This is what its about
Hail the Big Bad Ass. This guy has got the funk in his veins more than any other modern day producer. Hes grooves are thick with deep bass and hard slappin beats and with that it doesnt matter who raps over the top of them. Its a shame that 2 of the hardest beats on this album are the intro and cutaloof which dont get the deserved respect for how funky they are. The stand out full length track in my opinion is Hard Nox with hard rythmers WC and J-Dubb. Besides the annoying interludes by Ice-T and co the most disappointing track from my opinion is actually Big Thangs even though its supposedly the pick track to the critics. It lacks the same hard driving beats as the others. But one flaw and I might add its a slight floor to as the song isnt that bad doesnt stop me from giving this album top rating and being Bankstas most consistant album to date.
good album
if the west coast rap scene had'nt died after deathrow's demise this would have blown up banks just raps on one song abd the first cut has ice cube and too short going back to basics abd other stars include the underground rap heroes e40, wc, k dee, mack 10, king t, rappin 4tay, bad n fluentz, spice 1, j dubb and others.
Blowin' up tha spot!
Ant Banks is one of the main founders of the "Yay Area Sound". He's done production for Too $hort, E-40, and Spice 1. He's laid the foundation up in here.The fact that he pulled together all these artists to make a compilation album shows just what he can do. I liked the fact that he teamed up artists on each song that you normally wouldn't hear together. Great idea. The lyrics were kickin' and the beats were tight on this album. If you like the Bay Area sound, be sure to check this one out.
beats were nice
i found the beats on this disc to be the usual nicely produced product of ant banks', but most of the lyrics weren't anything substantial. my favorite cuts were big thangs, cant stop and 4 tha hustlas. check these out, dub 'em to a tape and throw away the rest of the cd. peace.
hott
This cd is burnin up finally rap's best producer lays out a phat cd this cd has everybody including my 2 favorite rappers ever 2pac and Spice 1, he also hooks up with greats like mc breed, Ice-t and King t I just wish he would rap more in it but anywayz this cd is phat.
