Customer Reviews

We Are Young Money

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

This Young Money album is, simply put, a disaster. For one, Young Money has too many group members and they are not the Wu-Tang Clan or the Dungeon Family in terms of talent. These rappers all sound like each other. Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine, Tyga, T-Streets, Lil Chuckee, Lil Twist are not very distinct. Not saying that they can't rap, just that they aren't interesting stylistically in flow or lyrics. They have no mic presence, especially not enough to hog up all the tracks. And even if they happen to have their tracks...at least have their good tracks. Gudda Gudda has a full mixtape full of bangers as does Tyga (to a lesser extent). I've heard way better songs from Jae Millz and Mack Maine as well.

The rappers that you would expect to hear from such as Nicki Minaj and Drake are barely on the album. Each of them clock 5 songs on a 15 song album. This is unacceptable. I didn't hear Nicki Minaj until the album was halfway over!!! The singer Shanell gets no shine. She might be on two tracks. I'm trying to see if they thought this all the way through. Lil Wayne is on every song but it's mostly chorus work and when he does rap he sounds completely uninspired. Drake raps last on the tracks he's on in an attempt to "bring it home" but by the time he raps you've probably already skipped the track.

The beats are decent but very "run of the mill" at best and there's no concept behind the songs. There's some old songs here. Every Girl and Play In My Band came out in March and Steady Mobbin with Gucci Mane came out in July.

I believe with albums like these, basically a talent showcase for the label, that the people everyone knows should be on every track with the complimentary rappers and singers strategically placed on tracks. This helps give them an identity rather than throwing all these rappers on tracks and then the listener has to try to decipher who is who and which style is who and how their voice sounds etc. Not to mention the album cover is wack. I'm very disappointed in this album and I was not entertained. There's a few songs (Every Girl, Bedrock, Steady Mobbin, Roger That, Finale, Play In My Band and Streets Is Watching) but you aren't missing anything classic by completely skipping this album. 2 stars.

Really!!??? This album sux - big time!! It's complete garbage. All of the beats sound the same, whether fast or slow. All of the voices and flow sound the same. Lil' Wayne is on every track. Did I mention that the rapping skills are lacking?

Really!!?? If there was a no star selection, I would give it zero stars. I can't see how other people are giving this anything higher than 1 star. They have to be connected to the record company, and trying to hype it up for sales.

just about all the song were the same stuff lil wayne singing and nikki yelling and same wack beat all the way through about only 1 cool song!!! burn this one not worthy of money and waste of mine!!! young dummy

nicki menaj is alright but drake sucks he is very overrated but hey someone has to annoy us til lil louise gets out of riker's. anything sells these days.

The production on this album is pretty good, I must admit, but coupled with the lackluster performances of most of the artists, it takes the album doesn't reach its potential. I don't really believe a lot of people expected a lot of lyrical originality from this album. Let's be honest. With the exception of Wayne, Drake, and Nikki, Young Money is a label full of mediocre rappers, and I do mean "rappers", not "artists". There is a difference. And the fore mentioned "artists" are the only ones that are strong enough to stand alone in the industry, as solo artists. How is anyone with a respectable IQ supposed to take you seriously? They were too afraid to stray away from the cookie cutter cliché rap album: formula (money, sex, guns, and drugs). It's so old. I can't even call this an album. An album would have a theme, a story, a central message. This is just a bunch of songs on a CD. 2 stars are very generous.

PS: It's ok to disagree with me because everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but If you must post a reply, don't leave a short, inarticulate, response like, "This is fye", or "Why you hatin". It only shows how truly stupid you are and you should not be allowed on the internet. Any monkey with a computer could do that. Make you point. Back it up with facts.

This is complete crap. Every other word is f this f that. The state of hip hop is in distress when stuff like this is what is on the market. I wish someone would take a stand and refuse to play and buy music that objectifies women and is a disgrace to the African American community. Our children are our future and if this is what they are listening to then we are in trouble!

With the sucess of Lil' Wayne's rap career, mainly with his album Tha Carter III, he puts together his new group called Young Money. With the song "Every Girl" this past summer, I've been waiting for this album to come out. Personally, I believe this album took too long to come out, seeing that that hit single has lost it's buzz a few months ago. A group of 11 artists, to include Wayne himself, some of these people you can tell have high potential. Some of the artists worth mentioning are Jae Millz (whos been unsigned forever), Tyga, Drake, and Nicki Minaj. Lyrically everyone else has some improvement to make, especially their younger artists Lil' Twist, and Lil' Chuckie (if you look in the pictures inside the album cover, you would swear that he was Lil' Wayne's Mini-Me). And personally, I think Shanell should focus on a solo career than trying to work in a group because her singing sounds completely out of place.

The songs themself are not too bad. Of course everyone knows "Every Girl In The World". The thing with that song is that majority of the songs here on this album don't stray far from it lyrically. "Wife Beater" is one of those songs, and it actually sounds good. "Bedrock" with Lloyd and "Roger That" are cool songs too. On the latter, Nicki Minaj shows how good she is behind the mic.

Overall, Young Money is nothing to be excited about. Yeah most of the people here are worth listening to (I agree with another reviewer who says Wayne and Drake make the songs good, because I thought the same exact thing on my first listen). Most of the songs here are nothing special either. I just believe that Wayne was just showing off his group, and to see if they have potential for a solo career. I recommend that you download some of the songs that are worth listening to. Peace.

Lyrics: C
Production: B-
Guest Appearances: C-
Musical Vibes: C

We Are Young Money is a fun, beat bangin' rap album, featuring hot artists as well as up and coming artists on the Young Money rap label. It has good collaborations, explicit lyrics, and a sexy vibe to it. If you like rap and artists such as Drake and Nicki Minaj, you'll like this album.

I bought this CD a few months back and I am still banging it almost everyday. There are some really good songs on this CD. My favorite is " Pass The Dutch " - just a cold song that almost anyone can relate to. And I saw someone say that " all the beats sound the same " ? Obviously that person hasn't listened to the CD, because that's just not the case. " We Steady Mobbin " is definitely the #1 Banger on the CD. A cold beat and Weezy & Gucci Murder it. And anyone who lovesssssss girls like I do will definitely bang " Bedrock " -- it's one of my all time fav songs ever! I Can Make Your BEDROCK GIRL! Ha Ha Ha

So, without a doubt, this CD is a classic. I'll listen to it till the day I die, that's for sure!

cool cd young money is awsome but they should have put lil wayne in every song awsome tough!!!