Boo Da Boss Playa - Block 2 Block
Reviewed By: TRMNDUS
Album Rate: 4.0 out of 5 Stars
Boo Tha Boss Playa is back with his latest effort "Block 2 Block" on his label 1 Life 1 Love Records out of Mississippi. The album has features from Max Minelli, Bone Crusher, Lil Flip, Queen Boyz, Boosie, Papa Reu, & C-Loc.
1. "Intro (Block 2 Block)" quick intro just a short beat playing.
2. "Up Da River" real slow beat sounds like some old school mobster/hustler man type of shit. Boo talking about the haters, snitches, and bitches on this track, he breaking it down on them and talking about how they will end up fucking with 1 life 1 love. The hook goes something like this "Let Em Float Up The River - Face Down Let Em Drown And Cant Nobody Hear Ya - Not A Sound Out Cha Mouth Not Even A Whisper"
3. "Say It 2 My Face" (Ft Bone Crusher & The Queen Boyz) real slow as beat sounds like something Lil Jon would conjur up, that slow crunk shit. This track features Atlanta?s own Bone Crusher and he does the hook he just does that hard ass chant is known for "Say It To My Face - Tell Me To My Face Hoe". Boo & The Queen Boyz handle the rhymes on this track, this is some of that haters on the sly shit. They always talking shit when you not around but not bold enough to say it to your face but believe when we got something to say we all up in your grill with no worries.
4. "I Love All Ya?ll" (Ft Cl Che) real slow beat, this is some of that R&B down ass chick southern style type of shit. Cl Che is on the hook for this one she just sings her thing on the hook giving the track that nice slow R&B feel. Boo talking bout the women on this track and he got love for them worldwide, there is beautiful women everywhere and he would love nothing better than to lay his charm and have the panties dropping. More of something for the ladies or the radio right here, some fellas may dig this one as well if you like that slower pimp shit.
5. "Family Feud" (Ft Queen Boyz & Skrilla Boy) mid tempo beat sounds like some trials type of shit, the type of music like some life I a test type of music. Very creative track right here, showing two sides of the game and how a CEO is always looked at as a bad person because he has to make decisions. Its like Boo Vs his record label, he speaks his point of view about why he has put his albums out and their albums are not out and all the other problems and his own label mates retaliate spit back talking bout how they tired of waiting for their shit to drop and they need to get paid and so on. In the end of the track they talk about how they need to stick together and this track is a lesson all this stuff should never be talked about, its all love we family and we always look out for each other.
6. "B4 I Die" (Ft Law) this sound like some African ritual drum music or some shit along those lines. Boo talking about all the shit he want to do before he die in this game, he talks about his day could be near and he don?t even know it. He speaks his mind pretty freely even throws a slight diss at Interscope records on this one, talking about how they don?t know how to promote a southern artists.
7. "Skit" Boo checking his voicemail, got some female trying to tease him moaning and probably stroking herself.
8. "They Hatin" (Ft Papa Reu) beat has some horns going to it, some of that come up type of feel on the beat. This track Boo talking bout how all the other folks hating because he taking all they ladies and its not his fault all the hoes is throwing they pussy at him. Papa Reu helps on the hook its really simple goes like this "Why They Hatin (We Be Fucking They Hoes)"
9. "I Like 2: Remix" (Ft Lil Flip) same beat as part one it samples some old school song, real hit potential type of beat. Boo and Flip talking about kicking the remix off, the hook has some female singing "I Like To I Like Too Yah Yah" They switch off verse after verse on this track both talking about all the things they like to do or would like to do, talking bout tight rides, big houses, just anything that makes you feel good.
10. "OOH!!" this sounds like the college band type of beat, makes you think of the country bayou type of shit. This is like a Mississippi version of some get crunk type of shit, this is some shit that is for the fellas makes you just want to sort of push em off and get wild start cracking jaws type of shit. Boo just talking about being hard showing your flex, being the biggest and baddest on the block type of shit.
