My Review of Mac & A.K. - Hu$le Mu$ic Vol. 1
Mac & A.K. - Hu$le Mu$ic
1) "Intro (Hu$le 101)"
A tight cut to start the album off with. Only one verse, but the beat is tight as fuck done by Mac Pacino. Mac Pacino does the production for the whole album except for one song. This is just a short intro song, but it's a great start to the album.
2) "Play This" ft. D.S.P.
Another tight beat for this song. Mac starts it off with a tight flow. Both he and A.K. come tight on the mic, both with similar styles on the mic and both have good voices to flow with. D.S.P. comes tight as fuck on his verse too. Three tight ass verses from the three rappers. A fucking tight ass cut right here, I'm feeling it to the fullest.
3) "Git it Right"
I'm not feeling this beat as much as the first two, but it still bangs hard. A.K. starts this one off with a cool verse. I like the hook a lot to this song done by A.K. Mac has the second verse and spits a pretty good one. Mac and A.K. trade off short verses to finish the song off with. Another good song, not feeling the beat as much, but this is still a tight ass song.
4) "Oh No!"
Not Oh No!, but Oh YEAH! This song is tight as fuck. The beat bangs hard and gets your head moving. Mac and A.K. bring the heat on the mic. Mac and A.K. come hard on the verses and A.K. puts down the vocals nicely on the hook. Yet another tight ass song to start the album off with, I'm feeling this one to the fullest.
5) "Dirty Jersey 2 E.P.A." ft. Young Noble (Outlawz)
Got damn another tight beat done by Mac Pacino right here. He and A.K. come with more tight flows too. Young Noble from the Outlawz comes in nicely too. The only thing I'm not really feeing is the chorus. I like A.K. on the hooks more than Mac. It's a tight song though, I'm feeling it overall.
6) "Let em Know"
It took me awhile to get into this beat, but it's cool though, after the third spin through it got me hooked. Mac and A.K. come clean on the mic once again. A.K. starts this one off with a cool verse. Mac does the hook with a cool flow. They just talk about letting everyone know how they do it. A good song overall.
7) "Act a Fool"
More good production on this one. Mac starts it off with a cool verse. A.K. is back on the hook and spits a good one. A.K. has another good verse on this one too. Damn this album has me really impressed at this point. Solid flows, tight production and hooks that sound good. Another tight cut.
8) "Hu$tle Unconditional" ft. Furious, Ghazi
Yet another tight beat to get your head moving. A.K. starts it off with a clean verse. Furious has the second verse and spits a solid one, he has some good lyrics. Ghazi does the hook to the song and does a pretty good job, could have been better, but it's good. Mac has the next verse and spits a good one too. Ghazi also has a short verse to finish off the song. A tight ass song except that it cuts off at the end for some reason.
9) "Jump 2 This" ft. The Game
A slower beat to this song. A.K. starts it off on the mic with a tight verse and that leads right into the hook done by him, which is tight as usual. Mac has the second verse and comes hard. The Game has the last verse, but I think they should have left him off of this song. I don't like him all that much and it takes away from the tight mic work by Mac and A.K. A tight song, could have gone without The Game's verse.
10) "Come My Way"
One of those game spittin songs. A.K. starts it off talking about spitting that game on some ladies. I like the background vocals done by Genevieve, she lays down a nice chorus too. Mac has the second verse and spits a tight one too. They trade off shorter verses to finish the song off with as Genevieve lays down those sweet R&B vocals in the background. A tight song overall, nice change of sound for the album.
11) "California Lifestyle" ft. Money Mont, G-Dub
Another good song, this beat isn't as good as some of the others, but it still knoccs. They talk all about the Cali lifestyle, girls, cars, cash, whatever. No A.K. on this song, but Mac, Money Mont, and G-Dub handle it nicely. A clean cut overall.
12) "It's Nuthin" ft. Scoot Dog, Chunk
Another tight ass beat done by Mac Pacino. A.K. and Scoot Dog start it off with the first two verses. A.K. handles the hook with a tight flow. Mac has the third verse and spits a cool verse. Chunk has the last verse after Mac's and spits more good flows. Yet another tight song. I'm feeling it to the fullest.
