"Intro (Hot & Spicy)" is handled by Big Tymers who consists of Manny Fresh and Baby. They open up all the Cash Money records and ussually do a very humorous job. the beat is very funky and fast as they spit their game letting everyone know that no one is safe no matter if you are from the north, south, west or east...

"We On Fire" kicks the album off in a hard, tight way. This is a remake of one from their first album, "Get It How U Live!". This song is a perfect introduction to the Hot Boys' hardcore lifestyle. All four of them go back and forth asking "What kind of n*gga..." For example Juvenile raps: "..What kinda nigga know what doing bad is?..What kinda nigga know what a stolen jag is? ..." Lil Wayne also has some funny questions: "..Say dog, what kind of nigga be on top of the world? ..Million dollar status got me on top of ya girl?...." It's no doubt that the hook or the chorus answers their questions: "..tha HotBoy$, tha HotBoy$, (We On Fire) Them Niggaz is the tha HotBoy$, tha HotBoy$, (We On Fire) Them Niggaz is the HotBoy$, tha HotBoy$, (We On Fire) Them Niggaz is the HotBoy$, tha HotBoy$, (We On Fire).. " Juvenile, B.G. and Lil Wayne make the hardest impression.  Turk is good but he doesn't shine as bright as the others. This is a dope song which introduces them to the world. Ever rap from all 4 of them begins with "What kind of N*gga..." and the chorus answers it without any doubt.

"Respect My Mind" is another cool joint with all of them. Manny's beat is smoking too as it is filled with weird tones and effects. Swizz Beats uses this electronic casio-like feel too but his melodies are not as complex. Manny's beats are much much more bouncy. The chorus, done mostly by B.G. and Lil Wayne,   basically tells people to respect their way of thinking or else:  "..Respect my mind or get your brains knocked out -Respect my mind and have them boys in your house  -Respect my mind look we ride on chrome - Respect my mind cause we get our shine on- Respect my mind cause we that Hot Boy clique- Respect my mind nigga you can't phase this- Respect my mind look we'll fuck your bitch- Respect my mind look we bout that gangsta shit..." Already, I hear influnces from the gangster rap of N.W.A.  but the darker mood of Mobb Deep. Personally, I think Juvenile steals this song in the verses due to his story telling verse of growing up and the reflections of life in the ghetto and problems with his father: "..Watch me grow up -When I was small he had plan- My daddy was balling and he was the right hand man- My poppa bought us a house to keep our family secure - Livin good on a ranch in the middle of the woods -I understood at a young age my daddy wouldd spray- Seen him slit a niggaz throat and shoot one up in the face- He'd be murder case after case he was untouchable- But he had a right hand man that wasn't trustable- Who undercover slow made deals under the table- Working for the feds round my people wearing a cable- My daddy got busted so we got left at the door- All of our shit got repossessed - And our family was flat broke -Moved back inside the projects in summer 84..." Here is a perfect example that these people are just not rapping for a shallow cause. They ghetto celebs who have telent and are sharing their rough times. Every Hot Boy has their own solo song on the album.

"Help" is the solo joint from B.G. His latest solo album "Chopper City In The Ghetto" had some outstanding moments but I did not think it was better than Juvenile's "400 Degreez". On this joint, he hands all the verses and the hook which can get a little annoying: "...Got these bitch niggaz hollerin' HEEEEEELLLLP! -Them Hot Boy$ coming please somebody HEEEEEELLLLP! -They on fire, they goin burn me somebody HHEEEEEELLLLP!- They got guns, they goin shoot somebody HEEEEEELLLLP!
Please somebody HEEEEEELLLLP!.." Manny's beat is cool but it would have been cooler if Wayne or Turk did the hook with B.G. 

"Ridin'" is somewhat of a typical southside westside song since it deals with cruising in a car but the Hot Boys let you know that there is serious danger involved when riding with them through the Nolia.. All the boys are on this jam but Lil Wayne and B.G. shape the chorus: "...Grab your strap saddle up nigga when you ride with me  -You ain't guaranteed to make it back when you ride with me - And what I ride like a roller coaster - When I ride with uptown soldiers -Look here we ridin we ridin -We coming up out the flames with the K firing -We ridin We ridin -We coming up out the flames with the K firing ..." This is the rough and realistic darkness I wrote about earlier. It's a smoothed out jam. Not one of the best, but it's cool. I think many die hard East coast ruffnecks may hate this jam but my mind is open.

"Off The Porch"  is a very funny skit which deals with Big Tymers and some guy wanting a shirt. I do not want to ruin it for you but someone says to Manny, "N*gga f*ck you!" and he says, "What?!?". the man then relies, "My sista Tammy Loves you!"... Short and sweet and the skit does not ruin the album's flow.

