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Review: Manson Family - Heltah Skeltah
Manson Family - Heltah Skeltah
Reviewed By: GRIM
Album Rate:
4.5 out of 5 Stars

This was a surprize release for me, I remember the Manson Family underground tapes, this is the first nationwide release that Street Smart has put out besides Tommy Wright solo albums. The first song is just a normal into talking and shit like that. Track 2 is called "Bomb Threat" which has a crunk ass chorus and then as soon as it starts C-Roc began flowing fast ass hell, followed right by Lil Sko flowing ever so crunk, after these two is Boss Bytch which is a get crunk style rapping female and she has a tight ass verse also. Next up is "Gram After Gram" which if I recall right was on their underground tape, its callin bout doing some yayoo, its a straight ass song, Jack Da Rppa, John Doe and P-Main rap on this cut--its a get up and get wild type of song. After that is just a little music type sample-no rapping but mixing some lyrics together and some crunk ass beats-its really tight-its kinda like that shit 3-6 does on their underground cds they put out-but it sounds alot better then that.

"Bar None" is next up and it is one of my favorite cuts on the album, it starts off with a crunk ass chorus and then C-9 starts tearing shit up with his fast flowing ass. Then Jack Da Rippa comes in with a fast ass verse, the next verse starts with Boss Bytch flowing ever soo crunk and then she is followed by the main nigga, Mac T Dog-flowing tight ass hell, like always. Then the last verse is done by that crunk ass nigga C-Roc, he sounds just like K-roc on this verse. After this cut is "Buck Like Us" which I dont really bump all that much-it has alright lyrics but I aint really feelin the beat. Next up is a dance song "Shake Something" I guess its alright for a dance cut but I still think they could have left this shit off the cut, its one of the only songs that Tommy Wright raps on.

Track #8 is called "Smilin Faces" which is more of a slower style cut but it has some crunk ass lyrics, Lil Ku Ku starts off with a nice verse, he is followed by Jack Da Rippa with a crunk ass verse, he kinda speeds the tempo of the song up with this verse. After that is "I Aint Forgot Ya" which is a dedication to all the niggaz dead and gone, its a solo by Reality-its an alright cut, nothing that special though. Track 10 is "Hallucinations, and this song is hella tight, very crunk beat also, Jack Da Rippa starts the song off with a nice devilish sounding verse, after that is Boss Bytch dropping a crunk ass verse-changing from a devil sounding female to a female sounding voice back and forth-its very nice.

The next cut is called "2 Much" which is a very devilish sounding song, almost like Mystic Styles type of shit-very underground sounding. It starts off with Reality droppin a very crunk erry verse, then John Doe drops a very nice verse, followed by Jack Da Rippa and P-Main and they both drop very crunk verses. Track 12 is another mixed song, with no verses but just mixed lyrics-very crunk beat and nice mixes-I wish they came in and rapped on this cut cuz its a nice ass beat. After that is "Guard Yo Grill" which is talking bout the niggas that stole Maceo's shit from the studio, they are flowing their asses off on this cut, it features Insaine Wayne flowing ever so crunk, followed by that quick ass nigga Jack Da Rippa and a rare appearance by the main nigga Tommy Wright III-which is sooooooooo crunk on this song, very nice verse-but shit he is always super crunk-tha fuck you expect!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Track 14 is a solo by Jack Da Rippa, its an alright song, but it aint nothing that I will bump over and over again. It is followed by the worst song on the album called "Dollar Bill"-its a strip club song, talking bout bitches shaking their asses. After that is "Roc-A-Family" which is a song that is crunk as hell, Jack Da Rippa has the first verse and flows so dam fast, its one of the fastest flows I have ever heard in my entire life-good luck trying to understand what the hell he is saying-that shit is crunk as hell, then Tommy Wright comes in with a fast ass chorus that he raps, then C-Roc comes in a flows really fast-this is a very tight song, one of the fastest rap songs that I have ever heard.

Next up is another crunk ass song, this is one of the best songs on the album, it is called "Who We Be" and it starts off with K-roc's tight ass flowing with a crunk ass verse, then a nice chorus comes in, followed by C-roc with a nice verse. After this is "Come Wit Me" and this is a solo by C-roc, this song is hella tight, it has a nice beat and very nice lyrics by C-roc. Track 19 is called "Contacts" and this song is hella tight, I never lyric sex songs, but shit this is tight as fuck, Reality and Lil Sko are flowing so tight-I bump this shit all the time. Track 20 is a solo by Reality, I aint really feelin this song all that much, its straight but aint nothing special.

The last cut is called "Gotta Pack Steel" and this is a good last song, very nice beat, tight ass chorus and Insane Wayne and Jack Da Rippa drop very nice lyrics. Overall this album is super crunk, when I first listened to it, I was a little dissapointed but after a week or two it grew on me very much and I think it is so crunk. Only like 3 or 4 of the 21 songs are bad most all of them you will want to bump over and over again. This album has tight ass choruses and crunk ass lyrics and verses. You cant go wrong buying this shit. What they fuck else can I say-Street Smart brings the shit crunk as fuck again.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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