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Review: 5th Ward Boyz - Ghetto Dope
5th Ward Boyz - Ghetto Dope
Reviewed By: GRIM
Album Rate:
4.75 out of 5 Stars

This is the first release for these niggas from Houston Texas. They were featured on a Geto Boyz album and came tight as fuck. This albums is off the chain. It came out back in 93 or 94 and is way ahead of its time. It starts off with a tight ass intro with talking and shit. The first real cut is “Ho Shit” which is blazing, E-Rock and 007 come really tight up on this track. Lo Life is also in their click but he was locked up at the time of this album. “Studio Gangster” features Scarface---he comes really tight on this track, this is a very solid cut that has a really tight beat and the content is really nice also.

“Down Azz Niggaz” aint that tight of a cut, it’s a laid back track that I really never bump, it doesn’t fit in with the rest of their very gangsta styled album. “Bitch Pleeze” is a very tight song bout bitches and shit, its somewhat slow but its hella tight, Geto Boyz made a few of these songs like this that were all blazing, this one ranks up with the best of the Rap-A-Lot songs like this. “Bringing Hats” is a very solid track that is up tempo, its not one of my favorite cuts but you can at least bump it.

“5th Of Ghetto” is off the chain, mane this shit is straight gangsta shit that is crunk. They bring some dope ass vocals from the start to the end on this cut, the beat is pounding also. “Same Ole Shit” has a great beat, the vocals are very solid also, it’s a laid back gangsta track, all you older cats will be able to appreciate this song a lot. “Blood, Sweat & Glory” is a very tight track, the beat is one of the best I have heard on an album from this time era, the vocals are straight gangsta and are on point.

“Gotta Be Down To Die” has to be one of the best songs ever, mane this chorus is dat on dat, the vocals are amazing also. These niggaz drop tight ass shit-----it’s a perfect song. “Undercover Gangstas” features a really tight beat as well as do a lot of the other songs also. The vocals match the beat equally tightly----it’s a very solid track. “Ghetto Curse Words” reminds me of the classic Spice 1 cuts 187 Prook and shit like that, where he makes songs out of Drugs, Alcohol and shit like that, it’s a very tight song. “Punks & Guns” is track 13, its an alright cut, it’s a very gangstafied song, I never really bump it all that much though.

“Thanks For The Blessing” is a very slow style cut, giving thanks to God. It’s a straight cut, nothing amazing though. Overall this is a classic Rap-A-Lot release. If you like the old Rap-A-Lot shit you will love this very gangstafied album. These niggas bring you your hat the whole album, dumpin on every fuckin body. I would suggest everyone to pick this album up, I think that the older group of yall would appreciate it more then the younger group, but I still think yall young bucks will still like it a lot.


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