August 2022 – Bout Dat Online

Good Burger. The movie with a cult following of millennials.

Nickelodeons’s Good Burger movie from 1997 will bring back nostalgic childhood memories to many 80s and 90s babies out there. The movie has a cult following millennials who grew up with and watched the film. Nick kids loved Kenan and Kel. That is a fact that cannot be disputed. The fact that two of the biggest stars from All That is why Good Burger has such a significant cult following and is still enjoyed to this day.

Many movie critics such as gq.com have called Good Burger one of the weirdest films in children’s entertainment. This may be true. Good Burger is one of the weirdest films in children’s entertainment and in the history of children’s entertainment. Not to mention the history of children’s movies. No wonder this movie is popular with millennials.

The zany erratic off-the-wall humor from actor Kel Mitchell (frequent actor who starred in the All That television series) is what made this movie such a success. Nickelodeon put together a quality kids movie for many generations to enjoy. Kel Mitchell played the role of a dimwitted teenager that was a fast-food employee who worked in a goofy manner to save the Good Burger restaurant from dissolved due to competition from Mondo Burger.

Review: C-Ordell – C-Ordell

C-Ordell’s self-titled album from 1996 was a heavyweight lyrical rap album with the funky smooth laid G-Funk production from Ricé’s signature production style of double bass and double guitars on top of high quality sound. He uses quadruple layers on many of the songs. You have party jams such as All I Wanna Do and Party. The album is filled with mostly party jams.

C-Ordell’s self-titled album was supposed to be released by BLVD Records in 1996 but wasn’t due to Lil Sin’s popularity. So what happened was C-Ordell’s second album was pushed to the side due to Lil Sin’s popularity.

C-Ordell’s second album was already finished and was ready to be released right before Lil Sin’s second album Who Got Yo Back was ever recorded. Everything was recorded in the year of 1996 with Ricé producing the album using his signature production style of quadruple layers which is double synths, double bass, and double guitars. Finesse 1 produced a handful of songs for his album.

A news article and interview about C-Ordell’s second album was printed in Street Vibes magazine in 1996 with an article about Lil Sin’s Frustrated BY Death album and the CEO of BLVD Records. C-Ordell says, “My first album was my right of passage but my next album will be my destiny.” He was already working tracks for his next album at the time of the news article.

The album still remains unreleased to this day. There’s probably no chance C-Ordell’s second album will ever be released since BLVD Records got shut down by the federal government and the IRS for tax evasion in March 1998. C-Ordell’s self-titled album only exists on ADAT. The album never got issued onto CD and cassette as C-Ordell and BLVD never got to that stage.

Smoke Filled Room is and ode to ganjah smokers and weed smokers. Smoke Filled Room is the weed smokers anthem which is an ode to 420. This is a good song to light up a doobie to and watch some pornography flick with. Everybody is smoking ganjah on Smoke Filled Room.

You can hear the sound of San Antonio in this with Ricé’s signature production style of quadruple layers which is double synths, double bass, and double guitars. Denise James sings in the background while Ricé uses his vocals on the chorus. The guitar is played by Daryl Surratt.

Party is a remix of BLVD is Rollin’ from his debut album from 1994 called Under Investigation. C-Ordell shows us how he rolls with BLVD Records because ain’t no party like a BLVD party because a BLVD party is the shit!! Ricé produced the song with heavy layers of double guitars and double bass.

Party produced by Ricé and Finnesse 1 with Michael Parker playing on the keyboard and Daryl Surratt playing the guitar. Denise James sings the background vocals.

C-Ordell wakes up bright and early in the morning. He reaches for a sherm stick. Twisting on his skull cap ready to get loose. He ate breakfast with no gin. Just juice. He is feeling woozy from last night. Yet he is still ready to get titled off that unfiltered chronic for $10 dollars. So He hits his cousin Suga Bear up on the phone. Suga Bear is at Plentz Park in the Willowwood Estates. Suga Bear is chilling under the pavilion while drinking Heineken. He is ready to get titled kinda slow. C-Ordell knows he wants more money.

C-Ordell came up with the idea to throw a shindig by inviting all the fellas and women. That way he can slow dance. He asks Suga Bear to pick him up and give him a chance.

Suga Bear arrives to C-Ordell’s residence. Sparks of Southfield Killas is in the passenger seat of Suga Bear’s car. Sparks is drilling C-Ordell about this trick that he is macking to. Has C-Ordell met any of her friends? Is she down with the set? Those are the questions C-Ordell is wondering.

C-Ordell hooked up friends and company with Swisher Sweets for this evening. Next thing you know a whole crowd form and circulates around C-Ordell. Tight as a bum smoking on that horn. He is feeling kind of tipsy while in between a bass and a guitar stroll. Loud as a drum pushing out funky jams. He is having a real good time.

The pavilion at Plentz Park is packed. C-Ordell is smoking on a big fat Swisher Sweet cigarette. C-Ordell is a funk expert. Plus the main reason he is smiling is because he is seeing more cat than a mountain lion. C-Ordell wouldn’t know what to do if there was no leisure time for himself. Or any down time to be by himself. It ain’t noting but a party going on. BLVD is rollin’!

The tightest lyrics to this song were:

Next thing you know
A whole crowd form
Tight as a bum smoking on that horn

My name is C-Ordell
And I’m a funk expert
And plus the main reason I’m smiling
I’m seeing more cat than a mountain lion

It ain’t noting but a party going on
BLVD is rollin’

Pick a brother up
Take a chance

Well waking up bright and early in the morning
Cranking up the system
Reaching for the sherm
Twisting on my skull cap
Ready to get loose
Ain’t breakfast with no gin
Just juice

I’m feeling kind of tipsy I might say so
Loud as a drum pushing out funky jams

All I Wanna Do is about C-Ordell wanting to have sex. All he wants to do is have sex. He has sex with this woman in a hotel. Afterwards he asks her to leave her phone number on the dresser. She couldn’t stop the way he was bringing love to her. Ricé used his signature style of production with his quadruple layers. You can hear his sound all over the album. He also contributes his vocals.

I rate this album 5/5*****!!

Review: C-Ordell – Under Investigation

C-Ordell – Under Investigation is heavyweight lyrical rap album with the funky smooth laid G-Funk production from Ricé’s signature production style of double bass and double guitars on top of high quality sound. He uses quadruple layers on many of the songs. The album was way ahead of its time due to the high quality production and sound. This is evident on songs such as Generation, Smoke Filled Room, In My Life, and Swangin’. The vocabulary used in his rhymes and lyrics are quite advanced. His rhymes and lyrics have much quotable dialog to them.

You have party jams such as All I Wanna Do, Swang, and Party. There are also reality rap song that deal with death such as Final Cry and Funeral. You also have explicit gangsta rap cuts such as Live By The Gun, 1 4 U, Land Of The Living, Funeral, and Under Investigation.

