Philadelphia Freeway [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Free - Freeway

2. What We Do... - Freeway, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel

3. All My Life - Nate Dogg, , Freeway,

4. Flipside - Freeway, Peedi Crakk

5. On My Own - Freeway, Nelly

6. We Get Around - Freeway, Snoop Dogg

7. Don't Cross the Line - Faith Evans, , Freeway

8. Life - Freeway, Beanie Sigel

9. Full Effect - Freeway, Young Gunz

10. Turn out the Lights (Freewest) - Freeway

11. Victim of the Ghetto - Freeway, Rell

12. You Don't Know (In the Ghetto) - Freeway,

13. Alright - Allen Anthony, , Freeway

14. Hear the Song - Freeway

15. You Got Me [*] - Mariah Carey, , Freeway, Jay-Z

16. Line 'Em Up [*] - Freeway, Young Chris

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Just Blaze laced em, Ye did too, Philadelphia Freeway classic, shuda went triple!!!

not all dat

Freeway has his own unique style

Mediocre Debut

Philadelphia Freeway
Freeway
Manufacturer: Roc-a-Fella
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000088E7G
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

Free
What We Do... (featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel)
All My Life (featuring Nate Dogg)
Flipside (featuring Peedi Crakk)
On My Own (featuring Nelly)
We Get Around (featuring Snoop Dogg)
Don't Cross the Line (featuring Faith Evans)
Life (featuring Beanie Sigel)
Full Effect (featuring Young Gunz)
Turn Out the Lights (Freewest)
Victim of the Ghetto (featuring Rell)
You Don't Know (In the Ghetto) (featuring Sparks)
Alright (featuring Allen Anthony)
Hear the Song
You Got Me (featuring Mariah Carey, Freeway and Jay-Z)(bonus track)
Line 'Em Up (featuring Young Chris)(bonus track)

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Based on Freeway's introduction to the rap world (a verse on "1-900-Hustler" from Jay-Z's The Dynasty, where he provides a tutorial on how to deal drugs effectively), it's a challenge not to think that he's just another in a long line of "devout" MCs who debauch with the best of them. But few of the others rap with the same sense of urgency or have such a distinctively mesmerizing yet whiny vocal drone. On "Free," Freeway reminds us why we endured a full year of delays before this debut hit the streets, flipping schizophrenic flows over a pounding Just Blaze beat and an even catchier female vocal sample. You may love his off-kilter flow or you may hate it (think Ol' Dirty Bastard), but you can't deny that Freeway has rhyme skills, especially on burners like "What We Do," his shady street-life redemption opus featuring thug adviser Beanie Sigel. His storytelling capabilities arguably rival that of his mentor Jay-Z on "Life," an open letter to a neighborhood homey who's doing a lifetime bid. However, this Philly MC's fixation on tales of dope peddling, prison, or street life may make it a bit too hustle-centric for some. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews:

>>.......2007-02-01

CLASSIC, not all songs are good but enough to probably make this worth
$30 MSRP, if you like free you'll like this

Just Blaze laced em, Ye did too, Philadelphia Freeway classic, shuda went triple!!!.......2006-08-15

this is a str8 classic, all the tracks can bump none to be skipped. the songs i feel are 10/10 are free, what we do, you dont know, victim of the ghetto, life, line em up, hear this song, full effect, all my life. that leaves not many left. so classic!

not all dat.......2006-07-02

I can't stand this whinin a** n****. This dude has the most annoyin voice I could think of right now in hip hop. The features is what keeps this album from bein a total dud. I don't recommend this to anyone. I say just download what we do.

Freeway has his own unique style.......2006-04-29

Freeway are a typical MC for the streets. He has credibility in order, and has managed to found his own, unique style. His energetic and unorthodox flow might act overwhelming, but when you get used to it, it's straight fire. Freeway doesn't give a d**m about structure, and everything doesn't even rhyme, but still is sounds amazingly tight. Free only need the right beat, and for that, Roca-A-Fella is ideally a great starting point. Just Blaze' production fits him perfect, and Blaze did 10 joints on Philadelphia Freeway. Besides that Kanye West and Bink did two beats each, while Black Key and Ruggedness contributed with one beat each. There's nothing to complain about the production. Just Blaze both impresses and disappoints. "On My Own", which features Nelly, might be the most boring Blaze beat ever. Luckily his other contributions stands in another league. Songs like "What We Do" and "We Get Around" gets stuck in your head, and "Flipside" featuring Peedi Crakk, is just plain crazy. I've heard the song again and again and still wont get sick of it.

There's too many good songs here, to mention each and every. There's also too many guests to name them all. Of course Jay-Z and State Property are featured, but Freeway stands on his own. Philadelphia Freeway was a very mature debut. It's a lot a sad ghettostories here, but also a club banger here and there. What fits Free best, I really don't know. Maybe next time he should exert his energetic flow even more and gamble more to get his own identity. Buy it if you slept on it.

4 stars.

Mediocre Debut.......2006-02-25

This cd is not all that bad but it is also not that good. Freeway is kinda hard to listen to because he is not that great. He has a decent sound to him and he spits nice lyrics but his style is not very unique and it gets boring. Thank God this album has great featured artists like Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg. The truth is this album is only good for the first 6 songs and the track Full Effect. After "We Get Around"... id reccommend turning it off because this where his style gets old. It is decent and if you find it used... pick it up, otherwise focus on better albums before investing in this one.

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"This that feelin' music, you know? We make that music you can FEEL!"
Off the hook It's the Rock
The Roc have started with a bang!

