbath.
Lil O is about to hit the club and let these niggaz have it because he is fresh like a player is suppose to be. Broads staring at him like they never seen a brother. You should pop some Don and make a toast to Lil O. The only man higher than Lil O and flyer than his is the man up above in the sky that suffered and died for us. That suffered and died for our sins. Being humbled and reserved is something he tries to be. Lil O looks and feels good. He smokes good as he is so hood. He is cleaner than a motherfucker.
Lil O is guaranteed to meet someone the way he is dressed. Lil O will take a broad to smoke a blunt. The plan is for him to take her to the room if he plays his cards right. Stunting is something that is inside of him.
Don't Stop is about this girl Lil O and Chalie Boy are ogling due to her looks. Chalie Boy likes the way she works that thang. So sexy and off the chain. She is good at pleasing. The way she walks is another thing. He asks her to quit teasing. And keep going and not stop. This girl Lil O and Chalie Boy are ogling has a pretty face and thick breasts.
5/5*****!
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Lil O - Blood Money album review
Lil O - Blood Money was one of Lil O’s hardest albums of 1999 which served as an autobiography during that point in his life. The album was written from an ex-drug dealer’s perspective and outlook on life. All of these tracks were written from Lil O’s experiences as a former drug dealer. You have gangsta rap tracks such as Blood Money, Bleed, Seven, Who’s Snitchin, Thug Niggaz, and Supposed Playa. Rags 2 Riches, Blood Money, Try, and The Truth are some of examples of the highlights that are included on this album.
The album has educational rap tracks such as Try and The Truth. Lil O gets educational and intellectual on The Truth by discussing the history of slavery in the United States and how African Americans face racial injustice. Try is an educational and intellectual rap track which motivates anyone who have no self confidence. They say there’s light at the end of the road.
Tracks such as Rags 2 Riches and Who’s Snitchin came from his then unreleased album My Struggle, My Hustle. Rags 2 Riches and Who’s Snitchin were used on Blood Money. My Struggle, My Hustle was his debut album that was supposed to be released on MCA Records back in 1997 but was never released due to label politics and business decisions. My Struggle, My Hustle was supposed to be released before Blood Money but was never released until 2006 as a 2 disc set.
The title track, Blood Money, is about how Lil O killed people for money while out on the block selling drugs such as crack cocaine. The autobiography of the Fat Rat with the cheese which is based on a true story. This is storytelling in rap form and Texas gangsta rap at its finest.
Ain't no turning back now. This the story of how it went down. The autobiography of the Fat Rat with the cheese which is based on a true story.
Lil O hits the block in fatigue with these drugs sitting in his asshole to avoid being sent to jail. He is smuggling a ton of drugs. Straight crack cocaine worth a hundreds of dollar in street value is what he is selling. The dope game changed Lil O. Lil O is money hungry and is hustling from morning to the evening. He has a big body Benz sitting on thangs. A diamond piece and gold chain. Lil O concentrates on holding weight and work his way to a ki. Lil O concentrates on holding weight and stays away from hoe ass niggas that surround him. He is clutching on the bank.
Now it’s two years later. Everything is looking fine for Lil O. He keeps his business all to himself. He does not need haters all in his business. You tell these boys your business and they'll have you doing time.
Then he hits the club all starched and ironed up like a star buying all his niggas drinks. Lil O is posing with bad bitches with his hands on their asses. Yeah this lifestyle is fast. But he’s in it to the death. He can't settle for some change. At least small change. He can't live without the cash. And it's strange we still hustle but we know it don't last.
Lil O learn lessons of the game from his boss on how to study crooks like books. His boss taught him how to pimp hoes and cocaine cook. Lil O overlooked the thoughts of living right and lawfully. There were consequences. Indeed he had to pay the price which would be the confiscation of his freedom. Lil O is a young nigga striving and constantly grinding. Lil O is planning hostile take overs, power moves, and perfect timing. His pockets overflow like a backed up toilet.
Lil O is looking for the person who snitched on him about his illegal criminal activity to law enforcement. That is what Who’s Snitchin is about. The track is aimed at snitches who informs law enforcement about illegal activities while committing crimes with the people they dime out. Who’s Snitchin came from his My Struggle, My Hustle album and was used on Blood Money. The track features UGK.
Pimp C is gripping the grain and playing with candy toys He stays strapped with the heat Boys is talking down but he’s still busting for his. Pimp C back on the streets to claim his rightful place of top gun of these streets. Now they planning the Sweet, and Now the motherfucking FED's tapped his phone with help from the police in Port Arthur. This means some on snitched on Pimp C. Someone is snitching to the laws about his activities. Who’s snitching? Man fuck them niggas telling on him. The police in Port Arthur hate Pimp C’s guts. They try to set us up but Pimp C never does budge.