Ricé produced a bulk of the album using his signature production style of quadruple layers which is double synths, double bass, and double guitars. While Rice performed on instruments on a majority of the songs, Finnesse 1 and Michael Parker had produced a bulk of his debut album. Despite there being Ricé’s sound all over the album, Finesse 1, Ricé, C-Ordell, and Clyde H. Williams (Suga Bear) were the producers for this album. Denise James (now Denise White) sings the background vocals and Daryll Surratt played the guitars.

C-Ordell – Under Investigation has to be one of the most overlooked albums to come from San Antonio in 1994. This album is lot better than almost anything out there in music right now. C-Ordell – Under Investigation is and was the most overlooked rap album to ever come out of Texas and is an excellent album!! No filler tracks and no filler material. Every song is worth playing! It’s too bad this album did not reach the BillBoard and go platinum as C-Ordell and Suga Bear wanted to happen. IF this album DID reach the BillBoard, It would be #3 for Top Heatseekers and #20 for Top 100. But things happen for a reason.

This album came out and dropped in 1994 under BLVD Records. C-Ordell helped Lil Sin get into the music business. C-Ordell was signed to the same record label as Lil Sin was in the 1990s, which was BLVD Records. C-Ordell is known as Derrick Crawford and he is from San Antonio, Texas!

Generation is the first song on the album which is out of this world and was way ahead of its time. Finesse 1 produced the song when Ricé played guitar and keyboards. C-Ordell talks about how he writes rhymes and fucks the finest hoes on this song of his. He is the tightest MC from San Antonio.

C-Ordell will scope the rhyme out since the bass line is clean. He will scope the rhyme out like a submarine and float back to the top to give everything he has got. He sports a bald head. So fuck these dread locks. Now is the time for you to unwind and just let C-Ordell blow you mind. C-Ordell has a mysterious castle where he writes rhymes and fucks the finest hoes. Elbows to you mid-section as if we were playing basketball. Just listen to the depiction of lessons learned when he hits a corner of the 3-wheel turns. And the system bumps loudly. C-Ordell is back at the locale, S-A-T-X. He is writing rhymes to get rich and not be poor. He is still serving caine like Singapore. It ain’t nothin but the money movin. So go on and tip your motherfucking skull cap to us. Generation after generation. You’ll keep on listening, he’ll keep on playing.

C-Ordell’s music is in rotation across the nation of the United States. It’s the main reason your Lexus Coupe is playing music which contains bass. C-Ordell is higher than a mothafucka. It just so happens that C-Ordell is looking for an undercover lover. C-Ordell tells us he’s the tightest MC from San Antonio, Texas!

C-Ordell will keep living like OJ Simpson. And if they catch him… Yo, fuck a conviction! This ain’t a gangsta cut, mind you. It’s a smooth out mellow verse about the BLVD crew along with C-Ordell. See they believe in him because he stacks clientele. His personality is not wishy-washy.

He got his car polished. His car runs good on gas and great on milage. Don’t think about an argument because you’ll get smoked up like chronic. They’ll pick you up and dust you off. Stamp “B” on ya head and then floss off into the night. He might hurry. C-Ordell’s ain’t blurry as he can see past the politics on this here rap game which he has gotten I got dibs on to his acclaim. On rookie of the year. So smoke dank weed. Pollute the atmosphere. Generation after generation. You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing.

Generation uses interpolations of lyrics from Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin’ and Earth, Wind, & Fire – Let’s Groove. You can hear lyrics from Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin’ and Earth, Wind, & Fire – Let’s Groove sung by vocalist and songstress Denise James at the very beginning. However the lyrics are changed slightly. The lyrics were sung as:

Keep on grooving
Don’t stop
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing
Let this groove get into you
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

You might remember the lyrics the beginning of Generation which include the chorus and Verse 1 over those catchy infectious finger snaps which go:

[Chorus]
Keep on grooving
Don’t stop
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing
Let this groove get into you
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

(Denise James)
Keep on grooving
Don’t stop

(C-Ordell)
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

(Denise James)
Let this groove get into you

(C-Ordell)
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

[Verse 1]
Well, suga
Since the bass line clean
Im’ma scope the rhyme out like a submarine
Float back to the top
Give it all I got
Sport a bald head
So fuck these dread locks
Now is the time for you to unwind
Just let C-Ordell blow you mind
I have a castle where I write rhymes and fucks the finest hoes
Elbows to you mid-section as if we were playing basketball
Just listen
To the depiction of lessons learned
Of when I hit a corner the 3-wheel turns
And the system bumps loudly, yes
Now I’m back at the locale, S-A-T-X
Writing rhymes to get rich not poor
Still serving caine like Singapore
It’s ain’t nothin but the money movin
So go on and tip your motherfucking skull cap to us
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

The chorus went:

[Chorus]
Keep on grooving
Don’t stop
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing
Let this groove get into you
It’s alright
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

[Chorus]

(Denise James)
Keep on grooving
Don’t stop

(C-Ordell)
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

(Denise James)
Let this groove get into you
It’s alright

(C-Ordell)
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

You might also remember the lyrics to Verse 3 over those catchy infectious finger snaps which go:

[Verse 3]
Like OJ Simpson, Im’ma keep living
And if they catch me
Yo, fuck a conviction!
This ain’t a gangsta cut, mind you
It’s a smooth out mellow verse about my crew
Along with C-Ordell
See they believes in me cause I stack clientele
Not wishy-washy
I got my shit polished
Run good on gas
Great on milage
Don’t think about an argument because you’ll get smoked up like chronic
We’ll pick you up and dust you off
Stamp “B” on ya head and then floss
Off into the night and I might hurry
C-Ordell’s ain’t blurry
I can see past the politics
On this here rap game and I got dibs, y’all
On rookie of the year
So smoke dank weed
Pollute the atmosphere
Generation after generation
You’ll keep on listening, we’ll keep on playing

Denise James and C-Ordell speak the first 3 lines together on Verse 3. “Like OJ Simpson, Im’ma keep living/And if they catch me/Yo, fuck a conviction!”

Denise James sings these lyrics after C-Ordell’s last verse finishes:

Tell the DJ to play your favorite tune
As you lose yourself
And ride with C-Ordell
Keep on grooving
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Let this groove get into you
It’s alright
alright

BLVD is Rollin’ is a party jam where C-Ordell shows us how he rolls with BLVD Records because ain’t no party like a BLVD party because a BLVD party is the shit!! It ain’t noting but a party going on. BLVD is rollin’! BLVD is Rollin’ was the first single off the album.

BLVD is Rollin’ was produced by Finnesse 1 with Michael Parker playing on the keyboard and Daryl Surratt playing the guitar. Denise James sings the background vocals. Ricé did not produce this song.

C-Ordell came up with the idea to throw a shindig by inviting all the fellas and women. That way he can slow dance. He asks Suga Bear to pick him up and give him a chance.

