Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2(Explicit Version) (2009)

Product Summary Label: Atlantic/q Records UPC: 00075678970757 Release Date: 5/19/2009 Buy.com Sku: 209996449 Item#: M4H5H2 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Town, A - (featuring Lonnie Mac/Sean Paul/T.I./Young Dro) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 2. We Must Be Heard - (featuring Willie the Kid/Ludacris/Busta Rhymes) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 3. Love For Money - (featuring Yung Joc/Flo Rida/Willie the Kid/Gucci Mane/LA The Darkman/Trey Songz/Bun B) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 4. I'm Fresh - (featuring Mike Jones/Rick Ross/Trick Daddy) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 5. Day Dreaming - (featuring Akon/Snoop Dogg/T.I.) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 6. Sweat - (featuring Fabolous/LA The Darkman/Ray J) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 7. Ridiculous - (featuring OJ Da Juiceman/Lonnie Mac/Gucci Mane/Yo Gotti) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 8. Come Up Boys - (featuring Willie the Kid/LA The Darkman) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 9. Yacht Music - (featuring Marsha Ambrosius/Willie the Kid/Nas/Scarface) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 10. Tipper Love - (featuring The-Dream/LA The Darkman/Too $hort) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 11. Smoke - (featuring Willie the Kid/Lonnie Mac/Gucci Mane) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 12. Pimpin Ain't Easy - (featuring LA The Darkman/Styles P./Bun B/Jovan Dais) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B) 13. Gotta Get It - (featuring Juvenile/Soulja Slim/B.G.) ~ DJ Drama/Drama (R&B)   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Julio Miranda (guitar). Audio Mixer: Leslie Brathwaite. Recording information: AMG; Embassy Studios, Atlanta, GA. Photographer: Zach Wolfe. The infamous Gangsta Grillz mixtape series brings it legit once again with THE ALBUM VOL. 2. The set from ATL-based DJ Drama plays like a collection of hit singles more than a typical mixtape, and features the absolute biggest names in the game circa the late-'00s--including The-Dream, Akon, T.I., Flo-Rida, and canonized O.G.s such as Nas, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, and Trick Daddy. As mixtapes become more and more the preferred medium for releasing hip-hop, DJ Drama stands at the fore of making them a recognized mainstream art form in their own right. THE ALBUM VOL. 2 being a case in point. While the original was the high-profile hip-hop DJ album done right, Gangsta Grillz: The Album, Vol. 2 is the high-profile hip-hop DJ album done as expected with all the inconsistency and empty glitz one would anticipate. Placing in the win column is the opening Atlanta anthem led by T.I. plus the aptly titled "Ridiculous," which finds Gucci Mane and crew succeeding at the Mike Jones/Paul Wall style of infectious party songs. Gucci also owns "Smoke," thanks to an amazing freestyle-like run at the mouth, and even if hip-hop's 2009 love of all things nautical makes you cringe, "Yacht Music" is the easygoing chillout number it aims to be, serving its leisure purpose splendidly. While "Tipper Love" with the-Dream should be on the list of highlights, it is worth noting that this is the album's second ode to a stripper, supporting the feeling that the DJ built the album polished track by polished track and without his eye on the full picture. Push "shuffle" and this everyday collection will sort just as well, which is odd considering that Drama made his name selecting and sequencing some of the hottest, most in demand mixtapes to ever hit the streets. ~ David Jeffries Producer: C. "Tricky" Stewart Musical Guests Lonnie Mac Sean Paul T.I. Young Dro Willie the Kid Ludacris Busta Rhymes Yung Joc Flo Rida Gucci Mane LA The Darkman Trey Songz Bun B Mike Jones Rick Ross Trick Daddy Akon Snoop Dogg Fabolous Ray J OJ Da Juiceman Yo Gotti Marsha Ambr   Artist Overview Born Tyree Cinque Simmons in Philadelphia in 1978, DJ Drama assumed his street name in the mid-1990s. After relocating to Georgia to attend Clark University, Drama linked up with producer DJ Don Cannon to form Aphilliates Music Group, releasing neo-soul mixtapes with the title AUTOMATIC RELAXATION. Drama's next series, GANGSTA GRILLZ, boasted a tougher, more street-level sound and featured such prominent "host" artists as T.I., Young Jeezy, and Lil' Wayne. In 2007, police raided Aphilliates' headquarters and arrested Drama and Don Cannon on allegations of racketeering. That same year, Drama released his debut major label collection, GANGSTA GRILLZ: THE ALBUM, which featured OutKast and Pharrell. Undaunted by the law, GANGSTA GRILLZ 2: THE ALBUM (THE MIXTAPE PRESIDENT) followed soon after. Artist Influences Afrika Bambaataa | DJ Hollywood | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Artist Contemporaries DJ Green Lantern | DJ Kayslay | DJ Khaled | DJ Smallz   Compilation Appearances Crunk Classics (Explicit Version) You Can't Ban The Snowman Dedication 2 Edited Can't Ban The Snowman It's All In Da Game(Explicit Version) Welcome To Saigon(Explicit Version) Dedication 3(Explicit Version) Alter Ego:mixtape We Run Atl   Associated Artists and Works Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 05/19/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : 515814 Label : Atlantic (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00075678970757   Professional Reviews XXL (Magazine) (p.107) - "The disc's most socially relevant track, 'We Must Be Heard,' features Ludacris, Willie the Kid and Busta Rhymes rhyming about the current economic woes, making the song one of the album's brighter spots."    Product Image