UGK - Underground Kingz
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Free Music Review: Ridin Dirty....Still!
Hit: 4 Stars
UGK has been through ups and downs in the game. They put out 4 classic album on Jive Records that were poorly promoted. They had to deal with the general manager screwing them and Pimp C was in and out of jail. When Dirty Money(their best album at that time) came out, Pimp C was already doing time. He still had The Sweet James Jones Story released and Bun B finally dropped Trill in 2005. Pimp C was finally released in 2006 and dropped Pimpalation in 2006. Now after 6 years of waiting, Ugk drop their best work to date: Underground Kingz. There are many tracks where they both shine like the Intro, Gravy, The Game Belongs To Me(the hook is hilarious) Still Ridin Dirty(feat Scarface) etc. Andre 3000(who is beginning to sound more like spoken word artist than a rapper) and Big Boi make their presense felt in International Player's Anthem(I Choose You). The original version with Three 6 Mafia is cool with me also. Memories are brought back with a masterful update of Life Is with Life Is 2007. Trill N****z Dont Die(feat Z-Ro) and Grind Hard(feat Young T.O.E.) are also notable tracks. Take Tha Hood Back(feat Slim Thug, Vicious and Middle Fingaz)is an anti-snitch anthem that works as UGK blast those that violate the game while Slim Thug provides a climatic hook. Top Drop Dyne is that vintage chevy music track. Quit Hatin The South(feat Willie D and Charlie Wilson) is self-explanatory(if you can read into the title) as UGK and Willie D blasts those bums who pop s*** about the south over the internet but are cowards in their faces. I feel them on that but I hope this doesnt get out of hand. Rick Ross makes a decent appearance on Cocaine but Pimp C set that track off. Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap make a great appearance on Next Up. Living This Life is cool and Pimp C surprised me when he was mentioning books that I read when I first became conscious. Makes me wonder how many other rappers are brighter than what they let on( think David Banner). This double album is not without flaws. Candy is corny and Two Types of B*****s(feat Dizzee Rascal and Pimpin Ken) is wack. Even though I like the remix of Like That, the original is too plain. Country Cousins on Talib's Eardrum was great but Real Women(also feat Talib Kweli and Raheem Devaughn) is questionable. Not everybody sounds great over Swizz's monotonous beats and UGK and TI is no exception, so you know Hit The Block is a mistake(even if their rhymes on that track wasnt bad). Tell Me How You Feel and the chopped and screwed version of International Players Anthem are tracks that I dont care for. Bottom Line: Despite these missteps, this is UGK's best work to date. You can definetely feel the effort in their album and it will takes it place among other great double albums that have been released in the past. Standout Tracks: on Disc 1 and 2: COCAINE, QUIT HATIN THE SOUTH, INT'L PLAYER'S ANTHEM(Outkast and Three 6 version), TRILL N****S DONT DIE, TAKE THA HOOD BACK, TOP DROP DYNE, GRAVY, STILL RIDIN DIRTY, LIKE THAT(REMIX) and HOW LONG CAN IT LAST.
SMOKE SOMETHIN B****!!! HOLD UP!! KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT!!!
REST IN PEACE PIMP C!!!!!
Free Music Review: No Need To Explain....Just Read
Hit: 5 Stars
Just want to start this off by advising that if this CD is not rap album of the year its a crime...There were some great albums this year and more to come but none came close to the double disc classic from the pimp & bun..R.I.P to the homie Pimp C..you will be missed playa by everyone...To my man Bun..I kno its a struggle homie keep your head up...the UGK name will live through you now so keep blessin the mic..if you didnt like what I had to say..who cares...Rap-A-Lot and UGK 4 Life.....and u heard dat...Free Music Review: UGK 4 Life - Rest in Peace Pimp C
Hit: 5 Stars
I was listening to 'The Game Belongs To Me' literally 10 minutes ago when I heard that Pimp C was no longer. I just got their latest CD a week ago from Amazon.com and I've been bumping it ever since.
