This album is available at ARS Music in Rainier Beach. If you liked his last album, you should own this one. I will tell you right now (and you'll see how I grade it out) that it's not as good as "Hello World," w/ the simple reason being the production isn't as good. Still, there are some solid tracks, and some folks may even like this one better than his last, who knows.
Snippets :
"Don't Leave Me" (Via YouSendIt)
"I Know U Love Me" (Via YouSendIt)
"Let's Get Blown" (Via YouSendIt)
Tracks
01. Emerald City
4 Stars : A lot of you guys have heard this song before b/c the video was posting, and this seems to be the track they're pushing the hardest. I think it's one of the better tracks on the album, it has a very very interesting sound, it's very jazzy, I've never heard a Seattle rapper rap over something like this. The video was horrible and cheaply made, so I think that turned me off to this song a little bit, but listening to the music only and playing it in my car, it sounds solid.
02. Dead Prez
4 Stars : Samples Total "The Rain," the same song Jay-Z used in "Dead Presidents." The beat is just a classic sample, so that's the main reason I went 4 stars. He's mediocre on the mic on this track, but those smooth pianos gave it 4 stars.
03. Robin Hood
1 Star : Awful beat, awful lyrics. It's one of those tracks that doesn't really have an identity, it's not a mob-adrenaline type track, and it's also not a smoother relaxing track, nor is it a more upbeat dance track. It's one of those terrible tracks that tries to be both the mob type and the dance type, and the result is bad.
04. I Know U Love Me
5 Stars : My favorite track on the album, it samples a smooth old soul song, Frame is nice on the mic, and I believe that's rising star Choklate lacing the chorus. Best track on the album.
05. U Wit Dis
2 Star : Mob track, the beat is just not good enough to make this anything better than 2 stars.
06. Sticky Situations
3 Stars : Beat is nothing special.
07. We Dem Gangstas
2 Stars : Another poor attempt at a mob style track, mainly bc of the beat.
08. Clock Dis Cheese
2 Stars : See above, mob track that doesn't have a beat you can get into.
09. The Set Up
0 Stars : Interlude about dealing drugs in the state of Washington.
10. I Shoulda Knew
3 Stars : Kind of a G-Unit style beat, Frame is OK on this one.
11. Can't Trust No Bush
2 Stars : Mediocre beat, very played out theme, we know that the majority of Americans don't like Bush, let alone the majority of African Americans, let alone a rapper. Rappers are the demographic that would be least likely to like any President, let alone a Republican President, let alone the least popular Republican President of all time. No need to point it out, it's getting fucking boring.
12. Ride or Die Chick
4 Stars : The girl who sings on this track actually does a very nice job, I'm not sure who it is. Her chorus is the highlight of this track and Frame does a solid job as well.
13. Pull Da Nina
2 Stars : Gangster track but nothing stands out.
14. Don't Leave Me
5 Stars : Very smooth, reflective type of beat that Frame does a terrific job on. This was the type of track that was missing on "Hello World," the slower more relaxing type of track, and he's proven he can deliver those on this album (he just doesn't deliver what was on the first album).
15. Puff Puff Pass
0 Stars : Interlude
16. Let's Get Blown
4 Stars : Very G-Unit style beat (in a good way), it reminds me of a Fatal Lucciano song and a D. Black song, it sounds very much out of that camp.
17. This Is It!
2 Stars : The title track is kind of weak production wise.
18. They Ain't Like You
1 Star : Another poor beat, Frame had no chance to shine on this one.
19. R.I.P.
0 Stars : Interlude
20. On the Black Top
3 Stars : A track that has a lot of energy and power behind it, it's just a little too unpolished for me. It reminds me of the song "War" by Ric Jilla from Indiana, not a bad track.
Overall album rating, 3 stars out of 5. That's not a terrible rating, but Frame is a 4.5 star talent rapper, he can do a lot better than this. It's all about one thing : PRODUCTION.
Snippets :
"Don't Leave Me" (Via YouSendIt)
"I Know U Love Me" (Via YouSendIt)
"Let's Get Blown" (Via YouSendIt)
Tracks
01. Emerald City
4 Stars : A lot of you guys have heard this song before b/c the video was posting, and this seems to be the track they're pushing the hardest. I think it's one of the better tracks on the album, it has a very very interesting sound, it's very jazzy, I've never heard a Seattle rapper rap over something like this. The video was horrible and cheaply made, so I think that turned me off to this song a little bit, but listening to the music only and playing it in my car, it sounds solid.
02. Dead Prez
4 Stars : Samples Total "The Rain," the same song Jay-Z used in "Dead Presidents." The beat is just a classic sample, so that's the main reason I went 4 stars. He's mediocre on the mic on this track, but those smooth pianos gave it 4 stars.
03. Robin Hood
1 Star : Awful beat, awful lyrics. It's one of those tracks that doesn't really have an identity, it's not a mob-adrenaline type track, and it's also not a smoother relaxing track, nor is it a more upbeat dance track. It's one of those terrible tracks that tries to be both the mob type and the dance type, and the result is bad.
04. I Know U Love Me
5 Stars : My favorite track on the album, it samples a smooth old soul song, Frame is nice on the mic, and I believe that's rising star Choklate lacing the chorus. Best track on the album.
05. U Wit Dis
2 Star : Mob track, the beat is just not good enough to make this anything better than 2 stars.
06. Sticky Situations
3 Stars : Beat is nothing special.
07. We Dem Gangstas
2 Stars : Another poor attempt at a mob style track, mainly bc of the beat.
08. Clock Dis Cheese
2 Stars : See above, mob track that doesn't have a beat you can get into.
09. The Set Up
0 Stars : Interlude about dealing drugs in the state of Washington.
10. I Shoulda Knew
3 Stars : Kind of a G-Unit style beat, Frame is OK on this one.
11. Can't Trust No Bush
2 Stars : Mediocre beat, very played out theme, we know that the majority of Americans don't like Bush, let alone the majority of African Americans, let alone a rapper. Rappers are the demographic that would be least likely to like any President, let alone a Republican President, let alone the least popular Republican President of all time. No need to point it out, it's getting fucking boring.
12. Ride or Die Chick
4 Stars : The girl who sings on this track actually does a very nice job, I'm not sure who it is. Her chorus is the highlight of this track and Frame does a solid job as well.
13. Pull Da Nina
2 Stars : Gangster track but nothing stands out.
14. Don't Leave Me
5 Stars : Very smooth, reflective type of beat that Frame does a terrific job on. This was the type of track that was missing on "Hello World," the slower more relaxing type of track, and he's proven he can deliver those on this album (he just doesn't deliver what was on the first album).
15. Puff Puff Pass
0 Stars : Interlude
16. Let's Get Blown
4 Stars : Very G-Unit style beat (in a good way), it reminds me of a Fatal Lucciano song and a D. Black song, it sounds very much out of that camp.
17. This Is It!
2 Stars : The title track is kind of weak production wise.
18. They Ain't Like You
1 Star : Another poor beat, Frame had no chance to shine on this one.
19. R.I.P.
0 Stars : Interlude
20. On the Black Top
3 Stars : A track that has a lot of energy and power behind it, it's just a little too unpolished for me. It reminds me of the song "War" by Ric Jilla from Indiana, not a bad track.
Overall album rating, 3 stars out of 5. That's not a terrible rating, but Frame is a 4.5 star talent rapper, he can do a lot better than this. It's all about one thing : PRODUCTION.