Ain't no time for no haters being all in our mix cause we trying to get rich. Let's hang that snitch and ave them sleeping with the fish for fucking over the click. Shoot their ass full of bullet.
Rags 2 Riches is about how Lil O came from being broke to having wealth. DJ Screw, Fat Pat, and Yungstar makes appearances on the track. The track uses a laid back smooth gangster vibe and sound. We deep down here in the South. Putting it down. Know I'm saying? Rags 2 Riches came from his album My Struggle, My Hustle and was used on Blood Money.
Lil O united the South Side and North Side on this track by getting rappers from different sides of Houston together on one track. There was intense beef between the South Side and North Side of Houston during that the time. Basically a big city rivalry. That is what stands out about this particular Lil O track.
DJ Screw performs a bit of spoken word at the beginning. He is what he said.
(*DJ Screw talking*)
Ha-ha, boys ain't gon like this know I'm saying
Houston Texas, Screwed Up Click
Bar None Click what's up Lil' O, Fat Pat
(Yungstar), know I'm saying we deep down here in the South
Putting it down know I'm saying, let y'all boys know the real
The track Rags 2 Riches is known for Yungstar’s catchy hook which goes:
[Hook: Yungstar - 2x]
It's like rags to riches, Cadillacs and bitches
Champagne in the club, acting bad taking pictures
Strapped at all times, cause these haters wanna kill us
Hundred dollar billers, trying to stack seven figgas
Lil O is Gucci shaded up with a plated up big Benz. That is what the lyrics, “I'm Gucci shaded up, big Benz plated up” People realize that Lil O went from being broke to having wealth by grinding and selling drugs. But his life is still strenuous. The average hustler would faint knowing how Lil O’s life really is. Even his darkest hour he manages to prosper.
These lyrics clearly indicate that Lil O came up from rags to riches.
Boppers looking like what, man this boy done came up
But my life still strenuous, the average hustler would faint
But even in my darkest hour, I shine like candy paint
Lil O hits the freeway sipping codeine. He is out of dank. So gets some more lean. He is so clean from having his clothing starched and ironed. So you know his pockets are full of green. Lil O has the Cadillacs and bitches. Lil O stays trapped at all times because these haters want to kill to him. He is trying to stack seven figures which are millions.
DJ Screw performs a bit of spoken word at the end. He is what he said.
(*DJ Screw talking*)
Know I'm saying, this how it's going down
Riding on you punk bitches and snitches
Out for our riches, know I'm saying
H-Town Texas, feel us, Screwed Up baby fo' life
Everyday and all day, Southsi' for li'
The track Seven revolves how Lil O’s life revolves around the seven sins. His life revolves around greed, lust, wrath, and jealousy. The sin of greed and wrath are the most discussed sins on the track. Lil O’s life revolves around the seven sins. The jealousy is envy. Ain't no motherfucking friends. The lust and the greed be the pussy and them ends.
The plot of the track revolves around rich Lil O and his partner committing a home invasion to get rich. Lil O and his partner commit a home invasion which turns into a robbery. His plan was to get rich. They believe they have nothing to lose. Lil O and his partner kicked down the door to the residence they planned to rob. Lil O grabbed his gat and started to bust. Everybody was made to lay down on the floor. A bunch goods such as jewelry and money were stolen.
Some niggas tried to set him up by getting him wet up on South Main. Niggas started running up on him. Lil O peeled like Versachi while thinking to himself, “You hoes got me fucked up.” So he mashes on the gas pedal. The same people he was cool with in high school are now aiming slugs at him. The seven sins turn friends to foes. Money split up friends. The Devil's got our soul.
Lil O’s life revolves around the seven sins. The jealousy is envy. Ain't no motherfucking friends. The lust and the greed be the pussy and them ends. But his life's still complicated. The only way he’ll make it is to stay high and intoxicated. His own niggas hate it. Lil O is dedicated to this game and life of crime.
Lil O gets educational and intellectual on The Truth by discussing the history of slavery in the United States and how African Americans face racial injustice. He gets technological by discussing how new technology works. This track pertains to every black person. You want the truth but you can't handle the truth.
Lil O recalls a time when blacks couldn't buy shit at all. Slavery was completely legal in the United States for centuries. However slavery eventually came to an end because slavery wasn't needed. New technology provided production quantities at a higher volume. Technology was cheaper than maintaining slaves. Slave owners faced a problem because slavery was outlawed.
