ok first off.... go download this shit free of charge at www.northern-ridaz.com...... its a fuckin heated ass album, nothin but slaps. a lot of wax fans who been knockin him from the start, like myself, are gonna noticed he kinda switched his style up. lyrically, i feel hes 200% better then on 65 G'z... as far as his delivery goes, its a little less grimey, more laid back. it takes a little getting used to in my opinion, but after soakin it up , i think this is his best work yet. i dont have the names of the producers, but i believe most of it is Rob Lo tracks... wax could fill you in on the rest if he hits up this thread.
1. Fire ft. Telly Mac of the Gamblaz
-this beat is pretty cool, not the best of the CD but a good faster paced one to kick off the CD. Wax spits first and hes hard as fuck! "aye, you wanna tell me what is it? man i throwback bullets like the washington wizards.." "west coast MC representatives, no im not the reason you dead, the weapon is"... the chorus is kinda boring, but it doesnt matter since the verses are so ill. Telly Mac comes clean on this too. "parental advisory for children, but im not a role model im an MC tryna make a million."
8.0/10
2. Young and Wild
-this beat is slower, a chill beat with some cool little effects in it. You will really notice Wax's laid back flow on this one...... he spits cool as fuck... "never scored a touchdown, never hit a home run, nate got one gotta get my own gun (?), i was young and wild, blow ya face off and run a mile.."
7.5/10
3. Money/Life
-this beat is tight, medium paced and cool sounding. Wax is spittin about cash on this shit in the first verse, like hes talkin to it. "i dont wanna hate you, i just wanna touch you, hold you in my pocket am i askin too much of you? and if i told you i was stalkin would you, slow down long enough for me to talk to you?" "drunk a lot of yac, vision blurry now, runnin out of time quick, im in a hurry now" he's on some more deep, introspective type shit on this one... i like it a lot.
8.5/10
4. For a G
-this is a hard beat sounds just like somethin wax would spit over..... "i do a verse for a G, hook for 3 hundred do some dirt for a fee, suckaz bring out the worst in me, my first instinct is burst and flee, yea you know i gotta go for that, why sell D? when you know i got a hoe for that..." it sounds like in the first verse he's speakin on that show in gilroy, i remember him talkin bout he was the only one lightin up and the crowd was kinda wack and he goes: "doin shows but the crowd stand still like dummies, hate to have to do em but i still like money, actin too hard to nod with they mans and shit, i bet yall suckaz hold hands with a bitch, am i the only one ignorin that no mokin sign? fuck a police, what you got a broken spine?"
7.5/10
5. Stayin Happy
-dope ass beat! one of my favorite tracks on this shit.... kinda slower and one of those that gets you goin... Wax comes too hard on this... "im becomin what i used to despise, look into that mirror it aint no youth in those eyes" "stayin happy was a hopeless plan, lookin in the mirror do i know this man?"
9.0/10
6. Underworld ft. Rydah J Klyde of the Mob Figaz
-ok, if this dont get you juiced for these two's group album, i dont know what will! the only problem is Rydah spits a recycled verse that we all have heard before... you know the one that starts w/: "small time hustlin, sho has its problems, now this one for my niggas still mobbin, ridin" Wax comes real tight on it too... spittin bout the D game and what not... the beat is hard too... got some strings in it, that slow gangster feel that they both sounds hella good on... rydah spits a new verse after the chorus and its a tight one for sure, as usual... another one of my favorites on this shit...
9.0/10
7. One of Us
-this is the one rigght here!!! dopest song on the album, actually dopest A-Wax song ever released.... "spent my christmas in the pen 5 seperate times, and everysingle one deserves a seperate rhyme, who give a fuck about a birthday? all you do is a catch a case to become one of us" "as hard a john tried, guess he really couldnt take it when his moms died, slit his wrists bled to death in his cell, aint nobody trippin he was beggin for hell"
10.5/10
8. In the Lot ft. Telly Mac of the Gamblaz
-damn! they remixed the In Da Club beat and they come way too vicious on this shit!!! Wax comes first... gasoline! "you can find me outside the club next to the ride wit a snub in my waist band muggin police, say they notice the bulge i gotta pull and unload it aint no judge gon be fuckin with me, turn my attention to the hoes not to mention i got those im a fool dawg reppin the P, never hatin on the next man hustle only out to become what im destined to be!!!" hard shit!
9.0/10
9. Pimpin ft. Twin Lo
-this beat is pretty laid back, some cool shit to spit some pimpin rhymes.... Wax comes first... its a cool song but compared to the others its not that great.....
7.0/10
10. We Got Wettaz ft. Twin Lo
-hard beat right here... they both spit some fire on this shit.. Wax first verse is the same one he spits on that Co Co Classic compilation... that one where it goes "got a K by the couch, mac by the fish tank..." Twin Lo is a cool spitter, at least his delivery... his lyrics are nothin special but if he polished them off he could be a dope lil rapper.......
