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Who Is Mike Jones? (CD + Ltd. Bonus Chopped & Screwed Version)

5 star:		(42)
4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(24)
2 star:		(27)
1 star:		(58)

 

 

I removed 1 star from the 5 because the album is not perfect (few are). I removed 2 stars because Mike's nauseating marketing scheme of mentioning his name, phone number, and website over and over again on the album just gets ridiculous. His selfish promotion gets in the way of the music itself, a cardinal sin in this longtime hip-hop fan's opinion. Rap/H-H may have been founded on bragging and boasting, and that's all good, but I don't recall ever feeling like an artist was spamming me with advertisements during a song/performance in this quasi-hypnotic, Don King-like self-promotional style.
Half the songs on the album start off with the mention of "Mike Jones!!" or "Who is...Mike Jones?!" The last song, titled "Grandma", starts off "Oh Grandma. Mike Jones!!". Safe to say this song won't make the rotation in the Escalade. I know he explains his marketing scheme in "Grandma", but the fact is the scheme ruins the music...and the music is what we bought the album for.
Mike Jones gets out-rhymed by Slim Thug on "Still Tippin". Mike, you can't repeat hooks from other songs ("Back Then...") and still consider that rhymin'...not when you say the same thing 4 times. Work on that before your next album, please.
The Screwed and Chopped disc is off the chain though. Big up to Michael 5000 Watts - what it do baby!

I waited 3 years for this album.3 YEARS!!! I been hearin da same stuff all the time.Who Is Mike Jones comin soon.WHO? Mike Jones Who? Mike Jones.I been hearin da same stuff for 3 years.The cd finally comes out.And I hear the same stuff.Most of the stuff he talks about,I have heard before.Nothin new at all.And if he keeps sayin his name,i will choke him.For the people who dont know Mike Jones,dont get this cd.All you gotta do is listen to some of his mixtapes like ballin underground or king of the streets.its basically the same stuff.Crap

"I feel sorry for the 13yr old teenagers who lovin him, tried to tangle with the shark but I'm sorry he doesn't swim." -Chamillionaire. Who?? Dyke Jones Honestly people, How can you defend this played out wannabe lyricist (4yrs now). For anyone that gave this album one star, you're all certified geniuses - all others ... need to get their head examined or go and do some background research. If you do, you'll find out how cake and overused this man's raps are. I've been listening to DJ Screw (S.U.C.) Swisha House, B.H.O, C.C.C., Wreckin Yard, Freestyle Kings and just about every texas (houston mainly) rap/freestyle/screw group since 2000, maybe earlier. At any rate, Mike Jones entered sometime in 2002 if I recall correctly - SINCE 2002 - Mike Jones has been using the same lyrics, style, excessive name usage and reusage of other rappers previous statements or cuts of, tangled with another in an attempt to form his own "creative" style but instead comes out sounding like outtakes from american idol auditions (thankfully mike jones doesn't attempt the art of dance in adddition to rap).

As for people praising the song "Still Tipping" Featuring Slim Thug & Paul Wall. This is not only the remix of the original Still Tippin, the remix and the original have both already been used an 2 other albums before who is mike jones. One version featured Chamillionaire instead in place of mike jones and w/o Paul Wall (unfortunately) but Chamillionaire's verse was 1,000x better than Mike Jones's reused flow.

Back Then? Re-used line from Still Tippin and from just about every Mike Jones verse or song as the hook.

Reccomendation, use both cds for cupholders, mini-frisbies, wutever, a good laugh perhaps. Then go and pick-up Chamillionaire's Mixtape Messiah or Paul Wall & Chamillionaire's - Get Ya Mind Correct or Controversy Sells.

im not even gonna sit here and right a big long paragraph, im jus gonna keep it straight n simple....this is by far the worst album i have ever heard. oh one other thing, how many times do u need to say "back then hoes didnt want me, now im hot hoes all on me"????????, and we already know how many times u say ur name and #.....i heard u the first time! (on 1st round draft picks, during one freestyle, he says his name 13 times in 1 minute....ridiculous!)


Chamillionaire....comming soon, watch out!

Being from Houston, Texas I am one of many that have heard of Mike Jones before he was "tippin' on 4 vogues" and gettin' his songs played on Hot 97 in New York. This "Who is Mike Jones?" campaign has been going on since I was a freshman in high school. What does that have to do with anything? That was 4 years ago! After many delays and pushbacks, Mike Jones has finally come out with his major debut album, the appropriately titled "Who is Mike Jones?" Well, I will tell you one thing about Mike Jones: he has the idea of how to market himself, but he doesn't know how to create a great album. Don't let this 3 star rating fool you, I am being kind. If it wasn't for the beats, this album would be 2 stars at best.