13) "Pray 4 Me"
Taking it down a knotch for one of those slower songs right here. A.K. has the first verse and does the chorus talking about praying for a better life away from the harship and pain. Mac does the second verse, but I'm feeling A.K. more than him on this song, I think his voice is better suited for a slower song like this. Another good song overall, a nice slower sentimental song to change up the pace of the album.
14) "Real Things" ft. Mr. Kee
Another good beat, this one done mostly by A.K. with some help from Mac Pacino. Mac has the first verse and spits a solid rhyme. A.K. does the hook with some tight flows. Mr. Kee has the second verse and comes hard on the mic. I think this is one of the best features for the album right here. A.K. has the last verse with some good lyrics. Yet another song that bangs. One of my favorite songs on the album, even though I'm not a big of the beat.
15) "Such & Such" ft. Sean T, Re-Akt
Sean T starts it off with a solid verse. A.K. does the hook again nicely and then he spits the second verse with more good lyrics that he's spit all album long. Re-Akt has the next verse, but I'm not a big fan of his flow, he's alright, but nothing special. No Mac on this song, wish he would have had at least a short verse. A pretty good song overall, it could have gone without Re-Akt's verse though.
16) "Go Git It"
The production is pretty good on this song, but I'm not feeling this song not nearly as much as the rest of the songs on the album. I don't like A.K.'s verse to start the song off with. Mac has a pretty good second verse. I'm not a big fan of the hook either. I'm just not into this song at all, the first one I'm not feeling to this point.
17) "Real Live..." ft. D-Moe, Sean T
More solid production. A.K. starts this one off with a decent verse, not his best work on the mic though. He also does the hook with an alright spit. D-Moe has the second verse and spits a good one. Sean T has the next verse and spits a solid flow. No Mac on this song either. A decent song, I was feeling D-Moe the most on this one.
18) "Straight Hogz" ft. Lil Ric, Laroo
A bit of a slower beat for this song. Mac starts it off with decent verse. Lil Ric has the next verse and spits a good one, I think the beat fits his style of flow the best. A.K. has the next verse and spits a tight one. Laroo has the last verse and comes alright. It's a pretty good song overall, I think that Lil Ric and A.K.'s verses were the best because the slower beat fits their styles the best.
19) "City of Strangers"
Another good beat done by Mac Pacino for this song. A.K. starts it off with a pretty good verse talking about the hard streets. Mr. Droop does the background vocals on the hook and sings nicely. Mac has the second verse and comes even better than A.K. I think. More good mic work from both rappers and Mr. Droop's vocals on the hook ties it all together nicely. A tight song overall, I'm feeling it.
20) "When Times Get Hard"
A.K. starts this one off again as the clean beat bangs in the background. This song has a much faster pace to it than the last song. A.K.'s flow is tight to start the song off with. Mr. Droop does the hook again with his background vocals. I'm not feeling him as much on this one as the previous song. Mac comes hard on this one too, but I'm feeling A.K. more. Another good song, I think A.K. should have done the hook though.
21) "The Struggle" ft. Top Dog Vanzetti
Top Dog Vanezetti makes for a nice feature to this final song. The beat is good again by Mac Pacino as it was for the entire album. Mac and A.K. come tight on their verses too. A tight finish to this tight ass album.
Overall I can't really say anything more than I haven't already said. To just sum it all up yeah this is a tight album. Really that's all you need to know. The production done by Mac Pacino is tight as fuck, some of the best I've heard, very consistent through the entire album. Mac & A.K. come hard on the mic again, taking up different topics, slow, medium and fast paced flows. The features weren't quite as good as on their previous album, but I was still feeling a majority of them. Definately an album that's going to stay close to your CD player. Go get this one right now, you'll bump it forever! This could go down as a Bay Classic!