8.0/10
overall i give this shit a 9.0/10...... i wouldnt hype it if it wasnt legit... wax is one of iif not the best in this bay area shit..... support this shit when it drops on 40 ounce records......
1. Fire ft. Telly Mac of the Gamblaz
-this beat is pretty cool, not the best of the CD but a good faster paced one to kick off the CD. Wax spits first and hes hard as fuck! "aye, you wanna tell me what is it? man i throwback bullets like the washington wizards.." "west coast MC representatives, no im not the reason you dead, the weapon is"... the chorus is kinda boring, but it doesnt matter since the verses are so ill. Telly Mac comes clean on this too. "parental advisory for children, but im not a role model im an MC tryna make a million."
8.0/10
2. Young and Wild
-this beat is slower, a chill beat with some cool little effects in it. You will really notice Wax's laid back flow on this one...... he spits cool as fuck... "never scored a touchdown, never hit a home run, nate got one gotta get my own gun (?), i was young and wild, blow ya face off and run a mile.."
7.5/10
3. Money/Life
-this beat is tight, medium paced and cool sounding. Wax is spittin about cash on this shit in the first verse, like hes talkin to it. "i dont wanna hate you, i just wanna touch you, hold you in my pocket am i askin too much of you? and if i told you i was stalkin would you, slow down long enough for me to talk to you?" "drunk a lot of yac, vision blurry now, runnin out of time quick, im in a hurry now" he's on some more deep, introspective type shit on this one... i like it a lot.
8.5/10
4. For a G
-this is a hard beat sounds just like somethin wax would spit over..... "i do a verse for a G, hook for 3 hundred do some dirt for a fee, suckaz bring out the worst in me, my first instinct is burst and flee, yea you know i gotta go for that, why sell D? when you know i got a hoe for that..." it sounds like in the first verse he's speakin on that show in gilroy, i remember him talkin bout he was the only one lightin up and the crowd was kinda wack and he goes: "doin shows but the crowd stand still like dummies, hate to have to do em but i still like money, actin too hard to nod with they mans and shit, i bet yall suckaz hold hands with a bitch, am i the only one ignorin that no mokin sign? fuck a police, what you got a broken spine?"
7.5/10
5. Stayin Happy
-dope ass beat! one of my favorite tracks on this shit.... kinda slower and one of those that gets you goin... Wax comes too hard on this... "im becomin what i used to despise, look into that mirror it aint no youth in those eyes" "stayin happy was a hopeless plan, lookin in the mirror do i know this man?"
9.0/10
6. Underworld ft. Rydah J Klyde of the Mob Figaz
-ok, if this dont get you juiced for these two's group album, i dont know what will! the only problem is Rydah spits a recycled verse that we all have heard before... you know the one that starts w/: "small time hustlin, sho has its problems, now this one for my niggas still mobbin, ridin" Wax comes real tight on it too... spittin bout the D game and what not... the beat is hard too... got some strings in it, that slow gangster feel that they both sounds hella good on... rydah spits a new verse after the chorus and its a tight one for sure, as usual... another one of my favorites on this shit...
9.0/10
7. One of Us
-this is the one rigght here!!! dopest song on the album, actually dopest A-Wax song ever released.... "spent my christmas in the pen 5 seperate times, and everysingle one deserves a seperate rhyme, who give a fuck about a birthday? all you do is a catch a case to become one of us" "as hard a john tried, guess he really couldnt take it when his moms died, slit his wrists bled to death in his cell, aint nobody trippin he was beggin for hell"
10.5/10
8. In the Lot ft. Telly Mac of the Gamblaz
-damn! they remixed the In Da Club beat and they come way too vicious on this shit!!! Wax comes first... gasoline! "you can find me outside the club next to the ride wit a snub in my waist band muggin police, say they notice the bulge i gotta pull and unload it aint no judge gon be fuckin with me, turn my attention to the hoes not to mention i got those im a fool dawg reppin the P, never hatin on the next man hustle only out to become what im destined to be!!!" hard shit!
9.0/10
9. Pimpin ft. Twin Lo
-this beat is pretty laid back, some cool shit to spit some pimpin rhymes.... Wax comes first... its a cool song but compared to the others its not that great.....
7.0/10
10. We Got Wettaz ft. Twin Lo
-hard beat right here... they both spit some fire on this shit.. Wax first verse is the same one he spits on that Co Co Classic compilation... that one where it goes "got a K by the couch, mac by the fish tank..." Twin Lo is a cool spitter, at least his delivery... his lyrics are nothin special but if he polished them off he could be a dope lil rapper.......
8.0/10
overall i give this shit a 9.0/10...... i wouldnt hype it if it wasnt legit... wax is one of iif not the best in this bay area shit..... support this shit when it drops on 40 ounce records......
