Mike Jones - Who Is Mike Jones CD Ltd Bonus Chopped Screwed Version (14 tracks) +Album Reviews

You rapped about THIS for 3 years??????

lakers064life | Dallas, TX | 04/22/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"im not even gonna sit here and right a big long paragraph, im jus gonna keep it straight n simple....this is by far the worst album i have ever heard. oh one other thing, how many times do u need to say "back then hoes didnt want me, now im hot hoes all on me"????????, and we already know how many times u say ur name and #.....i heard u the first time! (on 1st round draft picks, during one freestyle, he says his name 13 times in 1 minute....ridiculous!)

Chamillionaire....comming soon, watch out!"

We know who MJ is, now let your music do the talking

RappFan | Houston, Texas USA | 04/19/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I removed 1 star from the 5 because the album is not perfect (few are). I removed 2 stars because Mike's nauseating marketing scheme of mentioning his name, phone number, and website over and over again on the album just gets ridiculous. His selfish promotion gets in the way of the music itself, a cardinal sin in this longtime hip-hop fan's opinion. Rap/H-H may have been founded on bragging and boasting, and that's all good, but I don't recall ever feeling like an artist was spamming me with advertisements during a song/performance in this quasi-hypnotic, Don King-like self-promotional style.

Half the songs on the album start off with the mention of "Mike Jones!!" or "Who is...Mike Jones?!" The last song, titled "Grandma", starts off "Oh Grandma. Mike Jones!!". Safe to say this song won't make the rotation in the Escalade. I know he explains his marketing scheme in "Grandma", but the fact is the scheme ruins the music...and the music is what we bought the album for.

Mike Jones gets out-rhymed by Slim Thug on "Still Tippin". Mike, you can't repeat hooks from other songs ("Back Then...") and still consider that rhymin'...not when you say the same thing 4 times. Work on that before your next album, please.

The Screwed and Chopped disc is off the chain though. Big up to Michael 5000 Watts - what it do baby!"

This is honestly one of the worst rap albums .... ever .....

vission | H-Town | 06/22/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

""I feel sorry for the 13yr old teenagers who lovin him, tried to tangle with the shark but I'm sorry he doesn't swim." -Chamillionaire. Who?? Dyke Jones Honestly people, How can you defend this played out wannabe lyricist (4yrs now). For anyone that gave this album one star, you're all certified geniuses - all others ... need to get their head examined or go and do some background research. If you do, you'll find out how cake and overused this man's raps are. I've been listening to DJ Screw (S.U.C.) Swisha House, B.H.O, C.C.C., Wreckin Yard, Freestyle Kings and just about every texas (houston mainly) rap/freestyle/screw group since 2000, maybe earlier. At any rate, Mike Jones entered sometime in 2002 if I recall correctly - SINCE 2002 - Mike Jones has been using the same lyrics, style, excessive name usage and reusage of other rappers previous statements or cuts of, tangled with another in an attempt to form his own "creative" style but instead comes out sounding like outtakes from american idol auditions (thankfully mike jones doesn't attempt the art of dance in adddition to rap).

As for people praising the song "Still Tipping" Featuring Slim Thug & Paul Wall. This is not only the remix of the original Still Tippin, the remix and the original have both already been used an 2 other albums before who is mike jones. One version featured Chamillionaire instead in place of mike jones and w/o Paul Wall (unfortunately) but Chamillionaire's verse was 1,000x better than Mike Jones's reused flow.

Back Then? Re-used line from Still Tippin and from just about every Mike Jones verse or song as the hook.

Reccomendation, use both cds for cupholders, mini-frisbies, wutever, a good laugh perhaps. Then go and pick-up Chamillionaire's Mixtape Messiah or Paul Wall & Chamillionaire's - Get Ya Mind Correct or Controversy Sells."

Back then didn't want me, now I'm garbage still don't want m

mcgreezy | 07/13/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Being from Houston, Texas I am one of many that have heard of Mike Jones before he was "tippin' on 4 vogues" and gettin' his songs played on Hot 97 in New York. This "Who is Mike Jones?" campaign has been going on since I was a freshman in high school. What does that have to do with anything? That was 4 years ago! After many delays and pushbacks, Mike Jones has finally come out with his major debut album, the appropriately titled "Who is Mike Jones?" Well, I will tell you one thing about Mike Jones: he has the idea of how to market himself, but he doesn't know how to create a great album. Don't let this 3 star rating fool you, I am being kind. If it wasn't for the beats, this album would be 2 stars at best.

