Search - Spice 1 :: Dyin' 2 Ball

Another solid one by Spice 1

G$ | B-More, MD | 03/15/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Speezy Ace, Fetty Chico, Spice 1, etc. is back after only 7 months since his "Ridah" album and his "Pioneers" group album w/ MC Eiht, (and his 11th solo album -- not counting compilations and group albums of his) and in my opinion it is slightly better than the last 2 I mentioned above. Not as good as most of his earlier albums (but not many rap albums in general are), but then again I'd say 5 or 6 of them are 5 star classics no doubt. Guests are on about 6 of the 15 songs so you get a lot of Spice 1 on here. Production is good from a lot of people I never heard of. YMA does 6 songs, Greedy does 3, C-Note and Amazen A. each do 2 and W.S. Bugg and Scully do 1 each. I'd have like to see some Ant Banks, Payback, or BLACKjack or some of the other producers from his early works but oh well. It has 2 near classics, 3 ok songs, 2 I skip, and the other 8 are good. From track 10 - 14 it gets a little weak. A good album to have for his fans.



#1 - 8.5

#2 - 9 (about how most of the rappers out now that sell are wack & I agree 110%)

#3 - 8 (f/ michelob & 40 glocc)

#4 - 7.5

#5 - 8

#6 - 9.5 (about all the stuff on the radio & Videos are from fake @$$ gangsters)

#7 - 9 (about the characters in the rap game today)

#8 - 8.5 (f/ W.S. Bugg)

#9 - 8.5 (clever rapping about candy -- like his hit "187 Proof" all about liquor and beer)

#10 - 7

#11 - 6.5 (f/ ????)

#12 - 7.5 (f/ 40 glocc & Michelob)

#13 - 6 (f/ 40 glocc & michelob & Sean T??)

#14 - 7 (f/ michelob)

#15 - 9.5 (a sort of remake of his 1994 classic "East Bay G's")



b. Robert Lee Green Jr. -- b. in Texas moved to Hayward/Oakland, CA -- b. around 1970



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