11. "So Tired" beat has sort of a old school blues soul feel going to it, something that just makes you think back. The hook is that old school funk going to it with Boo adding some vocals, just brings you back like the beat. Boo talking about all the shit he tired of in life, hard times, fake friends, people always looking for hand outs, girl naggin, studio sessions, a lot of stuff, he human and he has problems just like any of us is what he is trying to say.
12. "Paranoid" beat goes good with the title makes you feel a little suspect and want to take a look behind yourself. Boo talking bout being paranoid on this track, talking bout he hear that so and so want to jack him, feds tapping him, someone out to take him out, always feeling like some set of eyes is on you out to get you. Boo is sort of doing a singy/rap thing on the hook goes something like this "I Be Feeling Crazy - I Keep Hearing Voices- Keep Waking Up In Cold Sweats - I Think I'm Paranoid"
13. "Doe Boi" (Ft Law) mid tempo beat, pretty simple has sort of that fiesta Spanish feel going to it. This track is talking about the D-Game slanging the green the white all the stuff that bring the dirty dollars in. The hook is done by Law goes like "Im a Doe Boi" being chanted over and over while Law lay some vocals about slanging inbetween.
14. "Fly Free" (Ft Tarra) real slow beat another one of them R&B type of beats that you spit the slower pimp shit too. The hook is done by Tarra and she sings about how you never miss what you got until its gone, then you want what you had back but sometimes it don?t work out that way. Boo spitting on that more sentimental tip for this track, he talking bout there is this one special female and she always been down since day one. He will always love here no matter what and he talks about all the stuff they been through and wishes he could have her back.
15. "Block 2 Block" real slow beat, some of that let me speak and everyone else just listen type of beats. Boo just rip one long ass verse on this track, he just speaking about anything that on his mind, this is sort of like a interlude/outro, real clean leaves you out on a good note for disc 1.
DISC 2
1. "Hustle Hard: A-Z" (Ft Max Minelli, Queen Boyz, Papa Reu, Law) beat is clean this is like some dirty south outlaws type of shit. They got a posse song going on right here Boo and Max do the first two verses and they both get the track started the right way with tight verses. The rest of the fam don?t let down either, this is just one verse after another no hook lets just do it type of tracks, good way to start disc 2 off.
2. "They Police" (Ft Queen Boyz & Shuck) beat is really gritty this sounds like some d-game music in the lab chopping it up type of shit. The hook is pretty simple Boo is basically just say Fuck the Police, the track pretty much follows the same motto, they got no love for the boys that wear the blue suits.
3. "Roc-A-Bye" real clean beat, sounds like one of them child hood reminisce type of beats. The hook has some little kids doing it, getting to be a popular trend by most rappers but cant lie it is appealing and catchy. Boo talking about coming up on this track, all the shit he did as a good, the hardship he endured, first time seeing dope. Even though he has seen a lot he is still a child when it comes to what he has yet to see in the future.
4. "Say Girl Hey Girl" (Ft Law & Sincere) beat is pretty catchy another one of the beats that has potential for a radio hit. The hook goes something like this "Hey Girl Say Girl - I Want To Put Some Dick In Your Life - Hey Girl Say Girl - I Heard He Aint Hitting You Right - Hey Girl Say Girl - We Both Fucked Up Off That Liquor - Hey Girl Say Girl - Im Trying To Get You Home & Flip Ya". This track they talking bout how you trying to holler at that girl and gets to the point where you able to fuck in the same night, just some more pimp shit right here.
5. "Only Live Once" a slower beat, one of them is it my time type beats, let me tell you my struggle type shit. Hook is done by Boo and Russ Lee "Only Live Once - Mo Money Mo Murder Mo Drugs - Only Live Once - Mo Pain Mo Heartaches Mo Blood". Track talking about you only live once so do all you can, drink a little something, fuck some hoes, don?t be conservative do your thing before your tiem is all said and done.
6. "Boo" mid tempo beat has sort of a bouncy vibe to it, has more of the jungle effects going on to it. This track Boo is sort of getting down on himself talking about all the he say she say he done heard about himself and makes it all into a track. Another creative type of track right here not something you would hear a lot of other folks take stab at.