The tightest lyrics to this song were:

Next thing you know
A whole crowd form
Tight as a bum smoking on that horn

My name is C-Ordell
And I’m a funk expert
And plus the main reason I’m smiling
I’m seeing more cat than a mountain lion

It ain’t noting but a party going on
BLVD is rollin’

Pick a brother up
Take a chance

Well waking up bright and early in the morning
Cranking up the system
Reaching for the sherm
Twisting on my skull cap
Ready to get loose
Ain’t breakfast with no gin
Just juice

I’m feeling kind of tipsy I might say so
Loud as a drum pushing out funky jams

BLVD is rollin’
C-Ordell is going strong

In My Life tells about the drama that surrounds C-Ordell’s life. All the drama and negativity that surrounds C-Ordell’s life. He tries his to do what’s right every day. In My Life is one of C-Ordell’s darker songs next to 1 4 U and Funeral.

You can hear the sound of San Antonio in this with Ricé’s signature production style of quadruple layers which is double synths, double bass, and double guitars. At least the sound of San Antonio during the 90s. That is why and how Ricé’s sound is all over this song. Notice how track starts off real deep, dark, and brooding with a heavy piano note playing at the beginning. That is Ricé’s signature production style of quadruple layers which is double synths, double bass, and double guitars.

C-Ordell tries every single day of his life to do what’s right. He tries his damn best to do what’s right. But these fools won’t leave him alone. He is having these dreams that just won’t go away.

C-Ordell’s been having delusions. Could it be that law enforcement officials tapped his phone? He can’t sleep since he has these delusions in his head. He had a dream about an undercover agent who was wearing all-blue clothing. This undercover agent was trying to fit in by macking to this hood rat. In fact C-Ordell was selling powder right in front of his eye-scope. He didn’t think nothing about it. Plus C-Ordell was broke.

In the middle is when C-Ordell wakes up in an ice cold sweat while shaking. He’s gotta hit the inner city projects to make as money as he possibly can to do right. Shit. A nigga snitched on C-Ordell. C-Ordell tries every single day of his life to do what’s right but these fools won’t leave him alone. They won’t go away.

He is having nightmares about the person he killed. You can bet your sweet ass that the feds caught wind of the murder C-Ordell committed.

Ricé sings the lyrics to the chorus which go:

Every single day of my life
I try my damn best to do what’s right
But these fools won’t leave me alone
Don’t wanna get my heat
Don’t wanna go to sleep
I’m having these dreams
They won’t go away
Maybe I should pack my bags and “To hell with this shhh.”

1 4 U is a song loyalty and betrayal. C-Ordell tells us everything he does is for BLVD in 1 4 U. C-Ordell tells us how real it is on these SA-Town streets. This is a danger themed song which has a dark brooding mood to it.

C-Ordell realizes an enemy can easily get away and slip into darkness. So he watches every move his prey makes. He will not hesitate to kill anyone who betrays him. He remembers the days when he first began when would ride with a cartel in a Honda with the .357 kicking up dust. Well now they use an M-11 and a rental car. Everything C-Ordell does is strictly for BLVD Records.

A night stalker is what C-Ordell claims to be. He is headed for danger. There is no remorse from him. He is not a stranger to murderous killings at all. He has learned to hold back the pain and guilt as he has conditioned himself not to accept the anguish. Graves are being dug by him.

The atmosphere is dreary at midnight. C-Ordell goes off into the night. Bodies have been packaged by him. Everybody knows that C-Ordell is far from the average person. He is a peculiar man. He likes to keep a tight reign over control on things. He goes to New Light Village and East Terrace on East Commerce Street to commit murder. A late night creep is what he performs on that ass.

Funeral had some DEEP bass to it. The track starts off real deep, dark, and brooding with a heavy bass note playing at the beginning. It’s about loyalty and betrayal. Funeral had some DEEP meaning to it. Flying off the handle once again with nowhere to run. So C-Ordell can’t pretend that everything is subtle in nature in his environment. C-Ordell talks about preparing a funeral for a federal agent he killed.

C-Ordell and Lil Sin get together on Final Cry. C-Ordell asks how Lil Sin feels about his father Ronnie Warner Sr. passing away. The song deals with coping with death. Lil Sin learns that every living thing on Planet Earth dies. This is the ORIGINAL version of Final Cry and NOT the one on Lil Sin’s debut album Frustrated By Death from 1996. The one on his Frustrated By Death album is a remix of the original version.

Finesse 1 was the producer for Final Cry as he was the original producer for the song. Big Twin produced the beats for Final Cry while Ricé performed on the guitar. Adrian Myers was the person who was singing on the backing vocals. Big Meat, Suga Bear, Big Twin, Lil Sin, and C-Ordell the road hard on this one. This is because they are real musicians.

At the very beginning, you’ll hear C-Ordell greet Lil Sin and ask him if he has been doing alright since his father Ronnie Warner Sr. passed away. Lil Sin tells him he has been chilling in the cold winds. Lil Sin confirms with C-Ordell that he will be alright. C-Ordell asks Lil Sin to tell him how he feels about that.

Lil Sin is begging for his final cry. Lil Sin has been so hard with himself. He can’t let loose. There ain’t no reason why. His stress causing himself too much internal pain. There’s no clouds above his heart. Why does he keep on feeling rain? His pain is so deep. He can’t help himself. He has an in-person conversation with his mother as he tries to explain to her that he needs some help. Lil Sin tries to relax but his mind wonders about death. Days keep on passing by and Lil Sin sees his time is coming. Lil Sin sees his time of death is coming eventually.

He has thoughts of laying in the dirt. Lil Sin wants to join his father in heaven but the wait is too long. The horns blew and his father went into heaven’s gates. Now who’s to blame for this tragedy? There is no pain and suffering as he rests in peace. This is what it’s meant to be. Eternal life was just all a lie. Nothing lives forever in this world. So we all will die. So many years of his life wasted. His soul is filled with so much anger as he begs for his final cry.

At the very beginning, you’ll hear C-Ordell greet Lil Sin and call him “SA Fool”. That is because SA Fool was Lil Sin’s first rap he performed under when he was living in Boston, Massachusetts. SA Fool was his name before he became Lil Sin. Lil Sin had just moved back to San Antonio, Texas from Boston, Massachusetts when him and C-Ordell recorded this song.

Live By The Gun explains how C-Ordell lives life on the edge as a criminal. He is living that criminal lifestyle. Ricé produced the song with heavy layers of double guitars and double bass.

Now C-Ordell had recorded this song back when San Antonio was the drive-by capital of Texas and gang capital of Texas. A majority of the drive-by shootings in San Antonio that occurred during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s were gang related. The East Side of San Antonio was a war zone in gang land during that time. The song serves as a deadly tale of gang life in San Antonio, Texas.

