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3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent compilation from the King of the South, and his Court., January 18, 2007
This review is from: Grand Hustle in the Streets 4 (Audio CD)
T.I. is one of my favorite commerial emcees, and his last solo release, King., solidified his spot as one of the best in the game today. Now, naturally, being such a large fan of Tip, I've wanted to enjoy some of his crew as well. Unfortunately, none of T.I.'s crew hold a candle to him, and most of them are borderline wack. Veteran B.G., and Tip's personal protege, Young Dro, both hold their own on this release, and Big Kuntry is decent, if not anything more; but the rest of the people T.I. has put on over the past couple years have made me question Tip's judgement of other emcee's talents.
T.I.'s rarely on this album, although he is the most featured artist, finding a spot on five of the album's fourteen cuts(Young Dro is on three); the tracks with Tip are undoubtedly the highlights, or at the very least, the four that could be considered 'new material'(two of which, ironically, are remixes) are; My Girl with Young Dro, though, is found on Young Dro's debut in exact form. The Yeah remix is decent, if only for Tip's verse, while the Rashad Morgan-laced Tell 'Em What They Wanna Hear is tight, despite it's instrumental sounding eerily familiar to Wait(The Whipser Song). The Top Back remix is definitely the stand-out cut on this album, and with two Southern powerhouses like Jeezy and Tip on the track, it's no wonder T.I. releases this as the single to move units. While it's probably not as good as the original(face it, T.I. is a far better emcee than any of the guests on the remix), it still sounds highly dope when sat next to most of the material found on this album. The T.I.-solo cut, Where They At, is also another incentive to purchase this album, for those who need a T.I. fix while waiting on T.I. Vs. T.I.P. later this year.
Young Dro provides a nice cut on Grand Hustle Mafia, one of a couple Khao produced tracks; each of which are some of the album's highlights. Khao even raps on Grand Hustle Beatmaker, and does a decent job; the beat on that track is excellent, however. The virtual-unknown, Alfamega, also shows promise on his one and only feature, found mid-album; he goes much deeper than most of T.I.'s associates on Da One, but isn't too profound to throw off the initial Grand Hustle fanbase. Big Kuntry and B.G.'s collaboration is decent, and so is B.G.'s solo cut, but they're definitely nothing to write home about. Governor is also a rather talented crooner, and his Scott Storch produced Destiny track, which closes the album, ends this rather mixed-bag of treats with some wholesome soul food.
On the other side of this album, when it's not mediocre with Big Kuntry and B.G., it's downright attrocious with Xtaci and Mac Boney. Mac Boney, a member of the P$C, is going absolutely nowhere at this rate; and that's probably for the best. Xtaci, on the other hand, is horrible; there's no sugar-coating that. Only half of the album's beats are hot, too; if you were as spoiled by T.I.'s King as myself, hearing something like In Da Streetz Vol. 4's production maybe tough to swallow.
In the end, In Da Streetz Vol. 4 is worth checking out, but be forewarned. It's merely decent, and nothing more; you may get a week out of the majority of the tracks, but it's ultimately forgettable. The Top Back remix is the main selling point for a reason, and the T.I. and Young Dro solo cuts are also more reason to purchase this; if you're not a hardcore T.I. or Grand Hustle fan though, it's not recommended.
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