Beat'n Down Yo Block (2006)

Product Summary Label: Koch Entertainment Dist UPC: 00099923597421 Release Date: 10/3/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202987305 Item#: M367SE Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Walk It Out - (featuring Outkast/Jim Jones) ~ UNK 2. Beat'n Down Yo Block ~ UNK 3. WAlk It Out ~ UNK 4. Comin' Down Da Street ~ UNK 5. Bring It Back ~ UNK 6. 2 Step ~ UNK 7. Slow It Up ~ UNK 8. Don't Make Us ~ UNK 9. Flatline ~ UNK 10. Thinking Of You ~ UNK 11. Fresh Dressed ~ UNK 12. Ayyy ~ UNK 13. This Is How We Do ~ UNK 14. Hold On ** ~ UNK 15. Smokin' Sticky Sticky ~ UNK 16. Hit The Dance Floor ~ UNK 17. Say Yes ~ UNK 18. Back It Up ~ UNK 19. Brand New Day ~ UNK   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Atlanta native DJ Unk is part of the ATL-based crew known as Big Oomp, which features Montay, DJ Jelly, and DJ Assault. On his debut release, BEAT'N DOWN YO BLOCK, Unk follows the lead of fellow dirty South natives like Young Jeezy, Yung Joc, and T.I., with hard thumping beats and a rowdy "tear-up-the-club" style, hoping to emulate their crossover success. Unk gets guest spots from Dru, Loko, Dem Franchise Boyz, and Jazze Pha, among others. After attacking urban radio with his club track and dance craze "Walk It Out," DJ/rapper Unk made the usual mixtape and BET appearances that built up to the big album, but he did it in such an incredibly compressed time that there's every reason to worry his full-length debut is a rushed dud. Beat'n Down Yo Block isn't a dud at all. With plenty of punkish, thuggish street music and a convincing, reverent track devoted to those no longer with us ("Thinking of You"), the album skillfully covers a lot more ground than expected. Unk has the charisma and swagger to deliver it all, plus the ability to write amusing rhymes, but more than anything he's got the executive producer to pull this kind of hardcore Southern party record off, Big Oomp. Oomp is the man behind Baby D and his Off Da Chain album, a Dirty South cult favorite. The over the top but down in the gutter attitude of that album is also felt on Beat'n Down Yo Block, but this is a much slicker affair and unfortunately overstuffed. Whittle away four or five tracks that are redundant filler and you're still left with sizeable album, with "This Is How We Do," "Flatline," and "Fresh Dressed" all blessed with that exciting "Walk It Out" magic. The syrup sippin' "Slow It Up" and a couple "smokin' dro" tracks take the party in a much more reckless direction, bringing back those Baby D reminders and wearing that "Parental Advisory" sticker like a badge. While Oomp and Unk may not show any restraint with the long track list, they don't show any restraint when it comes to delivering Dirty South weekend music. Seeing how Beat'n Down Yo Block is such a loud, hedonistic, and thuggish good time, that's a fair tradeoff. ~ David Jeffries Producer: DJ Montay Musical Guests Outkast Jim Jones   Compilation Appearances Last 2 Walk(Explicit Version) Silverback Gorilla(Explicit Version) Total Club Hits Last 2 Walk Beast(Explicit Version) Beast For The Love Of Ray (Ost)   Technical Info Release Date : 10/03/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 5974 Label : Koch Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00099923597421   Professional Reviews Vibe (p.176) - "[H]is drawled tenor and nimble steel drums turn 'Smokin' Sticky Sticky' into a catchy kush session..."