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Fat Pat - Greatest Hits

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This album is a 2 cd set full of, well, Fat Pats greatest hits! If you already own all of his CD's I wouldn't pick it up, however for those without it's a definite buy. Afterall it's sold out almost everywhere you go so that should tell you something. Get it!

this album is one of my favs of all time no doubt but the 10 year anniversary version pisses me off because it has weird pops between each song and the original release didn't so spend a couple extra dollars on the original 2001 version trust me. HERE IS THE LINK Fat Pat - Greatest Hits

Very good album. If you like the mid to late 90's southern beats(UGK,S.U.C.,....) you will not be disappointed. A must have for any hip hop collection.

What a loss when Fat Pat got killed in early 1998! This young cat from Houston, Texas had a charted album, his 1998 debut, Ghetto Dreams; he did not even live to see that dream come true. Now, if you have had the same bad luck getting his debut like I have had so far, this may be a great, temporary substitute. This is his greatest hits collection. Good news, this joint has most of the songs from Ghetto Dreams, save for 5 or so joints. There are many joints from Dead End Alliance's 1998 joint album, Screwed 4 Life, which Pat was a member of. Now, Fat Pat is a flossy rapper like many mainstream rappers, but he has a dope, engaging personality and is fun to listen to, and Wreckshop Records inhouse producers, esp. D-Wreck, lace Pat with some phat, funky beats; many bear a distinctive G-Funk influence with a southern twist. A real classic, "Reality" from Ghetto Dreams has a straight up west coast beat, and a woozy synth line similar to 1994's "Who Got The Gangsta S---" by Tha Dogg Pound, Swoop G, and Snoop from Murder Was The Case soundtrack, and a phat lowrider beat. Pat spits some knowledge and even sings the hook!!! Another classic, and I MEAN CLASSIC, is "Friends We Know" which touches on homies turnin' against you, and trusting others, is sick. The beat is absolutely awesome!!! The beat is laidback with multi-layered melodies giving off a sunny vibe, another classic from Ghetto Dreams! I'm not yet sure where "Jammin' Screw" is from, but the joint is relaxing and fun with a dope guitar-ridden beat, and a smooth bass line. I am relatively new to Fat Pat right now, but am definitely hooked!! A few Dead End joints here are the classics "Full Time Playa," a relaxed G-Funk joint, the serious contemplative joint "Better Place," and "Screwed For Life" among others. A nice sweet love joint is "If U Only Knew," a softer, and laidback joint 4 the hunnies with a beautiful, melodic beat from His Fat Pat and The Wreckshop Family album: Throwed In The Game, an album with a few songs featured here too. You get "Tops Drop," a phat lowrider joint from Ghetto Dreams. Simply put, get this joint; it is 2 discs of material from a great fallen soldier who coulda recognized his Ghetto Dreams if he hadn't been killed. R.I.P. Fat Pat. Hope u sittin' sideways in a Six-Fo in heaven loc.

This down south hit maker is arguably one of the best to be born and raised in Houston. His closest hometown lyrical competition as noted by insiders is the great Big Love, who fortunately survived 5 shots. God Bless Big Love and Rest In Peace Fat Pat. Houston's Finest...."Tops be droppin' down in Houston" Mr. Fat Pat lets his Ghetto Dreams be heard world wide.