Overall Rating = 5/5
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Mac & A.K. - Hu$le Mu$ic
1) "Intro (Hu$le 101)"
A tight cut to start the album off with. Only one verse, but the beat is tight as fuck done by Mac Pacino. Mac Pacino does the production for the whole album except for one song. This is just a short intro song, but it's a great start to the album.
2) "Play This" ft. D.S.P.
Another tight beat for this song. Mac starts it off with a tight flow. Both he and A.K. come tight on the mic, both with similar styles on the mic and both have good voices to flow with. D.S.P. comes tight as fuck on his verse too. Three tight ass verses from the three rappers. A fucking tight ass cut right here, I'm feeling it to the fullest.
3) "Git it Right"
I'm not feeling this beat as much as the first two, but it still bangs hard. A.K. starts this one off with a cool verse. I like the hook a lot to this song done by A.K. Mac has the second verse and spits a pretty good one. Mac and A.K. trade off short verses to finish the song off with. Another good song, not feeling the beat as much, but this is still a tight ass song.
4) "Oh No!"
Not Oh No!, but Oh YEAH! This song is tight as fuck. The beat bangs hard and gets your head moving. Mac and A.K. bring the heat on the mic. Mac and A.K. come hard on the verses and A.K. puts down the vocals nicely on the hook. Yet another tight ass song to start the album off with, I'm feeling this one to the fullest.
5) "Dirty Jersey 2 E.P.A." ft. Young Noble (Outlawz)
Got damn another tight beat done by Mac Pacino right here. He and A.K. come with more tight flows too. Young Noble from the Outlawz comes in nicely too. The only thing I'm not really feeing is the chorus. I like A.K. on the hooks more than Mac. It's a tight song though, I'm feeling it overall.
6) "Let em Know"
It took me awhile to get into this beat, but it's cool though, after the third spin through it got me hooked. Mac and A.K. come clean on the mic once again. A.K. starts this one off with a cool verse. Mac does the hook with a cool flow. They just talk about letting everyone know how they do it. A good song overall.
7) "Act a Fool"
More good production on this one. Mac starts it off with a cool verse. A.K. is back on the hook and spits a good one. A.K. has another good verse on this one too. Damn this album has me really impressed at this point. Solid flows, tight production and hooks that sound good. Another tight cut.
8) "Hu$tle Unconditional" ft. Furious, Ghazi
Yet another tight beat to get your head moving. A.K. starts it off with a clean verse. Furious has the second verse and spits a solid one, he has some good lyrics. Ghazi does the hook to the song and does a pretty good job, could have been better, but it's good. Mac has the next verse and spits a good one too. Ghazi also has a short verse to finish off the song. A tight ass song except that it cuts off at the end for some reason.
9) "Jump 2 This" ft. The Game
A slower beat to this song. A.K. starts it off on the mic with a tight verse and that leads right into the hook done by him, which is tight as usual. Mac has the second verse and comes hard. The Game has the last verse, but I think they should have left him off of this song. I don't like him all that much and it takes away from the tight mic work by Mac and A.K. A tight song, could have gone without The Game's verse.
10) "Come My Way"
One of those game spittin songs. A.K. starts it off talking about spitting that game on some ladies. I like the background vocals done by Genevieve, she lays down a nice chorus too. Mac has the second verse and spits a tight one too. They trade off shorter verses to finish the song off with as Genevieve lays down those sweet R&B vocals in the background. A tight song overall, nice change of sound for the album.
11) "California Lifestyle" ft. Money Mont, G-Dub
Another good song, this beat isn't as good as some of the others, but it still knoccs. They talk all about the Cali lifestyle, girls, cars, cash, whatever. No A.K. on this song, but Mac, Money Mont, and G-Dub handle it nicely. A clean cut overall.
12) "It's Nuthin" ft. Scoot Dog, Chunk
Another tight ass beat done by Mac Pacino. A.K. and Scoot Dog start it off with the first two verses. A.K. handles the hook with a tight flow. Mac has the third verse and spits a cool verse. Chunk has the last verse after Mac's and spits more good flows. Yet another tight song. I'm feeling it to the fullest.
