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Review: Alkatraz Ridaz Compilation
Alkatraz Ridaz Compilation
Reviewed By: GRIM
Album Rate: 2.75 out of 5 Stars

Mane I was too dam hype when I saw this shit was coming out, these niggas only drop albums once and a blue moon. The intro is tight and shit, it just is a little sound clip and shit, no rapping but the beat is tight as fuck. “Beat That Bitch” is up next and it’s a remix of the tight ass track that Al had on his Memphis 2 Da Bombed Out Bay album, the beat is tight as fuck on this track and Al Kapone flows his ass off on this shit, Sir Vince drops a descent verse on this track also, but after him Taylor Boy comes in and rips shit up, he is tight as fuck. “You Wanna Battle” is up next, the beat on this track is flat out terrible, the chorus is pretty shitty also. There is some alright vocals on this track but its nothing like their old shit.

“Hoes In The House Oh Boy” is the next track, this is a dance type of track but not totally, I aint feelin the beat at all though and the content of the rapping aint tight at all either----very shitty track. “Bump To This” has a very deep bass sound to it, the beat is a slower style that allows them to shine vocally, the vocals are alright but nothing special. This song is descent but nothing I will ever bump. It sounds too dam clubby. “Why They Hangin Round” is one of the better tracks on the album, the beat is still kinda whack though, but what can you expect when SMK does it. The vocals are pretty tight though.

Track 7 is called “Alkatraz Ridaz” and this shit has a really tight beat and a nice chorus as well. The shit laid down by Taylor Boy on this track is very tight, Big Vince sounds pretty shitty on this track though, Kokane Wayne drops a tight verse though. “Ballin On You Hoes” finally has a really tight beat, it still aint as good as their old shit, to give yall a measuring stick. Kokane Wayne really shines on this track but still it aint still compared to the old shit. Big Vince fucks this song up once he appears though. “Things I Seen” is track 9 and its pretty shitty, nothing that I would ever bump.

“Real Niggaz Don’t Play” is a very uptempo/Twista type of beat song. The beat is alright if you like that style, Al kapone can really flip his tongue to this shit, I really don’t like this style but a lot of yall that like shit like that would. “All We Really Want” is a song about eating pussy and sucking dick and shit, it sounds like a Gangsta Boo song without a female, it’s a shitty ass track. “Fuck With Me” features the tight ass beat from Taylor Boyz “28 Gramz” intro/outro. This shit is tight as fuck, Kokane Wayne comes tight as fuck on this track, its probably my favorite track by far because it sounds like their old shit.

The last track “Present And The Past” is an alright cut, it has one of the better beats on the album, the vocals are pretty straight also, its one of the better tracks on the album, its pretty uptempo. Overall I was hella dissappointed with this album, these niggaz are one of my favorite cliques and they came whack to me on this album, I know a few people that love this album already but I know a lot that don’t like it, so it’s a hard call, I personally don’t like it all that much besides bout 4 cuts. I would check this shit out on real audio on the net somewhere before you buy it.


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