Rap Money [Explicit Lyrics]

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Go to rapmoney.com to preview each of the 13 tracks, read bio's, learn about the group, view upcoming events and releases, and to contact "The Flatline Committee" with your comments.

Product Description
13 tracks produced by Robert "Mista Royce" King and by "Sho-Down" of Rock It Productions. A definite favorite by all who purchased advanced copies... discover the diversity, creativity, and ambition of a hip-hop phenomenon known as "The Flatline Committee." Said to have a "D-12 meets Bone Thugs-n-Harmony" type flow, this group is ready to take on the rap game nationally. "Rap Money" covers a wide variety of subjects, styles, and moods; the entire album is hot from beginning to end, which is fast becoming this groups trademark. Be among the first to support this up-and-coming group, get your copy today!

Rap Money,The Flatline Committee,Flatline Records

Average customer rating: You already know. Weezy Baby, PLEASE SAY THE BABY... LIL WAYNE IS A BEAST!!!!!!!! Weezy finally comes correct AAAAAAHHHH!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!

Tha Carter, Vol. 2 Lil Wayne Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tha Carter What the Game's Been Missing! Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 The Sound of Revenge Trill ASIN: B000BLI4UG Release Date: 2005-12-06

Tracks:

1. Tha Mobb
2. Fly In
3. Money In Mind
4. Fireman
5. Mo Fire
6. On Tha Block No.1
7. Best Rapper Alive
8. Lock And Load
9. Oh No
10. Grown Man
11. On Tha Block No.2
12. Hit Em Up
13. Carter II
14. Hustler Musik
15. Receipt
16. Shooter
17. Weezy Baby
18. On Tha Block No.3
19. I'm A Dboy
20. Feel Me
21. Get Over
22. Fly Out

Amazon.com

Who would have thought back in the Hot Boys' early days that it'd be Lil Wayne who not simply survived his older peers like Juvenile, but ended up thriving by the time he reached Tha Carter, vol. 2, Weezy's fourth album. He sounds more confident as an MC--but more importantly, he wields a genuinely impressive array of different styles (as opposed to countless one-note rappers), from the chattering, thuggish "Fireman" and the languid style of "Oh No" to the emotional, introspective "Feel Me." In some ways, he actually bears a resemblance to rap's other major "Carter" (Jay-Z), not just in his increasingly effortless flow but in his assertiveness as a leader. In other words, he's matured in all the right ways as an artist. His album is still longer than it needs to be--22 tracks, 77 minutes--but even the filler is listenable while the best songs, like "Receipt," "Shooter," and "Hustler Musik" help establish this as one of 2005's last great albums. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

You already know........2007-07-18

Now see this is a album that one point i owned but it's so good that i had to get it again and if i lose this one them im getting it again YA DIG!!!

Weezy Baby, PLEASE SAY THE BABY..........2007-06-11

LOVE WEEZY BABY, His voice always makes my day. This album is CCCRRRAAAZZZYYY! Even though, Weezy dont write his own lyrics and kisses his friend on the lips, I am forever a fan!! Best tracks are
1. Money on my Mind
2. Mo' Fire
3. Fireman (HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!)
4. Best Rapper Alive
5. Oh No
6. Hit'em Up
7. Hustler Musik
8. Shooter
9. Weezy Baby

Trust me, ITS WORTH YOUR MONEY! DONT BUY BOOTLEG!!!

LIL WAYNE IS A BEAST!!!!!!!!.......2007-03-15

I HONESTLY DIDNT LIKE LIL WAYNE BEFORE THIS ALBUM, BUT THIS ALBUM HE PROVES THAT HE CAN SPIT. HIS LYRICS HAVE DEFINITELY IMPROVED A WHOLE BUNCH SINCE HIS EARLIER YEARS WITH CA$H MONEY. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ALBUM MAKES IT A HOTT ALBUM. THE BEATS, FLOWS, CONCEPTS, AND LYRICS. NOW LIL WAYNE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MC'S NOT JUST CUZ OF THIS ALBUM, BUT ALSO CUZ OF HIS LATEST MIXTAPES.

Weezy finally comes correct.......2007-03-02

Although he was only 23 when this was released, Lil wayne has been puttin out album for 8 or 9 years, so his isn't a rookie. I honestly can say I've enver been impressed by what he has put out other than a song here and there, but after a bunch of good reviews and people tellin' me I had to check this out, I finally gave in, and I am very surprised. Claimin to be the best rapper alive (far from it but this album puts him heading in the right direction). I don't have many Cash Money albums (about 4), but this is a very ice album. With 19 songs, more than half are definitely worth checking out (#'s 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22). Guests are minimal on 3 or 4 songs, and the production is good (that has been a constant with Cash Money releases thanx mostly to Manny Fresh). A must have album and one that shouldn't be slept on.

DeWayne Carter -- b. 9/27/82 -- New Orleans, LA
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AAAAAAHHHH!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!.......2007-02-16

NOTE: I am 16, I just don't want my own username.

Ladies and gentleman, what is the big deal about these untalented posers? It's like the record companies aren't even trying to hire talent - they just hire whoever so that more innocent folks will go to that same record company and get a record deal.

But it's not just that - EVERY black kid at my school (NOTE: I am not racist) praises this guy, and that's why I singled him out. It's not just him, people also go gaa-gaa over other untalented drivel like Bow Wow, Chris Brown (the most overrated "musician" of the 20th century), and T.I. Whenever a black person at my school doesn't listen to what's popular, they are listening to - you guessed it - this guy.

Honestly, what is so great about him. In order to be considered a good rapper, IMO, you must have good, intelligent lyrics and an excellent flow (Some examples are Chuck D and Del tha Funkee Homosapien). Wayne here has neither. I know what you're thinking: "But he freestyles!" Well, you want to know how "good" of a freestyler he is? Take this verse from "Fireman":

"Come on mama let the Carter make ya, toss you like a fruit salad, strawberry grape ya".

What kind of verse is that?! I could come up with something better in my sleep. In fact, check this out:

I walk through the valley of the ashes
the area where death and car crashes
Run abundant, I'm so pungent
All the girls like me, but despite the
Pain that I suffer, I got my luster
So I can shine and be divine
In a world of pain, a world of sorrow
There can be no tomorrow.

I came up with that in just 5 minutes. See how easy it is to rap? Now I'm gonna go take this rap and get my OWN record deal. Later... MUCH!!!!

Average customer rating: Peoples chump Wall To Wall! Excellant-Transaction: Great Sophomore Album By " The Peoples Champ". Paul, We've Been On This Train Ride Before.....

Get Money, Stay True Paul Wall Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Buck The World Rich Boy Ridin High T.I. vs T.I.P. Music Is My Savior ASIN: B000NDEXIO Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Get Your Paper Up
2. Everybody Know Me
3. Break Em' Off
4. I'm Throwed
5. Call Me What U Want
6. On The Grind
7. Bangin Screw
8. How Gangstas Roll
9. That Fire
10. Tonight
11. Gimme That
12. I'm Real, What Are You?
13. I Ain't Hard To Find
14. Slidin' On That Oil

Customer Reviews:

Peoples chump.......2007-06-26

Diz guy is super wack man... Idk why people like his music ? Its pure trash. Get money , stay true is a disgrace that shoulda neva been released. Dont waste your mone on this wackness.

