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Intro: PBG (Playboy Gangsta'z) are from Dallas,Texas and dropped this album on Funk Emporium records circa 1997. The group consist of Zet, 1G, Squeaky Macc. The album features production by Perry and PBG along with appearances by O.G. T-Bone of the OCC.

Interlude: The albums with your basic "Intro" that features a decent beat in the background with PBG talking over it. "It's Texas" is the first song up and it's a decent song generally speaking. The production has a quick hitting feel with some solid piano loops that gives off a "speeding down the highway" vibe. PBG displays that traditional texas style and isn't much different from other various groups out of Texas. The flows are pretty concrete and firm. The chorus is alright and features some ok harmonizing. Some solid shit. "Bones in My Backyard" is up next and it bangs also. The production has a dark, moody, dank, and dreary feel with some zoned out sound effects to fill out the beat. The flows came off clean and definitely keeps the song moving. The chorus comes off too calm while feeling somewhat boring. "Terrible Teens" is another stout and stable song on this album. The production has a midnight hustle and grind atmosphere with some drum kit sound effects that sound to loud for the overall beat. The content of this song is about growing up and doing dirt to survive. The chorus features some clever wordplay that is great from one verse to the next. Bump that shit. "In the Heat of The Night" (featuring O.G. T-Bone of the OCC) is pretty weak and gets skip. "Prepared to Die" (featuring O.G. T-Bone of the OCC) is a well-constructed song thats some play thru and thru. The production has a nightmarish and horror movie like mood with some suitable background effects. The flows are tight but the beat doesn't really match their style in general. The chorus comes off as being over dramatic in my book. "Hustle for My Heart" is very below average song with a very bunk chorus to boot. I usually skip it because of that reason. "Geeked Out" (skit) is nothing special or funny. Easily the best song is "It's Real" (featuring O.G. T-Bone of the OCC) by far. The production is super laid back and definitely puts you in a tru playa mode. PBG style matches this beat to perfection and they basically ride the shit out of this one. I believe they should have more laid back songs on this album but they didn't. The chorus is simple and makes it easy to get the point across about this song. Bump that shit. The final song "Jealous of Me" is a cool funky song and that has a concrete pimp/playa vibe going for it. So i suggest that one also. The "Outro" features a real tight instrumental that would be perfect for a real song. I believe they didn't turn this track into a real song. Oh well.

Outro: The production was slightly above average and a few memorable beats thru and thru. PBG flows came off as being ruff around the edges and sometimes off beat. Sometimes the production and their style did not really match up. I guess this is rare but who knows really. I don't see this album on ebay and It could be hard to find. A cool pickup for the collection but not a must have.

Rated:3 & 1/2 out of 5

Intro: Sir Alias hails from Milwaukee,Wisconsin and this release dates back to 2001 on Conspiracy Muzik. This album features production by Mo Jam Music, Young Alias, G-Man, and Sir Alias along with appearances by G-Man, B Rad, Angela, Sueter Kaine.

Interlude: The album starts off with a super sick song "Chapters", that gets major play on the regular. The production has a dramatic, precise, and dark midwest mentality combined with a killer piano loop that gives you a beat that's somewhat mind blowing. Sir Alias has a laid back flow with a standard and clean midwest delivery. His voice makes him sound like 2 pac if you never heard of him before. The chorus is solid while featuring wordplay that comes off pretty smooth thru and thru. Shit goes hardddddddddd!! "Tru Game"(featuring G-Man) is next and it's a decent playa track overall. The production has a laid back vibe with some chimes and other ok sounding background effects. The rhymes and content come off very professional when it's all said and done. The chorus features some singing/harmonizing comes off pretty clean. Bump it. "Still Wanna"(featuring B Rad) is some wanna be r&b shit fit for radio play. I usually skip song. The same can be said with "Dom P"(featuring Angela) except this song has better production and I usually bump this one. The production has a bubbly and mellow atmosphere that sets the mood for game spitting flows. Sir Alias comes tight with the flows and raises the level of the song in general. Angela comes does a pleasant job on the chorus also. A cool song with playa content. "Temptation" has a real bunk beat and a waste on this album. There's something about this song that throws me off. "Love 4 Me" is a concrete song but nothing about really sticks out or grab your attention like songs on this album. The production has a moody and morse vibe going for it but something about the beat feels plain or empty. Young Alias, who is probably Sir Alias at a younger or something does tight job carry this song and definitely out shines the beat on this one. The chorus is alright but not anything thought provoking. Up next is my shit with the song "Passing Through"(featuring Sueter Kaine). The production has a moody, funeral like, wake like, and memorial type of mood. Sir Alias and Sueter Kaine flows are very somber and heartfelt. The chorus features some simple harmonizing that hits the note perfectly. I'm always bumping this shit. "Interlude" is just an ominous instrumental with some soft talking that comes off like a movie scene from The Crow or something. "The Crow" is tight as fuck and bumps pretty hard. The production has a hard hitting midwest vibe at very quick pace with dramatic sound effects that would be perfect for some tung twisting. Sir Alias comes hard with the rhymes and holds nothing back on this shit. There's no chorus on this shit but really it wasn't needed. More tight shit with "Killing Problems", that's off the hook on the whole. The production has a slow, creeping up behind ya, startling, and suspenseful tenor. Sir Alias definitely does not disappoint on this shit and comes with clean flows that's on par with the beat. The chorus is tight features some quiet harmonizing. Bump that shit. Final song "The 7th Day" is also tight as fuck. The production has an ghostly, egyptian, harmonic, and soothing mood. Sir Alias's flows are really laid back and fits the beat perfectly. The chorus features some great wordplay and delivery generally speaking. The damn "Outro" has a super tight song playing in the background but Sir Alias just talks over it. It makes me wonder if he has that song on another album or something. We may never know. He does makes mention of his next album though.

