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Twelve Eighteen Part 1

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Everyone needs to stop crying about "keeping it real." Keeping it real will not pay the bills. Going radio is not at all bad. There is no way you can tell me that Jay-Z, who has been radio for years, is not one of the tightest rappers to date. Even 50 cent is doin his thing. Let lil Rob have his shine on the radio and reach an audience he has never been able to do in the past. And for all of you who claim to be gangsters yourselves, real gangsters don't take the time to get on Amazon to write reviews.

this album is different than the rest, but just as good.I wouldnt say he "sold out". He just grew up. Life isnt all about "gang banging and hoes",That Sh*t gets old.If u want something 2 relate 2, this is a good album.Ladies, He also has great respect for women, which is more than i can say for all these rappers now dayz.The reason why the word "real" is stressed is because he is what he is, not going out of his way to be fake just to make it( i mean, how many people do u know drive real expensive cars, have a platnum grill, are pimps, and so on... i dont know anyone that can relate to that. who would want to look so stupid)
Have respect 4 ur self- dont be a follower.

Over the course of several years,Lil Rob has incomparably established himself in the genre of Chicano Rap. He has carved out inarguable street credibility as a hardcore Mexican gangster rapper from San Diego. He had samples,beats,and rhymes,which were equally clever,audacious,funky,and intricately woven together. After such classic albums as "Crazy Life","The Album",and "Neighborhood Music",Lil Rob is taking a decidedly more commercial approach on his 2005 release entitled,"Twelve Eighteen,Part 1". Despite the fact that Lil Rob has put out a consciously more marketable record,he still retains close ties to his Latino roots. He is not abandoning his title as one of the most prolific and eminent personalities in the underground Chicano Rap outlet. Even though a lot of people have been criticizing Lil Rob for an apparent switch in his sound & style,Lil Rob remains the same down-for-the-brown homie drinking on his driveway. While admittedly he has softened the edge on his gangbanging image from his "Crazy Life" days,he still is keeping his music as real as it comes. Lil Rob is simply taking a step foward,and he is definitely advancing his craft as an authentic artist each year he drops a new album. While he is moving in a mainstream direction,the music he produces on this collective and cohesive effort is undeniably infectious and it exudes the charismatic presence of Lil Rob. It shows you that Lil Rob dedicated all of his energy and creativity to this project,and that's what a real artist does. Throughout all the years Lil Rob has been on the scene,he has always proven himself as a veritable musical force with his idiosyncratic style and his ability to release consecutively excellent records. On Twelve Eighteen,Part 1,Lil Rob makes hook-laden music that blends feel-good vibes,room-shaking,vibrating Bass,nostalgic Oldies Grooves,Chicano attitude,and Contemporary Hip-Hop overtones. Lil Rob successfully attempts to stay in touch with the times with his witty rap delivery and the brilliant production techniques of Fingazz and Moox. On uncharacteristically well-crafted songs such as "My Turn,"Summer Nights",Back In The Streets","Superbad","Bring Out The Freak In You",No Future In It",and "Representing",Lil Rob demonstrates his narrative skills,and his opinionated and pensive lyrics about topics ranging from hard times in the Varrio to getting nasty and freaky between the sheets. Also,Lil Rob's unmistakable voice, articulate,gliding flow,and the savvy,street-minded beats courtesy of Moox and Fingazz are all essential in making this album one fulfilling listening experience that you won't forget anytime soon. This CD is packed with tight jams from top to bottom,so it is recommended for all fans of CHICANO RAP AND LIL ROB. GO OUT AND PURCHASE THIS RECORD TODAY,AND ALWAYS SUPPORT LIL ROB'S MUSIC AND CHICANO RAP TO THE FULLEST. STAY DOWN FOR THE BROWN,AND LET'S TAKE THE CHICANO SOUND OF LIL ROB TO THE TOP WHERE IT BELONGS.

This was a good lil rob album, not as good as his others, but still tight , in my opinion number 13 is classic "I AM STILL HERE" , Lil Rob rips that track , and that oldies beat is sick , thats what I like about westcoast latino southern california rap , they make the best rap with oldies beats, no one does it better , one of the best lil rob tracks ever to me ,this made me happy I bought the album, the rest of the album is cool , the song "BACK IN THE STREETS' sounds like a kayne west beat, its pretty tight, never thought lil rob would be flowin over that kind of stuff, guess he is going mainstream , trying to get a bigger fan base and more money, its all good, Lil Rob keep doing what you doing , support lil rob and west coast chicano rap, this is way better than that east coast latin rap stuff

LIL ROB'S NEW ALBUM IS MORE OF SOMETHING THAT U CAN DANCE TO, IN THE PAST LIL ROB HAS MADE GANGSTER TRACK BUT NOW HE HAS CHANGED HIS STYLE FOR THE RADIO SO IF YOU LIKE ALL THAT 50CENT, LIL JON.... RADIO RAP THAN YOU WILL DEFENTLY LIKE THIS ALBUM.THIS ALBUM WAS MADE FOR EVERYBODY TO BUMP TO .CHICANO RAP IS ON THE RISE. I STILL SUPPORT LIL ROB EVEN THOUGH HE CHANGED HIS STYLE ON THIS ONE. ONE OF MY FAVORITE TRACKS ON THIS ONE IS "SUMMER NIGHTS" ALSO "MY TURN" IS A GOOD TACK. YOU WILL LOVE THIS ALBUM IF YOU LIKE TRUE RAP. CHICANO RAP IS MAKING IT TO THE TOP.

