I hate buying new releases - I usually stick to buying the older shit I dont have because most of the new shit coming out is mediocre I feel. But every now and then i’m compelled to hear some new shit. I gotta give it up to the homies T-Dubb and TRMNDUS for suggesting this cd to me, because otherwise i might have completely slept on this shit.

First off Mitchy is from San Diego, CA, more specifically South-East San Diego, a hotbed for talented artists including Lil C.S., Jayo Felony, Big June Nigga, Ecay Uno, and more. Mitchy’s a gang banger and has no qualms letting you know where he’s from and what he represents. The album starts off with a cool lil intro with some elementary school age kids talking bout the neighborhood gang and the “big homies”. You can hear the admiration in these kids’ voices talkin about how some “niggas got smoked the other day” and “there was blood everywhere”. Then Mitchy comes on and talks for a minute about the choices he made as a youngster.

The intro leads into track 2, my personal favorite, which is titled “Regular Nigg’n”. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS I’VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME! On this track mitchy talks about how even though he raps, he’s still on the grind. “Mitchy slick’s a rap star, i wish u would’ve told that fed/before he kicked down my door and put his boot on the back of my head”... there’s only one way to describe the beat to this song.. BANGIN!!!! E-Low produced this track. I dont know who he is, but he hooked up a tight ass beat for this song. “Yeah Dat” is the next song is a banger just like the previous cut. E-Low produced this track as well. It features san diego underground rappers Damu and Don Diego. Everyone comes tight as fuck on this track and the beat is hard ..

“Hate Factor” featuring Yukmouth is track 4. Another tight ass track. I’m not even a Yukmouth fan but he comes pretty tight on this track. Mitchy defintely outshines Yuk on this track though. Track 5 is a short news-report type interlude talking about gangs which leads up to title track “Trigeration Nation”. The fist couple of times I heard this song i wasnt feelin it too much, but i’m really diggin this song. The beat, produced by E-Cay is hella tight. Its got that southern-cali summertime “drop the top” type beat- Some shit u can cruise to. WOOM WOOM WOOM (u gotta hear the song to know what im talkin about). “Thugin for a Living” is next up and features Chance Capone and Cricet. For those that dont know, Cricet not only raps but he produces some bangin beats. In fact, cricet produced this song and every track on the album after this. This song starts off with a tight ass bassline and mitchy flows first... “Now everybody wondering when mitchy slick’s shit gon’ drop, is he fuckin wit jinx is he really even hot?/ Shit, hotter than the rider used when yo dead homie got got, but colder than this burial plot”. The beat to me sounds kinda like a NY type beat, which isnt a bad thing. In fact one of the things i like about this cd so much is the diversity in the production department. It keeps the album from getting boring. Track 8 is another one of my personal favorites and is called “BringinDaWholeSet”. Mitchy goes solo on this one and flows tight over a hard ass mobb type beat. THIS TRACK KNOCKS!!! “im a southern cal nigga i add pumps till the bitch flips over, i can shoot straight drunk so fuck being sober/flow wickeder than the 31st of october”

“Bowtie Brigade” is track 9 and is another song with that summer-vibe. Its a tight ass song about racing and lowriders. “Nigga U know how much my mothafuckin engine costs? / about as much as u spent when ya car was bought”. E-40 joins the line-up for track 10, which is called “Connected”. This is tight cut talkin about hustlin’. 40 Water laces one of his trademark off-beat verses and Mitchy completely outshines him on this track. In all honestly the song wouldve probably been better without E-Feezy but his name on here will probably help mitchy sell a few copies so fuck it. The next cut is a interlude/skit where mitchy and his homie have to check a bitch who aint loyal to the set. This leads into one of the best songs on the album “Fuck Bitches”. This cut is all about hoes who grew up in a neighborhood and switch up to date niggas from rival gangs. Problum Child, Mali, and Don Diego are all featured on this track and they all rip shit. Plus the beat on this song is HARD AS FUCK. “what side u on hoe? live in the set but aint got no respect for your own folks, u jank bitch/ what side u on bitch, dont trip when your house get clacked up with that nigga in it.. just deal wit it”.

“Groupie” is a tight ass song about hoes who wanna be down after you get some fame. Gene sings the hook on here and has a pretty good voice. The next song is called “Cyber Grinding” and features Black Mikey. I aint really feelin this track at all so i wont speak on it too much. The beat aint bad but the subject matter of this song is kinda dumb to me. The next track is a funny ass skit called where mitchy and some homies are rollin in a bucket about to ride on some fools. U gotta hear this oen for yourself but this skit always gets me laughin when i hear it. Anyways the skit leads into another tight ass track called “What If”.. the hook goes “what if you seen a nigga that dumped on u? u aint even gotta tell me homie what u’d do/ so why the fuck u be out in the night life flossin, u gon fuck around and get yo ride turned into a coffin”. Next up is “Wrong Kind Anthem” which features Don Diego. i Dont know how many times i can say this, but - This is yet another banger with a tight fucking beat. Don Diego and Mitchy both spit heated verses. “Maniac” is next up and features Guce and Mally. This is a tight song, but doesnt stand out as well as most of the other tracks on here. Its a really good song though. The last song on here is called “Young Homies” and is a great way to end the album. On this track mitchy talks about how shit has changed in his set since he was a youngsta. Its got a nice laid-back beat and mitchy lays down some tight verses.

Overall this album is a MUST BUY for any fan of west coast rap. I honestly havent heard a west coast release this good in years. If you thought jayo’s album was hot, you will get third degree burns from this one. PICK THIS SHIT UP IMMEDIATELY!!!