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Review: Taylor Boyz & Al Kapone - Alkatraz Ridaz Volume 2
Taylor Boyz & Al Kapone - Alkatraz Ridaz Volume 2
Reviewed By: GRIM
Album Rate: 3.5 out of 5 Stars

I was really disappointed with the Volume 1 of this....they had totally changed their style up completely for that album and hopefully they will go back to the real shit on this junt. This starts off with an intro with just talkin and a little beat in the background...Next up is the best track on the album and its called “Puffin On That Killa” and its off the fuckin hook.....they coming with that shit that they used to do, straight bumpin beat and dope ass vocals....Kokaine Wayne really goes off on this junt and so does Taylor Boy.....DJ Squeeky even comes in and flows for a minute with a Project Pat style verse (I dont know if its a diss or not....he is probably just showing how easy it is to rap like that), also Tom Skeemask comes in and rips shit up like he did back in the NOD days.

“Stop Hatin” follows that and its another solid track, Al Kapone really comes clean on this track and the beat is very solid. “Who Got That There” has a really tight beat....it reminds me more of their older shyt...the chorus makes it seems like they finna to rip shit up and they do for the most part....I aint likin the way they are bringin their words on this track though....when yall hear it you will understand---I guess its just Taylor Boy rappin weird on this track---Kokane Wayne comes tight as fuck on this track. “We Gon Ride” is track 5 and it has a straight up shitty ass beat and the flows arent really all that either....I really dont know what they are thinkin when they make a track like this especially when they are capable of so much more.

“Weed & Cocaine” features another suspect beat, Al Kapone drops some solid lyrics and vocals on this junt but the overall quality of this song aint all that. “Anything Goes” musta been the title track off of that album he was suppose to put out.....if this is a sign of what the album would have been like I am very glad he didnt drop it cuz this song is shitty as fuck. “Wish A Mufucka Would” comes with another shitty beat, Kokane Wayne comes tight on the mic like he always does and so Taylor Boy but the song is still pretty weak just cuz the beat is so horrible. “In It For Life” features Sir Vince and J-Bone....they have an album coming out together soon.....this song is beyond shitty....J-Bone comes whacker then whack....one good thang bout the cut is the beat is bumpin.

“R.I.P.” is a lil talkin track talkin bout all the fallen soldiers in the game and shit....nice lil dedication considering there is no rappin. “Lord Knows” is next up and its kinda like the follow up to the RIP song right before this.....Kokane Wayne comes realer then real like that nigga C-Bo on this junt....very tight track and it features some tight singing by Dynamite......Coming up next is “Hell Naw” and it features Wah Wah, its basicallly a club type of song....I really aint feelin it at all but then again I never feel this type of tracks. “It Aint A Mystery” is a dope ass track that Al Kapone comes hard as fuck on...it has a nice and smooth lil beat as well. “Actin Like A....” is a get buck type of song, everyone comes pretty solid on this track....one of the better tracks on the album but that dont mean much.

Overall this album is alot better then the last Alkatraz Ridaz but still aint all that good....It has bout 3-4 songs that I will bump ever again on it. I would recommend getting it if you liked the last Alkatraz Ridaz or if you are a die hard Alkatraz fan.


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