I already know what the haters are going to say. HipHopDX
doesnât know anything about the south.
Damn that.
I respect the south, and I can get down with good southern Hip Hop like the
next man. But this is not good music. Itâs stereotypical southern rap, plain
and simple. That is: diamonds in my necklace, 20 inch rims, purple drank, hoes,
dope etc. Fifteen tracks of stereotype after stereotype-right down to the
artist names e.g. Lil (you fill in the blank) and Big (you fill in the blank).
Officially, Trill Fam consists of Webbie, Lil
Boosie, Big Head, 3 Deep and some
guy named Foxx. You know youâre in trouble when the most well-regarded
dude in your group is Webbie.
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Artistic content on this one is essentially non-existent. Unfortunately, track
titles like âDo
It Stick It,â âBout Dat,â âGot Me Bent,â and âWatch My Shoesâ
actually reflect the theme of the album: mediocrity.
âWhat about such provocative titles as âPolitician Networkinâand âMaterialistic Bitch?'â you might ask.
The Fam almost approaches coherence on these two â except that
both titles are simply flawed grammar. The hook on the former is actually âIâm
a politic-ing networking, vet working, tech-workinâ blah blah
blah. âMaterialistic
Bitchâ technically should be âMaterialistic, Bitchâ (as in, âIâm
materialistic, bitch.â) Most of the album is not even usual clichĂ© fabric woven
into real tales of hood life. The whole album is just one long try at club
music.
However, the production (courtesy of 3 Deep member Mouse)
is not necessarily bad. There is plenty of bass and head-nodding throughout the
compilation, and the breaks are crisp. Itâs just that most of the beats are be
generic⊠you keep trying to think of where youâve heard the beat before, but
then when the song is over you canât remember it to save your life.
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Usually, not having a slew of big-name guest appearances is a good thing. Usually.
Tracks like âThug
Me Like That,â âSame Ol Shit,â
and âSwanginâ
are begging for Lil Jon or Lil WayneâŠ
somebody, anybody to come in at any moment. But they donât. âWipe Me Downâ is
the over-hyped single thatâs getting massive radio airplay (at least in my
town) and âAdiosâ
is billed as #2. Thereâs even a âWipe Me Down Remixâ on the disc, which sounds promising
until you realize that the remix is EXACTLY the same song with EXACTLY the same
first verse. Since when does âremixâ mean âadd two verses from Webbie and Lil Boosie?â
Geez.
Letâs just say that I was less than impressed. The Trill Fam
takes themselves way too seriously on this one (no, the feds do not have your
phone tapped gentlemen) and the repetitive nature of the album leave much to be
desired. Nevermind the absolute lack of lyrical proficiency or
creativityâŠdefinitely not a good look for Baton Rouge.