Wall To Wall!.......2007-06-26

When you think of respected white rappers, you immediately think of Eminem and Paul Wall. Although not as flamboyant a rapper as Slim Shady, Paul Wall has made a name for himself without huge airplay or ridiculously high promotional budgets. He's still reppin' for the Dirty South and for Swishahouse with his latest album Get Money, Stay True. The album pretty much crept out with little attention from the industry or the Hip-Hop community as a whole, leaving Paul Wall to resort to word of mouth publicity only. And based on the selections on this album, the conversations should be favorable. The lead-off single "I'm Throwed" features Jermaine Dupri behind the boards as well as the hook man and comes off average at best for Paul Wall. Snoop Dogg pops up for "Everybody Know Me" while Freeway rises from the proverbial grave with the standout album track "On The Grind." Lil Keke pairs up with Paul for the Dirty South anthem of 2007 with "Break Em Off." Swishahouse labelmate Yung Redd holds his own on songs like "Get Your Paper" and "Call Me What U Want." Other well-chosen guest appearances include the raunchy female rapper Trina on "That Fire", R&B crooner Jon B on "Tonight", and Juelz Santana with a supremely good verse for "I'm Real, What Are You." With only a few missteps like the closing tracks "I Ain't Hard To Find" and "Slidin' On That Oil" featuring Expensive Taste, Get Money, Stay True is a suitable follow-up for Paul Wall. Now we can only hope that he'll get some money from the sale of this album so he can stay true in the future and not have to conform to the pressures of the industry to make a buck.

Excellant-Transaction:.......2007-05-13

Hey the CD was evething I expected and the service exceeds expectations!!,Thanx very much!!

Great Sophomore Album By " The Peoples Champ"........2007-04-28

You know you've arrived when Jermaine Dupri is featured on your first single. Say what you will about local-boy-done-good, Paul Wall, but you can't deny his appeal and influence in the fickle rap industry. He's the man that is credited for grillin' the world up. For a while there was no where you could go where you wouldn't see an elaborately jeweled mouthpiece and hear its owner boast proudly, "I got my grill from Paul Wall!"

His hustle is well documented and respected. His music matches his grind. After his first major label release, "The Peoples' Champ" outsold his H-town contemporaries, (not to mention it was a far better album than "Who is Mike Jones") Paul went back into the studio, and he, along with the rest of his SwishaHouse camp including Lil Keke, whose upcoming album will more than likely place him atop the H-town rap scene) have been beatin blocks up with their mixtapes.

The streets have been salivating for some new "Pow Wow", and the white boy delivered a dope offering. "Get Money..." opens with the 15 rattling thump of "Get Ya Paper" ft Yung Redd. After he reinroduces you to the grind, he starts to show off. 7 of the album's 14 tracks have major features, including the Snoop Dogg-assisted, "Everybody Know Me", "That Fire" ft Trina, and " And "Bangin Screw" a tribute to DJ Screw which is the man who invented Chopped And Screwed. There're even a couple of tracks that Paul's new wife, Crys Wall (yeah, that's her name!) is singing on. She is an R&B artist signed to SwishaHouse Records as well.

Big things coming outta H-town in 2007. And seems like Paul Wall is leading the charge. Get Money, Stay True, I give it 4 Mics for this one.

Paul, We've Been On This Train Ride Before............2007-04-24

Paul Wall is obviously noted from being one of many solo, Houston, Texas rappers that hit mainstream back in 2005, alongside Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Chamillionaire. Somehow he slid through the charts with his hit single "Sittin' Sidewayz", or the working for-the-ladies track "Girl", which very slickly sampled "Oh Girl" by R&B group The Chi-Lites. And both of those single helped him achieve a #1 album that sold well over 800,000 copies to date. Though, much like the aforementioned acts, Paul Wall had an issue bringing out solid, full-length albums when The People's Champ received mixed reviews from critics and Amazon reviewers, mostly hating on the boring, hood-cliché lyrics. And with Get Money, Stay True, it's the same story. Both uneven production and p!ss-poor lyrics aside, Paul Wall ain't a terrible rapper when it comes to his flow. He has a laid-back, half-singing and half-rapping flow that makes whatever he does at least slightly enjoyable, if nothing more. But taking the entire album in was the pain.

The beats on Get Money, Stay True are provided by himself, Mr. Lee (R. Kelly), Russel "Addict" Howard, Drumma Boy, KLC (C-Murder, Ludacris, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg), and Travis Barker. (What is HE doing here?) Production highlights are the Ludacris-sounding "Break `Em Off", Jermaine Dupri's "I'm Throwed", and the summery, old school feel of "On the Grind". But otherwise, most of the beats are fairly average, and the album suffers from uneven production, so even if a true-hearted fan were to purchase Get Money, Stay True, they'd probably be dissappointed too. There's a few beats that sound a bit like they were used twice, for example, "How Gangstas Roll" is alright, but sounds too much like "Girl" from The People's Champ. And although "Get Your Paper Up" and "Everybody Know Me" are decent, they sound exactly the same. There are also failing seducing tracks, like "Tonight" and "That Fire". Terrible production comes from "Call Me What You Want", which is just plain odd, and "I'm Real, What Are You?" and "I Ain't Hard to Find" are corny and come off rather unoffensive; "Slidin' On That Oil" being the wackest beat ever made.

But, the easy to find problem with Paul Wall's Get Money, Stay True are the almost intolerable lyrics he throws out on us. Any true Southern-rap fan can truly enjoy raps about being on "tha grind", but sometimes Paul Wall gets annoying with his odd comparisions and repetitiveness at times. And it seems he has little talent behind his money-cash-h*es talk, because he fails to talk about anything else. Ludacris and recently Rich Boy also cover similar topics, but they have actually show they have talent with some heartfelt tracks. If money, cars, ho*s, hustling, and drugs are the only and ONLY topics you cover, that is when you become untalented. "Bangin' Screw" and the terrible "How Gangstas Roll" are all about cars; both "Gimme That" and "Get Your Paper Up" are about making money; "Break `Em Off", "I Ain't Hard to Find", "I'm Real, What Are You?", and "On the Grind" all use boring hood themes like getting high or being gangsta; and both "Tonight" and "That Fire" are failing for-the-ladies songs, the latter being a lame story about a one night stand. As a matter of fact, it's difficult to find even one song that isn't about cars, getting high, girls, or full of annoying hood-cliches that have been tired out by 50 Cent already. To top it off, the album has some of the most laughable similes and metaphors you will ever hear. Just to show the worst, "Break `Em Off" has "I'm hotter than warm piss, berry grape Sunkist", "I'm Throwed" has "I'm fresher than a fruit bowl/Leaning like a gas gage", and other head-scratching comparisons show up throughout most, if not all of the album. The guest stars are okay, but most of them don't bring too much extra heat to this iceberg. A few hood-bars from Snoop Dogg are in "Everybody Know Me", but the rest of the guest stars don't help or hurt the album, like Trina's unneeded lines in the failed ladies-anthem "That Fire", Juelz Santana's monotonous feel in "I'm Real, What Are You?", and like most Southern rap albums, there's a ton of rappers you probably have never heard of. (E Class, Freeway, Expensive Taste, Drumma Boy, etc.) Also, Paul Wall's wife Crys Wall adds unnecessary damage to a couple of tracks on the album. There's really no business for your wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend to be on your album if they aren't an established artist, because most of the time, it never works. (Please see Dre on Christina Milian - So Amazin')

Get Money, Stay True shows Paul Wall can still bring some heat with his flow and occasionally decent production, but the album is overall bland, very uneven, and filled with sometimes laughable lyrics like a train wreck. Paul Wall has some hit singles on the album, as "I'm Throwed" and "On the Grind" surely sound like hits, but much like The People's Champ, unless you think you can tolerate an entire Paul Wall album, you'd best stay away. 2 stars.