13) "Pray 4 Me"
Taking it down a knotch for one of those slower songs right here. A.K. has the first verse and does the chorus talking about praying for a better life away from the harship and pain. Mac does the second verse, but I'm feeling A.K. more than him on this song, I think his voice is better suited for a slower song like this. Another good song overall, a nice slower sentimental song to change up the pace of the album.
14) "Real Things" ft. Mr. Kee
Another good beat, this one done mostly by A.K. with some help from Mac Pacino. Mac has the first verse and spits a solid rhyme. A.K. does the hook with some tight flows. Mr. Kee has the second verse and comes hard on the mic. I think this is one of the best features for the album right here. A.K. has the last verse with some good lyrics. Yet another song that bangs. One of my favorite songs on the album, even though I'm not a big of the beat.
15) "Such & Such" ft. Sean T, Re-Akt
Sean T starts it off with a solid verse. A.K. does the hook again nicely and then he spits the second verse with more good lyrics that he's spit all album long. Re-Akt has the next verse, but I'm not a big fan of his flow, he's alright, but nothing special. No Mac on this song, wish he would have had at least a short verse. A pretty good song overall, it could have gone without Re-Akt's verse though.
16) "Go Git It"
The production is pretty good on this song, but I'm not feeling this song not nearly as much as the rest of the songs on the album. I don't like A.K.'s verse to start the song off with. Mac has a pretty good second verse. I'm not a big fan of the hook either. I'm just not into this song at all, the first one I'm not feeling to this point.
17) "Real Live..." ft. D-Moe, Sean T
More solid production. A.K. starts this one off with a decent verse, not his best work on the mic though. He also does the hook with an alright spit. D-Moe has the second verse and spits a good one. Sean T has the next verse and spits a solid flow. No Mac on this song either. A decent song, I was feeling D-Moe the most on this one.
18) "Straight Hogz" ft. Lil Ric, Laroo
A bit of a slower beat for this song. Mac starts it off with decent verse. Lil Ric has the next verse and spits a good one, I think the beat fits his style of flow the best. A.K. has the next verse and spits a tight one. Laroo has the last verse and comes alright. It's a pretty good song overall, I think that Lil Ric and A.K.'s verses were the best because the slower beat fits their styles the best.
19) "City of Strangers"
Another good beat done by Mac Pacino for this song. A.K. starts it off with a pretty good verse talking about the hard streets. Mr. Droop does the background vocals on the hook and sings nicely. Mac has the second verse and comes even better than A.K. I think. More good mic work from both rappers and Mr. Droop's vocals on the hook ties it all together nicely. A tight song overall, I'm feeling it.
20) "When Times Get Hard"
A.K. starts this one off again as the clean beat bangs in the background. This song has a much faster pace to it than the last song. A.K.'s flow is tight to start the song off with. Mr. Droop does the hook again with his background vocals. I'm not feeling him as much on this one as the previous song. Mac comes hard on this one too, but I'm feeling A.K. more. Another good song, I think A.K. should have done the hook though.
21) "The Struggle" ft. Top Dog Vanzetti
Top Dog Vanezetti makes for a nice feature to this final song. The beat is good again by Mac Pacino as it was for the entire album. Mac and A.K. come tight on their verses too. A tight finish to this tight ass album.
Overall I can't really say anything more than I haven't already said. To just sum it all up yeah this is a tight album. Really that's all you need to know. The production done by Mac Pacino is tight as fuck, some of the best I've heard, very consistent through the entire album. Mac & A.K. come hard on the mic again, taking up different topics, slow, medium and fast paced flows. The features weren't quite as good as on their previous album, but I was still feeling a majority of them. Definately an album that's going to stay close to your CD player. Go get this one right now, you'll bump it forever! This could go down as a Bay Classic!
Overall Rating = 5/5
GOT TO THE LINK IN MY SIG, AND LISTEN @2SICCAUDIO, THEN ORDER IT AT www.ekmusicgroup.com HOLLA
