First Degree The D.E. - Before There Was Fahrenheit
Disc 1: Tha Studio
1) "No Shame in My Game"
The first song is produced by First Degree himself. First Degree comes with some more of a gangsta feel on the mic, more so than what he usually sounds like nowadays. I like the hook to the song a lot as The D.E. comes with some solid flows on the verses as well. This has that old school feel to it, I'm loving it. A tight start to this album.
2) "Dr. Dulow" ft. Andre Rivers
This is the song taken from the Who Put Sac on the Map compilation. The beat by First Degree is tight as fuck. He brings the heat on the mic too with some cool ass lyrics. A little bit more of that weird shit that he does now, but still with those harder gangsta lyrics. Andre Rivers does the hook to the song nicely. A tight ass song overall, I was loving when I heard Who Put Sac on the Map and I'm still bumping it properly.
3) "Up in Ya Grill" (original)
The quality to this song is really terrible. You can barely tell that it's First Degree really, but he does bring the heat on the mic with some hard ass gangsta lyrics. The beat is done by himself and has a good feel to it, but the quality is so poor it's hard to hear the background instruments. Would have been a cool song if the quality was ok. I definately like the second version of the song on Southbound more.
4) "Gold Shoes"
A cool laid back song right here. Phonk Beta did the beat to this song and it has a cool cruise feel to it. First Degree comes with some cool laid back lyrics to go along with the beat. He just talks about getting high and rolling around on them gold shoes. A cool song overall, I like the laid back feel to it.
5) "You Can't Handle the Format"
A tight ass old school beat done by First Degree for this song. He comes with some fast paced flows on the mic, which doesn't really fit D.E.'s style, but I like it. This is just some tight ass gangsta shit on the mic by the D.E. I'm loving it.
6) "Murder Walk"
First Degree and Brotha Lynch collab on the beat for this song and lay down a tight one too. This one sounds more like the material that D.E. put out with Planet Zero or Damn That DE! The quality is significantly better on this song than the first five. I like the flows on the mic, they sound more like a song like Don't Be My Pleasure. I'm feeling it to the fullest.
7) "I Need a New Bitch"
First Degree and Brotha Lynch collab on this beat too, they lay down another tight one too. Again this sounds more like the material off of Planet Zero. He just talks about how he needs a new bitch and gives some of the reasons. A cool slower paced DE song that sounds more like a recent song to me. A cool song overall, I'm digging it.
8) "They Call Me the D.E."
This song has another one of those laid back type of beats done by The D.E. He just talks about himself on this one. More of those just grab the mic and kick it back type of songs. The production is good and First Degree handles it nicely on the mic. A cool laid back song, I'm feeling it.
9) "They Out to Bump Me"
This is the same song from Southbound. The beat done by First Degree and Phont Beta is tight as fuck as First Degree comes with some cool ass lyrics on the mic. Still just as tight as the first time I heard it. Bump this shit, I'm loving it.
10) "Murder in the First Degree"
This was The D.E.'s first single. I'm not really liking it too much though. His flow is too slow for the beat, done by himself and Ace Of Spades. I'm glad I didn't hear this song from him first or else I might not have checked out his other music. I'm not really feeling this song at all.
11) "I Manifest Every Word"
It doesn't list who produced this song on the booklet, but I'm assuming it was The D.E. himself. I like his singing on this song for the chorus. The verses are tight too. The beat bangs in the background as The D.E. brings some nice lyrics to the table. One of my favorite songs on the album. I'm feeling it overall.
12) "9-5"
Another old song that's hard to hear. First Degree does the production nicely, but his voice on the mic sounds terrible. It's just one of those early First Degree songs that nobodies heard at all. I like the flows and the beat, he should remake this song with some better quality. I like it except for the shitty quality.
13) "That Fahrenheit" ft. M.C. King, Crucial Point, Devonair
First Degree handles the production for this song and brings a tight ass beat that gets your head moving proper. The flows on the mic are tight as fuck too, M.C. King, Crucial Point and Devonair bring the heat with some fast paced flows on the mic as The D.E. does some cool singing on the hook. Another one of my favorite songs from this album, I'm feeling it overall.
14) "Creepside"
This is a instrumental track produced by Phonk Beta. It has a nice slow pace to it, although it sounds more like a D.E. beat to me. Keeping with the tradition of at least one instrumental to the album this was a nice throw in.
There is a hidden track to this song as well, not really hidden because it has its on track, but it's not listed on the tracklisting for the album. The tight beat is produced by BlackJack and features some tight mic work by Be Gee and AK. A tight ass song to throw in as a bonus, I'm feeling it to the fullest. No D.E. though.