Average customer rating: The milestone of lil wayne's career NEW ORLEANS!!! His best album next to Lights Out LiL Wayne has been my baby since the Hot Boys! Lil Wayne - Tha Carter

Tha Carter Lil Wayne Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tha Carter, Vol. 2 Tha Block Is Hot Lights Out 500 Degreez Urban Legend ASIN: B00027JYPI Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Walk In
2. Go DJ
3. This Is The Carter
4. BM J.R.
5. On The Block #1
6. I Miss My Dawgs
7. We Don't
8. On My Own
9. Tha Heat
10. Cash Money Millionaires
11. Inside
12. Bring It Back
13. Who Wanna
14. On The Block #2
15. Get Down
16. Snitch
17. Hoes
18. Only Way
19. Earthquake
20. Ain't That A Bi**h
21. Walk Out

Customer Reviews:

The milestone of lil wayne's career.......2007-07-14

When lil wayne first came out with the block is hot, most of the south was feeling him including me. Lil wayne been in the game for a while now. He just gotten better with time and is now one of the best rapper's in the south. Ain't taking nothing away from TI though. He was serious with this cd, even though the entire CD is freestyled. He still came hard with the punchlines and the metaphors. Some tight cuts on this cd include the intro; which is probably one of the hardest intro's ive heard anyone spit, go dj; good single, this is the carter, bm jr; the hardest song on this cd, i miss my dawgs; a song telling us how he feel about the former hot boys, only way, bring it back, ain't that a __, earthquake; which uses a good sample, and cash money millionaires. If you want some straight louisiana music, then cop this cd. Lilweezyana, that's the new planet. Peace!!!!!!

NEW ORLEANS!!!.......2007-03-15

Lil Wayne's lyrical skills are not what I thought they would be. Being from the south, particularly New Orleans, Louisiana, I thought he wouldn't be any better than Birdman or Soulja Slim...but he is! In fact, he's better.

This album has few flaws, and is definitely worth purchasing. There are 3 hit singles off the album including "Go D.J.", produced by Mannie Fresh. In fact, basically the whole album is produced by Mannie Fresh but on the cover it says it's executively produced by Birdman and his brother, I think (they both have the same last name).

But anyway, Lil Wayne is definitely not what I expected...his lyrical skills parallel those of Ludacris! He is definitely not the best rapper alive, but sure is the best in New Orleans. That I think.

His best album next to Lights Out.......2006-11-01

Standout tracks:THIS IS THE CARTER, B.M.JR(the hardest song on here), I MISS MY DAWGS(dope even though you and I know that he is full of s***), ON MY OWN, BRING IT BACK, WHO WANNA, SNITCH, EARTHQUAKE, AINT THAT A B***H, WE DONT etc. Filler: Go dj(crappy beat sleep inducing lyrics), Cash money millionaires, Get down(SNORE!), Hoes(Screams filler) and Only way. Bottom Line: Lil wayne's fourth album stands out as his best album next to his second solid work Light Out. What makes this album better than The carter2 is that the production is (for most of the songs) is not bad and he doesnt sound like an up north emcee clone. He is just being himself on this one.

LiL Wayne has been my baby since the Hot Boys!.......2006-10-18

This cd is hot I have always been down with lil wayne and because of me my boyfriend is all on his D**K and took over my cd's. The intro and the outro are outstanding I don't think I ever heard lil wayne like this but I'm liking this a little more than my boyfriend lil wayne if I ever meet you in person it's on and poppin. But I know that will never happen! On the real cop this one it's not a disappointment but don't forget the carter.

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter.......2006-09-10

After releasing his last album, "Lights Out" in 2002, Lil Wayne took a year off the solo scene by releasing another Hot Boys album, "Let Em Burn." Even though most of the album was recorded in the past years, that album sadly will probably be the last the group will ever release. Anyway Lil Wayne comes back on the scene in 2004 with his 4th solo album, "Tha Carter."

1. Walk In - 4.5/5

2. Go DJ - 4.5/5

3. This is the Carter (Featuring Mannie Fresh) - 5/5

4. BM J.R. - 4/5

5. On the Block (Skit) #1 - No Rating

6. I Miss My Dawgs (Featuring Reel) - 5/5

7. We Don't (Featuring Baby) - 5/5

8. On My Own (Featuring Reel) - 4.5/5

9. Tha Heat - 5/5

10. Cash Money Millionaires - 4.5/5

11. Inside - Too Short, No Rating

12. Bring It Back (Featuring Mannie Fresh) - 5/5

13. Who Wanna - 5/5

14. On the Block (Skit) #2 - No Rating

15. Get Down (Featuring Baby) - 5/5

16. Snitch - 4.5/5

17. H*** (Featuring Mannie Fresh) - 4.5/5

18. Only Way (Featuring Baby) - 4/5

19. Earthquake - 4.5/5

20. Ain't that a B**** - 4.5/5

21. Walk Out - Too Short, No Rating

Overall:

79/85

5 Stars

Lil Wayne FIRES back so hard with this album. After his 3 previous records, this one is definitely the best so far! I don't know what he changed in his style but he definitely evolved into an amazing talent with this release. DEFINITELY check this out, it's an incredible album!

Average customer rating: DIS IS DA BEST RECORD I EVA HERD anthem king indeed! Street Anthem King Snuggly Naptime Fun Best Juvenile Cd.................

400 Degreez Juvenile Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tha G-Code Guerrilla Warfare Juve the Great Tha Block Is Hot Project English ASIN: B00000DHZO Release Date: 1998-11-03

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. HA
3. Gone Ride With Me
4. Flossin Season
5. Ghetto Children
6. Follow Me Now
7. Cash Money Concert
8. Welcome 2 Tha Nolia
9. U.P.T.
10. Run For It
11. HA-Remix
12. Rich Niggaz
13. Back That Azz Up
14. Off The Top
15. After Cash Money Concert
16. 400 Degreez
17. Juvenile On Fire
18. HA (Remix)

Amazon.com

Climbing on the burly shoulders of the No Limit record label, New Orleans's Cash Money Records leads the Dirty South's second assault on the ears of the rest of the country. But it wasn't until Juvenile's conversational "Ha," a furiously paced monologue dwelling on the details of everyday life, broke that the label was able to establish itself with a single that would snap northern necks. 400 Degreez, the album from which "Ha" is drawn, marks a high point in the South's musical output. Producer Manny Fresh--who's responsible for all the Cash Money production--rarely strays far from the region's bass roots, blending it with strings, keys, and other layers to make it more palatable to the masses. And it's Juvenile, with his hurried slurs, who dances the shimmy best, from the anthemic "Run for It" to the New York-ready braggadocio of "Juvenile on Fire," on which Fresh shakes it up like maracas on Cinco de Mayo. --Jon Caramanica

Customer Reviews:

DIS IS DA BEST RECORD I EVA HERD.......2006-11-30

IT AINT NO SHAQ DIESEL BUT WOOOOOOOOOOO DIS RECORD IS SUPRA FLY IT AKES ME BOUNCE MA BOOTY AND WIGGLE WHY IMA BUST A GUT OUT MA BUT PEACE YALL

anthem king indeed!.......2006-06-14

Read the below review Street-Hop-1977 wrote titled "Street Anthem King."

That pretty much sums up all there is to say about Juvenile and 400 Degreez.

Yeah, Juvey's good for a few hit party singles from time to time. Yes, he a Southern rap legend and yes, 400 Degreez is considered his classic.

Juve got skills, but Wayne is better now!

Street Anthem King.......2006-06-14

I'm not hatin' on Juvey ... he do got skillz (well, more than most at what used 2 be his Cash $$$ Millionaires Camp -- well, okay, Wayne on top now).

I'm a hardcore hip hop fan but I do listen to different kinds and from different regions. I'm a casual Juvenile fan at best, so please take that into consideration with this review.

Juvey was introduced to mainstream with anthemic hits like "Ha", "Back Dat A## Up" and "Follow Me Now" from this album 400 Degreez.

And what have we heard from Juvenile since this 1998 LP?

More anthemic jams like "U Understand", "I Got Dat Fire," "Mama Got A##," "(Move In) Slow Motion", and "Rodeo."

If you 13, you'll probably think there's no better album out than this one.

If you just into hip hop for party jams, you'll probably enjoy this album as well.

But if you're 25 or just a little more mature, this album will sound dated and loose some steam after 10+ replays.

Juvenile will rightfully go down as one of the legends of Southern rap music, but me personally, I just have to be in the mood to hear Juvenile -- otherwise I'm rockin' some other sh%t.

But, overall, if you can listen to some rap music without taking lyrics too seriously other than just having a good time, this album is recommended.