Outro: The production had super highs along with some mediocre and below average tracks. Some of the beats on this shit was slightly mind blowing and it must hear material. I wish there were more songs on this shit. Sir Alias without a doubt or question has talent and I would be shocked if he doesn't have another album out somewhere. I am not sure how rare this album. It's worth searching for and being added to any underground rap collection in my book.

Rated:4 out of 5

Intro: This is the second release by 17th Survivors that dropped on Nut Dog Records circa 2001/2000. The group consist mostly of Nut Dog, Casta C, and Ms Behavior on this release. The album features production by Lil Menace and Fingeroll along with features by Sonny Black, Lil Snapple, Dave G, Mouth Piece, IsReal and Loc of Poetic Souljas, B-10, Rony, B20, Sneaky,Suspect, and Lunitic.

Interlude: The "Intro" by Nut Dogg basically begins the album and I usually skip it. The first song "Don't back Down"(featuring Sonny Black) is a song that don't bump that much. The whole of this song comes off pretty cheap and generic. Skip It. "The Club" (featuring Lil Snapple,Dave G, Mouth Piece, and Suspect) is a ok party song overall. The production has very underground sound and grimey bounce to it at a slow methodical pace. The content of the flows are basically about partying and getting drunk in the club. The chorus also has a drunk feel to it to add to the atmosphere. A respectable club/party song to get drunk to. "Let's Get Gone"(featuring IsReal And Loc) is another solid song that's worth bumping. The production has a real zoned out, spaced out, and twilight zone type of mood. It's a beat that surprisingly bangs hard when you turn the volume up. The flows are good and the content is ok overall. The chorus isn't anything special but it does the job. Bump It. Damn another get drunk song with "Fucked Up"(featuring B-10 and Rony, which is somewhat annoying and shit. The production has a quirky/mellow mobbed out feel with some weird harmonic sound effects. The verses are good and they ride the beat well. The chorus features some harmonizing flows to give off that under the influence type of feel. Bump It. "GI to Mil"(featuring IsReal) is some super tight G.I. shit right here that takes you back to their first album "Steady Trying to Survive". The production has super heart pumping, super sinister, and super dark mobbed out. It's a beat that pulls you in like a black hole for sure. They basically ride the shit out of the beat overall. The chorus wordplay is pretty tight while giving off a anthem type of feel. Vintage shit gets major play. "Click Tight" is surpisingly the only song that's produced by Fingeroll considering the classic beatwork he dropped on their first album. The production is vintage "Fingeroll shit", it's some lurking and creeping ole hard gangsta shit type of beat that's unmistakable. The verses come off tight as fuck over this sick beat for sure. The chorus done is mostly done by Ms. behavior and she does a real tight with it thru and thru. This is the type of song that makes you love G.I. shit. "Represent" (featuring B20) is a concrete song that's worth bumping. The production has a mass marching and gangsta stepping with drama type of feel at a midtempo pace. The verses are pretty clean but the chorus comes off repeatitve and plain. "Shake that Ass" is a song that was on the Hard Tyme Records Compilation and makes the faithful appearance on the album. The production has a real gritty, grimey, and in the back of the club atmosphere with chime sound effects. The content of the rhymes on this shit is pretty basic I must say but gets the job done. The chorus is alright also. Bump It if your in the mood for some club/get buck shit. I don't bump "Fuck Yall Haters" that much at all really. It has a weak production and I think Lil Menace could have done better in my book. The last song is definitely one of the best songs on this shit with "Retaliation" (featuring Sneaky, Dave G, Suspect, Lunitic). The production has an eerie, dark filled, and death is coming type of feel that will pull you in. The flows are amped and get the blood rushing for sure. The chorus is simple but gets the job done. Classic Shit.