At the very beginning of the song, a female news reporter appears from KSAT at the beginning of the song telling us that a fatal shooting had occurred in inside Windsor Park Shopping Mall sent Christmas shoppers running for cover. The mall was crowded that night. Many people who say they saw it are not afraid to shop there.

[news reporter]
A fatal shooting at Windsor Park Shopping Mall this weekend sent Christmas shoppers running for cover. A man was shot to death inside the crowded mall last night. Many people who say they saw it are not afraid to shop there.

Niggaz are on the war path again. They won’t let up. C-Ordell dips thru the cut with his Kenwood on. He spots and notices an unfamiliar face. Something’s going on. He ‘s never seen the individual in/around his neighborhood. In he has never seen this individual in the fucking vicinity. This is out of the ordinary. Quite peculiar in fact. So C-Ordell develops an idea in his head but then draws back from that idea. He’s a bit paranoid.

C-Ordell has binoculars, 9 millimeter, and a ski mask in his nice car. It’s do or die. It ain’t nothin but the money movin. So he tips his motherfucking skull cap to them. C-Ordell heads back to the hood where he resides. Willlowwood Estates to be exact. He is wearing a black khaki suit and wearing Raybans. Someone snitched on C-Ordell and now he’s doing a year in the Bexar County Jail for drug possession. He gets Sugabear to bail him out. He’s now out in the hood. The track ends with a gunshot.

Swangin’ is a bouncy tune about C-Ordell and BLVD swang it every other day. C-Ordell tells us where’s he’s kicked it in various cities in the United States and the world. Swangin’ was the second single off the album. Mr. Joshay makes an uncredited appearance on the song.

This is how BLVD swangs it every other day. Put your hands in the air while jamming The Bar-Keys. If you’re a true player drinking on Hennessey, then you probably at a house party like C-Ordell. Listening to the music taking your fat booties everywhere. His friends are drinking around him like they just don’t care.

It’s getting kind of late. So they jump in the bucket and take a little trip. 3 freaks wanted to follow them. So they didn’t bug. They got loose while going down Loop 410 (I 410) up in San Antonio. They have a private party at the Motel 6 which is at 2185 SW Loop 410 near SeaWorld. They were down like chocolate tire and 4 flat tires. The freaks where down and they brought their own lighters. There’s no gun violence or gang activity. All they’re really doing is just swangin’.

C-Odell swung up in the room to set off the mood properly. He quickly pulled out the chocolate tire. C-Ordell was and got high as a helicopter. Let C-Ordell break down to you what happened next. He moved in on the cutest freak. He was like a shoe-in because he had the slickest tongue. They arrived at the Motel 6 near SeaWorld at 10 PM and they will leave the Motel 6 near SeaWorld at 2 AM. You gotta be true when you’re swinging it.

C-Ordell tells us the places where’s he’s kicked in Verse 3. He swung it in cites such as Detroit, Atlanta, H-Town, and Chicago. He swung it in H-Town and swung it in D-Town. Over there he caught a few hookers that were on the rebound. He kicked it Miami. The weather was hot. He kicked it in Alaska but it was too chilly. Hampton knows how to swang it.

Some of you may remember how the lyrics to Verse 1 begin. Lyrics to Verse 1 are memorable as they are what help make the song Swangin’ memorable. Here are the lyrics to the very beginning of Verse 1:

This is how we swang it every other day
Put your hands in the air jamming The Bar-Keys
If you’re a true player drinking on Hennessey, then you probably at a house party like me
Listening to the music take your fat booties everywhere
My partners all around me drinking like we just don’t care

Some of you may remember how the lyrics to Verse 2 begin. Here is the lyrics to Verse 2:

Swung up in the room to set the mood off properly
I didn’t dilly dally
I quickly pulled out the chocolate tire
High as a helicopter
Well let me break it down to you what happened next
I moved in on the cutest one
I was like a shoe-in because I had the slickest tongue

The tightest most memorable and quotable lyrics to this song were:

Like any other red-blooded American teenagers
We got a little money, Motorola Sky pagers

I swung it in H-Town and swung it in D-Town
And caught a few hookers that were on the rebound

C-Ordell explains to us on Land Of The Living that what you see is what you and what you get is not always a good thing. Actions have consequences. That is the message of this song. C-Ordell tells us how real it is on these SA-Town streets. Land Of The Living was produced by Finesse 1 with the help of Ricé. The guitar is played by Daryl Surratt while Denise James sings on the background vocals.

C-Ordell once knew a guy by the name of Chuck Heimer. His friends were mixed up and had no direction in life . They decided to skip school and go rollin’. What Chuck didn’t know is that one of his friends had a twelve gauge and planned to kill somebody. Chuck hears a voice in his head. It’s his conscience speaking to him. He doesn’t want to plan on what he originally planned on doing. He realizes he might end up dead. But he is convinced that’s the way it goes. So he goes out with his friends to commit the robbery.

C-Ordell will tell you about the streets if you’ll listen. Here is the message is what C-Ordell is giving. This is a message to the land of the living.: What you see is what you. What you get is not always a good thing. Set the truth. Make a change. It can get better for you and for me.

After all the years the streets haven’t changed. One side smokes erb and the other side smokes cocaine. C-Ordell saw Johnny Ray selling crack to children in front of a school yard. You see, back in the days C-Ordell was caught in the middle. He remembers the days when he first began when would ride with a cartel in a Honda with the .357 kicking up dust. Although C-Ordell never sold crack to a child, he knows where Johnny Ray’s head is at. The system needs to do some time.

C-Ordell tells us how real it is on these SA-Town streets. C-Ordell is so head over heels due to the way he feels. Blood might spill. Think American Me and Knee Deep.

The title last track Investigation has that James Bond theme with the heavy guitars with a detective crime theme for the score. This is a danger themed song. Investigation is very mystery themed.

The IRS and CIA have C-Ordell under investigation on whatever he does and however he makes his money. The CIA will try to stop him by any means necessary. However he is trying to do good and go the legal route by recording music recordings. He keeps a glock as federal agents are watching him. C-Ordell is under investigation because the government claims he is a criminal.

I rate this album 5/5*****!!

Review: Sammie – From the Bottom to the Top

Sammie – From the Bottom to the Top is one of the lesser known soulful pop albums from the year 2000 despite achieving platinum status. Sammie was singing like a 63 year old man with a soulful tenor at the age of 12 on this album. He had no business singing as a grown man at that age. But nevertheless Sammie was owning it on his debut album.

Sammie explains his rise to success thanks to his record deal on The Bottom. Sammie has got ’em from the bottom to the top with his song The Bottom.

Sammie was up in the hood down at his boy’s house. It was the summer time when everyone would hang out. They had the best of times down at the corner store. Yelling bingo at every car that came by.

Sammie knew that he had this dream and wanted them to believe that he was gonna make it. It happened so fast he can’t believe it at last. Sammie headed to the ATL just to hear the sound. He hooked up with Dallas Austin and he had a record planned. Then JT Money said he would put Miami down. Sammie has got ’em from the bottom to the top.