Also, considering so many of his subsequent albums have been hit or miss, 400 Degreez is THE Juvenile LP 2 cop.

Snuggly Naptime Fun.......2006-05-01

I really can't add any more than what has already been written about the classic 400 Degreez. My children love it dearly, along with several other Juvenile albums and videos. So let me just add this information I learned about Juvenile's music. By the way, his excellent earlier albums and first video should have received more awards but had not reached full popularity yet like his later albums:

CANADIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (CRIA)
-Triple Platinum Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young
-Double Platinum Award for More Singable Songs
-Double Platinum Award for Baby Beluga
-Platinum Award for The Corner Grocery Store
-Platinum Award for Rise and Shine
-Platinum Award for Juvenile's Christmas Album
-Gold Award for One Light, One Sun
-Gold Award for Everything Grows

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RIAA)
-Platinum Award for Baby Beluga
-Gold Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young
-Gold Award for More Singable Songs
-Gold Award for Juvenile's Christmas Album
-Gold Award for Rise and Shine
-Gold Award for Everything Grows

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RIAA) CERTIFIED QUINTUPLE PLATINUM AWARDS
-A Young Children's Concert With Juvenile video, 1990
-Juvenile In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band video, 1990

SPECIAL AWARDS
-The Order of Canada, 1983
-The Order of British Columbia, 2001
-Early Childhood News, Directors' Choice Award (The Singable Songs Collection), 1998
-Global 500 Award, U.N.E.P.,1994
-Earth Communications Office, 1993 United Nations Environmental Achievement Award, 1992
-Bowling Proprietors Association of America, 1989
-Canadian Institute of the Arts for Young Audiences (AYA Award), 1988
-Numerous Parent's Choice and American Library Association Notable Recording Awards

NOTABLE NOMINATIONS
-Juno Nomination, Best Children's Album (Juvenile Radio), 1995
-Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Bananaphone), 1994
-Nominated for Environmental Media Award (Evergreen Everblue music video), 1991
-Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Juvenile In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1988
-Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Everything Grows), 1987

VIDEO AWARDS
-American Lung Association, Blue Sky Award (Evergreen Everblue), 1992
-Gemini Award, Best Children's Program or Series (Juvenile In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1990
-Action for Children's Television (ACT) Award for Excellence in Children's Programming (Juvenile In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1989

RECORD INDUSTRY AWARDS
-SOCAN, Special Achievement Award for contribution to Canada's Musical Heritage, 2000
-Juno Award, Best Children's Album (Bananaphone), 1994
-National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM) Best Seller Awards, 1986 and 1987
-The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), 1990

BOOK AWARDS
-ABA-CBC Joint Committee/Children's Books Mean Business (The Juvenile Singable Songbook and Shake My Sillies Out)
-American Bookseller/"Pick of the Lists" Award (Down By The Bay, The Juvenile Singable Songbook, The Second Juvenile Songbook, and Shake My Sillies Out)
-Child Study Association/Books of the Year (The Juvenile Singable Songbook, The Second Juvenile Songbook, and Shake My Sillies Out)
-International Reading Association, Children's Book Council, "Children's Choice" (Five Little Ducks)
-Reading Rainbow Review Book (Shake My Sillies Out)
-National Conference of Christians and Jews/The Human Family Understanding Other People (Shake My Sillies Out)
-Book Of The Month Club (The Juvenile Christmas Treasury and Juvenile's Top Ten Songs to Read)

Best Juvenile Cd........................2006-02-22

Folks from places other than New Orleans have said that Juvenile raps like he's deaf. Maybe it's the lazy-tongued drawl. Maybe it's how he randomly adds and subtracts syllables. Maybe it's because some of his favorite words have no written equivalent, or precise meaning - words like whoalay or shipe. But it's no speech impediment. It's New Orleans Third Ward Ghetto - a second language. Juvenile's not deaf. He's bilingual.

Folks outside of New Orleans have also said that Juvenile can't rap. Truth be told, he can't. Not in a Rakim, KRS-One sort of way. But to those who live in and around the Magnolia Housing Project of Uptown New Orleans, not only can Juvenile rap, Juvenile and his fellow Hot Boyz - B.G., Lil' Wayne and Turk - are rap.

New Orleanians have an odd habit of adding affirmative or declarative words at the end of sentences. "I can't go tonight, no." "The test was hard, yeah." Or as Juvenile begins "Ha": "That's you with that bad-a** Benz, huh?" (It's written "Ha." He means "Huh?" As in: "Right? Don't you agree? Isn't it so?") "Ha" is the first single - an updated, remodeled and better version of Juvenile's regional hit, "Solja Rag."

Some of "Ha" is funny - "That's you that can't keep a ol' lady 'cause you keep f*****' her friends, huh?"

Some of "Ha" is cruel - "That h** don't know when to shut her mouth up, huh?/You gon' knock that h*** teeth out, huh?"

Some of "Ha" is criminal - "You know how to work a triple beam, huh?/It ain't hard as it seems, huh?"

Some of "Ha" is just life - "Some of your partners [are] dope fiends, huh?/You don't really wanna f*** wit' them n***** huh?/You come up wit' them n*****, huh?/You stuck wit' them n*****, huh?"

"Ha" may be either a subtly nuanced work of genius or a beautiful accident. Or both.

If you're looking for complex rhyme schemes, complicated flows or advanced subject matter, keep looking. Juvenile raps are strictly rhyme/rhyme, switch. Rhyme/rhyme, switch. His idea of a complex rhyme is status and at/us. (Get it? Both syllables.) His topics are basic and you've heard it all before - wine, women, weapons. The usual. Repeatedly.

Despite these limitations, what keeps 400 Degreez interesting is style. Juvenile chants/sings/raps his lyrics in a deceptively simple way that makes you think maybe you could be a rapper. But you'd best believe that it takes talent. If it didn't, this writer would be a Hot Boy too instead of just writing about them.

In varying combinations, the other three Hot Boyz appear on almost half of the album's 13 songs. They too, sound like average rappers. You'll keep hitting your repeat button though. B.G. has an ominous, dark drawl that makes everything he says sound dangerous even when it's not. Lil' Wayne has the nasal whine of a kid and a funny tendency to say words in pairs - his diamonds don't gleam, they "gleam-gleam." He's not riding on twenties; he's on "twenny-twen-twens." Nothing he says sounds particularly dangerous even when it is. ("All my enemies/See me comin'/All my enemies/Pew! - Be runnin'." From the gunfire, he means. Yeah, right. You'll be laughing. Wayne's laughing too - "I crack myself up," he says.) Turk is the most conventional rapper of the four and he's not half-bad either.

Cash Money has only one producer, Manny Fresh. True to his name, Manny's tracks are fresh - unsampled and uninterpolated that is. They don't call these guys Cash Money for nothing. Forget clearing samples, these guys are collecting 100% of their publishing. Manny's tracks won't change the course of rap production, but they won't bore you either. He likes to place snare drum rolls in unexpected places and he punctuates every song with keyboard stabs that all sound the same except that they're not.

Juvenile and the Cash Money Millionaires are about one thing - entertainment. They're not trying to stimulate, provoke or educate. They're not trying to uplift the race or free the mind. They're just trying to entertain you enough that you'll buy their next record and tell all your friends to buy this one.

Average customer rating: Sympathique- Pink Martini Decent Release from the Queens crew Ahh yes...Another one. Lost And Found Lost Boyz- Legal Drug Money

Legal Drug Money The Lost Boyz Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World The Infamous John P. Kelly It Was Written Forever ASIN: B000005AY3 Release Date: 1996-06-04

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. The Yearn
3. Music Makes Me High
4. Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz And Benz
5. Lifestyles Of The Rich And Shameless
6. Renee
7. All Right
8. Legal Drug Money
9. Get Up
10. Is This Da Part
11. Straight From Da Ghetto
12. Keep It Real
13. Channel Zero
14. Da Game
15. 1, 2, 3
16. Lifestyles Of The Rich And Shameless (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Sympathique- Pink Martini.......2007-07-16

I enjoyed this CD very much. The Music is great, if you're interested in hearing real musical insturment on a record, this is it.
You have a bit of french, english,spanish,a bit of samba, this is musical range at its best. The leader singer China Forbes voice is refreshing,and soothing.