Like the news I heard today, the album took me by complete surprise. I've never been a UGK fan, I first came across them on the "Don't Be Menace to South Central..." Soundtrack and I thought they had a nice track but I was not moved by their skills behind the MIC. I later heard them on 'Big Pimpin' with Jay-Z. That's when I started to take Bun B seriously but not enough to actually buy any of their music. However in 04/05 after Pimp's incarceration Bun B got on his grind and started putting in some real work in. He was literally featured on every Southern Artist's album and used every opportunity to shout "Free Pimp C" which became his motto. If I wasn't a fan before, this man's work ethic made me one. I see Lil Wayne is following the same path. I bought Bun B's solo CD "Trill" which was one of my favourite 05 CDs.
Fast forward to 2007 & Pimp C is home and UGK are back with a very ambitious double CD. I knew I would eventually buy this album but to be honest I never thought that they could hold down a double CD. I started reading the reviews on Amazon and other websites and they all had good things to say about this album so I decided to buy the CD, along with the new Jay-Z, the Little Brother CD, Chamillionaire and two other CDs I have procrastinated on which are Pharoah Monche's "Desire" and Blu & Exile's "Below The Heaven's". UGK was the one I was least excited about but after hearing the 1st couple of tracks all that changed. Only Jay-Z's "American Gangster" has gotten more spins.
The album kicks off with 'Swisha & Dosha' which sets the tone for the rest of the album with a funk\soul sample that channels that old 90s rap era feeling. 'The Game Belongs To Me', 'Gravy', 'Heaven', 'Quit Hatin' The South' and 'Int'l Players Anthem' are all fine examples of what I'm talking. and that is just on Disc 1. To add to that you have two veterans going in hard, Pimp C especially really wigs out on the hard hitting 'Quit Hatin' The South'. I always say that I'd rather listen to an average rapper with something to say than a super lyricist with no substance & Pimp C has something to say on this album. He tears the detractors down 'Quit Hatin' The South' and throughout the double CD.
By the time the horns fade out on 'Thrill N**** Don't Die' you don't want to put the 2nd disc in because you know it can't get any better, that is until you hear the opening track of disc 2 'How Long Can It Last', a laid back track that has Bun & Pimp lamenting the ills of the fast life. Charlie Wilson complements the track perfectly on the hook. Scarface produces the next track 'Still Ridin' Dirty' and if you are not convinced UGK is the real deal by now, nothing will convince you. Disc 2 does not let up on the momentum and although it has a few missteps the overall quality is impeccable. This album stacks up against any Hip-Hop double CD, bar none.
There are so many other hot tracks on the album 'Take The Hood Back', 'Cocaine', 'Livin This Life' to name but a few.
I never heard their other CDs so I cannot compare but I feel like Pimp C was born to make this CD & it is also represents Bun B's vindication. He started shouting free Pimp C 5yrs ago and now we all know why. I'm not sure if I wouldn't have written this review if I hadn't heard the news but believe me when I say that it wouldn't have changed the rating. This CD is hot.
Free Music Review: country rap tunes
Hit: 5 Stars
first UGK cd i've bought. love it! it's refreshing compared to the staleness on the radio!Free Music Review: THE LEGENDS ARE BACK 4.5 stars
Hit: 5 Stars
More country rap tunes for ya a**. Bun B and Pimp C been on the grind for a long minute. They are legends in the south. They have influenced so many southern rap artists to this day such as T.I, lil boosie, ect. I remember the day when ridin dirty came out. One day, diamonds&wood, murder, and f*** my car were classics. When Pimp C came home from the pen, they got back in the studio and make some s*** happen again for the south. The songs that go hard on disk one include swisha and doulja, quit hatin the south which uses a tight sampe, life is 2009, taking the hood back, gravy, the game belongs to me, like that(remix) which is a lot better than the original, and palyer's anthem. Disk 2 tracks that go hard are still ridin dirty, cocaine,2 types of B*****, real woman, players anthem(remix), and hit the block. The cd could have done without like that(the original)and stop and go. If you want to hear some legends in the south spit real game, then cop this double disk album.