F.T.S a group hailing from Seattle, Washington with their debut album "Full Time Soldiers". The group consists of D-Sane(Producer/ Rapper of the group) Mr Villian, Brokedown aka BD, MaddDogg, J-Dub, & Drama. The first time I seen this CD was in a Sam Goody listening station and I was like shit...some more local wack shit, so I took a listen and was shocked cause it was actually good; it didn't sound like no local shit is sounded like some Killa Kali AWOL records mob shit so I scooped it up.

1. "Intro" Just an intro introducing the whole group with some Full Time Soldiers chanting.

2. "The 206 Tryna Kill Me" this has a fucking mobb style beat it reminds me of AWOL records old shit some shit C-Bo would spit to. This track features Villian, Madd Dogg, D-Sane, & J-dub and they come straight heated on this track from front to back, this track is fucking knocking it makes you just wanna ride on some fools good mobb shit....

3. "The Jack (Intro)" lil intro someone getting their door kicked in and getting jacked...

4. "Jackin Season" this has a deep dark ass mobb style type beat once again has a nice ass baseline to it some real mobb shit. This track features D-Sane, Brokedown, & J-Dub and D starts of with the first verse and comes pretty good while Brokedown follows up with a pretty good verse as well. J-Dub comes with a really tight verse on this cut he gots some flows and talent.

5. "85 Dippin" has a more mid tempo beat has a eerie effect going on in the background on this one. This track features Villian, Madd Dogg, & Drama and they all come with some tight verses my only problem is that I think the hook could have been did a little better but still a bumping ass track reminds me of some old siccmade killer shit.

6. "Situations Get Thick" has a nice mid tempo mobb style type beat once again, has some eerie effects going on in the background on this one. This is a J-Dub solo cut and he comes pretty nice on a solo tip, has nice hook and some nice flows as well its a pretty good track sounds like some shit from a scary movie.

7. "Survivin The Game" has a more up tempo beat on this one has a ride feel to it. This is a solo track by Villian and he comes tight on this track, he got a tight hook on this track and the flows are pretty good throughout the song. I hear he is no longer affiliated with F.T.S though so I guess he missing out now.

8. "Unfadable" has a mobbish type beat once again has some nice deep ass piano in the background. This track is by Villain and J-dub and they both come very clean on this cut i liked J-Dub verse on this cut I think he gots talent im looking forward to a solo from him. The hook on this track could of been better it was kind of plain and boring could of been more exciting would have made the track better.

9. "Who Can Hustle" this has a nice slow beat they sampled the beat from somewhere but I cant place where. This track features D-Sane & Brokedown and they both come real nice, good to see D-sane on the track he dont rap as much as the others he more on the production note but when he does rap he comes tight. Brokedown comes nice as well and the hook on this song is sung by Newby and his singing skills are off the hook he could be the next Levetti or Mississippi I would look forward to buying and album with him just signing hooks and peeps rapping good shit.

10. "All My Bitches Left Me" has a nice mid tempo beat has a nice steady baseline sounds like some mobbish pimp shit. This track features Brokedown & Drama this song gots a ncie catchy hook pretty well laid out and Drama comes straight on this track while brokedown comes pretty tight. Good track overall.

11. "Lets Get High" this has a real slow ass beat a good laid back spark up a blunt type beat. This is the smoke cut got to have at least one of these per album and this track features the whole F.T.S click. A good track about smoking they all rip nice verses; makes me wanna smoke some dro..

12. "Million \$ Dreams" this has a more up tempo beat than the rest of the album has had and this track features J-Dub & Villian. They both come pretty nice on this track, both come with good verses and the hook is decent, overall pretty good track.

13. "Pimp 2 A Pimp" has a nice pimp style beat sounds like some shit mixed from the 70’s with a touch of D-sane creativity. This track features Brokedown, Drama, & Villain and they all come really tight with them pimp a bitch flows, tight hook as well another pretty good track.

14. "In Love With A Dream" has a slower lovey dovey beat going on this one, this is a solo cut by Brokedown aka BD and he come clean with the lyrics on this track and Newby sings the hook on this one he comes pretty good its not his best hook but he comes nicely.

15. "Outta Control" has a nice slow beat with a nice steady baseline with some piano and effects in the background. This is the last track on the album and it features Brokedown, D-Sane, & Villian and they end this album out tight this is a slower track but they all rip it up it has a tight hook and tight flows tight track to end this album out on.

In end this album is pretty tight all around, it was very well laid out the beats on this one were kind of basic compared to what D-sane is capable of now cause he comes with nothing but heat. The beats on this album remind me of AWOL records shit when they were at their prime some shit you would see C-Bo and Killa Tay spitting over. F.T.S in general has a lot of talent if they make the right moves and get a distribution deal we could see them putting the Northwest on the map as a major factor in this west coast game.

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