Decent Release from the Queens crew.......2007-05-29

Queens and Hip Hop go together like Bread and Butter...

Marley Marl, Legendary Juice Crew, Kool G. Rap, NaS, Mobb Deep, Cormega, Capone-N-Noreaga, Tribe Called Quest, and many many more emerged from Queens from the late 80's to the early 90's. All of them are talented and released good to even classic albums. Some in rapid succession.

Lost Boyz is one of Queens chosen... However don't get it twisted. Lyrically they are a step below all the others I just mentioned with the exception of CNN.

This however is an entertaining notable release. Not a must have, but there is a few tracks that ARE must haves.
The Production throughout the whole album is on point, and at times outstanding. The Musical Concepts are equally great. However, Mr. Cheeks has a really simple rhyme scheme and never changes it up. This is what keeps him on the level of a average lyricsyst, instead of a master of his craft like a Gza, Rakim, or NaS.
Funny thing is Mr. Cheeks actually wrote ALL the lyrics to every song on here, and him an freeky tah are pretty much the only ones who did anything. Makes me ask "Why are those other two even here? Is there job to just stand around and every now and then say yeah, or yo?"

Thease are the three best songs on the Album... "Renee" is one of my favorite Storytelling tracks ive ever heared. "Lifestyles" is a nice social commentary, and "Jeeps,Lex Coups,Bimaz & Benz" is a dope party track that lil Kim bit off on her song "The Jump Off".

1. Renee
2. Lifestyles Of Da Rich an Shameless
3. Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz

Ahh yes...Another one........2006-09-23

How could you not not own this and call yourself a hip hop fan. If you don't own this stop what you're doing and pick this up right away. Freaky Tah & Mr. Cheeks bring us their best record ever! If you remember this was considered mainstream at the time...I wish mainstream still brought us music like this. A great LP from the LOST BOYZ!!! RIP Freaky Tah

Lost And Found.......2005-04-15

This debut from New York's southside Jamica, Queens crew led by Mr. Cheeks has made boyz with their hustlin', partying, street grooves on Legal Drug Money. With memerable, catchy hooks and freestyle rhymes the Lost Boyz had themselves an almost classic. Their party, upbeat joints like "Music Makes Me High" and "Get Up" are what makes this such a hot commodity. On the other end of the spectrum we have "Renee". This is a song mourning over a death. Besides, Mr. Cheeks uses the word love and keeps it raw and hardcore. Member Freaky Tah also represented on here with Mr. Cheeks and with a solo song, "1,2,3". Going back to their most obvious freestyle flow, listen to the two of them on "All Right". A couple more upbeat tracks would have absolutely made this a classic.

Lost Boyz- Legal Drug Money .......2005-02-04

Hard to believe its coming up on nine years since the Lost Boyz dropped their debut "Legal Drug Money" (1996). Back then the Queens group consisted of members Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Tah (Dead) Pretty Lou and Spigg Nice (37 Year Jail Sentence). The fact that I still get play from this cd years later, shows that the Lost Boys made memorable music. My favorite track on this album is the single "Renee" a track about losing a love to death. They did not always shine on every track but on tracks like "Music Makes Me High", "Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless, "Legal Drug Money", "Straight From The Ghetto" and the thugged out "1,2,3" they were unforgettable, excelling in delivering reality street raps. This is an album I recommend for the collection, Lost Boyz brought a distinct style and made an impact on Hip Hop, their is no possibility of reunion albums making the limited material they dropped all the more worth checking out.

Average customer rating: Birdman & Birdman Jr. The best album ever made, period. great album What are all of you talking about! This Album sucks! Man, why did I buy this album for?

Like Father, Like Son Birdman , and Lil Wayne Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Inspiration Tha Carter, Vol. 2 Doctor's Advocate Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Release Therapy ASIN: B000HT35SS Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

1. Loyalty
2. Over Here Hustlin'
3. Stuntin' Like My Daddy
4. 1st Key
5. Like Father Like Son
6. You Ain't Know
7. Family Rules
8. Know What I'm Doin'
9. Don't Die
10. Ain't Worried Bout Sh*t
11. Out The Pound
12. Leather So Soft
13. Army Gunz
14. Protector
15. Get That Money
16. No More
17. High
18. Cali Dro
19. About All That
20. Respect

Customer Reviews:

Birdman & Birdman Jr........2007-07-20

Like Father, Like SOn is the best collaberation hip hop album of 2006, I'm only sayin that cuz it is the only hip hop collaberation albu of 2006. I agree that 70% of South muzik is starting to exploit Hip Hop these dayz. You have South Rappers like Jibbs, Mike JOnes, Bow Wow, Yung Joc, Young Jeezy, the list can go on. But then again you still have good rap influences from the south like UGK, OutKast, Ludacris, Scarface and more. This Album however is not exactly a bad one but is definetley not the best. Lil Wayne is one of the catchiest rappers out there, he has cool wordplay and catchy lines like for example-
"I got a lot of loot and I ain't lookin' for a lady
And you can never pay me I'm from Uptown baby
I wake up in the mornin' take a piss and wash my hands
Take a knee and thank the Man then get back to the money"
I do kind of think that Lil Wayne is one of the better rappers out there but difinetly not an EMCEE. Get that straight, a true emcee are at the likes of KRS-ONE, NAS, WU-Tang CLAN. But Still I got to admit that this album is pretty good.

The downfall of this album is the agonizing repetetiveness throughout the album, ever f***in track is basically the same with just a different beat. Its always about money with these people, it really makes you wanna listen to something else most of the time. Birdman says the "N" word over 1000 times, its pretty sad that he and Lil Wayne can't expand there vocabulary. This is why I appreciate Chamillionaire for doin that No cussin album hes comin out with. But nontheless if your a fan of Cash Money then this is must buy, note that Minnie Fresh didn't do any production on this album. My Favorite Tracks are "Stuntin' Like My Daddy", "You Ain't Know", "Leather So Soft".

The best album ever made, period........2007-05-22

I'm speechless. I've always found Lil Wayne by far the best of the 235 people that put Lil in front of their name. He's the biggest of the Lil. Chew on that for a minute. I never realized that he was birdman's dad. By the title of the album being like father, like son, I can only assume Lil Wayne is birdman's dad. That is awesome. I knew Little Wayne was trill, but to make a kid when he was like 4 is just off the hook.

Where do you start with the music on this thing. There is some cussing, some beats and lyrics about money. Try finding that on another rap album out today. If you do, you'll waste a lot of time because other rappers are too busy talking about macro economics and 3rd world debt relief. Birdguy and Little Wayne talk about what is real and I like that. I went out Friday night and we were bumpin some Tiny Wayne on the sound system with our pet kangaroo, Tibblies, in the back seat. You roll strong when you roll with a roo. We spent the night drinking 64's of Hurrican Malt liquor, which is my favorite when I want to get my swerve on. I ended arguing with some woman about whether Nelson Mandela or Lil Wayne have had more impact on the world. Mandela is cool and all, but could he record a track like, "You ain't know"? I'll answer that for you, no he couldn't. He would probably try to use actual words and grammar and ruin it. Leave the block rockin to Birddude and Teenie Wayne.

great album.......2007-05-16

lil wayne is the greatest rapper alive and i dont give a crap what nobody saids so is juelzsantana jim jones snoop dogg ti birdman and other i forgot to mention they are great rapper and so is the blacxkeyedpeas bump shop boys and the g-unit crew is okay

What are all of you talking about! This Album sucks!.......2007-05-05

This album is Horrible. The Diry South is DESTROYING hip hop. Im glad I only "Bought" this cd. I hate the dirty south rap. All of the dirty south rappers are the same. They all rap about they're stupid Platinum teeth, beamers with the rims that are really big and look stupid (they think it looks gangsta) . There is no skill in any of that dirty south rap. They keep repeating themselves the whole time. I love hip hop/Rap but The Dirty South is Destroying it. I wish we could bring back the old stuff like-

HOuse OF Pain
Cypress Hill
Funkdoobiest
Lords of the underground
Wu tang
Tupac
Biggie
The Pharcyde
NWA
Public Enemy
and Alot More.