I love Lil'Rob n have been down with him since his CRAZY LIFE a classic album in chicano rap n yeah he went soft with this album he changed up his beats he took away the oldie sound n talked or rapped about whatever every other mainstream artist raps about but please quit talking about how he has sold out.As long as he dont forget about his latino roots then im all good wit him.
And if you have always been down with him the way you all say you have then you should have been able to guess that this was gonna come sooner or later (think back to THE ALBUM the track CITY THAT EVERYONE KNOWS when he talks about deserving radio play) so obviously hes been wanting to b on the radio without having to "sell out" as so many of u have put it but everone knows that it is so much more difficult for chicanos to get that play and mayb that was the only way he was able to get what he been wantin.So even tho this album went way soft n sounded like another 50 Cent song just hang wit him cuz he been rappin n bein real n been unknown for bout 10 years now so please let him have his time to shine.

I LOVE YOU LIL ROB BUT PLEASE REMEMBER LA RAZA!

me and my friends have most of lil robs cds and all of them are great there is not one cd that i dont listen too but this one he really changed his beats arent as good and his topics are bad. I only liked about maybe 3 songs summer nights is good and 2 or 3 other ones but i say you get any other lil rob cd except this one.

Few cd's now provide as many bangin joints like this cd. From top to bottom this cd delivers a great collection of hardcore hip hop with some 'radio friendly' hits and some old school sounds that your 'papi' would enjoy.

This cd is very well produced, and Lil' Rob is very talented. 'Summer Nights' is the best, but the rest of the cd is not far behind. Being from Connecticut, I don't know much from this artist. But trust me, I will buy more of his music.

I hope you do the same.

Yes Lil Rob has lived his dream to be the most talented chicano rapper in the past!!! Lil Rob went radio play why??? I guess he just got tired of being an underground rapper. You got to addmit Lil Rob has been a rapper for a long time now and he's good at what he does but apearintly not good enough since now he's gone radio play. I think he was just looking for the more (50 Cent Jay Z Lil Flip) kind of rap. In a way it's cool because thats what everybody seems to like right now but for Lil Rob to go and try to start rapping like them using beats like them what??? do you want to be more popular Lil Rob is that it??? I think this cd is really chingon as for the fact that as a radio play album it cant get no better then this because this album be perfect radio play material. I gave this album a 5 star rating cause it to me is one of the best radio play albums out there right now but still the fact of it is Lil Rob is not a radio play rapper he's a chicano gangster hard core rapper thats what he is. Look at (Crazy Life, Natural High, Still Smokin, Cant Keep A Good Man Down, The Album). After (The Album) thats when the first changes were happening now this!!! I addmit (Summer Nights, Saw You On The Dance Floor) these are chingon songs but the rest of this album is to mellow good to dance to but not the same hardcore rap like he used to do, he's definitly going through changes when it comes to his rap I just don't get the same feeling about his rap like I use to. Look at it this way you like all those radio play rappers then you will love this album but if you remember the way Lil Rob once was and liked him that way this might be a dissapointment for you because in a way it was for me only because I always idolized Lil Rob even though he never got played on the radio I liked his rap it was firme, chingon, hardcore, chicano rap I felt like he rised above all those radio play rappers he had the true talent and the radio proves it because if you notice you look at some of the rapprs on the radio you will notice they have nothing really bad to say it's all happy lets party kinda rap no swearing hardly no nothing like that. This is why Lil Rob never got played on the radio because of the fact that he was totally opposite of what they allowed to be played (no swearing, no bad talk) thats what they wanted. Lil Rob on the other hand had all this bad hardcore gangster stuff to say. Thats why people liked him so much he spoke his mind said whatever he wanted. I liked him for that veary reason and I hope he goes back to how he was because now he's already got people dissin him giving him a 1 to 3 stars and that aint good because he's better then that. Theres a reason for this though he went kinda soft he's just not hardcore anymore. I think in the long run he's messing it up for himself because people want to hear the more hardcore rap from him not this dance rap it's just not his style. Who cares if they play his rap on the radio that shows how hardcore he is but now that they be playing it on the radio that shows he's gotton soft and hate to say it he's weakened. It could just be the fact that he just cant come up with the rymes for that true hardcore gangster rap anymore. Chingon album like I said but not the same. all I can say now is Lil Rob I love you still and your new album but nothing can compare to the old ones you have made and I think you are still the #1 chicano rapper out there but you should really think about what you are doing as far as changing your rap style because alot of fans of yours still like what they remember of you. Now yo rap is tip top. Yo beats Are to hip hop. Yo sick gangsta lyrics stoped. I think you should continue rappin like the old stuff you droped. Yo gotta keep puttin it down for the brown don't go radio play like these other clowns. Cause I thought you were true chicano gangsta style on yo side of town. The altimate homie g you will always be. These fools be doggs with the d o double g. They aint got nothin on you homie. Show them how proud you be. How they be rappin that crap don't do that. Go beyond that radio play rap. Show them you can rise above that.

Lil rob tries way to hard on this album to have that mainstream radio sound but it doesn't work for him, he is way better rapping to the slower old rap beats. Honestly i didn't hear one good line in this whole album. So maybe he is trying to reach a different audience with the newer style but at the same time he has lost or losing alot of his old school fans. He just needs to keep it the way hes always done it.