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The Black Bossalini

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He does it again. His 5th album is yet another classic to add to his collection of many. This man shows as he ages he still can rap, and rap good. It has 3 classics, 1 song I skip, 1 that's ok and the rest are good or great. Production is great and handled by a lot of people, Paris (4 songs), ant Banks, Ric Rock, and Ali Malek (2 songs each), and Hen gee, Payback, Mike Mosely each do a song and Femi O. co-produces on 2 tracks. If he had airplay out here on the east coast I'd bet he'd have many multi-platinum plaques on his wall. That's what's wrong with rap, hardly any of the good rappers sell. All th fake a*s pu*sy's sell the most. If you wanna hear some real rap from a real cat who's been in the game puttin out albums since '88 check out Spice 1. Get this album!!

#1 - 10 (classic - dedicated to his homey - 2Pac (R.I.P.))
#2 - 9 (song about gettin' high)
#3 - 8 (f/ Too $hort & Ice T)
#4 - 10 (classic laid back track)
#5 - 6.5
#6 - 9.5 (f/ Yukmouth & MC Breed)
#7 - 10 (another classic)
#8 - 8 (mellow track f/ WC & Big Syke)
#9 - 8.5
#10 - 8 (f/ Mack 10)
#11 - 8 (mellow track)
#12 - 9.5
#13 - 7
#14 - 8.5

b. Robert Lee Green in Texas around 1971 - moved to Hayward, CA

"Can't fu*k wit the East Bay G"

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You can't f*%k with Speezy ace. This is a classic cd that you can't let go. It's has been a while since it first came out, but for all those so called playas that ain't bumpin this sh%t. You better get your a s s to a record store and buy it. Peace.

The Black Bossalini is my favorite Spice 1 cd of all time, even though all the other one's I have of his come close. This one has the best bunch of songs on it!We got his Hardest Song ever "Tha Boss Mobsta" which he comes off harder then ever. "Diamonds" and "Playa Man" are just as smooth as it can get, where Spice lays down his hard gangsta lyrics to a nice hook. "The Thug In Me" is a nice tribute to 2pac, and one of the best on the Cd. Then the songs with Guest Stars all come up, and they shine brightly like "510,213" which has the tight WC and Big Syke on it, just slow and smooth. "Recognize Game" has the West Coast gangsta rap godfathers Ice-T and Too Short displaying some game! While "Ballin'" has the hard as ever Yukmouth showing up, he's the rawest rapper I've seen come out ever, Mc Breed is on this one too. So Spice 1 Comes up bigger then ever on this one!His Style is unmatched, and he is the master of gangsta rap formulas. He's Got it all!

Although It's not as Heavy as his other songs I've Heard. Nor as Good As 1-800-C.o.l.l.e.c.t., It's good , It has ICE T on it, Mack 10, but thats not what makes it good, despite it's shortcomings compared to previous works, Spice 1 still does it gritty. Spice is a Good Story teller.

Spice 1, unlike the majority of modern rappers in the buisness...is real, his music defines the area he is from,the era in which he grew up and he spares no expense to tell you his story. His music seems to get more creative with age and "The Black Bossalini" is no exception. I live on the East coast so you would think i listen to east coast rappers,wrong, Spice 1 is the only rap I listen to because his beats are unbelievably amazing, and his lyrics hit every spectrum,funny,emotional,angry. Track 5 on the disk, Caught up in my gunplay,is my personal favorite,for the bass line,but for lyrics, the song Im high is number 1,Spice 1 can spit some fast words. "2 hands and a razorblade" sounds like a snoop dogg song,with a Spiggity-spice 1 twist, and "510,213" sounds like some classic funk but again,spice one can rip over any style of music. "the black bossalini" is a keeper.
Song ratings:
1. Caught up in my gunplay
2. I'm High
3. 510,213
4.Playa Man-(check the vid for this song on you tube)
5. Kill Street Blues
6. Diamonds
7. Wana be a G
8.Fetty Chico and the mack
9. Down payment on heaven
10. Recognize game
11. 2 hands and a razor blade
12 The thug in me
13. the boss mobsta
14. ballin

Back in '97, I believed that hip hop was changing. The previous two years, the Bay Area was dishing out hit after hit from artists like E-40 & The Click, The Luniz, Too Short and The Dangerous Crew, etc. Mostly around that time due to recent tragedies of Tupac and Biggie, the east coast and the west were showing unity between the two regions. Although on this LP, there are no colab from anyone but the west, mostly from northern and southern California (as a path followed by Ant Banks' Big Thangs released the same year) Spice 1 has dropped a few gems as well along that time. His sixth album "The Black Bossalini" really comes as a real solid LP full of gangsta tales, as something that you have mostly have heard from him in the past.