I "Bought" this album because i figured why not, its a free album. I tried to listen to it and like it but i couldnt. The beats SUck and the lyrics Suck. PERIOD. Dont buy. The best move would be to keep the dirty south rappers out of the Rap game. Period!

Man, why did I buy this album for?.......2007-01-23

I'm so sorry that I bought this album. Of course, the hit single "stuntin like my daddy" was jammin!! But, I thought I could get more into the rest of the album. I just could not do it. I will admit though. I do like Birdman's swagger. If Lil wayne could use more of his own rhymes instead of others, then he would be better. I got tired of hearing lil wayne's annoying delivery on a lot of the songs. I got Birdman's last album and I liked more songs on that one than this one. Save your money and buy something better, like that Trae's Restless album. Now, that's much better.

Average customer rating: Cash Money's premier album (4.5/5) Uptown New Orleans dont hate Bout the feddi If Ya Gutta than cop it this 4 G's only.

Chopper City in the Ghetto The B.G. Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Checkmate Chopper City It's All on U, Vol. 1 It's All on U, Vol. 2 Get It How U Live !! [PA] [EXPLICIT LYRICS] ASIN: B00000ILTK Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Intro (Big Tymers)
2. Trigga Play
3. Cash Money Is An Army
4. Play'n It Raw (featuring Hot Boys)
5. With Tha B.G. (featuring Big Tymers)
6. Made Man (featuring Big Tymers)
7. Bling Bling (featuring Big Tymers/Hot Boys)
8. Knock Out (featuring Turk/Juvenile)
9. Real Niggaz
10. Dog Ass (featuring Juvenile)
11. Cash Money Roll
12. Niggaz In Trouble (featuring Lil' Wayne/Juvenile)
13. Thug'n
14. Hard Times
15. Uptown My Home
16. 'Bout My Paper

Customer Reviews:

Cash Money's premier album (4.5/5).......2007-04-23

By the time B.G. released his sixth solo album, 1999's "Chopper City in the Ghetto," he was an 18-year-old veteran of the rap game. This is in my opinion, the finest album of his career, and along with fellow hot boy Juvenile's classic 400 Degreez, is Cash Money Records' finest album. These two albums are the ones that put Cash Money into the mainstream, and made their flossy extravagance famous. And while their later releases would become redundant and overblown, it's easy to see why these late-90s discs made them household names. They're really so appealing. Listeners looking for sheer lyricism obviously wouldn't look here. Like the other Cash Money Millionaires, B.G. raps about cars, cash, clothes, and women, which at this point might not have been quite as typical as it sounds because of the way it was presented. The diamond crusted lettering on the covers are quite indicative of just how extravagant it is. But also like his labelmates, B.G. is interesting because he has a great, unique flow and delivers some clever lines. But the true joy in "Chopper City in the Ghetto" comes in the production. Mannie Fresh is really a genius behind the boards, and his consistency as a producer for such an overworked musician is incredible. During this era of Cash Money releases, he created a lovable sound of New Orleans bounce music that would be often imitated but never duplicated. His dense, upbeat rhythms covered in rolling bass and clever instrumentals are simply catchy. These are the kind of beats that will remain with you in your head for a while; Mannie Fresh was the true star of the Cash Money Millionaires. "Chopper City in the Ghetto" is devoid of the filler that would later come to characterize some Cash Money albums, and at 16 tracks it's one of New Orleans' most satisfying hip hop albums to date.

Following a typically enticing intro by the Big Tymers, the album kicks off with "Trigga Play," a great start. Over a standard bouncy Mannie Fresh beat, B.G. uses a low monotone flow for some hard lyrics. On the label's anthem "Cash Money Is an Army," he represents his clique over some more nice production. The Hot Boys all come together for "Play'n It Raw," which uses a variation of the excellent beat from Juvenile's "400 Degreez" chorus. "With the B.G." features Big Tymers, and B.G. entertains. "Made Man" has a very unique beat to it, upbeat and funky, with B.G.'s typical bragadagio. The most notable song is obviously the anthemic "Bling Bling," featuring Big Tymers and Hot Boys. This song is the one that coined the term in the title, and the flossiness and ridiculous extravagance of the Cash Money Millionaires is perhaps never displayed better than in this song, which has a great beat and hook. The bass-heavy "Knock Out" with Turk and Juve is a highlight, with some nice horn instrumentation. "Real N...." and "Dog A.." are probably the two weaker tracks on the album, but even they're okay. My two favorites follow. "Cash Money Roll" has an awesome, soulful beat, with a great feel to it. The thumping "N.... in Trouble" is also ingeniously produced. "Thug'n" is B.G. business as usual, and "Hard Times" might be a lyrical highlight. The bouncy "Uptown My Home" is very nice, and "'Bout My Paper" will have a familiar feel to Cash Money fans.

Although this was one of Cash Money's most successful albums from their commercial heyday, things went sour between B.G. and Cash Money, and as a final disrespect, this album went out of print. While it's still available, I highly recommend a purchase, because this is probably the finest single album from the storied label. Whenever the weather gets nice, I constantly find myself going back to albums like this. You could hate all you want, but there's no fronting on these beats if you ask me. Highly recommended.

Uptown New Orleans.......2006-12-14

During the release of Chopper City In The Ghetto, B.G. was only eighteen years old with a six year career and his fifth solo album under his belt. "Trigga Play" leads the album off with the mellow style of gangster lyrics to be expected from B.G. Highlighted by the production of Mannie Fresh, "Cash Money Is An Army" must have been tailored specifically for him as he found each melody to accent his voice. Bringing his group, Hot Boys on "Play'n It Raw" without any hook or chorus, the four emcees / rappers flowed back to back as a link in a chain. "With Tha B.G." featuring Big Tymers is a more mainstream groove, but he kept it street and found his nitche to compliment the instrumental. Over a Spanish, exotic track the subject of "Made Man" featuring Big Tymers went well with their history to present day which would be "Bling Bling" featuring Big Tymers & Hot Boys. B.G. teamed up with Turk as they shared a verse and a half on "Knock Out" as Juvenile sang the hook. Taking it back to the essence of the streets, "Real N*gg*z" and "Thug'n" are on point with the LP's direction. "Dog *ss" featuring Juvenile is a memorable track as they speak about their sexual encounters with no remorse or shame. "...I ain't even gotta tell you..." said B.G. on "Cash Money Roll" as he spits about the signature ballin' of the entire label. The intro to "N*gg*z In Trouble" featuring Lil' Wayne & Juvenile began slow as the highlight is found with the three verses. He gives a little of himself and his obstacles on "Hard Times" that makes him the way he is. Representing different hoods of his hometown New Orleans on "Uptown My Home" takes the listener right on the block to see the graphic lyrics come to life in front of your eyes. Concluding the album with "'Bout My Paper" is the perfect closing for any Cash Money release. The production was completely held down by Mannie Fresh and there was no lack luster production on this project. Maybe a song or two from being a classic, but well worth the investment of a non'commercial release. Don't get it confused, the album cover is B. Gizzle not Master P.

dont hate.......2006-07-11

look i like everything from classic wu tang to kool keith but you gotta look at the music as just being fun. this is not a masterpiece lyrically by any means (though bg throws a few nast hooks) but the beats are slamming and bg is the man

Bout the feddi.......2006-01-11

This is THE most complete album by cash money. None of the stupid skits used by Lil Wayne. and Much better lyrics than that 37 year old Juvenile. To me, this cd is much better than 400 degreez. The beats are just much muhc better too.
I missed the whole Bling era craze. I just copped this cd 3 years ago.
B.G. is the voice of the south.