7. "Apologize" mid tempo beat sounds like some late night riding out on the town let me think on some situations type of shit. This track is another one of the tracks that is talking about having that down ass female, she done all this stuff for you and been there since day one but you still treat her like shit. Hook goes like this "I Apologize To My Down Bitch - That Stood By My Side Even Thought She Know I Aint Shit".
8. "Floss" (Ft Queen Boyz) the track sounds like some shit that would be great for the car wash, have your call all hooked up flossing big. This track they talking about doing it big flossing rides, having the best chains, the biggest parties, best jewelry, just flossing big on them sunny days. The hook is real catchy meshes well with the beat, pretty catchy track overall that would make you want to just get your ride all tricked out and ready to floss.
9. "Sick Feeling" (Ft Boosie & Papa Reu) this sounds like some on the run type of music, ducking the cops type of music. Boo and Boosie both hitting you pretty hard on this track, they talking bout ducking the laws and how it always seem the try to get you on one charge or another. "You Ever Get That Sick Feeling - When Them Laws Come Get Cha - In These Trenches They Dying For Pennies". Papa Reu give you that rasta gangsta shit, he always bring that good flavor to the track if you feel him.
10. "O I" (Ft Goldie & C-Loc) beat sounds like some chilled out shit for the summer, real plain but bumpable. C-Loc on the hook, he just say "O I" over and over while Boo says "Chase The Game" "Face The Pain" over and over. This track talking bout struggles and all the shit that has gone down in life, and sometimes you wake up every morning and ask yourself where is my life going it is time for a change.
11. "Stop Look Listen" beat sounds real mainstream, sounds like some Neptunes type of shit. The hook is pretty catchy, Boo lays it down nicely this would be another good possible song for a single. Boo just talking about how he do it, and you should stop look and listen, check him out and see what he has to offer.
12. "IMA" (Ft Max Minelli) beat is up tempo has them what you can call swamp horns. Boo and Max on the collaboration effort, this track they doing sort of a switch off style. Boo spit a few lines and than Max follow with a few lines to match his. They both rip this track up, if has that sort of repetitive feel where they talk about who they are and what they do, just check it out.
13. "Streets Callin" (Ft Papa Reu) beat is kind of nonexistent on this track, nothing much to it at all. Papa Reu on the hook, he doing his little rasta rap gig on the hook, its not bad. Boo talking about how the streets always calling him to come back and do dirt, no matter what he do he will always call the streets home one way another.
14. "OHH (Remix)" beat is more computerized this time, not as good as the original version. Boo come good on the track but the beat don?t really fit, the track could have been a lot better remix if it had a better beat. The hook is simple has that repetitive feel, "Ohh" being chanted while Boo spits lines in between, raps on point but could have been a better track to end things out.
The production handled by Happy P, Russ Lee, Rock, Joe Traxx, Trackmasters, Ant, was a lot more diverse at times and sort of showed a maturity in Boo?s sound. A good chunk of the album had the same sound we have heard from him the past while the other half is sort of a more radio friendly mass appeal type of sound. Album after album he shows he can still be consistent rap wise bringing the content and style he has always brought to the table. He took some chances on this album and he had a lot more creative type of tracks like "Family Feud" which was a stand out, he sort of battles against his own label mates about the business/politics of music on that track. Then he had a lot of tracks like "Say It To My Face" With Bone Crusher, "I Like 2 Remix" with Lil Flip, & "Roc-A-Bye" which are some of the more mass appeal tracks that folks can get into easily. There had been talked that he inked a deal with Interscope and it looks like that may of fizzled because he sort of throws some disses at them saying they do not know how to handle a southern artist. This is album number four for Boo and he shows each time that he is progressing and not downgrading which is always a good thing when you have been in the game for as long as he has. Overall a step up from his previous album "Hustlers Prayer" you see a lot more potential in him as a artist and since Mississippi is a hot market place right now its only a matter of time before we may see him on some making some major moves.
Boo Da Boss Playa - Block 2 Block