Title: I Got The Streets On Fire
Artist: Eddi Projex
Label: Town Thizzness/SMC
Release Date: 3/31/09
Tracklist: (tracks 17 and 18 have other artists as well)
1. What’s Hannen’ 4:34
2. Cocaine Cowboys 5:15
3. The Payroll Ft. Hittaz On The Payroll 4:18
4. Playa Playa Ft. Too Short And Harm 4:22
5. On Sight 4:28
6. I’m From Oakland 4:21
7. Shine At Night Ft. Beeda Weeda And Matt Blaque 5:02
8. Rock Sellin’ 3:54
9. Get At Me Ft. Lee Majors And G-Stack 3:55
10. Ghetto Celeb 4:13
11. No Stopping Us Ft. Wooda, Nephew And Nate 4:00
12. All Black Ft. Lil Money, Wooda, Lil J And Nephew 4:15
13. Bar (Skit) 0:49
14. Basic 3:56
15. Keep It Movin’ Ft. Hittaz On The Payroll And Nate 3:46
16. Money And Dope Ft. Wooda And Lil J 3:50
17. Breezy As Ever (Town Mix) Ft. Beeda Weeda, Dru Down, J. Stalin, G-Stack And Mistah Fab 4:45
18. Straight Out The Bay (Remix) Ft. Laroo, The Jacka, Beeda 3:51
Weeda And Kaz Kyzah
19. I’m A Hustla Ft. Glasses Malone And Shu 100 4:00
Review:
I recently learned that some people would rather have me post music without saying anything because apparently I am a hater and dislike almost everything I post. If you are one of these people, you may want to stop reading NOW.
Having listened to Eddi P’s previous solo, “Now Or Never” I wasn’t expecting to like this follow up album very much. He has a unique voice, and unlike other local rappers who do not sound like anyone else, Eddie P’s annoys me. This could have easily been overlooked if he had amazing lyrics, but he generally sticks to the typical topics of drugs, guns, money & hoes. I do like his flow, and after listening to this album over the past couple of weeks, several songs did grow on me.
The album starts out with Eddi Projex threatening to put his haters in a coffin on What’s Hannen’. This is followed by Cocaine Cowboys, one of the highlights on the album. A hook that will be stuck in your head makes up for the played out coke kingpin lyrics. The Payroll has Eddi Projex and his boys bragging about how savage they are. Playa Playa has a pair of nice verses from Eddi Projex but a boring beat and annoying hook. The beat on On Site will have you nodding your head and provides a nice background for Eddi’s hard rhymes.
I’m From Oakland is a nice anthem for The Town. Shine At Night features the Bay’s version of T-Pain/Akon/Nate Dogg, but it’s probably not catchy enough to be a hit. Eddi Projex does a nice job of telling a story on Rock Sellin’ instead of just bragging. Get At Me has a nasty beat, but 3 unimpressive verses. The next track, Ghetto Celeb, is pretty clean.
No Stopping Us has Eddi Projex outshine his guests on a decent track. All Black has a vicious beat and hook and features the trash talking rhymes present throughout the album. Next is an unnecessary skit followed by Basic, a track that women can shake their asses to. Keep It Movin’ has a mobbish beat and sounds like a Bay Area track from the 90′s. Money And Dope features another nice sounding hook from Eddi P, but nothing interesting when it comes to the lyrics. The next two tracks are remixes to tracks from his last solo. The album finishes strong with I’m A Hustla featuring Glasses Malone.
If you’re already a fan of Eddi Projex, you’ll probably enjoy this album. However, there isn’t anything on this album that will get him many new fans. Outside a few hot beats and hooks and just couple of nice verses, this album is forgettable.
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
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4 Comments
I, for one, appreciate the commentary. I hate it when folks love Bay music just because it’s from teh Bay. If we keep generating played out garbage with content that has been done a million times over, then we will never emerge triumphant. It is the role of bloggers and critics to offer criticism and challenge growth. I’m tired of all these songs featuring hood-rich idiots throwing money in the air. Talk about real shit.
And I understand wanting to make a stuntin anthem or a drug record or whatever, but if that’s all you can make- and it sucks- then Ron Browz yourself. Too many people are making music and if folks aren’t challenged to grow and we are content with average shit, then we will contineu to be known as an average region.
U were right on point with everything u said blud..i feel u on everything, i tried listening to dat album but only a couple of songs grew on me too. Keep doing ur shit.
There are an estimated 300 million people in the U.S and if someone doesn’t feel a particular artist then that’s fine…..But to make a big deal about it (ie blog about it) is going to far and is indeed hating…..If you don’t like a particular song or artist then simply don’t put it on the site. When you post music you don’t like on your site just to talk bad about then sorry to break the news you’re Hatin’…….And when it become perpetual then you’re a Hater……But honest criticism is not always hate, but it’s not for me to determine…..
The way I see it…. not posting the music at all would be more hateful than posting it and sharing an opinion on it.
Making a big deal about it would be making a post talking down on a particular artist every week… not just when their album comes out… or a new track I don’t like.
Hating would be me telling you not to buy an artist’s music… not sharing an opinion (even though it’s negative) and having a link to purchase the album from itunes in the post.
Blogs are about sharing information and opinions…not just sharing positive information and opinions.
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