If Ya Gutta than cop it this 4 G's only........2005-06-01

Cash Money's best artist ever brings straight heat. What do u expect its B.G. If ya into gutta music i reccomend it. If ya not cop 50's new album and go to the CANDY SHOP or somethin. Ya feel me. Its Beezly folk!

Average customer rating: Second time's the charm Lil Wayne - Lights Out one of tha best from weezy Pretty Good 2nd Album Lights Out Is HOT!!!!

Lights Out Lil Wayne Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tha Block Is Hot 500 Degreez Tha Carter Guerrilla Warfare Tha Carter, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000053UDL Release Date: 2000-12-19

Tracks:

1. Intro (Watch Them People)
2. Get Off The Corner
3. On The Grind
4. Hit U Up
5. Everything
6. F**k Wit Me Now
7. Lil One
8. Break Me Off
9. Skit
10. Wish You Would
11. Grown Man
12. Shine
13. Jump Jiggy
14. Realized
15. Tha Blues
16. Let's Go
17. Biznite
18. Act A A**
19. Beef

Customer Reviews:

Second time's the charm.......2006-09-19

When I first heard Lil Wayne's first album The Block Is Hot, I didnt feel it. The beats were horrendous and the guest appearances were just as bad. On this album Lil Wayne did a 360 and his raps got a lot stronger. Not onlt that but Mannie Fresh's beats sound way better on here plus the guest appearances are not a bad touch. Standout Tracks: GET OFF THE CORNER(Crazy first single), ON THE GRIND, HIT U UP, F*** WIT ME NOW, LIL ONE, WISH YOU WOULD, GROWN MAN, JUMP JIGGY, REALIZED, THA BLUES, LET'S GO and BEEF(dope song to end aN album with). Filler: Shine(cheesy second single), Biznite(funny but still stupid), Act A A**(boring, sounds like circus music). Bottom Line: Lights Out is Lil Wayne's best album. Better production, tighter rhyhmes from Lil Wayne and the guest appearances didnt bring this album down.

Lil Wayne - Lights Out.......2006-09-07

With two group albums and a solo under his belt, Lil Wayne returns with his sophomore effort, "Lights Out."

1. Intro (Watch Them People) - No Rating

2. Get Off the Corner - 4.5/5

3. On the Grind - 4/5

4. Hit U Up (Featuring The Hot Boys) - 4/5

5. Everything - 4.5/5

6. F*** Wit Me Now - 3/5

7. Lil One (Featuring Big Tymers) - 3/5

8. Break Me Off (Featuring Big Tymers & Unplugged) - 4.5/5

9. Skit - No Rating

10. Wish You Would - 4/5

11. Grown Man - 3.5/5

12. Shine (Featuring The Hot Boys) - 5/5

13. Jump Jiggy - 4.5/5

14. Realized - 4/5

15. Tha Blues - 4/5

16. Let's Go (Featuring Big Tymers) - 4/5

17. Biznite - 3/5

18. Act a A** (Featuring B.G.) - 4.5/5

19. Beef - 4.5/5

Overall:

68.5/85

4 Stars

This album is just as good as debut. Productions solid for the most part and Wayne knows how to spit those hot 16's. Check it out if your a fan of Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records or The Hot Boys.

one of tha best from weezy .......2006-02-25

yo this album is one of the best from weezy far as his teenage years go
tha beats were sicker tha 2nd tyme around and it had a better song varity to me and he showed that he matured on this album but all in all this album was off tha chain and weezy is my favorite rapper besides tha greatest pac
but i think these beats were better that tha ones on block is hot(but that joint still a classic tho)1

Pretty Good 2nd Album.......2006-01-20

This is no where as nearly as good as Tha Block is Hot, but it gets the job done. Some Standout tracks are Get off the corner, On the grind, Everything, F**k Wit Me Now , Wish You Would, Grown Man, Shine, Realized, Act A Ass, and Biznite. This cd is worth your money.Actually give this a 4.5.

Lights Out Is HOT!!!!.......2005-06-22

Lil wayne is a sick rapper,his 2nd album Lights Out is hot because most of his song on this album are stright up gangsta,And after all Lil Wayne is a hot rapper,Mannie Fresh is a nice producer,And the Cash Money Family is nice too.This Album is a must buy,Were in 2005 and this album came out in the year 2000 and i styll listen to it...The Best Tracks Are...Get Off The Corner,Shine,Everything And Tha Blues...But overall this album is great...IT'S A MUST BUY

Average customer rating: Tha Block Is Hot but Lil Wayne is not RELIGIOUS! Lil Wayne - Tha Block is Hot Don't Be Fooled by Imitations: This is the ORIGINAL Synthetic Unity of Apperception. Tight debut by Lil Wayne

Tha Block Is Hot Lil Wayne Manufacturer: Cash Money ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lights Out 500 Degreez Tha Carter Guerrilla Warfare Tha Carter, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00002MYVJ Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Tha Block Is Hot
3. Loud Pipes
4. Watcha Wanna Do
5. Kisha
6. High Beamin'
7. Lights Off
8. F*** Tha World
9. Remember Me
10. Respect Us
11. Drop It Like It's Hot
12. Young Playa
13. Enemy Turf
14. Not Like Me
15. Come On
16. Up To Me
17. You Want War

Amazon.com

Despite their similarities, the Cash Money Clique's challenge to Master P's No Limit empire is well founded. Even the Clique's most mundane celebrations of sex, wheels, alcohol, and dollars benefit from sharper, more imaginative production--not to mention occasional flashes of humor. Tha Block Is Hot, which serves as much as a posse showcase as a Lil Wayne statement, is entertaining even when it's just serviceable. Gangsta clichés aside, the disc is marked by a sense of fun strong enough that you may not even roll your eyes at its claim that Cash Money plans to stick around for the year 3000. Let's hope for their sake that they don't base their investment plans on such predictions. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Tha Block Is Hot but Lil Wayne is not.......2007-07-09

Come on now. You know Lil Wayne's flow evolved and started to sound a lot better with his second release, Lights Out. This album is when he still had that weebledy wobbledy flow he use to have(you know that's exactly how he use to rap. Dont act!). The album's only good tracks are Tha Block Is Hot, Kisha, F*** Tha World, Lights Off and You Want War. Hot garbage like Loud Pipes, Respect Us, Drop It Like It's Hot(his cheesy version of Juvenile's Back That Azz Up), High Beamin and Enemy Turf should have been left in the studio trash can where they belong. The rest of this album is so bad I wont discuss it. Bottom Line: Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot is the worst Cash Money release of 1999. Lil Wayne's flow wasnt the only problem of the album, Mannie Fresh's beats were terrible and the guest appearances didnt help matters either. If you want Wayne at his best start with Lights Out and work your way up to Carter 2. This album was buttpuke. I was in high school when it came out, and I can recall people who were not used to giving away anything for free was going this album away free! That should tell you something.

RELIGIOUS!.......2007-06-15

I saw the face of G-d listening to this album. Lil' Wayne is a young Mark Twain. He is James Joyce and Jean-Paul Sartre rolled into one enlightening package. This is required listening for any youth or teen trying to understand the plight and authenticity of urban life. I quit my job yesterday and told me boss that my new occupation was to be "a soldier in Professor Lil' Wayne's Army." He's a brother. He's a role model. He's a saint.

Lil Wayne - Tha Block is Hot.......2006-09-06

After Cash Money Records bursted out into the music industry, it introduced famous rappers such as Juvenile, B.G., Big Tymers (Mannie Fresh & Baby) and The Hot Boys into the game. As a member of the Hot boys, along with Juvenile, B.G. and Turk, Lil Wayne was the youngest rapper signed to their label. Only in his late teenage years, Wayne is out to prove just how dominate he is in the game with the release of his debut album, "Tha Block is Hot."