Slave owners faced a problem because they did not know what to do with the free slaves. So rather sending the slaves back to their native land/countries, the plan they formulated was to give them jobs that would pay only just enough to barely afford to get the minimal wants and needs. Enough to keep them in poverty. They'll still be in poverty but with their hard earned bucks. They'll make us rich by buying shit that was made by us. They wouldn’t be making astonishing figures. Now slave owners can/could continue to make these goods without the slave labor to a certain extant.
Lil O discusses the history of slavery in the United States in Verse 1. Sort of like history class.
[Verse 1]
My lil partner stole a half, from a crooked ass law
He chopped it up and heat it in, it's time he Hilfiger drawas
See hit the cut before you run, young G's gotta crawl
And he was hitting every lick, even soaked his ma
And when he stacked a little change, he went straight to the mall
And bought some POLO and some Guess, to let hoes know that he ball
But I recall a time when blacks, couldn't buy shit at all
And when you mention slavery, no one sounded appealed
They said ay free the slaves, see loves blacks don't believe it
Slavery came to an end, cause slavery wasn't needed
New technology, provided quantities at high volume
Cheaper than maintaining slaves, now we got us a problem
Cause now we can make these goods, and astonishing figures
Without the labor tell me what we gon do with these niggas
Should we gun em down with triggas, send em back to they land
Or should we keep em all in chains, till we get us a plan
Well here's a plan let's give em jobs, better jobs than we
No just enough, so they can get the minimal wants and needs
They'll still be in poverty, but with they hard earned bucks
They'll make us rich by buying shit, that was made by us you see
Now if you worked all your life but still ain't had shit. If you seen a man slipping, would you grab his shit? I'm talking gun a person down, straight robbing, stealing, or commit genocide. Even though we can't afford it, man we still gotta get it.
Lil O explains that sending niggas to jail is big business which is how the prison industrial complex makes money. Sending people to jail is how the prison industrial complex makes millions of dollars in terms of money. The prison industrial complex is big business.
Lil O discusses how the prison industrial complex makes money in these lyrics.
We got the whole game confused, we being played like fools
But playa who am I to lie? I do the same shit too
Cause I done jacked me some niggas, I done been on the grind
But playa peep how smart they is, they getting paid off our crime
It's big business in the 90's, sending niggas to jail
You can buy stock in the pen, think they ain't making mail
When God Made You is another educational and intellectual rap track discusses the background of his family. His talks about his mother and sister. He discusses and divulges into how deep his love is for his younger sister. He also talks about his wife in the track.
Lil O discussed the relationship he had with his mother in Verse 1.
When Lil O was down, his mother picked him up through all my stress and strain. Catered to his every need. She was the one whom he could confess his pain to. His mother told him life is like a test. She wiped the tears from his eyes.
His sweet mother was a pretty black queen who was an angel sent from the heavens. Makes you wonder how this world could take a mother of 5 and send her to the early death when only love was her crime. No one is supposed to be in the graveyard at 39. There is no other divine person. Plus she worked so hard for everything that she had. 5 kids from one man. She never cheated on his father.
Lil O discusses and divulges into how deep his love is for his younger sister in Verse 2.
Lil O reminisces on the day his younger sister was born. He picked her up in his arms, to keep her out of harm. His younger sister is the only living thing to remind him of their mother. Lil O would die before he let his younger sister become a victim to these streets, prostitution, or a life of crime. He would die before he let his younger sister become be a tramp or a gold digger. He wants her to be independent.
Lil O tells her to not be chasing after any playa because if that playa really loves her, he ain't gonna mind sharing his wealth with her. Let him know that you’re a lady. Don't be up in these streets running around having babies. He told to always talk educated. He also tells his younger sister to be sexy but classy by keeping her clothes on and not be scantily clad.
He says to his younger sister, “Don't be chasing after no nigga because if that playa really love you, he ain't gonna mind sharing his wealth. And he'll respect you because he know that you can get it yourself.”
He also tells her, “And don't be fast with your ass. Let him know that you a lady. Don't be up in these streets running around having babies so they know you ain't no chicken head. That's just overrated. And know that only suckers fall in love with hoes. Be sexy but classy. Keep on your clothes. And these words from your bro. I thank God that you listen. Because you grew up to be a queen when I see you ya glisten see.”
He tells her, “When God made you, all my fantasies came true. Through all the rain and pain, you stayed true. Them hoes, you don't do what they do. Pretty thing you a queen. He made a lady.”
Lil O talks about how he thanks the Lord for being blessed with a loving, caring wife in Verse 3.
