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From Tha Roota To Tha Toota

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Most people have trouble getting into Field Mob because of their unorthodox style and 'go against the grain' method. But I'm here to tell ya once you get into the Mob theres no getting out. You will be hooked. Two extremely talented southern MC's, the best production ( Jazze Pha and ET3 & Organized Noize), with something different to say.

"I'm Ready To Flee to a Better Place" So what really begins the album of rap duo Field Mob; consisting of Boondox Blax and Kalage aka Smoke and Shawn Jay. A symbolic piece from the perspective of a slave, the Narrative 'Nothing To Lose', produced by the ever creative ET3 production team, is the type of substance most rap records lack. Mid-record they flip it into a modern version of the same situation. This one track makes the album a must have. So continues this metaphor on "Don't Want No Problems" which discusses racism in a rather weird way by way of a bar fight. And then once again they flip it midrecord and tells it how it is straight up. The music that Field Mob produce is a perfected craft. They'll say something in a record but is that really what they mean? No doubt 'From Da Roota To Tha Toota' is a political album, you just have to do more thinking to digest the message.

The album does have the lighthearted tracks that Field Mob are most noted for such as the first single "Sick Of Being Lonely", and they display their off the wall styles in a more accessible way. Their countrified twang, stop and go flow, speed it up slow it down, flip knowledge dumb it down...at the same time. It's just unique. Unexplainable. "Where R U Going' feat. soulbaby Joi, has the lady asking the boy where he going and can she go too. He can't leave the house and he's trying to get out. But what is the song really about? Is it really about the boy as a nobody in the beginning blowing up being a star and now people who told him no in the beginning want in now? Maybe, Maybe not.

It's Hell is a more straightforward song about the trials and tribulations of life, wanting a better life and what not. "Haters" is just what the title indicates, a song about hating. "Hit It For Free" is the opus of the album. It has an incredible beat and melody...Shawn Jay and Smoke kill each of their verses, the chorus is amazing, and Mr. Kane is tight on the singing tip. The most soulful song on the album is 'All I Know' featuring Cee-Lo. This song appeared on Greg Street's 6' O'clock compilation in 2001, showing classics never age. Shawn Jay just drops knowledge on the track and the Jazze Pha beat is phenomenal. "Sister Samantha from Atlanta, can't even finish her prayer, worried about Sister Martha hair, always worried bout what Sista Martha wear, did she walk or did she ride the Marta there?, It don't matter At least Sister Martha there".

And so ends this incredible album. This is one of those albums that just makes you say ahhhh. Field Mob provides an entertaining listen with loads of content and substance. An album that makes you think. From Da Roota To Tha Toota touches every subject you can imagine, even gansgsta stuff, but it's so subtle and enjoyable. They won't waste anything; time, oppurtunity to convey a message, make hits, etc. etc. and refuse to take anything for granted. This album is a must have masterpiece.

Personally I really enjoyed this CD. It has a couple of really Hilarious Skits, Including one where they talk about cooking crack on a george forman grill. However they talk very kuntry and this may stop some from enjoying the cd. If U Like their Single Sick Of Being Lonley then i recommend purchesing the cd.If not then you should try and go somewhere where you can listen to it before purchasing it.

Hope I Have Helped

I think these boys got the skills to hang with best of them. From track 1 to 15, I give it an "A+". I also so believe that everybody got their on way of telling the world how they see it, that's why I don't disrespect anyone by saying they wack. And for you "northerners", remember, we can't live your life and yall can't live ours. If we (the south) were doing the same things you (eastcoast/westcoast) all were doing then we would be followers and perhaps not running the rap/hip-hop game right now. Just go turn on your radio young pimpin' and let me know what you hear. Look, I'ma' just be real with yall, you don't have to bump this but please respect it.

