Master P - Good Side Bad Side
Reviewed By: ULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 4.25 out of 5 Stars
Master P owned the rap game in the 1990's. As the head of the New Orleans based No Limit Records, he changed the rap game with his business moves and the way the major labels look at the independents. Master P had the world sayin "Bout It Bout It" but after his "retirement", he came with 2 of the worst albums in the entire No Limit catelog. With his first album since 2001, Master P looks to reclaim his throne as one of the kings of the South. The new album features the singles "Act A Fool" w/ Lil Jon along with guest spots from C-Murder, Silkk The Shocker, Lil Romeo, Currensy, Afficial, Liberty, & more.
Disc 1
1. Act A Fool (f/ Lil Jon)-- it was bound to happen. Master P hookin up with the hottest producer in the rap game, the King Of Cunk himself, Lil Jon. Master P complements the hot beat well with his old raspy style. Look for this song on the radio or clubs somewhere near you.
2. Com.1 (f/ C-Murder)-- interlude with the incarcerated Corey Miller
3. We All We Got-- really short track that has a military drumline and lots of horns. Master P raps about how he's in it for the money and not the fame. Good song but really really short.
4. Who Want Some-- this track is the trailer song on the end of the "Them Jeans" video. The sirens in the background get ya in the mood to annilate a nigga in the streets. Master P comes with the hard lyrics asking "who said he wants some, boy you don't want none, we wild out in the club and act dum-diddy-dum-dum." Nice to see the old P back again. I hate the roll call at the end but otherwise, it's a nice track.
5. Let Em Go (f/ Currensy)-- this track has a nice bassline and hi-hat beat. Master P raps about how niggas who have their girls on a leash need to let have fun out there in the clubs cause they ain't worth fightin over. Currensy Da Hot Spitta comes clean on the beat and adds nicely to an already tight song.
6. Who Them Boyz (f/ Lil Jon, C-Murder, & Liberty)-- Master P and the King of Crunk hook up again. Lil Jon comes with a tight ass beat that sounds a bit like Lil Scrappy's "Headbussa" with snappin thrown in every now and then. Master P ain't the best rapper out there but you gotta admit that he'll make you laugh with some of his lyrics. Lil Jon throws in his patented "Yeah" from time to time. C-Murder drops a verse over the phone in the Louisiana State Pentitentiary and comes straight at ya. Liberty is the Phillipino female rapper signed to New No Limit and she comes off sounding like a pre-puberty Lil Romeo. Leave her off next time but it's a tight track worth listening to.
7. Why They Wanna Wish Death (f/ Afficial)-- this track has a slower, dark piano and church bell laced beat. Master P raps about how he must be cursed because he's having to deal with so much death in his life already. P even makes mention of Soulja Slim's death within the song. Afficial is the Philly duo (Yukon & Desperado) from the No Limit East camp and drops a few nice bars as well. A nice track worth checkin out.
8. You Don't Know Me (f/ Lil Romeo & Vellqwan)-- it seems like Master P has done a dozen tracks with "shorty keep ya head up" in the chorus and this is no exception. It seems a bit out of place after all the hard tracks to start the album off with. Vellqwan, the veteran West Coast rapper, makes an appearance on the song as well. A grown up Romeo drops a verse to the lady he's tryin to hook up with. It's a track for the females for sure.
9. Anything Goes-- this track has a armageddon like beat with the beepin in the background like he done sent a nigga to the emergency room. Master P does a decent job on the mic and the song fades out to the sound of a flatine. Decent track.
10. Com.2
11. It's A Drought (f/ Afficial)-- this track has a nice laid back beat with a hi-hats and nice bassline. Master P raps the hook in the nursery rhyme style "it's a drought but we got dope, we got dope, it's a drought but we got dope and it's gonna cost you more". Basically, P and Afficial are rappin about how they control all the dope on the streets. Very tight track once you get past the chorus.
12. Them Jeans-- this is the first single from the album and Master P's attempt at the hot flavor of the month, the club track. Basically, it's a club song about those ladies with the nice asses in the tight jeans.