I will say this though about this LP. The beats are very impressive. "Got it Sewed Up (Remix)" and other tracks like "Screw Dat" will keep your car bumpin' if ya got a CD player in it, and Mike does do a good job through the first half of the album getting by. But Mike's downfall is his limited lyrical skills. Don't get me wrong, "Back then, h*es didn't want me, now I'm hot, h*es all on me" is a great line ("Still Tippin'"), but he says it 4 times back-to-back! Not to mention his second single "Back Then" has a chorus that is sampled from his first single "Still Tippin'." Mike Jones does bring help with him with cameos from Slim Thug (who sadly only appears on "Still Tippin'"), Paul Wall, Big Moe, Bun B and others, but Mike is usurped by his cameo's more charismatic punchlines. It also seems as if Mike likes to repeat the same lines back-to-back in all of his songs which is very annoying after a while.

Album Overview:

1. "Intro"

2. "Back Then" - I was really annoyed when I first heard this song because of the chorus. Mike Jones could've at least said the actual vocals instead of sampling from another song. It's a song that everyone can relate to though because when you get fame, everyone is on your piece so I can relate.

3. "Flossin'" - Features one of my favorite H-Town emcees, Big Moe. This is actually my favorite track on the album. Mike, like most dirty south rappers, talks about his rides and his princess cuts which is really cliche.

4. "Still Tippin'" - Not much to say that's already been said. Slim Thug and Paul Wall make great cameos, and Mike came strong with the second verse, but it has been way overplayed and about 2 years old.

5. "Got it Sewed Up (Remix)" - The beat will automatically get you hooked. This is a strong point on the album and Mike does a good job of his delivery and flow on this one.

6. "Scandolous H*es" - Ahh yes, this part of the album gives us that song where rappers complain about women. It's a nice change of pace, but Mike doesn't say anything that'll make you go "Son, dude is sick!!"

7. "Screw Dat" - Mike Jones rebounds well with this one. It talks about the screw music that Houstonians enjoy. This is probably the second best song on the entire album.

8. "Turning Lane" - God, if you didn't think Mike Jones's voice was annoying, then you will believe so after this song. After hearing about 2 minutes of this, I thought about callin' Mike (if you didn't know...281-330-8004; he says it 1,000,000 freakin' times on the album) and leaving a message sayin': "Dude, stop f*ckin' talking for the rest of ya life!" Skip it, it's not worth your sanity.

9. "Laws Patrolling" - Mike Jones is now into the part of a typical rap album where the artist wants to get "serious" and "reflect" on life. This one is alright, but most listeners are probably goin' "Come on Mike! Are you fo'real fo'real?"

10. "5 Years From Now" - This is now 2 songs in a row that are serious. It's really hard to take Mike Jones's serious songs and dissect them because he is so lyrically horrible that he doesn't have the ability to be profound.

11. "Cuttin' (Remix)" - I'm not really feelin' this (like that's a surprise) and the beat takes a while to dig in, and you're gonna have to let it grow on you to decide whether to love it or hate it.

12. "What Ya Know About" - This one is pretty good. Paul Wall clearly steals the show with his verse and leaves Mike in the dust.

13. "Know What I'm Sayin'" - The album gets a much needed uplifting with this one. Bun B makes a great cameo verse appearance, and it's refreshing to hear Lil' Keke deliver a verse as well.

14. "Type of N**ga U Need" - It's for the ladies y'all! These rappers and their love songs. LL Cool J started this movement. The beat is alright, but I can't say the same about the lyrics.

15. "Grandma" - Mike Jones closes with a real deep song about his grandma who passed away before he blew up. A thoughtful song but Mike should never sing.

To close, "Who is Mike Jones?" is an average rap album with some high points but too many low points to dub it even a good album from start to finish. Mike has the right marketing gimmick and all, but you can only go so far by saying "Who? Mike Jones!" over and over again on every song. Mike Jones has a lot of work to do if he wants to be considered even a better rapper than rappers in his own city. I'd recommend Slim Thug's "Already Platinum" or wait for Paul Wall's "People's Champ." If you are lookin' for a album with lyrical gems, then this album isn't for you. But if you want an album that will bump in your ride for the summer, then this is for you. Let's just hope that his next album, the "American Dream," isn't really a "Consumer's Nightmare.""

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