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
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