Outro: The production had some great moments and some below average moments also. Lil Menace production on last four songs was slightly above average overall. Fingeroll only did "Click Tight" which made me mad because he would have made this release way tighter if he produced more of the songs. Im not sure who produced the rest of the album but it was sub par or ok. The word was after this release the group broke up: Ms Behavior moved to minnesota, Nut Dog got locked up, and other members moved away also.This album is pretty rare just like their first release and it cames in very underground format on cdr with a somewhat cheap front insert on postcard like material. Good Luck finding shit now. I say if your a die hard G.I. collector then this album might be a must have.

Rated: 3 & 1/2 out of 5

Intro: I do not know much about this group except that they were affilated with A-G-2-A-Ke and dropped this album on same label (Trio Records) that "Ball Street" by A-G-2-A-Ke was on. The group consist of Kolion and Qua. This release dates back to 2000 on Trio Records. The production/music is done by 88 keyz of A-G-2-A-Ke.

Interlude: After a quick "Intro" the album begins with "If It's on It's On", which is a pretty solid song overall. The production has a real clean and slick vibe with an all-embracing playalistic theme. Rebel Life basically just ride the beat with a somewhat basic midwest rapping style at a mid tempo pace. The chorus is decent and fits in well with the song thru and thru. "Shock the World " is some tight shit. The production gives off a real hard smoke and ride feel with zoned out sound effects to complete a very game spitting type of theme. The flows are very good with some abstract content. The chorus is solid and doesn't get in the way of the song. Bump that shit. "Why Y'all hatin" is my shit and probably one of the better songs on this shit. The production has a real precise, concrete pounding, night stalking atmosphere that makes it easy to bob that head to. Rebel Life basically spits game about muthafuckaz hating and the situations this game of life put you in. The chorus is real simple and does it's job to the fullest. Definitely a must play. "Freaky" is another solid song also. The production has a bouncy and space age vibe with solid hitting sound effects to make a tight combination overall. The flows and content are basically about freaky women and shit. The chorus is in real playa mode overall I must say. Bump it. "All My Life" is an alright song and the weak chorus really drags it down. The production is somewhat basic in execution and performance. It seemed like they were bored with the beat considering how lazy the flows came off. "Gangster" is another song that's worth some play. The production has a fierce, aggressive, and armed robbery type of mood. The flows by Kolion come off pretty clean and professional when all is said and done. The chorus was alright and doesn't do much for the song overall. "As I proceed with Caution" is another good one that gets some play. The production has a murky and creep in the dark type of atmosphere at mid tempo pace. The flows are solid for a song that's pretty short. "Everyday" is another clean and exact song. The production has laid back and mellow vibe. The verses and chorus are very chilled out also. Bump it. This album offers up another laid back song with "Love Me". The production has real reminiscing on life and shit type of mood. It's a beat that makes you do some deep thinking about life. The verses and chorus has somewhat of a soulful feel throughout. I dont usually play "You Dont Wanna..." even though it's a alright song on the whole. "We Be Jammin" is more of a ballaz and hustlaz theme song. It's cool but nothing to write home about. The best song on this album is "Walking Through The world" for sure. The production is hard hitting and blazing , it definitely gives that mobbing and mashing thru the block type of feel. The flows are up to par with the beat and keeps things moving for show. The chorus features some good background singing to add more of a dramatic effect. Bump It. The two final songs "They bout doe" & "Who Can I Trust?" are good ways to end the album in closing.

Outro: The production was consistent and concrete but nothing really stood out other than a couple of tracks. Weird because I thought 88 keyz would have brought more heat on this album's production. The flows were good but sometimes boring generally speaking. I'm not sure how rare it is though. This is still a good pickup if your looking for more milwaukee rap.