Disc 2
1. Ghetto Honey (f/ Theresa Esclovon)-- oh man, just when you thought Master P was back from the dead with one of the best efforts on Disc 1, you awaken from the dream with a horrible song to start Disc 2 with. It's a song for the ladies so I'm sure they'll appreciate it but it's not something I really care to listen to.
2. That Ain't Nothin (f/ Silkk, Lil Romeo, & Currensy)-- Silkk the Shocker starts the song off with a decent verse about how he's big ballin. Master P ends each line with "that ain't nothin". The hook is rather simplistic as well. P is up on the next verse and does a little more braggin about his possessions. Lil Romeo has really improved as shows a maturing voice. Currensy ends it out as the track starts to drag after a while.
3. Ghetto Model (f/ Theresa Esclovon)-- this track has a beat similar to R. Kelly's Middle Eastern beat on "Snake" with some added hand clappin. This track has single written all over it but it won't do nearly as well as "Snake" did simply because Master P can't carry a song like this and make it appeal to everyone.
4. Com.3 (f/ Currensy)-- Currensy drops a lil verse at the end of the commercial
5. Tell Em-- this was one of the songs that was leaked as a "buzz" track to radio stations about 6 months ago to build the hype for the new album. The song starts off with P sayin "Ya'll done made me go back to the old me" before ripping into the track. The hook goes "tell em hoes I'm a pimp, tell em niggaz I'm a pimp, I'm a country muthafucka and I walk with a limp." It's good to see P finally listened to the fans that got him to where he was and went back to the old style. Nice track.
6. Ride For You (f/ Afficial)-- this track has slow beat that is very reminscent of the Master P from Ghetto D. P rides the beat with a nice cadence in his flow and does a very good job on the mic. It's one of those ride for my homies tracks we've become accustomed to over the years from No Limit Records.
7. We Like Them Girls (f/ Silkk & Currensy)-- this track has a beat that is very similar to the Neptunes beat on Mystikal's "Shake That Ass". It's a cheap attempt at another club song and they will probably endure more hate for biting the Neptunes beat so badly.
8. 20's On Cars, 26's On Trucks (f/ Currensy, Lil Romeo, & Liberty)-- this track has a nice laid beat that will make ya bob ya head along. Currensy starts it off and you can't help but nod along to his flows. The most improved award has to go to Lil Romeo who actually may be a tight little rapper if he adds more content to his rhymes over the years. Master P and Liberty end the song out with decent verses although Liberty's Chyna White-like voice is a bit annoying. Nice song overall.
9. Thug & Get Paper (f/ Silkk)-- this track has a laid back bassline beat. Silkk and P rap about how they makin that paper and that's all that matters. But there's a good side and bad side to money as well. Master P and Silkk come off rather hypocritical in the verse about jumping on whatever is hot and then jumping off when it's not. Decent song but there's a lot better songs on the album.
10. Com.4 (f/ Djuan Baham)
11. Represent-- this track has a very tight eerie beat with the snares snappin in the background over a tight bassline. Master P takes it back to the old style again on the best song on the entire double disc. Silkk comes tight as fuck as well. Both P and Silkk bring their best on this track. Can't say enough about it other than: tight as fuck.
12. If (f/ Currensy & Sonja)-- this track has a nice bassline beat with horns and the hi-hats kickin. Master P drops verses in a style similar to 50 Cent's "21 Questions" asking if his girl will ride for him if he gets locked up. Currensy continues to shine and show that he's one of the most underrated cats in the game.
Overall, Myke Diesel came with the heat on the production for the album. The other producers include Lil Jon, XL, Serious, DJ Darryl, and Full Pack Music but Myke Diesel handled the majority of the album. Master P makes a triumphant return after the disappointing albums since the Southern classics, "Ice Cream Man" and "Ghetto D." Like I said before, if P would have listened to his fans before, he wouldn't have fallen off as badly as he did. But if this album is any indication, the New No Limit is back on the rise. Definitely get this one if you're a fan of Master P. It probably could have been made one disc but the DVD movie is an added bonus (if you buy it early enough). So check this one out, you won't be sorry.
Master P - Good Side Bad Side