"Get Out The Way" is cool track but not one of the fire tracks. It seems to blend in with the others. One reason is because B.G. and Wayne do the chorus again!!!. They also borrow and recycle Cash Money sayings for the hook: "...Come around the wrong spot you will get shot- We make you drop it like it's ah, ah drop it like it's ah, ah- Come around the wrong spot you will get shot- We make you drop it like it's ah, ah drop it like it's ah, ah- You better get out tha way, them hot boys on they way -You better get out tha way, them hot boys on they way..." It's a cool song but it's not on fire.

"Clear The Set" is Lil Wayne's solo joint. Though his voice is very cool and smooth and the beat is on point, this song did not grab me. It's not as catchy and that's a good thing. I could probably like it very much after I listen to a couple of times more. "I Feel" is a catchy song similar to "We On Fire" but not as dope. Each one takes their turn and starts every line of their verse with "I Feel..." For example,. Juvenile raps: "..I feel like I'mma lose my life for this -I feel like I'mma have to fight for this- I feel motherfuckers they goin' say I'm wrong- I feel niggaz goin' get buck when they hear my song.." The chorus is wild for two reasons. First, Juvenile and B.G. rock it and the lyrics are kind of out there. : "..N*gga f*ck you, I feel just like you! N*gga f*ck you, I feel just like you! N*gga f*ck you, I feel just like you! ..." Interesting sentiments... eh?

"Boys At War" has a cool beat and is basically tight but B.G. handles the hook by himself. Though his voice voice is cool, the lyrics are not as hot as the other hooks. "Boys at war, dem boys at war...", B.G. repeats. It's an average song.

"You Dig" is the solo joint by Juvenile and by far, the best solo joint on the album. It's also one of the best joints on the album. It maintains the catchyness of "We On Fire" and "Ha". Instead of ending everyline with "Ha", Juvenile ends every line with "Ya dig?". For example, "..I been looking for a way out for too long, you dig? That's why right now, I be writing song after song, you dig? Niggaz done gave me the green light you know it's on, you dig? Believe you gon hear Juvenile after he gone, you dig?.."  The beat is hard and loud. It pounds and the guy screaming "Hot Boys!" in the begining gets you amped.. The guitar sample is very cool and wild too. Lil Wayne handles the hook which complements the sentiments of "You Dig?" as the lil guy raps in an amped voice, "...You know what he talking bout, that boy, that nut nice - You know what he talking bout, fuck wit him lose yo life- You know what he talking bout, that boy Juve a fool- You know what he talking bout, nigga act like you cool- You know what he talking bout, that boy, that nut nice- You know what he talking bout, fuck wit him lose yo life..." Yes.. I know what he's talking about and I'm from New Jersey. This could be a very big hit. It has the potential to be bigger than "Ha". The beat and melody is very full and lush. Manny Fresh did an excellent job on this joint.

"I Need A Hot Girl" features Big Tymers. Though you could hear Manny and Baby on other songs, this song is where they are officially featured as a cameo. I'm surprised they are not on the album more. Manny Fresh kicks it off with his cool, pimped out voice: "..Biggity bout slide ride -work that cat to the right -push it down- push it up - boom you dynamite- lick it up like ice cream -nigga you know- to make me bow bow bow bow (Rocky Balboa)......" This ong is very degrading toward women. They talk about hoodrats and blow jobs, and skanks, whores, ghetto chicks... etc.. There hook is very catchy. A woman asks, "What you need boy?" and B.G. replies, "I need a Hot Girl.." They rap about not classy girls, but nasty girls... Hey, everyone has a preference... This could be a very catchy hit too but the sentiments of the song can offend the opposite sex.

"Tuesday And Thursday" is about the T-&-T days when the police sweep the projects and spots for drugs. I thought that those 2 days were just around New York but Tuesday and Thursdays are a universal time to chill.. The Hot Boys give y'all hustlaz a lesson. This is a unique twist on hustling drugs that has a very realistic feel along with the racial profiling and racist nature of police in Magnolia projects. Verse and rhyme-wise, Juvenile steals the show on this one too: "..ATF be showin' they ass around my block - Feds get all the respect cuz they'll close up shop- Who do you think be pushin' them birds up in the hood?- Who do you think be dumpin' them bodies up in the wood? -It's something like baseball, three strikes and you're out -Violate your probation, 2 and a half on 5 -My pride, don't want me to be up in this place -My pride, don't wnat the Lord to notice my face -A young nigga with golds behind tens on dubs -In the paper license plates they gon' think I'm a thug -They gon' tear this motherfucker up lookin' for drugs -And make them dogs break me off trying to get me to talk- You wouldn't believe the shit with the police I done been through -I done seen some shit they did to people II'm kin to -My friends too -That's why I be chillin' ya heard me? Up in my fuckin' residence on Tuesdays and Thursdays.." Juvenile's verse is true to life and his delivery is on point. The chorus handled by Juve, though not as dope as the raps, is also cool: "...On Tuesdays and Thursdays you better watch for the sweep - Look them people gon' act a ass if you get caught in the street - On Tuesdays and Thursdays you better watch for the sweep -Look them people gon' act a ass if you get caught in the street.." A song like this displays that the Hot Boys are true street kids and they are certainly not fronting.