Rated: 4 out of 5

Intro: This is A-G-2-A-Ke third release after they ended their contract with Rap a Lot records. This release dates back to 2001 on Six Billion Dolla Records. The production is done entirely by 88 keyz and features appearances by Coo Coo Cal, 2 face, Vivio, C-Note, Black Tay and Big Baby.

Interlude: Just like the first two albums this release features a tight intro with "Mil-Ticket Part II". It's not as good as the first two albums' intros but you still get that same rush. The production thumps pretty hard and G Mone rips the beat hard also. Bump It. The first whole song "Mr.AGR" is up next and has a solid bump to it. The production has a bass pounding and concrete thumping feel at a very quick pace with a solid collection of different sound effects to fill out the entire beat. G Mone goes hard on this shit as usual makes at must listen appearance for show. I thought the chorus was a little suspect and the wordplay should have came off a little more tighter. "Boom Kat!"(radio) is up next and it's a cool song overall. The production has bouncy and quirky vibe going for it at a mid tempo pace. It's an alright beat that should have been conceived with better quality. The content of the flows are more of a "club/party" type of theme. The chorus is somewhat weak and comes off goofy. "Six Billion Dollar Thug" is a cool but something about it throws me off about it. I guess this is the not the style I was used to on their other previous albums. I mean the song is good and the flows are good but I have heard better from them. The same can be said on the song "Concrete Jungle", its just a ok song with sub par production that really misses the mark in my opinion. I usually skip this one. "Now I Know" gets alot of play overall. The production has a joyless and mournful atmosphere that sets the scene for some deep thinking. The content and flows are basically about the trials of life & death. The chorus features some decent harmonizing that adds nicely to the overall vibe of the song. "Till We Ball" is basically a song for the ballaz and hustlaz. The production has a mellow and bubbly feel with some weak sound effects. The flows are good us usual but the production gives off a feeling that he is swimming upstream on this one. The chorus again I find very annoying. Now this is my fugging shit with "Hip-Hop"(If It Didnt Love Me?). The production is super sinister and sick to fugging bone that gives you that vintage A-G-2-A-ke feel. The flows on this shit are off the hook and the chorus is perfect while pulling you in even deeper into it. Classic shit i must say. "Do What You Do?"(feat. Coo Coo Cal & 2-Face) is song that fits in a club or can be deemed radio friendly. The production has a real bouncy and jump around type of mood. The content is ok for this type of song. If your in the mood for some club music then bump it. "Rahshemee Corner"(Skit) I usually skip. And the same can be said with "G-Eology", which is very weak party song that never gets played. "R.A.W."(feat.Vivio & C-Note) is solid song that's worth bumping. The production has concrete pounding, mystical, and twilight zone like atmosphere. The content and chorus is good also but I really thought something was missing either stylistically or execution wise overall. There is very annoying aspect to "At Your Spot", it's either the over aggressive flows by G-Mone or the over done beat that is too bouncy(shit what's up with these bouncy beats...shit). Skip it. "A-Team" is not another party song but still has the feel of one. It's bouncy beat that drives by ass crazy. The flows are pretty tight and I wish they were applied a better beat. Just skip it. "Last Laugh" has some serious thump to it. The production has more of a futuristic tone with some thunderous sound effects that fit nicely. The flows are tight and easily out shine the production. Damn what's up with the chorus on this song. It sucks big time. "Olivia"(feat.Black Tay) is storytelling type of song that has deep content and direction. The content is about how destructive child molestation can be. Deep shit. "Broken Home" is a real breezy and laid back song with smooth verses throughout. Solid song to smoke to and chill. "Come Again"(feat.Big Baby) is another bouncy beat song that comes off way better than other ones on this album. Big Baby remind me of a member Infamous Syndicate with her overall style. This shit definitely makes the head nod for sure. "Lift Click"(skit) usually skipped as head for the last and equally the best song on the album with "Lift Click". The production has heart pumping, explosive, and life threatening type of beat at very quick tempo. The flows are so tight on this shit that it is pleasure to the ears.

Outro: The production on this album was dissappointing overall and featured to many bouncy and quirky type of beats. I really expected alot more from 88 keyz. The content was suspect also I understand trying to update the sound of the group but there were too many skip over songs on this album which had over 15 songs on it. The choruses on this album were the worst I have ever heard in a long while because it if the song had a decent beat and flows that chorus would really throw whole song off. I would not consider this album a must have unless your a die hard A-G-2-A-Ke fan. I believe this to be a very local album that tends to pop up every once and a while.

Rated:3 & 1/2 out of 5