Rick Ross' 1st national release ...this was a very anticipated album...especially since jay-z himself jumped on ross' huslin remix just to settle his small time beef with the pink panther...1st of all this should've came out on the 1st...especially with Ross' heavy drug references. ...but the 8th it is....THIS IS 4 DA HUSTLERS
track 1 = Intro
....introducing what we expect to hear = a lot of traffic/drug husling music...BOOBIE ...looks like hatians are moving big units in miami
....4/5/ introduces push it...which is the albums' theme musik
track 2 = Push it
....1st listen gets u up and out ya seat...def a good choice for 1st song....title says it all...samples "push it to the limit"....just seen the video yesterday...why is Ross showin off his titties...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec1PQ...elated&search= video could've def been better...but for the album this is the 1st banger....it shows Ross' lyrical content "who ever thought that that fat girl would turn into oprah"(who would of thought?)...this has that get up get out and do something feel to it...outkast would b proud
....5/5...THEME MUZIK
track 3 = Blow
....i heard this on a mixtape 1st...cool & dre produced...dre on hook soundin gay as ever but i guess since pharell is doin it, why not him....beat is heat....alotta flossin money/hoes and clothes flows...good follow up to push it...so far so good
....4/5
track 4 = Hustlin
.....u def heard this...if u haven't get the f*ck up out of your coma.... had everyone sayin "i know pablo, noreaga..the real noreaga he owe me 100 favors"
....it gets a 5/5 rating just cause of that pablo line...it also introduced his whip it real hard flow..that i've heard on maad freestyles
track 5 = Cross That Line feat: Akon
.....couldn't wait to hear this but.....came on sounded just like obie trice's single....Akon could've came up with a new melody...but he made it up on the beat...which is heat....finally ross shows his muscle...bully on the block image ...soundin like Suge Knight freestylin
....4/5...would've got a 5 but Akon's recycled his hook
track 6 = I'm Bad
....poor rip off of LL Cool J/ Shaft/ Issac Hayes mix...can't stand Ross' flow
....1/5
track 7 = Boss feat: Dre from cool & dre
.....i'd rather hear Ross on hook...dre just doesn't do the hook justice....question? how many words rhyme with boss...seems like Ross tried everyone of them....once again he has that flossin/ballin flow...playin it in a car with sounds...trust me 15's make it hot...but that's that cool & dre production...that's what gives it a 3
...3/5
track 8 = For da Low feat: Jazze Pha
.....Jazze does it again....Ross flows the way any rapper should on this beat...u really don't need vocals on this track...that's how hot this beat is....if u drive by hoes with this bangin u should b able to get all of em in....even if u fat, black and ugly as ever
....5/5
track 9 = Where My Money
....sounds like a cheap huslin'/ clap and revolve mix...i guess the same person is makin all these beats...but this is the worst of all 3....i'd rather hear fat joe's rip off b4 this....Ross' flow on this track is the worst i've heard....if i was pickin beats i would've told the producer to skip it after 20 seconds...it starts off hard but when the beat drops.... oh no...and the flows make it worst
....1/5 poor huslin remix before the huslin remix
track 10 = Get Away feat: mario winans
....Ross says it himself "this is that L.A. Reid flow"...R&B joint for the ladies...can't hate ...ur girlfriend will like this that's why it gets a 4
....4/5
track 11 = Hit U From The Back
....jumps from ur girlfriend/wifey to ur creep in a hurry...matter of fact your girlfriend should still like this.....if u can't get p*ssy to this u need help....i was gonna say this is pimpin at it's best but....Ross' simpin references doesn't bring it out like he should've...put Too Short on this and it's a classic....but i guess Ross can't lie....respect...hit it hard, hit it, hit it, hit it hard....COCK YA LEGS... i luv dat got me sayn it to my b*tches
......5/5
track 12 = White House
....ready to ride muzik...had me feelin it to the point anybody talkin sh*t would've got it...right then and there....beat pushes u in the back...."took my sh*t to jigga-man went to manhattan came back a young millionaire"...real ish....seen Ross in miami performin this joint....he seemed too laid back doin it tho...Ross shows his lyrical ability again...."before i wrote a song...i could quote a zone"..."p*ssy n*ggas bleed pink"....."i let the haters watch, pull up slow watch em in a state of shock"
...5/5 ....u gotta feel this...def goin at T.i. in this one
track 13 = Pots and Pans
...can't stand the hook....drug reference ...exactly what u thought it would b...dude can't sing...but Ross shows how he started hustlin....
....2/5...would've gotta 3 but dude on the hook. and his lyric "f*cked up" being used 4 times in 2 bars
track 14 = It's My Time feat: Lyfe Jennings
...once again he plays the 1st song then plays the better joint...showin how he started huslin...don't understand why he has these songs back to back...just like his R&b joints earlier on the record...but once again this is the better one...u gotta luv it....then he says "i f*cks wit damon im in the movies kid"...i thought u f*cked with jay?...and what movie are u talkin about? is it something new?
....5/5...cruisin muzik
track 15 = Street Life feat: lloyd
...poor street life rip off...heard it before
....1/5...boooooo
track 16 = Hustlin remix feat jay-z & jeezy
....once again if u haven't heard this come back to earth....or u mite b on those cards u get in the mail.... HAVE U SEEN ME?....this time jay goes last...i like the mixtape version better when jay sets it off "hold up"...."im in the air i don't hear *****s corny raps"...d*mn.... jay did it with ease...put corny cam in his place...easy...
....5/5
track 17 = It Ain't A Problem feat : some triple c n*ggas
....nothin hot nothin wack ...it's ooookay....his boyz ain't weak either
....4/5
track 18 = Im a G feat: Lil Wayne and some triple c n*igga
....1st off i skipped right to wayne's verse...did he come at Gillie?...heat....i think Ross heard wayne's verse and tried to come hard but Ross + metaphors = garbage...stick to your coke dope flows....and his triple c boy needs to never use biggie's rhyme ever again....just don't...wayne on hook "bullet proof car got me feelin like a turtle"....then in his verse "i got gunz where gunz ain't suppose to be, u need to get a full dose of me...im crack"....st8 fire...beat could've been better....but on a side note: me and my nuckas were arguin about wayne and gillie...and my nig made a good comment...when u get older your rhymes should get better...every where u go people influence u... so who cares if gillie's east coast flow influence wayne to rhyme better...it worked out....he did it and did it well...im still gonna b a fan...well until someone shows me that baby/kissin ish everyone talkin bout...till then...the real king of the south...lyrically
5/5
track 19 = Prayer
....seems like he's either cryin or sniffin coke at the beginning of this song....a dmx prayer put to a beat....just like dmx's show on bet...when them latino's asked him to pray...u gotta respect that...just like i respect this song
5/5
overall
i would give him a xl or 4 mics or a 8.5 out of 10...close to a classic but not quite...u can't hate on him for his drug references...that's who he is..... the only problem i have is that this nucka had a biddin war just cause of "everyday im huslin".... i guess he had a big miami buzz...and since it's miami that means something....but this nucka is 37 years old ...so how long can he do this....he's too old to keep talkin bout drug dealin.....aren't u suppose to mature....the bible said it best "when i was a child i spoke as a child, but when i became a man i put away childish things"...Hey Ricky what u think?....can't wait for his next lp
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