"Bout Whatever" is Young Turk's solo joint. Like Lil Wayne's solo joint, this one does not grab me. His voice is not as cool either. Don't get me wrong, Turk is very cool. He rips it up on  "Welcome To The Nolia" from "400 Degreez". His song does not leave a lasting impression like the others. It's no wonder that Juvenile and B.G. have been successful solo artists. Turk's sentiments are cool by saying he's about whatever.. He can do anything and handle any thing that comes his way. You never know, I could like this song more if it grows on me after a couple of listens.

"Sick Uncle" is the second and last skit on the album which follows where "Off The Porch" left off. All I'll say that it makes fun of someone using those machines that they put up to their neck to talk.. It's very sick and can probably offend people but this is hardcore so if you don't like it.. don't listen!

"Shoot 1st" features Paparue who handles the hook in his regge ragga way. The hook goes like this: "...Have you ever heard of a Murderer, Bloody Murderer - the Hot Boys come one time, How many say Murderer, Bloody Murderer, Cash Money Packing the low iron! Head bussa, Wigsplitter one time! Hot Boy$ cummiting you crime! Head Bussa, wigsplitter two times! Just feel the heat of me low iron!..." Though the beat feels kind of soft the lyrics and hook are hardcore since they deal with shootouts and murder.. This is a cool jam. It really gives the album a nice twist.

The final song on the album is "Too Hot" Obviously, these guys like songs about high temperatures..hehe. This song is kind of like a sequel to "We On Fire". It's not as amped but it's still pretty cool. Juvenile handles the hook which is familiar. "...What do ya call a nigga that be duckin the law ( Hot Hot) -What do ya call a nigga that be playin it wrong (Hot Hot)- What do ya call a nigga that don't give a fuck who you are (Hot Hot) - What do ya call a nigga that play it like its the ball (Hot Hot)- (Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot).." It's a nice a complete way to cap off the tight album.

Cash Money Records have been a serious and strong hardcore musical force from New Orleans that is making it's way all over America and all over the world. For me, Juvenile's "Ha" got my attention. It was original in beat, delivery and style while maintaining a southern true to their roots feel. This album does the same. If you liked Juvenile's "400 Degreez", you'll love this too. Manny Fresh's beats and production are very original. Though the casio tones and melodies may be dissmissed as weak southern beats, if you listen close, Manny creates lush bouncy beats for a whole new generation of gangter rap who ball till they fall. Yes, they overdue the trite and overdone subject of flossing and boasting but I don't think no one does it as well as they do... nor as funny. Though many songs do sound the same the first couple of listens, the hooks are infectious and the rhymes are on point. Each Hot Boy has their own unique style and delivery which they change and innovate. The Hot Boys are not just about balling and hustling.. They rhyme about the hardships of the ghetto, police brutality, the warfare and techniques of confrontation..  I don't even think that they know how deep they are... The whole Cash Money click is original and creative though they can get lost or misplaced in the Southern baller brigade that No Limit is misusing. "Tuesdays & Thursdays" is an example of original flavor along with "You Dig".  Other songs like "Respect My Mind" and "I Feel" show the power of their minds while catchy songs like "We On Fire" and "I Need A Hot Girl" display the gang as a force not to be reckoned with. They hit strong and hard. The only problem with Manny's beats and production that it does sound very similar quite often during the first couple of listens. The skits break things up nice and Paparue's reggee influence on "Shoot 1st" give it a nice twist. Throughout the album, songs blend into each other due the the electronic drums, snares and kicks, electronic basslines, and tweaked out keyboard melodies. The beats bounce no doubt. Though some songs are a little too long, it would have been tighter if they didn't talk during the begining or end at the songs too often. "Shoot 1st" ends quick and flows directly into "Too Hot"... More songs should have flowed like that. Still. I'd rather have decent songs lasting too long that crappy ones... Cash Money Records and the Hot Boys are very hardcore dealing from sex, drugs, money, violence, ghetto life, and an assortmant of wild subjects. They don't care what they hell you think because they are getting paid ... alot... doing what they love... You gotta luv that... I haven't heard their first album "Get It How U Live!!!" but I want to. I am a fan of The Hot Boys. Though they seem like the unlikely crew for me to like, I must admit they do their thing. Juvenile steals the show. Lil Wayne's voice is cool and smooth, B.G. gives a familiar feel to the songs while Turk adds a fresh face. Each one brings something different while they all share a part of the foundation. Now, they won't change the world in a positive way or start a revolution like Goodie Mob but they make hot tracks which are not only original but blow No Limit and Master P out of the N.O. So, get ready for Gurrilla warfare because this concreate jungle is sizzling hot and the Hot Boys are winning the war down south...

Beats: 8/10.
Lyrics: 8/10.
Production: 8/10.
Originality/Creativity: 8/10.
Album Flow: 8/10.
Hardcore Rating: 8.5/10.
[ Overall Rating 8.1/10 ]