Philadelphia Freeway
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Manufacturer: Roc-a-Fella
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000088E7I
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

Free
What We Do...
All My Life
Flipside
On My Own
We Get Around
Don't Cross The Line
Life
Full Effect
Turn Out The Lights (Freewest)
Victim Of The Ghetto
You Don't Know (In The Ghetto)
Alright
Hear The Song
You Got Me
Line 'Em Up

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"This that feelin' music, you know? We make that music you can FEEL!".......2007-07-13

Freeway's 2003 debut "Philadelphia Freeway" was a heavily anticipated solo release from the Roc-A-Fella Records and State Property member. From the moment I first heard Freeway on Jay-Z's "1-900-Hustler" and later on State Property's awesome single "Rock the Mic," I could tell Freeway was a special rapper. First off, you'll notice his very unique delivery, a high-pitched yell that you could compare to M.O.P., but more soulful. He has a true presence on the microphone, and when he raps you can't stop listening, which makes him so great on posse cuts. "Philadelphia Freeway" takes advantage of his strengths, putting guests on almost every track and giving it more of a group effort vibe. However, the spotlight never leaves Freeway, and his passionate lyrics always take the forefront. Freeway raps about the trials and tribulations of a low class hustler and the life he lived growing up in Philadelphia. But what makes his stories and raps interesting is the mindset he delivers them in. He's a devout Muslim and has a very strict set of values, so when he tells of crime and hustling, he does so in an almost sorry tone that makes it much more interesting. Unlike on most of the Roc-A-Fella albums, where the guest appearances are limited to those in the ROC family, "Philadelphia Freeway" has a guest list that seems like a who's who of hip hop. The star power is pretty impressive.

Some credit for this album's greatness must also go to the production. Freeway was blessed with beats with some of the best in the business for his debut. Just Blaze produced nine of the sixteen tracks, and his songs are cleverly arranged bangers with great instrumentation. A then widely unknown Kanye West also contributes. Overall the production is awesome, and in some points even carries the album. As to be expected for a debut, "Philadelphia Freeway" isn't perfect, and there are some weaker spots where a collaboration doesn't quite work or the verses get redundant. But overall, I find this debut really impressive, and I highly recommend it.

The album opens with the soaring female vocals of "Free," a clever and thoughtful introductory track. The first single, a great Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel collaboration called "What We Do" is a good gauge of the album as a whole. The rappers talk about the crazy and crime-ridden lives they live, while acknowledging that "what we do is wrong" with a certain conscious undertone. Just Blaze's beat is awesome, and this song is one to remember. Nate Dogg delivers the hook on "All My Life," and the bass-heavy Peedi Crakk collabo "Flipside" follows. This song was the second single, showcasing a pumped-up Freeway at his lyrical finest, over a true banger of a beat. Nelly provides a high profile guest on the pretty nice "On My Own," I recognized the hook's guitar sample from A Tribe Called Quest's "Lyrics to Go." Snoop Dogg guests on the solid "We Get Around," and I really like Faith Evans's vocals on "Don't Cross the Line." Another B-Sig collabo, "Life," has nice production with good yet familiar verses, and "Full Effect" has a chilling beat with the Young Gunz featured. The hard "Turn Out the Lights" and "Victim of the Ghetto" are two nice deep-album cuts, and the excellent "You Don't Know" has a cleverly-produced piano-laced beat and hook. One of the very best songs is the excellent "Alright," where vocalist Allen Anthony makes a wonderful guest. Freeway is thoughtful but happy over one of the best beats of Just Blaze's career. His instrumental here is excellent. My favorite song, though, might be "Hear the Song." You might recognize this sample as the one Nas later used for "Just A Moment," but I think Kanye did it better with this song. Free's verses are thought-provoking. The album closes with two bonus tracks. The first is a Mariah Carey and Jay-Z collaboration, "You Got Me," which is the worst song on the album, not awful but definitely slow and sluggish. The second is an absolute banger, the anthemic "Line 'Em Up," which has a hard-rocking beat and nice chemistry between Freeway and Young Chris.

More so than the other young rappers in the ROC, I think Freeway is a guy with a lot of star power and mass appeal, and given the chance to emerge from his mentors' shadows he could become a big heavyweight in hip hop. His rough streets lyricism and gruff delivery with his Muslim mentality make him a unique yet still very accessible rapper. It's been a long time already, but I hope to watch his career continue to rise with his upcoming album. In the meantime, if you haven't, definitely check out "Philadelphia Freeway."

Off the hook It's the Rock.......2003-02-28

Yo my man is hot u can't hate on him. His flow is vicious he real. His lyrics is just raw and the best part about it he signed to the Rock. U got to cop 3 copies one for the crib one for the whip and one just cause it's a classic. Holla

The Roc have started with a bang!.......2003-02-28

I have to say this is easily one of the most anticipated albums of the year besides 50 cent but this album does live up to the hype. Just Blaze takes production for bulk of the album but some of the other producers do their thing on the album. One standout track is "All My Life" feat Nate Dogg and I have to say that Nate Dogg sounds really good on this song. The best song on this album being"What we do" with Jay-z and Beanie Siegel.There are some forgettable songs though like "You got me" and "On my own" feat Nelly. The lyrics are good but the Nelly chorus drags the song down. But despite these songs, this is a very solid debut by all counts and definitely one of the best debuts in a while.And the beats on this album are incredible.This has to be the Rocafella's best album since the first blueprint.