Lil Flip - Undaground Legend
Reviewed By: ULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 4.25 out of 5 Stars
Lil Flip aka "The Freestyle King" is back with his new release after signing a multi-million dollar deal with Sony/Loud Records. Lil Flip is joined on the album by fellow HSE mates Redd & Lil Ron along w/ Chamillionaire, Big T, Bizzy Bone, Shasta, Seville, David Banner, C-Note, Skip, & Juvenile.
1. What I Been Through-- the premise of the song is all the shit that Flip has gone through to make it to where he is now as an up-and-coming rapper. Redd & Lil Ron drop some solid verses on here as well. This song is pretty nice way to start the album.
2. U See It-- this track is one of my favorites on the album. The beat and the repeated "U Can See It" at the end of each line kinda reminds me of "I Can Do Dat". Chamillionaire does a nice job on the hook and drops a tight verse as well. Bangin song worth checkin out.
3. 8 Rulez-- the beat on this track will have ya sound system bumpin. Flip raps about the "8 rules of the street" and about hustlin and snitches. This track is bumpable.
4. I Shoulda Listened-- this track has a slower tempo beat in which Flip looks back at advice given to him when he was younger to stay away from hustlin. R&B group Seville sings the hook which gives you that feeling that makes you wanna look back over your own life. This is a deep song that I'm feelin.
5. 7-1-3 -- Lil Flip reps for his area code on this one and raps about how other rappers are trying to copy their style proclaiming "in the 7-1-3/the type of rappers ya'll never gon' be/we makin' money ya'll never gon' see/cause we represent the 7-1-3". The beat on this one ain't really that tight to me. This track ain't one of favorites.
6. The Way We Ball-- this is the first single from the album and it's getting a lot of radio airplay. The nursery rhyme style of the song actually fits Lil Flip pretty well and the hook gets stuck in your head for days. Nice song.
7. Get Crunked-- this track is more of a get buck, get crunk type song. Flip, Lil Ron, Redd, & David Banner lace verses about who is a ho. This track is all right.
8. Hataz Still Mad-- this track was produced by former Beats By The Pound and current Chopper City producer Ke-Noe. The hook is a play on the Club Nouveau hit song "Why You Treat Me So Bad". This song features Lil Ron & Big T. It's a decent track.
9. We Ain't Scared-- Lil Flip brings the thug side of him to the mic when he raps about pullin guns out on those who talk shit to him. Bizzy Bone lends his vocals to the track with a verse as well as the hook. It's a bumpable track but personally I just ain't feelin it.
10. Make Mama Proud-- this track is another deep track in which Flip raps about his life so far and how he's trying to make his mom proud by not takin a wrong turn on the road of life. This is a pretty solid track lyrically.
11. I Can Do Dat Remix-- honestly, I ain't feelin this remix version as much as the original which appeared on "The Leprechaun". I think Juvenile doesn't sound that great although Skip sounds pretty tight on his verse.
12. Tonite-- this track has a R&B feel to it mainly because Seville is back with a sample of the Isley Brothers classic "I Need You Body". Flip raps about meeting the right girl. He's got some witty lines but I ain't buy this album to hear Lil Flip rap about love.
13. What Ya'll Wanna Do-- Crooked Lettaz's David Banner does a nice job producing this track which has that get-hype beat. Lil Flip drops a couple solid verses and C-Note follows with a decent verse. I like how Flip names off a lot of the Houston rappers in one of his verses and actually makes them rhyme. Bumpin track worth checkin out.
14. It's A Fact-- this track has a nice mid tempo beat. Lil Flip raps about playing basketball when he was younger and then choosin to start rappin instead. He also raps who is fake and who is friend. Decent track.
15. R.I.P. DJ Screw-- this is another one of those deep tracks in which Flip thinks back on how he first hooked up with Screw and how he misses him and is determined to "screw up the world". Bizzy Bone lays down the hook which goes "even though you're gone/your memory lives on". Nuff said. Probably my favorite track on the album.
16. Forget The Fame-- this track has got a nice laid back beat. Lil Flip raps with his lazy, slow style that makes this track pretty tight in my opinion. He says that he raps "for the money/I don't give a fuck about the fame". This is one of the better tracks on the album and a nice way to end the album.
If you are lucky enough to grab "Undaground Legend" early, you were treated to a 7-track bonus disc that includes 4 screwed tracks and 3 unreleased songs including the "Way We Ball Remix", "Da Roof" & "Look At Me Now". I gotta be honest that some of the tracks on the bonus disc are better than some of the tracks on the main album, and I've been bumpin the bonus disc more.
Overall, I was happy to get a bonus disc and a really cheap price for the album. The production and the content on the album was better than "The Leprechaun" but honestly, I wasn't feelin it quite as much as his previous album. In fact, if there were no bonus disc, I'd have to give the nod to "The Leprechaun". But for less than $7, I got my money's worth considering I got 2 CD's. It's worth checkin out at that price. You can tell that Flip has matured lyrically and doesn't rap about the money and jewelry as much but rather raps about his life experiences more. Lil Flip fans won't be disappointed with this one.
Lil Flip - Undaground Legend