F.B.I. [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Dayton Family

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Relativity
• ASIN: B000003BZV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #136,082 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Midwest's hardest and realest group stays real with this!, September 20, 2005

By	Philip Y. (Israel) - See all my reviews

An year after "What's On My Mind" was released and went gold without any video-play, came out F.B.I. However, the group encountered quite a few problems with the law (problems that continued in years to come) - Baccstabber was gone to prison, and Bootleg's verses were recorded in 2 weeks, since he was going to the big-house as well!... However it doesn't show on the album: the album is strong and perfect as ever, and Bootleg's verses are as tight as they always were!... Nothing really changed about The Dayton Familly - they're still the realest and hardest rappers in the Midwest. On this album (and the others as well) they're still rapping agressively over hard hitting, clean and powerful beats. There's nothing at all subtle about the Dayton Family. They tell it like it is, and if it's shocking to you... well, go pick Nelly/50 Cent's CD. When you hear the Dayton Familly you get to hear their no-way-out mentality with a feel of desperation which is just a part of life. The Dayton boys aren't cocky, they don't floss, they're just troubled guys with a lot on their mind. Nothing is taboo for Bootleg and Shoestring - not murder, not cocaine, not a#@ wooping, not smacking bi#$%s, seemingly nothing. It's so nice to see rappers so unhinged and unconcerned with pop crossover. They are REAL with a capital R. These guys aren't just another hardcore group, there's something unique about them. They not only talk the talk, but they also walk the walk. The were able to overcome so much trouble in their lives and come out with those amazing albums. F.B.I. is a classic without a doubt, although I think I feel their debut a bit better, since the hooks were a bit more catchy (I don't really feel the singing on most of the songs on F.B.I.). Anyway, Bootleg and Shoestring deliver their hardest verses (you gotta hear their voices to understand what hardcore is all about) over Steve Pitts' remerkable beats. You gotta understand - that group that blew up in the 90's was the 1st to bring attention to the Midwest rap scene, way before Eminem ever thought about rapping. Those guys deserve respect - a LOT of it. See, years before there was 8 Mile, there was Dayton Avenue.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RAW AND UNCUT, August 16, 2005

By	B. Callahan "sod442" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What's on my mind is this masterpiece of a rap album. I would listen to this album even if I didn't live 20 miles from Flint, MI. It is raw and uncut straight off the streets of Flint-town. This nine year old album sounds better than any (c)rap I hear nowadays. Bootleg and Shoestring have been putting it down for over a decade, releasing consistent gangsta LPs with no pubicity except word of mouth. All any record company exec has to do is take mtv's d%ck out of their mouth and listen to the Dayton Family to see what the rap game has been missing. But even if that does happen it will be about 10 years overdue. So if you listen to Ludacris or Chingy I don't think you can handle the Dayton Family. Oh yeah, and if you think Eminem repersents Michigan and he is from Detroit...he doesn't and he's not. If you go to Detroit to look for Shady you'll in the wrong county. If you go to Dayton Ave. in Flint you'll find true gangsta rappers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars F.B.I. is one of the greatest gangsta rap cd's ever recorded, July 2, 1999

By	[e-mail] (America) - See all my reviews

The Dayton Family know what they're doen, and they do it true. They got the phattest beats to go with the phattest lyrics.They get straight to it with 79th & Halstead, not wasting any time. This is the truest cd I've ever heard, besides what 2Pac recorded. I give them 5 stars+, 5 thumbs up, 5 up's in every good possible way.