"Keep it Gangsta" Flop

Title: “KEEP IT GANSTA”
Artist: Compilation of several artists.
Record Label: GROOVESOUND RECORDS

• Lingo, founder of Groovesound Record, is from Dallas, Texas.

• Heata is a 24-year-old that resides in Dallas, Texas. He has performed at Youth for the Nations at CFNI, G.L.A.D. Youth Convention, Youth Fest, The Great X Change and numerous more.
• Nate-G grew up in San Jose, California but later moved to Texas, where he now resides.
• The 24-year-old, LED grew up in Brownsville, Texas and now resides in Dallas, Texas. According to Groovesound.com, LED is a featured artist on the upcoming D.O.G. Squad album on a song titled “Blame Us”.
• Phildawg is an 18-year-old Texan that resides in Duncanville.
• G-Boyz consists of Da Gboy and Young Fatal, there was not a hometown listed.
• There was no information found on the artist Pooh and ORC.

“Keep it Gangsta” is a compilation of various Texas rappers which rap beats are of the early 90’s. Some of the Christian raps’ on the CD are wolves wearing sheep’s skin with only one line of Christianity. The other raps’ lack memorable beats and/ or lyrics.

“Mama Don’t Cry”, written by Brother IG, is my favorite track of the CD. It talks about the artist ventures of the bad sad to accept Christ into his life. Nice chorus and beat with a sad undertone but good outcome.

“Thugged Out” by Lingo & Nate-G was the worst rap on the album. The lyrics and beats were rollin’ too slow. I thought I was in the early 90’s.

“Wild, Wild, West” by ORC did not have any beat or chorus that that was memorable.

“Bump That” by Nate-G beginning beats, reminds me of the rapper Ice Cube’s 1994 “Bootleg & B-Side” CD.

A 12-year-old girlish like voice fills the G-Boyz rap or it sounded like a girl. This disappointing secular “Down South” rap is on a gospel rap album, and made to believe as a Christian rap.

Lingo raps “I need somebody to show me love…All I know is the drugs and the street.” Once again, “Look Into my Eyes” is a secular song portrayed as a Christian rap that only has one line of Christianity in the entire song.

Rappers Heata, LED, Lingo, Nate-G, Phildawg & Pooh spit out lyrics that were meaty in its contents. “You Scared” beats came somewhat shy of being able to get the listeners to stay tuned in.

Slow beats and semi-memorable lyrics filled this compilation CD. This CD is the best fit for someone who is stuck in the early 90’s. I suggest anyone to listen to the songs on iTunes (if available) before buying any CD.
I give this CD a one star out of five stars. * * * * *