His wife made him realize that life is about more than money and cars. If he didn't have a penny, she would still call him a star. When the average girl would cheat, she refused to act shife. Lil O’s got a beautiful intelligent jazzy queen with 3 college degrees.
He tells her, “When God made you, all my fantasies came true. Through all the rain and pain, you stayed true. Them hoes, you don't do what they do. Pretty thing you a queen. He made a lady.”
Try is an educational and intellectual rap track which motivates anyone who have no self confidence. They say there’s light at the end of the road. No matter what you still gotta try. Life is what you make out of it.
5/5*****!
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DJ Steaw – Delirium EP EP review
DJ Steaw – Delirium EP is one of the deepest garage house EPs in the history of garage house music. There is no recording in garage house music like this EP. This EP could be easily categorized as easy listening due to the smoothness in production. Underground garage house does’t get any better than this. The production of this DJ Steaw release is adventurous.
Static uses some loud filtered bass over dance beats which some guaranteed smoothness. This is one deep garage house track. You can feel a sense of intensity at the buildup at 2:52.
Deepstep is powered by a kick drum over percussion from a glockenspiel. This song sounds like a song from a video game where you would defeat a final boss due to the intensity from those synths, chords, and beats. This song is so far out that it will take you into another world due to the adventurous production. Hypnotic is one word to describe Deepstep. Deepstep uses Detroit drum patterns.
Time To Go uses some loud dance beats over electronically balanced electro synths. One word to describe Time To Go is hypnotic. It does not get any better than this. The song uses square wave bass in the wavelength form.
5/5*****!!
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Pontchartrain – Motor City Memories EP EP review
Pontchartrain stays serves up some classic grooves which have a sense of high class to them on the Pontchartrain – Motor City Memories EP. 1515 Broadway Revisited and Head Up (Tribute Mix) are the best songs on the EP.
The Head Up mix of Head Up called Head Up (Tribute Mix) uses and follows a heavy house groove. The way Pontchartrain uses a heavy groove for this song is exquisite. Not to mention pure perfection. The production is top notch and high quality as always. Now the vocal sample is a live recording of "You'll Never Walk Alone" by the late Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. The vocal sample is what makes the Head Up mix of Head Up eargasmically deep music.
1515 Broadway Revisited uses some moderately loud double kicks over some vintage electronic synths. The buildups begin at 0:58, 1:01, and 1:26. This song can definitely do numbers on the dance floor.
5/5*****!
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Pontchartrain – Citlalmina EP EP review
Pontchartrain – Citlalmina EP has the vintage New York house sound with high quality modern production. Loud hi-hats, obese synths, and octave shifts. One thing that stands out about this Pontchartrain is definitely the beats. Pontchartrain stays serving up classic grooves which have a sense of high class to them. This is some outstanding music by/from Pontchartrain.
One thing that stands out about Where Do We Go Now? is the hi-hats. The hi-hats are thick and loud enough for any person to hear on a clear and concise level. The hi-hats are so good. The song uses a horde of dance beats and tribal beats. Notice how those kicks stand out after the bongos performance. Pontchartrain uses a heavy groove for this song.
Citlalmina uses some jingles and shakers over a medium mean roaring chord line. Handclaps can be heard over the mean roaring chord line. That double kick in the kick drum stands out. Rio Magdalena is an outstanding song with heavy tribal beats double kicks.
5/5*****!
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D-Wicked / IBM – Long-Dong Wicked / Growin' Up In The City single review
The D-Wicked / IBM – Long-Dong Wicked / Growin' Up In The City single is a funky gangsta rap single laced with funk and rap. This is a highly remembered San Diego rap single which is not forgotten and overlooked. You can hear the classic cassette compression on this single. The single had the memorable song called Growin' Up In The City by IBM. These two rappers from San Diego, California were very much overlooked despite all the talent they had.
IBM was Michael Frisby. IBM stood for Intelligent Blac Man aka Ill Black Mexican. Some people, including his homies, called him Ill Black. This is because he was known as Ill Black first. IBM was a member of the True Gangsta Family until he died at 11:55 AM on December 1994 in a death by stabbing incident on 52nd Street. He repped East Dago (East San Diego).
Growin' Up In The City was a song D-Wicked produced for IBM in sometime in the early 1990s. D-Wicked rapped on a small portion of the song. IBM was spitting nothing but truth about the city of San Diego, California. The song had the explicit hardcore bash line "Kick it in my city, motherfuckers I dare ya!". He did what he had to do growing up in the city.
Long-Dong Wicked had some of the hardest beats in San Diego rap history. Not to mention San Diego funk. D-Wicked produced all the beats himself. He even rapped on the song. The song is laced with funk and rap.
5/5*****!
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