G-Unit - Beg For Mercy
Reviewed By: NOTORIOUS
Album Rate: 4.00 out of 5 Stars
50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, & Young Buck hit the world up
with their debut album, "Beg For Mercy." 50 Cent
and the G-Unit click have been all over your radio
dial and your TV screens for the 10 months or so.
Nonetheless, having been heard by the masses, "Beg
For Mercy" is one of the most anticipated releases
of the year.
1. G-Unit - Young Buck starts the track off with
his very southern flow. He is very underrated and
accomodates 50 and Lloyd Banks very well. 50 Cent
follows and states he "perfected the slow flow."
Lloyd Banks with a nice verse as well. Nice start.
2. Poppin Them Thangs - First things first, this is
one tight ass beat! 50 kills the fist verse, Banks
does the same with the second. Young Buck steals
the song once again. Killer track. I'm seeing a
video for BET Uncut in the same mold as 50's "Many
Men."
3. My Buddy - This song has a sample from every hip
hop star's favorite movie, "Scarface." 50 sings
the hook in the same mold as the My Buddy doll from
the 80's. Banks is first on the track and does a
nice job. We all got a friend/And mine is a G-U-N.
Nice bar. This track reminded me of Nas' "I Gave
You Power." in which the narration gives the gun
"life" and has the listener thinking the gun is a
real person. Buck finishes this song off.
4. I'm So Hood - First slip up the album. Not
feeling this track too much. I'm not sure why. It
just didn't grab me like the first three did. Felt
like this track should have been cut from the
album.
5. Stunt 101 - Ok, it's the video. Sounds like the
song the Big Tymers wish they had. You've already
heard it so I'm not gonna talk too much about this
one. It's tight.
6. Wanna Get To Know You f/ Joe - This song has
potential to be a single as it has already been
featured on a few New York mixtapes. R&B star Joe
sings the hook on this future radio hit. Even Nate
Dogg couldn't have done a better job. Good change
of pace from all the gun play in the album.
7. Groupie Love - Tony Yayo makes his first
appearance on the album. He drops a decent verse.
Based on the title, I wouldn't expect much lyricism
and metaphors on this one. I was right. Not
feeling this one too much.
8. Ask Somebody - Weird beat on this one.
Nonetheless, it works. G-Unit come back on this
one. All contributors drop good verses. Nice
track.
9. Footprints - Very blatant West Coast beat on
this one. This is a Young Buck solo song and he
starts this one off spitting fire. 50 is on the
hook on this track. Buck proclaims he's the King
of the South on the second verse. I wonder if T.I.
has a problem with that? Very nice track.
10. Eye For Eye - A good beat is wasted by a
lackluster hook. Good effort from everyone . . .
except for the hook.
11. Smile - The Lloyd Banks solo track. Uses the
beat to the best of his ability. Slow song. Very
good song.
12. Baby U Got - Eccentric beat that has everyone
flowing on it. Another potential single. Once
again, Buck kills the track. Tight ass track.
13. Salute U - After a couple track off, the G-Unit
is back with the gunplay we've all grown to love.
. . . Sometimes I'm in Atlanta where the Bankhead
bounce/ and you can come but after you give Banks
head - bounce. Oh what a line! Top notch track.
14. Beg For Mercy - Title track from the album
samples one of 50's beats from "Get Rich or Die
Tryin'" Two in a row on this one. Yet another
street banger!
15. G'd Up - Slow beat like 50's "Many Men" with 50
spitting tales of gun play and violence. Just what
the 50 and G-Unit fan wants. Dr. Dre laced this
beat and shows why he's still one of the top
producers in the game for so many years running.
Yet another top notch track.
16. Lay You Down - Again, another track that was
floating around on a couple mixtapes earlier this
year. Top notch . . . even though its not entirely
new. Good track.
17. Gangsta Shit - Track has a West Coast feel to
it and once again, it works. Not single potential
but good one to crank up in your ride. Lloyd Banks
stands out on this track. Nice track.
18. I Smell Pussy - Ok, we've all heard this one
before. The Murder Inc. diss track. You know they
had to put one of them on here. Tony Yayo makes
his seond appearance album on the album. Not much
too this one except for the jabs at Murder Inc. Of
all the diss songs, this one doesn't rank too high
on my book.
Overall, I thought this album was pretty damn
tight. Being from the south, the fact that Young
Buck is a member of the G-Unit, made this album
even better than I thought it was gonna be. Young
Buck without a doubt will open many eyes across the
hip hop world for his ability to hold his own with
the mighty mighty 50 and the lyrical Lloyd Banks.
Even if you didn't like 50's "Get Rich or Die
Tryin'," I definitely recommend this one. You will
not be disappointed. If there was one thing it was
lacking that could have put it over the top for me,
it would have been at least one Eminem appearance
and a good Nate Dogg track. They probably should
have dug up some more Yayo verses (yeah, I know
he's in prison). Other than that, I was very
pleased.
G-Unit - Beg For Mercy