Disc 1: Tha Studio
1) "No Shame in My Game"
The first song is produced by First Degree himself. First Degree comes with some more of a gangsta feel on the mic, more so than what he usually sounds like nowadays. I like the hook to the song a lot as The D.E. comes with some solid flows on the verses as well. This has that old school feel to it, I'm loving it. A tight start to this album.
2) "Dr. Dulow" ft. Andre Rivers
This is the song taken from the Who Put Sac on the Map compilation. The beat by First Degree is tight as fuck. He brings the heat on the mic too with some cool ass lyrics. A little bit more of that weird shit that he does now, but still with those harder gangsta lyrics. Andre Rivers does the hook to the song nicely. A tight ass song overall, I was loving when I heard Who Put Sac on the Map and I'm still bumping it properly.
3) "Up in Ya Grill" (original)
The quality to this song is really terrible. You can barely tell that it's First Degree really, but he does bring the heat on the mic with some hard ass gangsta lyrics. The beat is done by himself and has a good feel to it, but the quality is so poor it's hard to hear the background instruments. Would have been a cool song if the quality was ok. I definately like the second version of the song on Southbound more.
4) "Gold Shoes"
A cool laid back song right here. Phonk Beta did the beat to this song and it has a cool cruise feel to it. First Degree comes with some cool laid back lyrics to go along with the beat. He just talks about getting high and rolling around on them gold shoes. A cool song overall, I like the laid back feel to it.
5) "You Can't Handle the Format"
A tight ass old school beat done by First Degree for this song. He comes with some fast paced flows on the mic, which doesn't really fit D.E.'s style, but I like it. This is just some tight ass gangsta shit on the mic by the D.E. I'm loving it.
6) "Murder Walk"
First Degree and Brotha Lynch collab on the beat for this song and lay down a tight one too. This one sounds more like the material that D.E. put out with Planet Zero or Damn That DE! The quality is significantly better on this song than the first five. I like the flows on the mic, they sound more like a song like Don't Be My Pleasure. I'm feeling it to the fullest.
7) "I Need a New Bitch"
First Degree and Brotha Lynch collab on this beat too, they lay down another tight one too. Again this sounds more like the material off of Planet Zero. He just talks about how he needs a new bitch and gives some of the reasons. A cool slower paced DE song that sounds more like a recent song to me. A cool song overall, I'm digging it.
8) "They Call Me the D.E."
This song has another one of those laid back type of beats done by The D.E. He just talks about himself on this one. More of those just grab the mic and kick it back type of songs. The production is good and First Degree handles it nicely on the mic. A cool laid back song, I'm feeling it.
9) "They Out to Bump Me"
This is the same song from Southbound. The beat done by First Degree and Phont Beta is tight as fuck as First Degree comes with some cool ass lyrics on the mic. Still just as tight as the first time I heard it. Bump this shit, I'm loving it.
10) "Murder in the First Degree"
This was The D.E.'s first single. I'm not really liking it too much though. His flow is too slow for the beat, done by himself and Ace Of Spades. I'm glad I didn't hear this song from him first or else I might not have checked out his other music. I'm not really feeling this song at all.
11) "I Manifest Every Word"
It doesn't list who produced this song on the booklet, but I'm assuming it was The D.E. himself. I like his singing on this song for the chorus. The verses are tight too. The beat bangs in the background as The D.E. brings some nice lyrics to the table. One of my favorite songs on the album. I'm feeling it overall.
12) "9-5"
Another old song that's hard to hear. First Degree does the production nicely, but his voice on the mic sounds terrible. It's just one of those early First Degree songs that nobodies heard at all. I like the flows and the beat, he should remake this song with some better quality. I like it except for the shitty quality.
13) "That Fahrenheit" ft. M.C. King, Crucial Point, Devonair
First Degree handles the production for this song and brings a tight ass beat that gets your head moving proper. The flows on the mic are tight as fuck too, M.C. King, Crucial Point and Devonair bring the heat with some fast paced flows on the mic as The D.E. does some cool singing on the hook. Another one of my favorite songs from this album, I'm feeling it overall.
14) "Creepside"
This is a instrumental track produced by Phonk Beta. It has a nice slow pace to it, although it sounds more like a D.E. beat to me. Keeping with the tradition of at least one instrumental to the album this was a nice throw in.
There is a hidden track to this song as well, not really hidden because it has its on track, but it's not listed on the tracklisting for the album. The tight beat is produced by BlackJack and features some tight mic work by Be Gee and AK. A tight ass song to throw in as a bonus, I'm feeling it to the fullest. No D.E. though.