01. Intro (Featuring Big Tymers) - No Rating

02. Tha Block Is Hot - 4/5

03. Loud Pipes (Featuring Big Tymers, Juvenile & B.G.) - 4.5/5

04. Watcha Wanna Do - 4/5

05. Kisha (Featuring The Hot Boys) - 4/5

06. High Beamin'(Featuring B.G.) - 4/5

07. Light's Off - 4/5

08. F*** tha World - 4.5/5

09. Remember Me (Featuring B.G.) - 4.5/5

10. Respect Us (Featuring Juvenile) - 3/5

11. Drop It Like It's Hot (Featuring B.G. & Mannie Fresh) - 4.5/5

12. Young Playa (Featuring Big Tymers) - 3.5/5

13. Enemy Turf (Featuring Juvenile) - 4/5

14. Not Like Me (Featuring Big Tymers) - 4/5

15. Come On (Featuring B.G.) - 4/5

16. Up to Me - 4.5/5

17. You Want War (Featuring Turk) - 4.5/5

Overall:

65.5/80

4 Stars

Wayne's debut is impressive considering how talented he is at his young age but there's not many rememorable tracks on here. There is no overall wack joints either, just nothing groundbreaking. Pick it up if your a fan of Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records or The Hot Boys.

Don't Be Fooled by Imitations: This is the ORIGINAL Synthetic Unity of Apperception........2006-04-30

Lil Wang is de bomme. His debut album, Cloaca Maxima, criticised the structuralist presumption that language could be described as a static set of rules, and with his tight beats and cool rap he be representing how those rules admitted of contingency and were dependent on a temporality that could undermine their efficacy. And when he got jacked, he slammed Ja Rule's philosophical positions that uncritically subscribed to 'totality' or 'systematicity' as values without first considering the alternatives that were ruled out by that pre-emptive valorisation. In his second album, Intercrural Emission, he dropped all dem Lacanian fools with his glock and insisted that the act of reading extends from literary texts to films, to works of art, to popular culture, to political scenarios, and to philosophy itself. This notion of 'reading' insists that our ability to understand relies on our capacity to interpret signs. In this, his latest album, however, he presupposes that signs come to signify in ways that no particular author or speaker can constrain in advance through intention. This does not mean that language always confounds our intentions, but only that our intentions do not fully govern everything we end up meaning by what we say and write. And THAT, my nigz, is why Lil Wang be the Numero Uno Baddest-@ssed Muthaf*cka of All. It's called overcompensation, muthaf*ckaz. Deal widdit!

Tight debut by Lil Wayne.......2006-02-12

Lil' Wayne really blew up the last couple of years (2004-2005 and now), and he is currently one of the biggest names in the South. He is one of the youngest stars in the game (he's about 21 or 22), but the boy is a VET! He started rapping on Cash Money Records' albums when he was 14 years old!... Anyway, after a couple of impressive Hot Boys albums, and many guest appearences, in 1999 Lil' Wayne finally released his 1st solo album. He was 16 years old at that time. You're reading correctly: 16 years old. While his youth is clear on the album (he's much more mature, saphisticated and experienced these days), his talents couldn't be denied even when he was 16, on this debut album. Lil' Wayne's delivery has always been one of the most unique in the industry, and his cocky lyrics were intresting to hear even when he was a young teenager. Weezy loves adding all kinds of sounds and voices to his verses, and he also adds adlibs to each songs... The album is not all about flossin' (like so many people think): most of it is straight gangsta sh**, street stories... Only one song is about sex (Kisha, which is one of the best songs on the album) and one is strictly about flossin' (Loud Pipes - another great song). Since Lil' Wayne was young and unexperienced (in handling a whole album by himself) he gets a lot of help from his labelmates (who usually outshine him, except when it's Baby rapping), and they all do a great job- especially Juvenile, who once againg proves he was the star of stars on that talent-packed label. Mannie Fresh's production on the album is untouchable as always. He got creative as time passed by. He's untouchable on those drum machines and keyboards: that Cash Money sound is so rich, so different than anything else that came (and still comes) out from the South. Even on songs, where Lil' Wayne's verses get a bit weak, the awesome beats save the track! "Tha Block is Hot" is just a hot album (pun intended), and for a debut by a 16 years old rapper, it's just awesome. Take for example Lil' Bow Wow - at this age his albums were straight childish and dumb, while Lil' Wayne's album is about the streets, about life, about things Lil' Wayne went through or saw on the streets of the NO ghetto. This one is a must have. You should get all of Lil' Wayne's albums in order to witness the progress he's made since his early teen days till now. Because Tha Block is Hot shows signs of greatness, and it's one of the tightest albums released by Cash Money Records.

Average customer rating: I dont consider this they debut Classic L-O-X!! Overly, commercial, materialistic pap! disgust check it out

Money, Power & Respect The LOX Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: We Are the Streets Gangster & A Gentleman Kiss tha Game Goodbye Ryde or Die, Vol. 1 Harlem World ASIN: B0000039QI Release Date: 1998-01-19

Tracks:

1. Yonkers Tale (Intro)
2. Livin' The Life
3. If You Think I'm Jiggy
4. The Interview (Part I) (Interlude)
5. Money, Power, Respect
6. Get This $
7. Let's Start Rap Over
8. Mad Rapper (Interlude)
9. I Wanna Thank You
10. Goin' Be Some Sh*t
11. The Heist (Part 1)
12. Not To Be F**ked With
13. The Set-Up (Interlude)
14. Bitches From Eastwick
15. Can't Stop, Won't Stop
16. All For The Love
17. So Right
18. The Snitch (Interlude)
19. Everybody Wanna A Rat
20. The Interview (Part II) (Interlude)
21. We'll Always Love Big Poppa

Customer Reviews:

I dont consider this they debut.......2006-07-29

Seriously anyone who gives this 5 stars is only do'in it cause DMX is on that one listenable track. This is not what the lox is all about. Pop bubblegum beats and radio friendly lyrics. Thats Puffs doing. If you really want to hear what the lox is all about, cop they solo album's and We are the streets. This album you can definetly tell Puffs pullin they strings.

Classic L-O-X!!.......2006-07-12

The LOX come good (no homo) with their debut album. This was before the D-Block movement they got goin' on now so it may be different to new LOX fans, but it's still heat. Jadakiss, Styles, and Sheek show with this album that they had skills then and still do now. If you like Hip-Hop go but this album now!

TOP TRACKS:
Livin' The Life
Money, Power, Respect
All For The Love
We'll Always Love Big Poppa

Overly, commercial, materialistic pap! .......2006-03-05

I can see why the Lox don't like to talk about this debut. This sounds as if Puffy did the whole album. Puffy and his Bad Boy production team produced most of the songs and it sounds like complete rejects from his No Way Out album instead of a Jadakiss/Sheek Louch/Styles project. Money, Power, Respect with DMX and Lil' Kim is the only strong song on the album. And what was the point of having the Mad Rapper on this album? Even the Hitmen's offerings come off as lame. The Ron Lawrence/Deric Angelettie song come off as lousy. And the ones from Nashiem Myrick, Stevie J and Carlos Broady come off as mediocre. But the low point is the pop-driven sound of If You Think I'm Jiggy, which Puffy produced and what worked for Mase doesn't work for the Lox. The song blatantly interpolates Rod Stewart's 1978 disco-driven hit Do Ya Think I'm Sexy. It's got a catchy beat a la Puffy, but the song's pretty bad and overly commercial. Out of 40 to 60 songs that Puffy produced in 1997 for artists, that's his worst! The lyrics on the album come off as materialistic and don't tell me too much about the group's background. Jadakiss had harder-edged rhymes and lyrics on the Lox' 2000 album and his solo stuff, but there's nothing he really offers here. The album's commercial sheen comes off as creatively empty. They should have let Puffy rap on this album instead and called it The Four Beats to Shake to.

disgust.......2005-12-07

I was intrigued with the title, but understood nothing of the lyrics. As most of rap (hip hop) this is incredible garbage. only my opinion of course.

check it out.......2005-10-18

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