JT Money and Sammie from the city where the girls and the temperature stay hot. They come from the city where the bass drop. That bottom where that bass game started and the girls shake their thing whole-hearted. Miami, Florida is the place to go because of the beaches. Miami is the Sunshine City that has got everything.

Old school on the fools and the chumps. Let it out playing old school funk. Big Sammie put it down for the bottom. Fly honeys want money. What’cha know about the Miami heat huh? About how they shoot or what all that street? A place where all the stuff retreat. Where they move to an up tempo beat. Never sleep. You know this thing don’t stop. Coming from the bottom straight to the top.

Sammie brags about all the things he likes about this girl he has his eyes set on with the song I Like It. Sammie was singing like a 63 year old man with a soulful tenor over pop beats and an urban sound on I Like It.

Sammie wishes he could spend time with the girl he loves each and every day. Give her all his love. All of his love and his emotions are the things that’s got him open. He doesn’t know what it takes to let her know she is his girl. Even when then people say they won’t stay around. If they only knew that they were meant to be together. There’s no better thing than this love. That’s why Sammie writes her love letters. He likes the way she look at him. He likes the time they spend together. He likes what they have grown to be.

Sometimes he wants be the one she is checking for. Love is nothin’ but the time it takes to say, “I’m on your mind”. He wants her to get a little time away to go to the movies on a Saturday with him.

Sammie sings about the crazy things he does for love on Crazy Things I Do. The crazy things Sammie does for love is putting his girl in the flyest gear, call her on the phone, send her “I love you” cards, and give her credit cards.

Crazy Things I Do is one of those songs that will have you feeling good some type of way due to those fresh pop beats and sound. Crazy Things I Do is one of those songs that will have you feeling good some type of way. The song has that innocent feeling and coming of age vibe. Now what could be fresher than that? The song uses a mixed combination of pop and soul.

Sammie was singing like a 63 year old man with a soulful tenor over pop beats and an urban sound on Crazy Things I Do. He had no business singing like that. Especially at that age.

Now some of you pop fans might remember the lyrics to the chorus which went like this.

I put you in the flyest gear, making sure you’re tight
Perpertrating, making you think everything’s alright
Call you on my cell phone baby even on peak time
The crazy things I do for love
Flossin’ baby acting like the money ain’t a thing
Only if you promise girl that you will try no game
Kiss me girl and I’ll spend every dollar to my name
The crazy things I do for love

Sammie will put her in the flyest gear making sure she is tight. Perpetrating by making her think everything’s alright. He will call his girl you on his cell phone baby even on peak time. (That’s going to be one expensive phone bill.) Sammie is flossin’ and acting like the money ain’t a thing. He’ll spend every dollar to his name. That is only if his girl promises to not play any games on him. The crazy things Sammie does for love.

Hanging out and spending time with his girl are his daily plans. Anything his girl wants. He’ll take her to the movies. Send her “I love you” cards. He’ll also take her to the shopping mall. Nothing is ever too much for/when it comes to his girl. Sammie knows he can’t afford it. (Who could? Especially given the state of the economy.)

He wants her with him in the park having fun. That’s whats up. His girl has got to look good. Roses are something he gives her because he cares. Sammie tells his girl, “I’ll be there. Cross my heart. I swear. I know I can’t afford it, baby. But I’ll do the best I can, lady. You’re my everything one day with my ring. I’ll do all for you, baby.”

The interlude When I Grow Up (Interlude) was pretty woke for 2000. Sammie’s questions environmental justice because global warming was an evolving issue back in 2000 and still is to this day.

[Sammie:]
When I grow up
I wonder if people will be more afraid
To cry than they are to die
Will I be able to see a rainbow
In a smog-filled sky?
Will there be any trees alive?
If not, how will the planet survive?
Will the Internet have a web-site at
http://www.lifetimeairsupply?

Here are some of the other questions Sammie wrote in his essay for this interlude. This just shows you how woke Sammie was.

When I grow up
Will the existence of dolphins and whales
Just be a story I tell?

When I grow up
If I got bored and had nothing to do
And me and my son built a canoe
Would water that used to be blue
Be so polluted it would give us the flu?

Will adults be the hammer and nail?
Will schools be next door to jails?
Will the truth be illegal to sell?
When I grow up
Will anyone be on the news
For anything besides killing?
Will those drug dealers still
Be standing in front of my building?
Will they ever learn how to love?
Or stay afraid of the feeling?
Will TV and music videos
Still raise America’s children?

Will students go home from school
In a bulletproof bus?

When Sammie grows up, he wonders if people will be more afraid to cry than they are to die. Will he be able to see a rainbow In a smog-filled sky? Will there be any trees alive? If not, how will the planet survive? Will the Internet have a web-site at http://www.lifetimeairsupply? Will the existence of dolphins and whales just be a story he tells?

If Sammie got bored and had nothing to do and him and his son built a canoe, would water that used to be blue be so polluted it would give us the flu? Will Sammie have to be like you? Letting money make a decision for everything that he does?

Will schools be next door to jails? Will the truth be illegal to sell? Will anyone be on the news for anything besides killing? Will those drug dealers still be standing in front of my building? Will they ever learn how to love? Or stay afraid of the feeling? Will TV and music videos still raise America’s children?

Can’t Let Go is about this girl Sammie cannot seem to let go of.

Sammie cannot seem to let go of this girl. This girl has Sammie wrapped around her finger. He can’t let go. She’s tight and pretty and all. You know what I mean.

She gave Sammie her phone number. She told Sammie call her after the bus stop. Sammie knew that he would love her even then. She’s got his head wide open. She doesn’t go hang out with friends. He never thought a girl would take him.

He can’t believe she had that effect on him. But whenever she’s with Sammie he is so happy because even if he did want to stop nothing in the world could ever top the way he feels, Don’t you know Sammie can’t let go? He won’t let go. He sees roses when he is with. She brings the sunshine to a cloudy day.

Count is about Sammie’s leaving without saying goodbye. Leaving without saying goodbye can be extremely sad for someone. This is one of those “You didn’t have to leave me baby” songs.

Sammie called her today No one picked up the phone. He ran to her home as fast as he could.
She was gone when he arrived. Much to his surprise. One of the neighbors informed Sammie that she moved away.

How could she not tell Sammie and leave him this way with no goodbyes and crying eyes. Sammie wishes she would have stayed so he can count every second and every minute that she was away from her. He just can’t take it.

Things won’t be the same. He’ll be searching for her for the rest of his life. There are lessons in love. Sammie learned his first lesson in love. It was so innocent. But he can’t take no more heartache. He just can’t take the fact that she is away from him.

I rate this album 5/5*****!