You have to love that song Field mob wasn't popular on my campus but I have helped make many a people join the Mob by introducing them to that song. this cd is awesome and the Field Mob is one of the best rap groups around so stop don't finish your statement and buy this cd

Coming outta of city were poverty, gold grills, & dreds are equally abundant comes the Field Mob. Two very versitile MCs(Kalage and partner in crime to rhyme Boondox Blax) manage to put together a very solid sophmore effort. The album opens with a banger in "KAN" with it's erradic programming & twisted rhyme style & then flows into the oh so smooth "I want to be Free" with an assist from Slim Calhoun & Sleepy Brown. This album really covers almost anything one would think of hence the name "From the Roota..Toota" (which is a Southern term referring to eating everything on the pig). You have your famous song(Sick of Beng Lonely), you have your street [stuff](Betty Rocker), you have your pimp [stuff](Hit it for Free ft. Mr. Kane), & you even have your song for the..well um haters(Haters ft Trick Daddy). My 2 personal favs are "I don't want no Problems" & "It's Hell ft Ole E". These two tracks show why these boys cannot be dismissed as another "South" group. Other fire [hot]tracks include the soon-to-be club banger of the year "Cut Loose" or "Where R U Going". All in all there really isn't a bad track on the album..Maybe I'm a little biased being that they are from my hometown(Da Bany) but trust me..If it's wack it's wack. The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars is due to the lack of originality. True enough they have enough creativity to breath life into old and payed out subjects but just imagine if they had a gem on here compared to Nas' "Rewind" or Jigga's "22 Two's". This is an album that I would recommend for Hip-Hop heads & down South music Lovers..meaning that their accents & rhyme scheme sometimes comes of as hard to understand but it is a hot [fire]album none the less. Peace

Firstly, I did not find this album as tight as I had expected it 2 be. The first single, Sick of Being Lonely, which was a fairly weak song if you think about it, actually turns out to be one of the best on the album. Tell you something doesn't it?

There is no way that many people can relate to this album. Only down south country folks into hip-hop will fully get what all the slang terms mean. Me, being from New York City, had to travel all the way to East Atlanta to ask my cousin what Roota to the Toota meant. I found out from him that it meant to cook a pig whole.

The second single, All I know with Cee-lo wasn't bad at all, but I found the rapping weaker and the hook got annoying after about 10+ listens. Haters and Cut loose were also tight songs on this album, though not much.

In the end, I think you should borrow this CD from a friend or someone else who paid for it and burn it. I don't feel that it is worth anymore than 10 of my dollars...

Enuff Said

Peece

This album is very good in my opinion. Field Mob's lyrics and flow are great. Very original.

I am feeling this one a little more than their last album, which was dope as well. I appreciate their growrh on this album, especially on songs like Nothing To Lose and It's Hell, which, in my opinion, are two of the most honest and heartfelt hip-hop songs that I have heard in a while. Aside from those two tracks, other favorites of mine are K.A.N., I Don't Want No Problems and All I Know. The duo's personalities blend well and I love their sense of humor. I recommend this album as well as their debut, Ashy To Classy. This duo has some serious skills and this album should not be slept on!

If you heard the first Field Mob album, then you were probably expecting this to be the album that made them a household name just like I was. But From The Roota To The Toota failed to follow through on the promise that their 1st album showed. That doesn't mean that this is a bad album though. Shawn Jay aka Kalage and Boondox Blax aka Smoke have an original rhyme style that makes listening to this album enjoyable for the most part. They have the ability to make you think on some songs and dance on others. But where they fall flat is when they lower their standards and drop unoriginal material (slangin', pimpin', etc...). Tracks like "Nothing 2 Lose" feat. Slimm Calhoun & Sleepy Brown, "It's Hell", and "All I Know" feat. Cee Lo are very strong tracks that reach your soul. Tracks like "Sick Of Being Lonely", "Cut Loose", and "Where Are You Going?" feat. Joi aren't exactly that deep, but they are still listenable. But then there's the other end of the spectrum. You have boring songs like "Hit It For Free", "Betty Rocker", and "Haters" feat. Trick Daddy that have tight beats, but the content of those songs are as completely unoriginal as it gets. And K.A.N. is just plain wack.

With this album, I'd have to say that the good outshines the bad, but not by much. It's a good album, but I would reccomend buying this album used if you're still looking into buying it. You won't be blown away by it, but you won't be mad that you bought it either.

Standout Tracks: Nothing 2 Lose feat. Slimm Calhoun & Sleepy Brown, Sick Of Being Lonely feat. Torica Cornelius, Don't Want No Problems, All I Know feat. Cee Lo, It's Hell, and Where Are You Going? feat. Joi

I think that this CD was very KOUNTRY! That's the sound THAT Field mob comes to the plate with. It's not for corporate America because they can't relate. For US from the South, it's lyrics, beats, and kountry style is what many southern listerners are looking for.