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| Eightball- Lay It Down: Anotha album that displays tha talent that big Ball has lyrically. Too bad him and T-Draper iz beefing ova cash that almost would take away from tha album as you look at tha plain cover but T-Mix makes up for it all with his muiscal genius wit tha beats and P diddy actually came tyte on tha mic wit his verse in Lay it down pt. 2 to my surprise this album is platinum material! This CD comes hard-hittin', almost every track has a bangin beat. If you thought Almost Famous was good then you will think this one is really good. Tracks to hear are ah yeah, all i wanna see, ball wit us, and how u. 7.5 OUT OF 10 |
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| Roy Jones Jr.- Round One: Roy Jones Jr. has already proven to the boxing world that he is one of the best of all time and now he wants to show the music world that he has talent in that field as well. I have heard all the songs already and this album is average at best. Mr. Lee and the majority of the Rap A Lot crew keep this album afloat as it seems as if Jones at a bit of help in the vocal booth. One only has to look no further than the banger "Invincible" to know that (the song appeared on Scarface's new album with the same verses all done by Scarface. Look out for other artist on Roy Jones Label because they have the same skills... BodyHead Entertainment is on the rise with is raw and gritty style with some flavor for all... Read this and be warned. Not bad but maybe Jones should stick to boxing a little bit more. 6 OUT OF 10 |
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| Dayton Family- Welcome To The Dopehouse: Anyone who's ever seen Michael Moore's famed documentary ROGER & ME is familiar with the bleak Midwestern landscape of poverty-ridden Flint, Michigan, Moore's hometown and the setting of that film. Given the air of hopelessness established in that movie, it's easy to imagine how Flint-based hip-hop collective the Dayton Family arrived at its sound. With their uncompromising, hardcore approach, the Dayton Family achieved renown in the Midwest, and WELCOME TO THE DOPE HOUSE finds them taking it national. The Dayton family hasn't sacrificed that trademark in-your-face, street-real sound, they've just persevered through endless legal run-ins and other tribulations, long enough to make their voices heard. "Welcome to Flint," they declare, pulling no punches as they lead you through tales of "Young Thugs," all the while reminding the listener that "We Kept It Ghetto." The regionalism of the Dayton Family's sound on DOPE HOUSE is a welcome contrast to the cookie-cutter hip-hop so prevalent in the work of their contemporaries. 7.75 OUT OF 10 |