Review: Kokane & Clint Dogg – International Ganxtaz

Kokane & Clint Dogg – International Ganxtaz is a US-Australian rap album which has that heavy G-Funk influence with mixing and arrangements made by Kurt Kobane (former Death Row Records producer) and Clint Dogg. There is amazing talent and such outstanding brehsiveness on the album. This album is a bit more upbeat than his previous albums.

Kurt Kobane produced 9 songs for the album and Clint Dogg produced 4 songs for the album. A few of the beats were produced by 4 different people. A guy from Turkey produced beats for one of the songs on the album. Müzikalite Ent produced one of the beats for one of the songs on the album. Clint Dogg co-produced 2 songs.

The recording process of International Ganxtaz took 6 years. Clint Dogg first publicly announced the news about the International Ganxtaz on his Facebook profile on the date of December 31, 2016. The album was 96% complete at the time of announcement because Clint Dogg had to have just one more verse drop so he could then put some final touches on the album. The album was finally released on Xmas 2020 through Spotify.

Cherry Pie is a G-Funk love song with a romantic loving vibe, tone, and sound. Funk and soul meet rap on Cherry Pie thus creating a G-Funk fusion. The smooth laid back sound leaves much to be desired. This song is similar to those West Coast rap songs from the 1990s and 2000s. Clint Dogg did a killer job on the turntables with the vinyl scratches. The scratches do not overlap the rest of the instrumentation because those vinyl scratches you hear were set a medium level volume. Now some of the some of the synths sound similar to the synths and chords that were used in Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message.

All Nite Longis another solid song on the album which Kurt Kobane put in his solid efforts of his production into. His production words are what helped make the song memorable. Kurt Kobane put in that classic Death Row sound in All Nite Long.

Now the original version of International Ganxtaz was the back and forth duet between Clint Dogg and Kokane. The US-Australian rap collaboration. The original version of International Ganxtaz had contributors from countries such as Germany, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Kurt Kobane brought forward that classic West Coast sound with a new fresh touch of modernized production on So High. So High is the best song on the album next to Mo & Mo.

I rate this album 5/5*****!

Review: Jonas Kopp ‎– Ruda EP

Jonas Kopp ‎– Ruda EP is a perfectly pure techno EP which has those futuristic techno sounds, bitcrushed synths, and oriental sounding drums. Ruda is another breathtaking release from techno underdog Jonas Kopp. The whole EP is a beautiful instrumental techno soundscape. The EP was released as a digital download and vinyl in 2010 on the Curle Recordings label from Belgium.

Dangerous was the digital only bonus track on the Ruda EP. This song was not included on the vinyl edition. This song is absolutely perfect for the dance floor or lounge. Bitcrushed drums and light cymbals are the sounds you can expect to hear on Dangerous. Jonas Kopp is a genius when it comes to composing and arranging songs.

Mico is long of being anything mid tempo but not downtempo. The song is yet another upbeat song arranged and composed by Jonas Kopp himself. Some of the synths are stripped down by a delay feature. However the only difference is this song uses a mixture of shakers unlike the other songs on this EP and there are not any bitcrushed synths present. The tempo picks up rather quickly on this song. Those leads at the 4:20 mark are infectious but not too funky though.

The title track is considered to be a timeless classic by fans of Jonas Kopp. This is due to the infectious synths and upbeat tempo.

Flanter Filnger is a song perfect for the dance floor due to the upbeat tempo, infectious synths, and electronic techno soundscape. The beats ands synths are what really stand out. The synths are infectious and groovy. You can feel a buildup with the beats as the song plays.

I rate this EP 5/5*****!!

Review: Rasheed – Let the Games Begin

Rasheed – Let the Games Begin is one of the lesser known Dope House Records albums that did not receive a lot of attention outside its home state of Texas. This platinum sounding album did not get much recognition. There is a bit of Spanish rap with Latin flavor (Spanglish) on songs such as Game Time and El Soldado. That makes the album unique in a sense. This raw lyricist also brings in that Philly flavor to the mix. Not surprising since he is from Philadelphia. He comes with anger, aggression, and fury in his flows. He showed maturity since his last album especially with songs such as Children.

Rasheed shows his love to the kids on the song appropriately titled Children. Rasheed wrote this out of love for the kids of the Earth. You can hear Rasheed talking to his kids throughout the song. The song showcased Rasheed’s maturity since he became a parent. This is the world through the eyes of a child.

Remember back in the day when parents giving us a thrashing. Digging in that ass like its some kind of passion. And now he understands why. Just watching his children growing up makes a hustler wanna cry. Because everything we’ve been through, they must experience. Will they learn the hard way? Or come up with common sense? But what about the baby lying lonely in the dumpster that was never given a chance. Will they be a victim of hunger?

This happens year after year. Little Ray made it pass the pacifier. Now he is a passive liar. People say Little Ray is now a murderer for hire.

Little John and his gang initiation. His mission is findin in the enemy location. So he goes out on an infiltration. The soldier got his stripes in one round. That has got his comrades hype. Hopin and dreaming to stereotype. Undercover officers penetrated the G cult. Police captured and arrested Little John on the spot. He was tried as an adult and is now serving a life sentence. This is the world through the eyes of a child.

Ever wonder why you keep finding Barbie dolls dismantled? Because someone’s husband got his step-daughter watching the porno channel. Touching her in an inappropriate way. His brain will loop it over and over until he finds love in this wicked world.

Rasheed showcases his lyrical skills as a lyrical gladiator on Let the Games Begin. Y’all niggas ain’t got no win. Let the games begin!

Rasheed is a lyrical gladiator. It is hysterical when he goes bustin’ at a hater in an all black navigator. He is too sick to see with these suicidal symphonies to get with his handle business efficiently. Rasheed is officially certified platinum with these lyrical murders. Blowin’ like landmines. Brainless bodies droppin’ in no particular order. Prepare for slaughter ammunition is gettin’ shorter. Watch his muthafuckin’ head drift down the Nile River. Graphic murders three dimensional witch doctors. Killin’ like Shaka from Port Lovaca to Morocco.

Rasheed stays raw and real with the murderous skill. Especially in the battlefield. Humidity heated when he steps in the arena. Better come cleaner with felonies. What you’re tellin’ him’s a misdemeanor. Put a nigga on ice in a graveyard hill. Bombs go off like firecrackers. Demolition turn your hood into a sand castle.

Rasheed explained his passion for rapping on Passion. This is Rasheed’s passion. You know a playa like him is always ready for action. And he won’t quit until he gets his satisfaction my satisfaction.

Rasheed gets the rush on the stage from the words he puts on the page. Rippin up in a criminal rage. Passionate dashing inside the ghetto maze. Shining like Uranus. Bring sun to you on rainy days. Ways of the wise don’t kill the messenger before the message. You know Rasheed from Philly to the Houston, Texas.

