Memphis Untouchables - Memphis Untouchables
Reviewed By: ULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 4.00 out of 5 Stars
Ska-Face Al Kapone and Kingpin Skinny Pimp have been holdin the Memphis rap scene down for a while. Now they team up with newcomer Mike Tha Jerk to form the supergroup, Memphis Untouchables. Their album on Cotton Row Records/Unkutt Records features DJ Squeeky, Koopsta Knicca, T-Rock, Chopper Girl, Lady J, & more.
1. Intro
2. Bring It-- this track has a nice midtempo beat with a tight bassline. The hook is your typical Memphis style with repeats of "Bring ya ass to the flo, we gon' show you how it go, bring ya ass to the flo, just to let you suckas know, bring ya ass to the flo, we can do this toe-to-toe". Al Kapone starts it off with a decent verse. Kingpin Skinny Pimp is up next with a verse he says isn't about Triple Six (this time). Tha Jerk finishes it off with a nice verse. It's a nice song to start the album off with.
3. Boodie (f/ Koopsta Knicca)-- this track was the first single and a strip club favorite in Memphis. One listen to the hook and you'll be sucked right in "boooodie/you know I love it when she bounce and shake that boooodie/girls with big thighs/titties and big booties. Ex-Three 6 Mafia member Koopsta Knicca comes through with a tight ass verse. Everyone comes really tight on the club track and the beat is on point as well.
4. Bust Skit
5. Get Em Up-- this track has a shifty, pimpish type beat over a bassline. Skinny Pimp flows his ass off on the mic. Mike Tha Jerk is shines as well with a little tongue twistin on his verse. The hook is catchy and will have ya bobbin ya head to the track.
6. What You Get (f/ T-Rock)-- this track has quite possibly one of the tightest beats out of Memphis this year. It's a dark, gangsterish, murder yo azz type beat. Ex-Hynotize Camp Posse member T-Rock shows you why he's constanly mentioned as one of the top rappers outta the South when he drops his verse. Pretty much everyone on the song is on point lyrically. Definitely my favorite song on the album.
7. Bootie Call (skit)
8. Freak U Down (f/ Jerry Braxton)-- this track is the first on that slow, make-love-to-my girl tip. It's got a nice beat and the song is basically about gettin freaky with ya girl. Tha Jerk stands out with a tongue twistin delivery in tune with the beat. Jerry Braxton lends his vocals for the hook. Still a bumpable track even though it make take a few listens to get into it.
9. Get Ya Azz-- this track has more of an uptempo, get crunk feel on the beats. The chorus goes "get ya azz in, get ya azz in, if you want them dividends then get ya azz in". The track isn't that tight lyrically nor beatwise. It's a skippable song.
10. U The Shit (f/ Lady J)-- this track has a tight little midtempo beat with hi-hats and steel guitars. The Memphis Untouchables rap about how they need a ride or die chick who's not into that material shit. Basically one of those 'give it up to the ladies' songs. It's a bumpable track.
11. Money Sex & Drugs-- this track has more of a hard rock-rap beat over hi-hats and a booming bassline that will have your tweets and system bumpin out the frame. The chorus goes "money, sex, and drugs/that all these hoes want when they fuckin with some real ass thugs". The beat takes some gettin used to but Tha Jerk, Skinny Pimp, and Al Kapone come thru with nice verses.
12. Daily Drama-- this track has a really nice laid back UGK-like beat with a pounding bassline. Al Kapone starts it off with a verse about the struggle and how it can't get worse so why not get fucked up. Tha Jerk is up next with a verse about how he'd rather be high than face the real world. Skinny Pimp ends it off with a decent verse. Tight track that you'll be bumpin more than once.
13. Can't Get None (f/ DJ Squeeky)-- this track is a song recycled from the Memphis Drama 2 album. The hypnotic hook goes "they can't get none/these niggas gon' run run run". The DJ Squeeky beats are on point and decent verses from eveyone on the song make it one of the best on the album.
14. On The House-- this track has a funky blues guitar beat. The concept of the song is something you'd find on BET Uncut. The hook is corny and the rest of the song follows suit. Definitely skip this one.
15. If U Wannit-- this track has a slower, more laid back beat over a heavy bassline. But lyrically, Al Kapone is the only one who comes halfway decent on the mic. Definitely a wasted beat here.
16. Shut Up Bitch-- this track has a funky blues, live band type beat. Tha Jerk goes solo on this one and doesn't really come that tight on the mic. Another track that you won't miss if you skip.
17. Battlescars-- this track has a nice midtempo beat over a bassline. The song is about livin your dream and paying your dues to get to where you wanna go. Nice song with some tight flows from Al Kapone, Tha Jerk, and Skinny Pimp about how they came up in different parts of Memphis and how they came to start rhymin.
18. Run This Mutha (f/ Chopper Girl)-- from the beginning of the track where the hook kicks in "do the ladies run this muthafucka (hell yeah)", I knew I wouldn't like this track. It's a corny song about big bodies and ballin.
19. Untouchables-- this track has a decent simple beat over a bassline. in true Untouchables fashion, you get that Mafia feel on the verses about how they run things on the strets. Not a bad track to end the album off with.
Overall, Niko Lyras brings us some tight beats on almost every track on the album. Mike Tha Jerk comes through with a tight delivery and displays his tongue twistin abilities on more than a few tracks. Al Kapone is on point with his lyrics and delivery as well. Kingpin Skinny Pimp probably sounded better than he has on most of his solo albums over the past few years. The second half of the album starts to fade off and starts to seem like it drags along. All in all, it's a solid Memphis album worth checkin out but it may quickly wear out its replay value.
Memphis Untouchables - Memphis Untouchables