Customer Reviews

Illegal Business?

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
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This album dropped in 1993 and it presented us a young Vallejo rapper - Mac Mall. On this album, which is his debute, Mac Mall completely ripped sh** up, commin' out with some raw hardcore raps serving us with nuthing but game. His lyrics are always original and fascinating, telling stories about life on the streets, the rap game or growing up in today's society. The album was done more than 7 years ago yet is sounds much fresher and newer than most of the albums that come out today. Why's that? Because of the producer of this album - the one and only Khayree! His beats are untouchable and noone has his production style. He's just a genius and the music on this album is so original and so different than any other producers you've heard. On a certain song you've got an amazing beat all over, and suddenly on the 3rd verse, Khayree drops a WHOLE NEW BEAT, totally new and even TIGHTER! And you're like "Daamn! It's incredible!" . The album is a classic and it started the label "Young Black Brotha" which came out with other classic albums by Ray Luv, Mac Dre, Dubee and Young Lay. One of the Bay's best albums, you gotta hear it to believe it! People fail to realise that Mac Mall was 15 years old when he recorded this album. Can you get this?... 15 years old!! Can you imagine a little industry punk like (Lil') Bow Wow or Lil' Romeo writing and performing songs like those there?...ever? Hey, they won't be able to be on Mac Mall's level even 15 years from now. They haven't got the talent, the skills, the ability, the hunger - plus - they haven't been through sh**, and they aren't from the streets anyway. There isn't enough that could be said about this masterpice! Jamall Rocker a.k.a. Mac Mall is a legend, and his debut is the first one to show you why. He represents Crestside to the fullest, and is one of those (together with Mac Dre and his crew) to put it on the map. Mac Mall's talent is just something so rare, that you've got to hear this album (recorded when he was a teenager) to believe it.

If you want the tightest album of all time, if you want the tightest and most original beats, if you want a lyricist who drops insane game which makes bass heads drop cane, if you want a quick and thorough tutorial of pimpology and a degree in mack-a-fram-a-lam-a, if you want to be weak in the knees as you bump these beats, if you want more chassi than your stable can handle................. BUY THIS ALBUM! Only rivaled by Ray Luv (Forever Hustlin) Mac Mall is the new black bossalini, the new pimp of the year, the mayor of the city of dope, and the Bill Clinton of the rap game--seriously though buy this album, open up your wallets and pay this pimp some tokens for his amazing talent.

Yeah, this is the sh#t. That bay area sh#t. Heavy tracks with deep bass by khayree, and tight rapping from mac mall. This was one of the tight, tight albums of 93'. Start to finish, its cool all the way through. I will never let this go missing or get fu#@ed up. If you like bay area or rap altogether, then you need to know about this and have it if you don't already. Later!

STR8 FIRE-THIS IS MY OPINION... this album is essential-young mac mall comes sick with it w/his own mackin style & dope beats by kahyree...also peep mac dre,dubee,young lay,ray luv & young "d" boyz 1st albumz 4 more of kahy'z og beats

I was amazed after I had listened this album. This is one of the best ever, and the beats are definitely the best. Underground super-producer Khayree gave those unbelievable beats, where Mac Mall could deliver his gangsta mack rhymes. All the tracks are off the hook, the whole album is Bay Area style at it's best. The 5 stars aren't enuff for this.

hot ta def, needs t0 be b0ught by all bay area rap fans. Hold it down. 4209

Illegal Business is one of the greatest rap albums, period. Mac Mall comes with some of the tightest lyrics any hip-hop head has heard on a debut album. There are many standout tracks, including "Sic wit tis","Ghetto theme",and the classic "My opinion". A must have album for any fan of REAL WEST COAST RAP!

This was a very consistent album. The beats from Khayree were amazing. I first heard "Sic Wid Dis" on a compilation, and I soon went and bought the album. It was hard to believe he was so young when he dropped this cut. The lyrics sound like he had been in the rap game for about five years. With the last line of the album being "This is straight from Mall, ( ) y'all, sincerely" it puts the perfect ending to one of the tighest albums ever.

This CD is a must have for all rap fans. Mac Mall is the greatest unknown rapper.

This is the real deal. Love this entire album. There are allot of golden old school and underground rap to find, and I mean allot. Thank God, because I CANNOT listen to the radio. Peace from Jamaica to all the real rap fans out there.