Sweaty tears give a nigga spasms. Make the average female listen to close and have an orgasm. He has them by the tens of thousands lighting his fire because living through him they feel the passion of his desire. No discussion or repercussion rush the process of his rapping and skills. The beats are gonna keep his lyrics complete. In the Dope House you know is where he was makin his moves.

Rasheed has gotta keep it as true as he can from the movie screen to the rapping art. That’s how he is building his foundation. Apart of the chosen few showing you how it really is.

Game Tight is the tight dual language track which is the English-Spanish track Think Spanglish. Think Spanish rap with Latin flavor with the English language. The rest of the song is rapped in the English language while Low G’s verse is rapped in the Spanish language.

Here is what Low G said in Spanish.

[Low G]
Si mon
Es el pelom de Houston
Max Mannili, Rasheed, and my nigga J-Von
Didn’t I tell you just to leave my ass alone
No hai perdon
Rippin your heart wit the microphone
Mamacita
Yo te dedico esta cancion
Y ya no llores si estoy laqueado
En la prison
Dia dia
Y ano ano
Si tusupireras
COMO TE EXTRANO
Y no medigas que no

Here is the English translation of what Low G said.

[Low G]
yes mon
It’s the hair of Houston
Max Mannili, Rasheed, and my nigga J-Von
Didn’t I tell you just to leave my ass alone
there is no forgiveness
Rippin your heart with the microphone
mamacita
I dedicate this song
And don’t cry anymore if I’m lacquered
in prison
Day day
and year year
if you were to
HOW I MISS YOU
And don’t measure that you don’t

El Soldado explained how much of a sneaky soldier Rasheed was.

Rasheed is your sneaky Sicilian creeping the streets like a Dominican civilian. Another mudafuckin Lucky Luciano swindelin from San Fran to Costa Rica. He’s got a hundred kilos stuffed in the Winnebago. Hasta la vista. Bullets move the speed of a cheetah. He’s got Laquita in the Burb to the back for Lupita. They can’t defeat his fleet. It’s a must they keep the heatas for the crooked criminals contemplation.

Drinks that passion the night for the paper. Don’t fuck with the chief Puffin that Panama red Indian. Rasheed feels a thrill as he flies over the Bay. He works with faces that look strange as chameleons changing. Be ready for the rumble with the five-o talkin to Columbo.

His street vendetta is quality. He is on a suspicious search to the final clue. A part of the investigators perk. Moving seven digit serial numbers imperial. You’re dealing with a devil dumper. Traveling like an astro van with the possibility to chop the cop facility like trees in tranquility. It takes a sec to wreck opposition systematic crackin dummies. Automatic for drama addicts. Ghetto government a kind of gangsterism got him locked up in this motherfuckin prison.

I rate this album 4/5****!

Review: Kokane & Clint Dogg – International Ganxtaz (Remixes)

Kokane & Clint Dogg – International Ganxtaz (Remixes) is a US-Australian remix album filled entirely with rap music. The album has that heavy G-Funk influence with mixing and arrangements made by Kurt Kobane (former Death Row Records producer). There is amazing talent and such outstanding brehsiveness on the album. This album is a bit more upbeat than his previous albums.

Clint Dogg says the remixes are a little better than the originals. Kurt Kobane produced 8 songs for the album and Clint Dogg produced 5 songs for the album. A few of the beats were produced by 4 different people. A guy from Turkey produced beats for one of the songs on the album. Müzikalite Ent produced one of the beats for one of the songs on the album. Clint Dogg co-produced 2 songs. To be honest, Kurt Kobane pretty much produced the whole album except for a few songs. Clint Dogg mixed and arranged all the songs.

The recording process of International Ganxtaz (Remixes) took 6 years. Clint Dogg first publicly announced the news about the International Ganxtaz (Remixes) on his Facebook profile on the date of December 31, 2016. The album was 96% complete at the time of announcement because Clint Dogg had to have just one more verse drop so he could then put some final touches on the album. The album was finally released on Xmas 2020 through Spotify.

The Intro marked a comeback for Clint Dogg as well as his return to music. The intro was remixed by Clint Dogg himself.

All Nite Long (Kurt Kobane Remix) is another solid song on the album which Kurt Kobane put in his solid efforts of his production into. His production words are what helped make the song memorable. Kurt Kobane put in that classic Death Row sound in the Kurt Kobane Remix of All Nite Long.

The remix of Mo & Mo sounds very futuristic due to the synths and chords from the electronic keyboard hence the futuristic sound. Kurt Kobane put in a crossover of hip hop/rap and pop into the remix of Mo & Mo. Think crossover pop in a sense. The remix version of this song was very much ahead of its time. Mo & Mo is the second best song on the album.

I Come From (Kurt Kobane Remix) has that classic Death Row sound with the claps and hi-hats. Notice and pay attention to the beats. Relax is the frequent contributor who had rapped on everything Clint Dogg has ever released.

Clint Dogg remixed the beat on track 6 which was the skit which was 1 minute and 20 seconds long (1:19 to be exact).

So High (Kurt Kobane Remix) featured Ms. Toi and Slip Capone. Kurt Kobane brought forward that classic West Coast sound with a new fresh touch of modernized production the remix. So High is the best song on the album next to Mo & Mo.

The Way was remixed by Kurt Kobane. He added his own beats to the song. Kurt Kobane brought a breath of fresh air to the song with his touch of modernized production. Frequent contributor Slip Capone rapped throughout the song. Think West Coast rap when you listen to this song.

Rollin My Ride is mainly Kokane rapping. But the song has verses from Clint Dogg and Saul Good. This is another US-Australian rap collaboration (collabo).

Sex Wit Me (Kurt Kobane Remix) is a posse cut (possie track) with Australian rappers Clint Dogg, Relax, Saul Good, and Johnny Rotten. All of whom are from Newcastle, Australia. That’s some good shit!

The outro was remixed by Clint Dogg himself and features MacShawn100. Now many people know this or knew this but the outro was a prelude to Clint Dogg’s next album.

I rate this album 5/5*****!!

You can listen to this album on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/album/3hPWdzpJPXfHn79cjMp1QO

Review: Kev Brown – Always/Albany

Always/Albany is one of Kev Brown’s most underrated singles to date. Any of you single men can relate to this single as this should hit hard to home. These are notes from the intelligent side of hip-hop. So pay attention, take notes, and listen closely. Kev Brown explores relationships, escapism, and heart break while reflecting on his own personal relationship issues.

All of the songs included on this single interpolate that smooth downtempo hip hop sound which he is well known for producing. Kev Brown is one of the dopest MCs in hip hop right now. He is also a dope producer. Sadly he is a slept on producer who does not get the credit or recognition he truly deserves. He is the beat surgeon of hip hop and is one of hip hop’s best kept secrets.

The original version of Allways is acoustic opposed to the 9th Wonder Remix. The lyrics are slightly different than the 9th Wonder Remix. Notice how there is no chorus. The song is played in B major and uses a tempo of 92 BPM. This here is some smooth downtempo hip hop.

