Crooked I - Hood Star - The Official Dubcc Review

[nateandmiles]

01. Intro
Produced by Big Hutch OR Jim Gittum
Banging beat, snares and kicks and Crooked I comes in super hungry circa back in the 90's. Sptting those ill lyrics like only Crooked can.

02. So Crooked
Produced by Darren Vegas
Beat is aight, another lyrical banger, cool hook. Nothing special about this one.

03. Lil Youngsters (feat. Ray J, Spider, Eastwood)
Produced by Darren Vegas
Serious beat by Vegas. Crazy hook ill spitting from Spi, East and Crook. This one could have been a potential smash hit. West Coast vibe, something you can cruise to.

04. Fuck Em
Produced by Big Hutch
G Funking it, reminds of Daz/DPG "What would you do". Serious bassline on this one. Crooked I kills it lyrically again. This one is West Coast to the fullest!

05. Haters
Produced by Darren Vegas
Nothing special about this one, Crooked I lyrical again,  but you know the other 4 first tracks he is super lyrical. Beat is not special.

06. Live At Tha Row
Produced by Darren Vegas
This one is basically a free style. Beat showcases the row hittaz. Good beat

07. Fuck Wit U
Produced by Darren Vegas
Got a reggae vibe, serious xxx lyrics from Crook. Good to see Crook rip it, differently and not his usual hardcore flow. Beat is not impressive.

08. Go Hard (feat. Danny Boy, Spider)
Produced by Darren Vegas
Good beat, good guitar ish going on . Good combination with SPI and the bitch rappnig too. Nice summer type bbq track

09. West Coast (feat. Kurupt, Eastwood)
Produced by Darren Vegas
Another west coast banging beat. Cohots rep good on the mic.

10. House Party (feat. Ray J, Eastwood)
Produced by Big Hutch
Sounds real 80's ish, classic west coast banger. This one could be a smash hit if released. Lyrics on point. The 3 collaborate well. Reminds me of "put the monkey in it" by Daz and Soopa

11. So Damn Hood (Remix) (feat. Juvenile, Sisqo)
Produced by Darren Vegas
Not impressed with this version. The kicks and snares dont bang hard as the OG version. Sisqo did his thing and Juve the great offcourse never dissapoints.

12. Bitch (feat. Too $hort, Eastwood, Ray J)
Produced by Darren Vegas
I guess its that pimp shit, sounds real country/westernish/movish. Good beat, Short Dogg pimps all over the beat.

13. Cali Luv III
Produced by Big Hutch
Nice laid back, Crooked lyrically mesmerizing again. Nothing special on this one.

14. Hood Star
Produced by Darren Vegas
Beat is bananas, Crooked tore it up as usual. This one is a banger for sure. Bassline is serious on this. Instant heat.

15. Me And My Dogg (feat. K-Ci, Danny Boy, Eastwood, Ganxta Ridd)
Produced by Darren Vegas
Good track, good lyrics, beat is classic, flawless track.

Overall, Ill give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars, some of the beats could have been changed, overall Crook showed his versatility without forgetting his roots. Most def about 5 or 6 potential singles of this shit.

Now chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch

[nateandmiles]

ill be coppin 2 copies .....and will give 1 out for free if u reply here  ..i seen niccas crying in the other thread about the economy ...this one is a collectors ya hurdd me ..

Now chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch

[Jaydc]

Who are you?

[EFFeX]

Interesting review...

"So Crooked" is actually one of my favorites, I'm surprised you didn't like it more.

[lawz2760]

Nice review. Although I wont get around to supporting this tilll the end of the summer. Will eventually buy a copy to support Crooked (even if he doesnt support it - they did this in a few months where hes taking how many years?)

[Rodger Ramrod]

if they added 'do it again' and hutch's version of 'so damn hood' .. this would've been a good release, 7 years ago.

[EnzoUK]

Now chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch

is that suppose to be cool?

kinda gay if u ask me

[KURUPTION-81]

Nice review. Although I wont get around to supporting this tilll the end of the summer. Will eventually buy a copy to support Crooked (even if he doesnt support it - they did this in a few months where hes taking how many years?)

[bigpimpin20]

08. Go Hard (feat. Danny Boy, Spider) is it Virgynia Slim & Big Foot on that track?

[hrsmn_london]

What a shit review!

[hobomotel]

What a shit review!

[Giesuz]

16. Ghetto Lovel - itunes exclusive

i heard that kurupt don't spit a verse on this. he just got some adlibs at the end of the song.

[EFFeX]

16. Ghetto Lovel - itunes exclusive

i heard that kurupt don't spit a verse on this. he just got some adlibs at the end of the song.

I just seen you edit your post, I was about to say...

[Giesuz]

a little bit confused

[woof]

lol u can't even find the album in stores

Wideawake keeps failing