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When I went to review this cd I didn't know what to expect. I'd never heard of the Boss Players before but the features intrigued me; D-Shot from The Click, KnightOwl, Dubee, Lil Italy & Reel Talk. When I finally popped it into my cd player and heard the first track, I had a pretty good feeling about the album.
It starts off with "Boss Players (Oh Boy)" which was produced by Big Mel and features former No Limit Soldier Lil Italy. The beat has a real bouncy feel to it, something you could pop into your car system and bump. It was the hook on this song though that made it as sicc as it was.
Big Mel also produced "That Real Shit" featuring Dubee aka Sugawolf Pimp. The beat is dope and again has a bouncy feel to it. The Boss Players & Dubee spit flows over it that seem to fit nicely together. Very mellow, chill, mobb feel to it. I been a Dubee fan for a lil while and as expected, he tore it up.
"I Like The Way" features D-Shot from The Click & Reel Talk. Once again Big Mel did the beat, which has a bit of a Mexican fiesta feel to it, and it's one of my favourites throughout the cd. In fact, this song was one of my favourites throughout. It was flawless in my opinion. The verses were delivered nicely, D-Shot & Reel Talk came tight as hell and the hook, along with the beat, really highlighted this joint.
Everything Big Mel produced on here came out tight, like the next joint "Sticky Situation" featuring Chad Bishop. Again the beat was on point and had that mobb feel to it. All the verses were tight once again but again it was the hook along with the beat that stood out. The hook was smooth and fit the beat perfectly. "Step In The Game" was just as tight. This time though, the beat was produced by Jas D. Hogg and the song featured Waberri Jordan. The hook was hard, the beat was sicc and the Boss Players shined on it. Again, the hook fit the beat perfectly.
"Mack-A-Holic" was the last track on this cd. It was produced by Big Mel and of course he delivered another jem. The song is hott, from the first verse to the last. It's mellow and mobb-like, smooth and bouncy, all at the same time. This also was also one of my favourite joints on the album. I believe it was was on this song that the Boss Players really showed their lyrical skills. Each member came hard and each verse seemed to compliment the next.
After listening to the entire album, I gotta say that I'm now a Boss Players fan. With the exception of a couple of beats and a couple of verses, this album came out tight as fuck. The hook on most of the songs stood out and complimented the song. The flow and lyrics from Big Mel, Jas D. Hogg & Don Black were on point. I can see why this is called the new Bay Area Mobb Music. Big Mel is a wizard behind the boards and is one producer that you gotta watch for. Other stand out tracks on this album were "That's How It Is," "Ghetto Savage" & "Gorilla Grindin." If you haven't picked up this album yet, don't hesitate any further. Go to your local record shop and copp it.
9/10
When I went to review this cd I didn't know what to expect. I'd never heard of the Boss Players before but the features intrigued me; D-Shot from The Click, KnightOwl, Dubee, Lil Italy & Reel Talk. When I finally popped it into my cd player and heard the first track, I had a pretty good feeling about the album.
It starts off with "Boss Players (Oh Boy)" which was produced by Big Mel and features former No Limit Soldier Lil Italy. The beat has a real bouncy feel to it, something you could pop into your car system and bump. It was the hook on this song though that made it as sicc as it was.
Big Mel also produced "That Real Shit" featuring Dubee aka Sugawolf Pimp. The beat is dope and again has a bouncy feel to it. The Boss Players & Dubee spit flows over it that seem to fit nicely together. Very mellow, chill, mobb feel to it. I been a Dubee fan for a lil while and as expected, he tore it up.
"I Like The Way" features D-Shot from The Click & Reel Talk. Once again Big Mel did the beat, which has a bit of a Mexican fiesta feel to it, and it's one of my favourites throughout the cd. In fact, this song was one of my favourites throughout. It was flawless in my opinion. The verses were delivered nicely, D-Shot & Reel Talk came tight as hell and the hook, along with the beat, really highlighted this joint.
Everything Big Mel produced on here came out tight, like the next joint "Sticky Situation" featuring Chad Bishop. Again the beat was on point and had that mobb feel to it. All the verses were tight once again but again it was the hook along with the beat that stood out. The hook was smooth and fit the beat perfectly. "Step In The Game" was just as tight. This time though, the beat was produced by Jas D. Hogg and the song featured Waberri Jordan. The hook was hard, the beat was sicc and the Boss Players shined on it. Again, the hook fit the beat perfectly.
"Mack-A-Holic" was the last track on this cd. It was produced by Big Mel and of course he delivered another jem. The song is hott, from the first verse to the last. It's mellow and mobb-like, smooth and bouncy, all at the same time. This also was also one of my favourite joints on the album. I believe it was was on this song that the Boss Players really showed their lyrical skills. Each member came hard and each verse seemed to compliment the next.
After listening to the entire album, I gotta say that I'm now a Boss Players fan. With the exception of a couple of beats and a couple of verses, this album came out tight as fuck. The hook on most of the songs stood out and complimented the song. The flow and lyrics from Big Mel, Jas D. Hogg & Don Black were on point. I can see why this is called the new Bay Area Mobb Music. Big Mel is a wizard behind the boards and is one producer that you gotta watch for. Other stand out tracks on this album were "That's How It Is," "Ghetto Savage" & "Gorilla Grindin." If you haven't picked up this album yet, don't hesitate any further. Go to your local record shop and copp it.
9/10