Ballers Thugs N Hustlas (2002)

Product Summary Label: East Side Records UPC: 00644250400120 Release Date: 10/15/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60570942 Item#: M3GJJ4 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Kalifornia - Mr. Shadow/Fingazz/OG Sancho ~ Various Artists 2. Get Gangsta - Mr. Shadow/Seldom Seen/Reign Supreme/JB Jones/Tangaray ~ Various Artists 3. Sickest, The - Mr. Shadow ~ Various Artists 4. Goodbye - Mr. Lil' One ~ Various Artists 5. Bringin' Heat - Mr. Shadow/Seldom Seen ~ Various Artists 6. Swig Of the Bottle - Slush Tha Villain ~ Various Artists 7. I Know - Lil' Cuete ~ Various Artists 8. Tattoos, Scars & Wounds - Skope ~ Various Artists 9. Gangsta Lean - Knightowl/Seldon Seen ~ Various Artists 10. Keep It Movin' - Youngstah ~ Various Artists 11. Rats in the Kitchen - Mr. Shadow/OG Sancho ~ Various Artists 12. Alone - Mr. Lil' One ~ Various Artists 13. Real G's - Mr. Shadow ~ Various Artists 14. For My Thugs - Mr. Shadow/Knightowl/Slush Tha Villain ~ Various Artists 15. After Dark - Young Sicc ~ Various Artists 16. Game - Mr. Lil' One/Mad One ~ Various Artists 17. Gangsta Steppin' - Mr. Shadow/GPA ~ Various Artists 18. Tension Release - OG Sancho ~ Various Artists 19. South Kali Funk - Mr. Shadow/Woodlumz ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Mr. Shadow and Seldom Seen dominate much of Ballers, Thugs N' Hustlas, either on each other's lonesome or appearing with other MCs in the East Side Records crew. Shadow's "Kalifornia" kicks off the set with a re-cut of the West Side gangsta aesthetic celebrating consumption, copulation, and the art of kicking it. Seen's "Gangsta" is more of the same, blending blatant misogyny with raunchy boasting. This goes on through material from Slush the Villain, Youngstah, and Mr. Lil One. While their beats occasionally fail them, most of the MCs here nod capably to 2Pac's legacy, while adding the angle of their own Chicano experience. Highlights include Mr. Shadow's "Rats in the Kitchen" and Lil Cuete's "I Know," where his reprehensible treatment of an illicit sexual partner is almost forgiven by his engaging, almost boyish style. Lil One, too, deserves mention for his bouncy G-funk appropriation of Prince's "When Doves Cry." Ballers, Thugs N' Hustlas won't make any friends among the sensitive. But for fans of gangsta or East Side Records, it has quite a bit to offer. ~ Johnny Loftus   Technical Info Release Date : 10/15/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 4001 Label : East Side Records Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 74m : 17s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00644250400120    Product Image