My Review of Andre Nickatina - Conversation With a Devil

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Apr 25, 2002
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1) "Conversation With a Devil"
A bit of a weird beat and rap to me, but Nicky puts it down with some coo lyrics talking about himself. Nick Peace lays down a coo slow paced beat that has a hesitation to it after each bass kick. The beat does slap though and Nicky comes tight on the mic. Kind of a weird song, but I'm feeling it to the fullest. A good start to the album.

2) "Fly Like a Bird" ft. Dubee
By far my favorite song on the album. The beat by Mr. Peete is tight as fuck! Dubee just does some talking in between Nicky verses. Nickatina puts it down on the mic with some clean raps. Can't really say enough about this track, one of the best Nickatina tracks I've ever heard. Tight as fuck! Bump it loud!

3) "Rise and Fall of a Rap Cat"
Damn. Follow up the last tight ass track with this horrible one. A slow paced beat by Mr. Peete for this song, but I'm not feeling it one bit because Nickatina tries to sing on it and I'm just not feeling it at all. Just skip this one every time.

4) "Pick-Cha"
Mr. Peete and Nick Peace collab to bring a tight ass beat that gets your head moving. Nickatina comes tight on the mic and I like the little voice effect in the background. Another one of my favorite songs on the album. A tight track overall, I'm feeling it to the fullest.

5) "Dice of Life (the Bottle)"
Nick Peace lays down a slow paced beat with some nice instruments in the background. Nickatina puts down some ok raps on the mic. Not one of my favorite songs on the album, I usually just skip it. A decent song overall.

6) "5th Gear" ft. Equipto
Krushadelic lays down a pretty cool beat for this song. Nickatina starts it off with a coo verse. Equipto comes next on the mic and lays down some tight flows. I like Equipto a little more than Nicky on this song. This is my less favorite of the two Nicky and Quipto songs, but it's still a tight song. I'm feeling it overall.

7) "Soul of a Coke Dealer"
Jae Rilla lays down a nice medium paced beat with some nice background instrumentals to go along with the beat. Nicky lays down some nice flows on the mic talking about himself as a coke dealer. A solid track overall, not my favorite song, but still good.

8) "The God and the Stripper"
A nice Spanish style guitar in the background as Jae Rilla lays down another good beat. Nickatina talks about a girl he meets and how they get to know each other. The songs ends abruptly when he says he finds out the girl is a stripper and he can't bring himself to call her back. A cool song that ends hella funny. A solid song overall.

9) "Falcon and the Snowman" ft. Equipto
I like this Quipto and Nickatina song a lot more than the first one. The beat by Nick Peace is tight as fuck and I like the flows by Equipto and Nickatina a lot more. The only thing I don't like about it is the singing in the background. They needed to either take the singing out or make it quieter. I like how the trade off verses on this one too. A tight ass song overall, one of my favorites.

10) "Summer in Florida"
Julian and Nick Peace collab to make a coo beat for this song, it takes a little while for the production to kick in, but it comes nicely. Nickatina has a slow paced flow on the mic talking about a summer in Florida. A coo laid back type of track. A solid song overall.

11) "Ayo" ft. San Quinn
The track taken from Hell's Kitchen. San Quinn does all the verses and Nicky handles the hook with some nice vocals. San Quinn puts it down though talking about that yayo. This was one of my favorite songs from Hell's Kitchen. A nice little add in for the album.

12) "Fist Full of Dollars 'Green Eyes'"
I'm not feeling the beat with the bagpipes in the background. Nicky puts down some good flows, but the beat just really takes me away from this track. I skip it every time. Thankfully it's a short track.

13) "Train With No Love"
Another one of my favorite songs. Nick Peace lays down a perfect beat for this song. Nicky talks about a friend who sold him out and then a little story about what happened to him from prison to when he gets out. I like how it's a story to this flow and not just rapping. A tight song overall, I like the orignality of it. I'm feeling it to the fullest.

14) "Nino Did the Cartah"
This song is from the Green Eyes compilation. The beat by Nick Peace is hard and knoccs as Nickatina comes with some tight flows on the mic. It sounds like all the other tight Nicky tracks with a clean beat and tight unique flows on the mic. A solid song overall, I'm feeling it.

15) "Show Gone Wrong"
A coo beat by Julian and Smoov-E to finish the album with. The flow by Nickatina is perfect for the beat. He talks about a show where a shooting broke out and he gets shot and killed. I like how he talks about dying and then the song abruptly cuts out. A tight song to finish the album with, I'm feeling it to the fullest.

Bonus DVD

The DVD is a bit like a movie as it follows Nickatina through a small situation, but it also has a show mixed in near the end of it. The movie part moves really slow and it's a bit cheesy, but it's cool to Nickatina and Equipto along with First Degree and later on San Quinn during the show. The DVD ends really abruptly after the show part ends. It was an ok add in for the album, but I didn't like it that much. If you happen to miss the DVD then you're not really missing anything except for a cool show clip.

Overall this album was a very solid for the most part. The DVD was pretty much a waste of time and I didn't enjoy it at all besides watching the show. The features were perfect. The production was on point except for a few tracks. The only thing I didn't really like was the DVD and the fact they put two old songs on it, although the old songs were pretty good, so I'm not complaining that much. Another solid album from Nickatina, I could play track two over and over again though because it's so tight. If you're a Nicky fan a must get obviously, but most people will enjoy this album.

Overall Rating = 4/5