If you keep up with "MTV" hip-hop at all... you'd know about The Game, the self proclaimed "Messiah of Gangster Rap". Once Game separated from the snakes at G-Unit he started his own label "Black Wall Street"... and has released a series of mixtapes named Black Wall Street Journal 1,2,3...etc. I believe he is on the 4th edition now. These mixtapes don't have very much new music, but this album contains most of the best tracks all the Black Wall Street affiliates have made. The Game has gathered quite the collection of talent: Clyde Carson, JT The Bigga Figga, Juice, Ya Boy, Cyssero The Virus, and the ever-popular DJ Skee and DJ Haze. Game seems set for life which is probably why he feels so comfortable with his early retirement plans.
The Good:
Track #5- You Know What It Is- This song is simply perfect...the beat is immaculate, and Juice definitely delivers. "Niggas know I do dirt, I'm kickin up dust, Puttin in work"
Track #7- Back 2 Back- Damn... This track is sick as fuck... Game takes it back to 92 and just murders the shit... Cyssero does a good job too.
Track #8- 100 Bars of Crack- This is how Ya Boy got big, track is straight fire.
Track #10- 24's- Wonder what this track is about? Carson murks on this track. And the hook is sick. This song is an example of why I don't hate all the car/hoes/guns rap. Cuz this track is good.
Track #13- Rollin- The perfect track to roll to. Simply immaculate.
Track #17- Cypha- 8 minutes long... and it's hot.
Track #18- Fire In Ya Eyes- amazing sample job... this song is not what you would expect at all. It's R&B tinged, but yet it sounds really good.
Track #19- My Turn- it's a diss record, don't know who it's directed at... but this track is pretty decent, the flow doesn't do it for me... but the lyrics do.
All in all this mixtape is hot... considering that it is a mixtape not an album... there was no intro, no outro, no interludes (very unusual). There was also a great selection of good songs, even though I only selected a handful of songs (the great ones), most of the songs on this album are good with minor flaws. I would definitely get this especially if you can't wait for L.A.X. to drop and need some Game to hold you over.
0-20: Terrible listening experience
21-40: Maybe one good song
41-60: A few good songs
61-80: Half are good songs, half are weak
81-100: Great listening experience, almost all are great songs
I give this mixtape a 67, some outstanding songs: "Rollin, You Know What It Is, 100 Bars of Crack", and some songs that just don't do it for me.
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