I will say this though about this LP. The beats are very impressive. "Got it Sewed Up (Remix)" and other tracks like "Screw Dat" will keep your car bumpin' if ya got a CD player in it, and Mike does do a good job through the first half of the album getting by. But Mike's downfall is his limited lyrical skills. Don't get me wrong, "Back then, h*es didn't want me, now I'm hot, h*es all on me" is a great line ("Still Tippin'"), but he says it 4 times back-to-back! Not to mention his second single "Back Then" has a chorus that is sampled from his first single "Still Tippin'." Mike Jones does bring help with him with cameos from Slim Thug (who sadly only appears on "Still Tippin'"), Paul Wall, Big Moe, Bun B and others, but Mike is usurped by his cameo's more charismatic punchlines. It also seems as if Mike likes to repeat the same lines back-to-back in all of his songs which is very annoying after a while.

Album Overview:
1. "Intro"
2. "Back Then" - I was really annoyed when I first heard this song because of the chorus. Mike Jones could've at least said the actual vocals instead of sampling from another song. It's a song that everyone can relate to though because when you get fame, everyone is on your piece so I can relate.
3. "Flossin'" - Features one of my favorite H-Town emcees, Big Moe. This is actually my favorite track on the album. Mike, like most dirty south rappers, talks about his rides and his princess cuts which is really cliche.
4. "Still Tippin'" - Not much to say that's already been said. Slim Thug and Paul Wall make great cameos, and Mike came strong with the second verse, but it has been way overplayed and about 2 years old.
5. "Got it Sewed Up (Remix)" - The beat will automatically get you hooked. This is a strong point on the album and Mike does a good job of his delivery and flow on this one.
6. "Scandolous H*es" - Ahh yes, this part of the album gives us that song where rappers complain about women. It's a nice change of pace, but Mike doesn't say anything that'll make you go "Son, dude is sick!!"
7. "Screw Dat" - Mike Jones rebounds well with this one. It talks about the screw music that Houstonians enjoy. This is probably the second best song on the entire album.
8. "Turning Lane" - God, if you didn't think Mike Jones's voice was annoying, then you will believe so after this song. After hearing about 2 minutes of this, I thought about callin' Mike (if you didn't know...281-330-8004; he says it 1,000,000 freakin' times on the album) and leaving a message sayin': "Dude, stop f*ckin' talking for the rest of ya life!" Skip it, it's not worth your sanity.
9. "Laws Patrolling" - Mike Jones is now into the part of a typical rap album where the artist wants to get "serious" and "reflect" on life. This one is alright, but most listeners are probably goin' "Come on Mike! Are you fo'real fo'real?"
10. "5 Years From Now" - This is now 2 songs in a row that are serious. It's really hard to take Mike Jones's serious songs and dissect them because he is so lyrically horrible that he doesn't have the ability to be profound.
11. "Cuttin' (Remix)" - I'm not really feelin' this (like that's a surprise) and the beat takes a while to dig in, and you're gonna have to let it grow on you to decide whether to love it or hate it.
12. "What Ya Know About" - This one is pretty good. Paul Wall clearly steals the show with his verse and leaves Mike in the dust.
13. "Know What I'm Sayin'" - The album gets a much needed uplifting with this one. Bun B makes a great cameo verse appearance, and it's refreshing to hear Lil' Keke deliver a verse as well.
14. "Type of N**ga U Need" - It's for the ladies y'all! These rappers and their love songs. LL Cool J started this movement. The beat is alright, but I can't say the same about the lyrics.
15. "Grandma" - Mike Jones closes with a real deep song about his grandma who passed away before he blew up. A thoughtful song but Mike should never sing.

To close, "Who is Mike Jones?" is an average rap album with some high points but too many low points to dub it even a good album from start to finish. Mike has the right marketing gimmick and all, but you can only go so far by saying "Who? Mike Jones!" over and over again on every song. Mike Jones has a lot of work to do if he wants to be considered even a better rapper than rappers in his own city. I'd recommend Slim Thug's "Already Platinum" or wait for Paul Wall's "People's Champ." If you are lookin' for a album with lyrical gems, then this album isn't for you. But if you want an album that will bump in your ride for the summer, then this is for you. Let's just hope that his next album, the "American Dream," isn't really a "Consumer's Nightmare."

The actual cd itself is just ok, a lot of re-releases of good songs that have been around for awhile. Personally I thought the bonus chopped & screwed version is really good. That's why I gave this cd 5 stars. It's pretty much worth it to buy it just to get the bonus disc.