Now the original version of this song was not as favorable as much to his fans as they favored the 9th Wonder Remix a lot more. His fans catered more towards the 9th Wonder Remix than the original version.

Allways is a song men can definitely relate to. Any of you single men can relate to this single as this song should hit hard to home. These are notes from the intelligent side of hip-hop. So pay attention, take notes, and listen closely. Kev Brown explores relationships, escapism, and heart break while reflecting on his own personal relationship issues.

Kev Brown has never been in a serious relationship before. That is probably because he can relate to women. This of course makes things difficult for him to connect to women. Being lonely is a regular thing for him as he spends his days isolated. He stays busy in the studio recording, composing, and producing songs.

These lyrics hint his experience with heartbreak. “Seems like every girl I’ve chosen, heart’s frozen/Or maybe I don’t know how to pick, tho/Seems like every chick I know is out to get dough/And I ain’t gotta lot of that, and I don’t front about it/You think I’ma be hittin’ you off without it?Crazy/Where they come off at?” He is tired of having bad experiences with women.

He tells women to leave him isolated if they have nothing offer in him in return for their reciprocated love. Read these lyrics below.

I’ma ’bout to start lettin’ these broads know off the bat
If you ain’t bringin’ nothin’ to the table, then leave
Give a dude room to breathe, and then maybe you can proceed
Somethin’ real instead of the fake
Somethin’ you feel and appreciate
Worth the wait
It’s always got to be somethin’
It’s like… what the heck is this?

These lyrics explain how difficult it is for Kev to understand woman. He has experienced all types of temptations.

You know I’m really tryin’ not to be a pessimist
But on the other hand
I cram to understand your plan
Feminine ways is like a maze with a Minotaur in the middle
Women be thinkin’ we all dogs without the kennel
You don’t even know what I’ve been through
Cuz y’all be comin’ wit’ all types of drama I don’t wanna get into
All types of temptations,
With your small waist… and thick hips…

Kev Brown explores relationships, escapism, and heart break while reflecting on his own personal relationship issues on the song Albany. Kev Brown wonders why his relationship to his girl didn’t work out. He is just wondering about her but not crying over her. Albany uses a capo transposer over the acoustics.

They were close to starting something but life got in the way. There was some courtship going during the beginning of their relationship. They went on a couple of dates. However their lives took them both on different directions. This happens in our lifetime. He would loved to have gone further in their relationship but some things aren’t meant to be.

Kev thought about his ex today. It’s been a long time since Kev seen her last. It’s like time moves too fast to keep your grasp. At least sometimes it does. He was going to call her but she is busy. He keeps thinking about their first date. The whole vibe was chill. They both had a lot in common. Now they are worlds apart. He misses her goodnight kisses.

He laments about what led them break apart from their relationship in these lyrics. “I wonder what it was that made you fall back?/I wonder what it was, but I won’t dwell on that/We never hung out that much, still/When we did hang out”

He doesn’t even know what to say. Kev went back to his hometown for a minute. However he ended up staying down here indefinitely. He has questions but no answers. Sadly he had to roll on a brand new friendship. It could have been a little romance too.

I rate this single 5/5*****!!

Review: Brian McKnight – Back at One

Brian McKnight – Back at One was one of the best R&B albums from a male solo artist in 1999. His smooth sultry vocals are what attract audiences and makes his songs become lifelong classics that last a lifetime. His smooth sultry vocals are soulful at that. Songs such as Back at One and Last Dance made this album an enjoyable classic for all to enjoy. The song 6, 8, 12 did too.

6, 8, 12 was about Brian’s relationship with a woman that ended 6 months, 8 days, 12 hours ago. Brian still misses her and is wondering if she still cares. He regrets breaking up with her. By doing so he develops a sense of attachment that he still has sticking to her. All he can do is count the days until he stops missing her.

Brian can’t believe he is acting like this. He knows it’s crazy. How he still can feel her kiss? Clearly he misses her so much. It’s been 6 months, 8 days, and 12 hours since she went left Brian and broke off his relationship with him. Does she ever reminisce? Does she ever think about Brian? Do she ever cry herself to sleep? Brian contemplates about the questions he has in his head.

Brian doesn’t know what to say. He should be over her since they broke off their relationship. He should know better. But it’s just not the case. Brian just can’t see to get over the break up. Every time the phone rings he wishes it was her calling him. It’s hard enough just passing the time when he can’t seem to get her off his mind.

Back at One was the famous sultry R&B piano ballad that had ladies and men slow dancing to the radio back in the summer of 1999. Back at One explained how Brian was willing to give up on finding someone to love just as he found himself a woman to fall in love with. That woman is the only for Brian. That is clear to see. The song explains the incredible way things work themselves out also.

It’s undeniable that they should be together. It’s unbelievable how Brian used to say that he’d never fall in love with someone. He wants his lover to let him show them that he is for real. If all things in time, time will reveal.

She was like a dream come true. It’s plain to see Brian just wants be with her. It’s plain to see that she is the only one for Brian. His plan is to make her fall in love with him. If he ever believes his work is done, then he will start back at one.

It’s so incredible the way things work themselves out. And all emotional once you know what it’s all about. It’s undesirable for them to be apart. He never would’ve made it very far if it were not for her. She’s got the keys to his heart.

Say farewell to the dark of night. He sees the coming of the sun. Brian feels like a little child whose life has just begun. She came and breathed new life into this lonely heart of his. She threw out the lifeline just in the nick of time. She’s like a dream come true. It’s plain to see that Brian just wants to be with her.

The song Stay is about two ex’s wanting to hook back up for old times sake. The man still has bitter feelings towards the woman he was dating.

It’s been too long since last time he saw her face. She’s been keeping it tight and everything. Her face appears to be in its proper place. They laugh about their time back in 1994. Reminiscing and hoping for a little old time sake that she can stay around. Her body’s calling. Does she want him? He is still crazy for her despite the fact they have clearly broken up their relationship a long time ago due to the tension between the two.

The night is young. A familiar mood fills the air. He bought wine. He runs his fingers through her hair. That means his mojo’s working. Can she feel it? It’s most time to reveal it. Can she stay?

Last Dance was about Brian thinking about if him and his lover should part ways or dance one last time.

Do they know more than they knew then? Or do they know less and do they just pretend? Should Brian ignore his heart and walk away? Her eyes tell him more than words will ever say. Should they take a chance and dance the last dance?
Should they spend the night one more time caught up in this romance? Or maybe wait and see? Should they let it be the way that it will be?

Brian wonders how can he be wrong when he feels the way he feels. How can he deny emotion that’s so real? In the middle of the night he calls out her name. Does he ever cross your mind? Do she feel the same? Which way is the way that it should be? This is so bitter sweet. There’s no way that they will ever know for sure unless they take a chance and dance the last dance. They should spend the night one more time.

I rate this album 5/5*****!