Spice 1 - Immortalized (20 tracks) +Album Reviews

Still Bangin' After All These Thuggin' Years

FIVE-O James | TX | 04/08/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Well, First off let me say that Phillip187's review was right on the money! I've been a Spice Weazy fan from the get-go, and "Immortalized" is definately through and through perfection. Finding a well structured rap cd good enough to actually let it play non-stop is a very difficult feat; "The Chronic", "Ice Cream Man, "Doggystyle", "All Eyes On Me", "Creepin'On Ah Come-Up".Buy this disc and add to the list. No doubt one of the top five albums dropped in 99', it will knock your socks off. If the opening track What the F**K doesn't catch you and juice you up, nothing will. My favorite track which also has to be one of the tightest beats I've witnessed is "Too Deep In The Game" track 13, listen to Spice's rapid delivery. Too bad most people ain't feelin' Black Bossalini anymore there missin' out big time. Jive should've promoted and pushed this release!!!"

ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1999!

Philip Y. | Israel | 12/24/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Spice 1, aka Black Bossalini, drops his best album since "AmeriKKKa's Nightmare". To me all his albums are classics and can't be touched, but on "Immortalized" Spice 1 comes out with much heat and energy that some doubted he still had. His delivery is tremendous as usual and so are his gangsta thugged out lyrics. But the thing that impressed me mostly is the innovative production used on the album. Rick Rock produced almost all of it and he came out with kind of beats that were never heard before. It's just gangsta rap ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL - some s**t you've never heard before. The only thing that bothers me are some of the featured rappers. At the beginning of the record we get appearences by Noreaga, Too $hort, Yukmouth, Saafir and Roger Troutman - and they are all do a great job next to Spice 1. But on some of the next songs you get appearences by some weak unheard-of no-name rappers which just aren't good, and of course CANNOT shine next to one of the greatest rappers in the game today. Still, Spice 1 handles the album by himself and as usual is fabulous! He even performs Ice Cube's song "You Can't Fade Me" and it comes out real nice. Another re-make is 187 Poof (2 Thougin') which is the 99 version for Spice 1's classic song 187 Proof from his debut self titled album). The album comes very close to being PERFECT. You can listen to it from the beginning to the end, track after track - you don't have to press the skip button at all trough 70 minutes. Don't listen to all those haters that diss the album. People should start recognizing Spice 1's talent, cause he's a real OG in this game and has been spitting this thug poetry for a long time. This is a masterpiece, and if it wasn't for Dre's album, "Immortalized" should be album of the year!"

4.5 star 6th effort from Spice 1 of the greatest

G$ | B-More, MD | 11/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Spice 1 delivers another high quality cd that you have to add to your collection. Collaborates with a few artists from the east coast and once again has a few classic tracks on the album (but he did throw in a few skits too many, where he usually has none). All 15 songs are good, great, or a classic and none are worth skipping. The sound is a little different then his first few albums but that's not bad. Production is done by Ric Rock (10 songs), Kirk Kizzo Crumpler (3 songs) and Dave Meeze and Tony Harmon each do a song. A must have CD. He should be a multi-platinum seller cause the man can definitely put out quality cd after quality cd.

#2 - 10 (classic track w/ Noreaga)

#3 - 9.5 (f/ Saafir)

#4 - 9.5 (f/ Too $hort, Yukmouth & Roger Troutman (R.I.P.)

#6 - 9 (old school beat talkin' bout skanless ass hoes)

#8 - 8

#9 - 9

#10 - 8.5

#12 - 9 (dedicated to all his dead homies)

#13 - 8 (f/ Spook thee Man)

#14 - 8 (talkin' 'bout haters & enemies)

#15 - 9.5 (f/ Ike Dirty & Half-A-Mill (R.I.P.)

#17 - 8.5

#18 - 8 (f/ den Fen & Kyoz)

#20 - 8 (remake of his 1988 hit "187Proof")

#21 - 9

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SPICE ONE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB!

Rebirth Critic | Memphis | 01/28/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Baller from the bay has hit us again with another powerful album packed with the traditional, non stop, semi automatic flow of Spice One at his best. The album is a combination of solid beats, and tight flows on behalf of Mr. Fetty Chico, however there are some low points but only 2 out of a 21 track CD', (That's Good) such as on the opening track "What The F**k", which features Noreaga, There are some songs where the artist (Spice One in this case) just doesn't need a guest appearrance, and this song is such an example. From the beginning until the middle of the song, Noreaga, who is a decent rhymer, dramatically fails to keep up with the vibrant, upbeat west coast track, imagine if you will Q Tip attempting to drop a verse on N.W.A.'s 1989 classic "F**k The Police", Hard to do huh? And then there's Spice One's hometown sidekick Saafir who makes a depressing effort at rhyming on "Thug Poetry" Saafir like Noreaga simply lets the track wax him. But don't fret homie, Spice One still manages to bang out the boogie on the remainder of the album with songs like "Can I Hit It", "High Powered", "Immortalized", also there's a super tight remix of his 91' classic "187 Proof" and for all you Ginuwine fans you'll just love Spice One's "Ride Wit Me". GET THIS ALBUM, It's a 1999/2000 TOP NOTCH despite the lack of promotion, (SHAME ON YOU people at Jive RCA Records) Peace out R.C."

Off the Heezee! Spice on comes out Blastin with 21 new Track

Rebirth Critic | 10/21/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My man really came back on em this time, this is probably his most creative project to date. This album started impressing me from track 1 and I agree with the other cat, I count two songs that don't move me either but thats cool (especialy with 21 tracks) cause what is here will make you a fiend for more. The re-make of you can't fade me is great, and the title track Imortilized has got to be herd to be belived. My man dips in on some commercial funk with "Can i hit it tonight"..banging like nothing ever herd from spice before. He pumps you full of "spiceokane" with "Too deep in the game". He eduactes on the suburban lifestyle so many take for granted outside of cali with "Killerfornia". Has sombody playing a "DJ quick" style guitar rift behind the laid back "Gone with the Wind" as he spits tales of fataley wounded homeboys. This is a must have album for anybody that listens to Rap period, especialy those who are or used to be spice 1 fans wasteing time and money buying that east cost crap (and most dirty south rap that sound like nothing literaly) that sounds the same. All original music here baby no beat snatching (should i say puffy) On the real go get this CD makes you not understand how someone with so much musical talent is still only being herd by such a small audiance of die hard Gangsta Rap fans. This Album is the Pre- Chronic 2001 cause Dre comes out on the 2nd of Nov. Get this CD or miss out, yeah its like that! Spice 1 is back and Kudos to him for finding some production that deserves his lyrics."

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