Search - Drama :: Gangsta Grillz the Album

Fares good with banging beats

A. G. You | Houston, TX | 12/28/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"DJ Drama links up with several superpowers in the rap to give us a mixtape/album. Similar to the recent, We the Best, this album is filled with many collaborations, averaging 6 guest artists per track. In this case, its for the better, as we don't want Drama to starting spitting a verse. The overview:



Beats: From top to bottom, the album features banging beats. This album goes up with those really banging albums made for the car, right long with: Underground Kingz, Ultimate Victory and T.I. vs T.I.P., among many others. There is no weak beat here, love or hate banging albums.



Lyrics: It should come as to no surprise that, lyrical, this album doesn't fare well. That's not to say that there isn't a sick verse here and there, as with so many features, you would guess that there would be.



Overall: At the end, this album wasn't meant to be taken as album of the year and I hope some don't expect that here. Some albums should be looked at differently than others, i.e. don't compare this to The Cool!) As with DJ Khaled's albums, Drama doesn't produce any beats here, as he's just here to bring rappers together and create all-star collaborations. Its weird how banging and party of an album this is but it won't sell well. Though, Drama should have just released this for free as the mixtape it should have been. Should you buy this album? If you need to test your new car system or need a good block album. If you can't have a good time with your music, just don't look this way. 4/5"

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JBach | 01/15/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you like hip hop this one is for you! Drama has not disappointed his fans with a compilation including some of the favorites."