YG is a young MC from Compton, he dropped his debut album My Krazy Life earlier this year. YG, standing for...Young Gangsta, has been compared to Kendrick Lamar quite often since this debuted. I've even heard the album being referred to as Bad Kid, m.A.A.d city, and i've also heard it being called ignorant trap shit. A lot of the production here is down by DJ Mustard, and if you're unaware with his work. Good. He's a dime and dozen producer with beats that seem repetitive more often than not. But let's go in with a fresh mind, how is My Krazy Life?
Momma Speech Intro
Mama YG shouts at our host, telling him he better not be playing with the gangsters in the street taking place in his childhood. Usually non musical Hip hop intros suck, but it's only 15 seconds so there's no harm in it.
BPT
BPT stands for Bompton, as bloods don't pronounce the C in Compton. That's taking gang turf a little far but how is the song? For the first real track on the album, pretty abysmal. I should want to keep going after the first track, and feel excited for the rest of the album. This is the literal opposite, the album sounds tired already and that's mostly due to DJ Mustard's half assed beats. YG's passable but i can hardly remember a thing he said.
I Just Wanna Party feat. ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock
Mama ain't raised no fool, Daddy told me never leave the house without my tool
Grandpa told me never trust a sucka nigga from the street
A very solid hook leads us in to the second track and then the chorus turns into YG saying he just wants to, you guessed it, Party. YG's verse doesn't do anything for me. A let down considering the hook had me somewhat excited. Now the guests? ScHoolboy sounds really bugged out here, like he's trying new drugs. Jay Rock's pretty good here.
Left, Right feat. DJ Mustard
Left Right, Left Right...Left right...sigh...
How do you tell if a woman wants you? if she looks like she wants her pussy beat up like O.J. did to Nicole. Song sounds like it was made strictly for the strip club, and thank the lords DJ Mustard was allowed to hop on here and do a bridge. Wack follow up to a pretty solid entry.
Bicken Back Being Bool
Not only did i have a slight nightmare that this was Fancy after hearing the beat, but YG takes his blood shit too far. We're just replacing all words with C in the beginning to have a B? The verses are decent, the hook concept is over the top now though. YG's also following the trend of rappers making their gun sounds by mouth. Yay...
Meet The Flockers feat. Tee Cee
Flocker is a nickname for thief if you're curious. There's a long intro of guys breaking into a house. Nice idea but it drags a tad. YG actually goes for a topic here and raps about breaking into a house. Beats better than anything else on here so far. Tee Cee is passable, he's a light ass voice though. It's the best track yet, how much that means is up to you.
My Nigga feat. Richie Homie Quan and Jeezy
My muthafuckin' nigga!
So out of all the hot young rappers out right now, you had to pick up the most inept motherfucka out (unless Keef's still alive, i dont even know), Soon to be Broke Homie Quan. The genius behind "Type of Way" brings nothing to the table. I understand YG wanting a radio hit (and the radio is hilarious btw, "My nittle!!"), but this shit is no Kill My Vibe, even Jeezy who's the one of trio i actually like to some degree doesn't save this. He went off on Mastermind but...did not do that here. Skip this shit.
Do it To Ya feat. TeeFlii
Oh! a nice beat! I was not prepared for such a thing. Mustard had help i see. Then...a soft sung melody. "Nobody beat the pussy up like me!" It's real smooth. This is one of those "lemme get in those drawers honey" type of tracks. It's tolerable, but after multiple spins...heh...no.
Me & My Bitch feat. Tory Lanez
I recall Ready to Die having a track of the same name, I'm hoping YG doesn't let me down here. Does he? Well the beats better than that DJ Mustard bullshit. It's another alpha male sex like track. I'm fine with this type of song if done well. Like say Still Not a Player by Big Pun. YG doesn't bring any kind of charisma like Punisher did. The song does end in YG finding her cheating, so it at least has a story to it. It's actually not bad for a story telling track, but there's nothing special. Reach down and save this album Biggie!
Who Do You Love? feat. Drake
Drake has had a record of doing R&B like hooks for rappers, and he is no Nate Dogg my friends. But I prefer him in this light, because I am not trying to hear him rap anymore. Why do I bring this up? Because he raps here. There's no need for anyone to hear this, YG's not even worth hearing either.
Really Be (Smokin' N Drinkin') feat. Kendrick Lamar
I woke up this morning, I had a boner
Very subtle opener Mr. YG. It's a track all about being a bit of a loner and drinking by yourself. Despite that quote, YG does bring some substance to the song, he's solid here. Kendrick's pretty good. The host is very basic in his style but it works in his favor this time around.
1 AM
He's actually by himself this time. I'm astounded. YG leaves early in the morning and goes to commit a robbery. He's gets sidetracked, not in the story just by YG not staying on topic of the tale he set up. The ending is a nice twist though. I'm amazed it went somewhere, album could've used more tracks like this. oh and some better beats. Just a thought.
Thank God (Interlude) feat. Big TC and RJ
It's a musical interlude, that our host is not on. Nowhere to be found. The opening is nicely done by TC, this RJ dude calls YG's mama and tells her he's in jail and needs to get out. It's painless.
I'm Sorry Momma feat. Ty Dolla $ign
I'm sorry momma, I know I ain't shit. I know I lied a lot, I know I ain't slick
This is actually a great song. I'd impressed with this ending. This is what I wanted from the album. The thug shit leading up and a reflection on it like this. The Ty Dolla dude just does the hook pretty fine. My issue with this is how hit or miss the ride to this was. It's a sweet ending but the tracks leading up were very mixed for me. Not to discredit this track.
Deluxe Edition:
When I Was Gone feat. Charlie Hood, Reem Riches, Tee Cee, Slim 400
And this shit sounds just like Bicken. Mustard you bastard. I don't know if YG was going for a Big L thing, where he threw 9 dudes from his own hood on one song, but this isn't worth buying the deluxe worth. It is in fact a posse cut, but there's no need to rate it. Mediocre.
Bompton
So we had BPT, standing for Bompton...and now the real Bompton? Alright. This sounded just like BPT, i heard he takes shots at Tyga or something but i don't give a fuck. The Original was wack and this is no different.
My Nigga (Remix) feat. Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, and Rich Homie Quan
When a song has me dying to hear Young Jeezy, you fucked up. The first wasn't tolerable. Why would you remix this with a drugged out has been, a hack, and the musical misery that is Nicki Minaj. Piss on this track, about eight times.
The Highlights:
I'm Sorry Momma
Really Be
Meet The Flockers
The Lowlights:
BPT
My Nigga (both versions)
Who Do You Love
Left, Right
The Gem:
1 AM
Is It Worth a Purchase?
Don't even look at the deluxe edition. The normal? No. I wasn't head over heels for good kid, m.A.A.d city. But it was a dope mainstream album that told a narrative. This though? This feels like GKMC watered down until there was hardly any substance left. There is some good material, but most of it is tired after a few spins and it's impossible to listen to this all the way through multiple times. If you're into the new trap rap craze, you may enjoy this. If you want a dope gangsta rap album, stick to My Name is My Name. If you haven't already picked it up. Pass on this. I had some hopes to enjoy this too.
Overall Grade: D+
Til Next Time, One Love.
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