Man,I don't know what to say. Well let me preface by saying that I am a long time Mike jones fan. I have jammed him and the swisherhouse boys underground screw and mixtapes for years. What seperates mike in my opinon is his raw flow and special voice. He just spits arrogant clever flows with a raw style that is unbelievably hot when he gets it right. I have heard this boy set it off many times. Some examples are the Still tippin flow and beat, and many of his Choppin Em Up underground Mixtape flows. I think right now swisherhouse has the best H town mixtapes out there. Now having said this I had high expectations for his debut album. Put simply, this tape sucks. Period. Man, there are like two or three decent songs and still tippin is the only hot one. Whenever you hear someone underground for years you think that when this person finally gets an album and a major deal this person will take it to the next level. This is not the case with mike jones. He dropped an album based on what got him there and milking as much money from it as possible. For example he still says "my album who is mike jones is coming soon" ON HIS OWN ALBUM. His whole album is an advertisement to make money. He says his name, his phone number, his website is shown on the album, his ringtones are advertised on his album cover. I feel him and I can't knock him in that respect.I would milk what could possibly my only successful album for all its worth. Hustle baby, go get it. But as a true hip hop, screw, and swisherhouse fan, Bring something Original, Fresh and Consistently hot. Don't just hustle, take time to perfect your art and craft. If you do this all the money will take care of itself. Its like a movie. Don't make a crappy movie just to make money once and leave everyone mad and dissappointed, make something creative and tight so people stay interested and keep coming back and keep spendin money for your product. Don't fall off after 3 songs, make your whole album tight. Stop repeating yourself, It looks like you can't think of Fresh things to say, and it gets monotonus. Stop repeating yourself, It looks like you can't think of Fresh things to say, and it gets monotonus.Stop repeating yourself, It looks like you can't think of Fresh things to say, and it gets monotonus. BORING, say some stuff nobody has said before, keep us on our toes, suprise us and blow us away. But I still think a major kink in the album was the production, although some songs were tight, most of the beats were average or weak. On the plus side the screwed version is ALOT better. I'll give that 3 and 1/2 stars.It almost sounds like the album was made to be screwed. I regret buying the album but I still have hope. I think mike has the potential to be the best swisherhouse rapper, but potential means you haven't done anything yet. Right now I would recommend you should buy some fat pat, and some scarface (maybe flip) before you buy this album. And LISTEN to this album before you buy it. I also think Slim thug might drop the best recent houston album yet, but we'll see. If you think this review is too hard I'm sorry, I'm just being totally real and I think fair. I wish I knew this before I bought this, and I felt it had to be said. If you think this review is helpful vote on it

Ima true swisha house fan from the Mo City Houston TX and i've been on to mike jone ever since his first swisha house freestyle. First, I was like, "he got some nice flows, he just be sayin his name too much" Then time passed and I was like, "he AIGHT!" And found myself mocking the phrase "Who? Mike Jones" Then, his voice started to get really annoying to me. By the end of the second year he was out, I had memorized his phone number, name, all his tired ass catch phrases, and the fact that his album was coming soon. So im thinkin the whole time that all this repeating and givin out his number, etc was just a prelude to the REAL Mike Jones which I thought we were finally gonna see when the album comes out. Um...NO! Turns out "Who Is Mike Jones" is nothin but a collection of the same garbage that he's been talkin about for the last 3 years. This album is hands down the biggest dissapointment in my generation of hip hop music. The only reason why I gave 2 stars is because he uses the style of beats that I like and the guest appearences. We need better MC's in comin out of H-town than this dude. Flip fell off. Jones fell off. Now im paitiently waiting to see what King Koopa is gonna hit da industry with. Not to mention myself, Im an MC out da Mo City slowly tryin to creep my way to the top. Lil Cris, remember da name, cuz unlike mike jones, I wont say it again.

PS. Find someone who can burn you dis CD if you wanna hear it.

I don't know this phone number because I have called him, but because he says it, I don't know, about 500 times!!! Who is Mike Jones? Another terrible rapper that needs to repeat himself four times to fill out 16 bars of a track. I gotta give him credit, his marketing is tight! Every person I know whose name is "Jones", I have to say their name like that, because it's permanently stuck in my brain. Seriously, I bought the CD because of "Still Tippin'" and it was one of the worst things I could have ever done. This CD is so terrible I wouldn't insult my friends by giving it to them. We should've saw it coming though. I mean "Still Tippin'" is only tight because of Slim Thug and Paul Wall, not Mike Jones, who? Mike Jones.

If you want real rap look elsewhere. If you want garbage, either teach your dog to rap, or buy this CD.

You ppl need to stop hatin!...what mike jones is doin is lettin yall know how he was treated...and were he was in life...and were he is now...and how haters and hos truly are...why yall buy the cd when yall know he repeat his self in the first place!...plz stop hatin....and the song cuttin is the best song on the cd and it's uneq, who eva said u can't put yodeling in rap music? yall need to stop cuz yall ain't the godfather of rap......and it's a great song!...im not sayin it's the best album...but i know what he means when he says "back then hos didn't want me, now im hot hos all on me"...why can't he tell the truth???? yall some haters!!!!!