The first and the easiest standout track would be "Thug In Me" as the song is dedicated to his close friend Tupac. The beat on the song would exactly fit the style of Pac. The following track "I'm High" is a song dedicated to smoking weed. "Recognize Game" features Too Short and Ice-T, that is real solid. "Playa Man" is very lively track, as Spice 1 has a sped up flow over the beat (yeah, I saw that fresh cut he had in the video as well). "Caught In My Gunplay" is very mellow and laid back sounding. Me I think it is kind of weak, but at the same time, solid. "Ballin'" is excellent with the beat provided by Hen Gee, and features Caffine, Yukmouth of the Luniz, Gazzepha, and MC Breed. "The Boss Mobsta" is another track to fit Spice 1's style in rapping (think of his earlier songs). "510, 213" are odes to the area codes of the Bay Area and Los Angeles respectively with the help of W.C. and Big Syke. "Kill Street Blues" is a great track laced by a nice hook. "Fetty Chico And The Mack" has a dope beat by Ant Banks, but I'm not feeling the hook or some of the rhymes. "Wanna Be A G." and "Diamonds" are both solid tracks. "Down Payment On Heaven" is a song dedicated to his deceased homies. The final track "2 Hands & A Razorblade" is Spice 1 telling a story about being locked in the L.A. County Pen.

Spice 1 doesn't dissapoint here on this album. But at the same time, this is nowhere near AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, which is the only other Spice 1 album that I own. Mainly I don't own 1990-Sick, as many reviewers are mentioning. The album here as many rememerable cuts and good production (curteosy of Paris, Ant Banks, and others). Thankfully Jive records has kept this in print, as well as their other popular Bay Area artists (i.e. Too Short and E-40). Fans of Bay Area rap will enjoy this here, mostly for the tracks that I said were great. Peace.

Lyrics: A-
Production B+
Guest Appearances: B-
Musical Vibes: B+

Top 5 Tracks:
1. Thug In Me (Dedicated to Tupac Shakur: R.I.P.)
2. Ballin' (featuring Yukmouth, Caffeine, Gazzepha, and MC Breed)
3. The Boss Mobsta
4. Kill Street Blues
5. Playa Man

Honorable Mention:
1. 2 Hands And A Razorblade
2. Diamonds

Every song on his album kick a**! his creativeness with every song really caught my ear. some really phat a** bass too. anyone who likes Spice 1 should definatly get diss!!

I believe the only reason this album is not liked more than hes previous effort is purely due to it being hes next release. The album is more of a 1990-Sick part 2 than a knew inovative effort and I think alot of fans expect to much of there rappers to create knew ideas and beats instead of just cranking the bass and feeling the beats and bouncing on the ride. Black Bossalini does this better than Sick although both albums are simply impressive. Spice 1 is one of the games best flowing MCs pretty much only his trade mark and annoyingly boring BLOW call takes prestige off hes name. However he has been given deep riding beats again on this album to work with and it comes off in a much enjoyable way. The opening 2 tracks are great openers especially Im High. Its a great song to listen to in that way. Ant Banks steals the show as Fetty Chico and the Mack has a typical deep funk groove by the master producer and Recognize game is up there as one of the best as well. Ballin is a fun track and Diamonds is one of the best softer produced tracks I have heard by any artist. The hook is extremely catchy. This is Spice 1s best in my opinion. It makes me wonder how he could drop so low with hes follow up to this Immortalized. Its not even worth rating.

The item was shipped in a timely matter and it was in great shape. Thank you for your time & Patience in this matter.

I REALLY LIKE THE SOUND'S OF SPICE 1, JUST LIKE TOO SHORT THEY BOTH WILL TAKE YOU THERE DON'T FORGET IT'S RATED (R) IN MY BOOK!