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Life

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Yo Gotti is pure Memphis. Listening to the types of phraseology he uses brings you to the northern most part of North Memphis: Frayser! This area is a blend of the parts of Shelby County outside of Memphis, and the edge of North Memphis. It is an area of Memphis where those who are from the East or South parts of Memphis feel superior. And since the blend is from the North and County, the gangsters are a product of tough and desperate neighborhoods. Yo Gotti expresses the thinking process of these young people: Bang, slang and pimp. Half of the young folks from Frayser would consider themselves successful if they can accomplish either of the above.
Sell My Dope is the first track to receive abundant airplay on the Memphis radio stations. A great example of the rhyming/lyrical skills of Yo Gotti. After I F*** is another on with a catchy rip. Str8 From the North is truly a North Memphis style cut. If you are familiar with Project Pat or Three Six Mafia, you know how the rips come in staggering precision but blend with the music so as to create that unique Memphis flow.
The title tune is a nice exit from just basic beats and rhymes. It is a nice, musical mix. Lyrics are crisp a flowing.
All in all, this is one of the best Memphis rap albums in a while. About as good as Project Pat's "Mister Don't Play".

A banging joint,do your ears a favor and get this cd.

Rap is going pop. That's why it's great to hear an album like this which is real hip-hop. You may recognize some of the beats on here, he samples everything from the Beastie Boys to Sir Mix-A-Lot's Posse On Broadway which he turns into Reppin' North Memphis. If you are real rap fan and are tired of all of this Chingy & Nelly garbage, pick up some real Dirty South rap from Yo Gotti!

I remember when this dropped back in 03 and no one knew who he was. But now he's 1 of the most up and comin artist in the south. This is his best album as of the date of my review cause he is just gettin started. This album is so great from the production which is by Kia Shine to the lyrics to who he features. It's up there with other Memphis classics like Movin On, Getty Green, Doubt Me Now, and Chpt. 2 World Domination. If u like what Gotti is becomin then u have to have this album in your collection. Also 2 other albums I recommend by Gotti is I Told U So which is produced by D.J. Drama which is almost a classic and Feed The Streets is 1 of his best even though the songs are short.

I'd been hearing great things outta Memphis 'bout dis dude 4 a minute and finally got around 2 coppin' one of his albums.

I'm glad I did!!!! "Life" caught me completely off guard.

I was half-expectin' just another raw dirty south cat who'd spend 16 tracks try'na put me up on his 'hood. Instead, Yo Gotti does all this while proving himself as a student of the game and separating himself from Nu Skul sound-a-likes who lack his style, versatility and old school hip hop IQ.

I can't say his content/subject matter are all that new but Gotti's honest effort 2 make this album sound different is what gets me hype about "Life."

In short, Yo Gotti is mos def a nu skul mc kickin' old school flava which I find quite refreshing!

Some of the beats on this album sound str8 up like hip hop jams from 1985, '86 and '87. The DJ's actually scratchin' on the intro (I can't remember the last time I heard that on an album that wasn't made back then)!!!!! At least five other tracks blend that trademark Memphis sound -- a high energy, somewhat jazzy/New Orleans bounce concoction -- with elements of Teddy Riley's pulsating New Jack Swing (see "9-to-5" and "U Understand" as prime examples). Production-wise, "Life" does NOT get locked into one sound and yet doesn't come across like one of those albums you can tell was put together by 16 different producers.

Perhaps best of all, Gotti's got a flow to match each track. I really like his ability to switch up styles.

He sounds kind've like a less animated Ludacris on "All I Ever Wanted." He borrows Nelly's more melodic flow on "Str8 From Da North" and "Get Down." And he even sounds like a hungrier, more respectable version of Chingy on "On Da Grind."

E'erybody may not be ready 4 Gotti's flava. This is NOT what I was expectin' at all so I might have 2 cop "Self Explanatory" 4 real!

Oh, and don't sleep on Gotti's homage 2 Sir Mix-A-Lot's 1987 "My Posse's On Broadway" ("Reppin' North Memphis"). I also like the way the song "Life" borrows from Mary J. Blige's 1994 cult-classic "My Life" on the hook.

My personal favorite cut on this album is "Breakaman" which tells the story of a man who finds da one he thinks is his ride-or-die chick and later finds out she ain't that real.

Four star album b/c of its creative approach. Gotti definitely made sure his album was well put together.

In the past few years, Memphis rap has really been hurting, as many of the hard hitters of the Memphis rap game have either been locked up or disappeared. Yo Gotti has stepped up to claim his place as the #1 local rap act in Memphis.

The production on the album is light years ahead of the beats on "Self Explanatory", but the rhymes on his previous album were much rawer to me, which is why I give it a slight edge over this one. This album was arguably the best Memphis rap album of 2003 though & was right up there with Da Unbreakables.

For the most part, ALMOST every track is some bump. My personal favorites are All I Ever Wanted to Do, Pop Kone, Mr Tell It, 9 to 5, Sell My Dope, and Get Down. The only track on this album that I tend to skip is After I F*** Ya B***. The original was a classic track & it was basically the same lyrics, but the beat was TERRIBLE. It didn't do the OG justice at all. Nakia Shine's wack rappin couldn't even ruin this CD for me. If you can't even manage to stay on beat, then you need to put the mic down playa.

Nobody's callin Gotti a lyrical giant, & just because you're not broadcasting some political or socioeconomical message in your music that doesn't mean you can't rap. Gotti made his connection with Memphis rap fans because he speaks TRUTH. He raps about everyday stuff that the average Memphian can relate to. This is REAL Memphis rap....not somethin designed to please the kids at 106 & Park or the biased hip hop magazine editors. Pick this up fa sho.

yeah!!!!!! thiz iz da hottest sh*t i ever f*ckin heard from gotti
1 day me and gotti iz goin to work together im bumpin and him!!!!
holla**

I own over a thousand CDs and this is one of my favorite. I would even go as far as putting this on underground classic status. Ol' boy is on a serious come up and I hope he blows up like some of these non-deserving stars out here today. Them Rap Hustlaz got some serious heat wit em. Get that Kingpin Skinny Pimp joint too if you liked this one. I've been waiting for them Kinfolks too from this camp. I think they picked up La Chat too. gotta get my hands on that asap. Let that Yo Gotti do what it do. Turn your system up in your joint and let it wang!

This is one of the best cds of 2003. I'm from the Northwest, but in my opinion, Memphis has put out some of the best rap music in the past couple of years. Yo Gotti has an original style and this cd stands out from the rest of the crowd. Rap Hustlaz and HCP are blowin up. I like every track on this cd... except for "shake it" and "look at old girl"... and they aren't bad songs.. they're just the ones that I usually skip. Buy this cd, especially if you like Three 6, Skinny Pimp, etc.

My favorite group is 3-6 mafia from the memphis ten. On a 3-6 cd they had sample songs and yo gottis "reppin north memphis" was on it for like 30 seconds. I ordered the cd online cause they didnt have that in sacramento at the time. It was worth the $17 to me just to hear the rest of that song. You couldnt belive my happiness when I listened to the whole thing. This is just an incredible cd. The beats are Great and go great with the lyrics. I havent even listened to the cd for over a year just cause I dont think my stereo is good enough to play it. Thats not a joke either. Once my car stereo is On the same level as this cd then everyone is sacramento will know who YO GOTTI is weather they want to or not.