Big Ghost Review The good kid, m.A.A.d. city

[KamPushMe]

5. Money Trees ft Jay Rock - I dont kno who DJ Dahi is but he muthafuckin fool for this beat son. Kendrick talmbout all the shit that done happen so far on this shit for his verse. Then the hook come in n its some fly shit...even tho what he sayin gotta lotta substance to it. Like when you hear the track son seems like jus on some regular ol disrespectful shit. Like he jus stuntin on you for no reason nahmean. Fact is son actually droppin jewelz on this shit while he disrespectin whoever. Then Jay Rock pops up on this shit... Or more like Jay Rock possessed by the ghost of a nigga that can really really rap pops up on this shit. Its like son wasnt comfortable wit slidin down to the bottom of the Black Hippy totem pole ever since Soul done evolved into some deep thinkin ass muthafucka n Q became THAT dude.... Almost like he thinkin SO IMMA JUS BE THE TONY YAYO OF THIS CREW ALL A SUDDEN? NAWWWW... So he been workin on his flow a little. Rock wasnt ever no wack nigga tho...he jus wasnt on par wit the other niggas in the crew. But he definitely sound like he caught wind of that little message n decided he was gon step his shit up. Whatever works b.

6. Poetic Justice ft Drake - Man...ey'thing bout the words in the title of this track jus seems fucked up right here. I aint gon front. Like I get it...its a joint for the females. This is actually the joint that represents the last verse of the first track where son is bout to go see his girl Sherane n them dudes come out wit they hoodies on. You might even say this shit is kinda genius the way he tied it back into that story. But why Drake gotta be on this joint? Why Aubrey Graham gotta sprout his wings n flutter all over this shit? Why Drake in the van wit you on the way to Sherane house in the first place Kendrick? I mean...son really hadda come along par? Aint even like that bathwater drinkin, waffle syrup bleedin, baby powder sneezin, spritzer pourin muthafucka came wit some different shit. He jus did his usual Drake thing...which is normally jus some instructions for random broads on how they can feel comfortable round him since he kno he aint perfect n she should kno she aint perfect but they perfect together so they can still have a good time bein flawed individuals either way cuz that shit is destiny even tho he tryin to better hisself but at least he successful now so he aint really mad at how shit done turned out for him cuz niggas gon always be unnecessarily hatin on him for all the suspect ass shit he be doin seein as they jus jealous of where he at in life n feel like they gotta cut him down to size n not that he wanna brag or nothin but it is what it is n she need to come closer so he can describe ey'thing she wearin for whoever listenin n explain to her how her flaws is the reason why she is who she is n why she need to be embracin that shit stead a hidin behind hairdos n fly clothes since bein mad plain lookin n even possibly slightly unattractive or overweight is what makes her as unique as the snowflakes he use to catch on his tongue while he was makin snow angels on the driveway of his momma house in Toronto before he would run into the kitchen wit his homies Kyle n Blake n have hot chocolates n make smores or some shit n even tho he wouldnt fuck wit her FORREAL forreal jus only on a song cuz in real life he tryin to bag Rihanna again n has dreams bout Aaliyah bein resurrected n wantin to thank him for single-handedly keepin her memory alive n makin posthumous joints wit her by walkin into the Young Money offices in front of ey'body n givin him a big kiss n scoopin him up n carryin him out while ey'body clappin n cheerin n Weezy goin WAY TO GO DRAKE...WAY TO GO...but he figures chicks wit low self esteem dig all that corny ass overly honest n conflicted bout ya own emotions n opinions shit cuz its mad relateable so he gon say it anyways....but he kinda toned it down for this joint so its whatever.

7. good kid - This shit dont sound like no other Pharrell beat I heard before yo. Not that thats a bad thing or nothin. Even tho that sounds like Pharrell on the hook its actually Chad Hugo. You kno...the OTHER dude in the Neptunes aka the John Oates (google it) of hip hop. The beat aint really nothin special but it suits the album namsayin. Meanwhile Kendrick sayin some real shit bout the gangs situation in his city n how even tho he dont partake in none of that shit personally the cops gon still pull his car over anyways n treat him like he be bangin or whatever. So at the end of the day he dont really got options like that anyways nahmean. Same shit different town basically.

8. m.A.A.d. city ft MC Eiht - This shit is lowkey the masterpiece of the whole album. If you aint never heard the name MC Eiht...he basically a Compton legend. Look him up...download some Compton's Most Wanted albums....watch him in Mencae II Society or some shit. Get familiar... This another joint where the beat changes n its like two songs in one again. First half is dope but the second half? Son... Its like he took all the most conscious west coast gangster shit that dropped in '91 n put it all in a blender. Shit is more than some kinda homage...its like a time machine yo. But he still stickin to the script so it aint like the shit aint got no purpose in bein on the album or whatever. This shit is basically the Yang to the Yin of the last joint...or which ever one is the little bit of light inside the dark n shit.

9. Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version] - Man when I first heard this shit I was jus happy to see T-Minus doin a beat for somebody who wasnt wack yo. Cuz son be slidin a lot of cold ass beats to mediocre niggas forreal. If you gon do some PSA shit for the youngsters this how you do it b... The single version was mad cool...but the little switch up at the end of this shit jus too ill yo. I mean its short as Kreayshawn's lifespan as a major label artist was but thats what makes the shit so crazy. Shit made me want to jus loop that 25 seconds of perfection over n over. Im glad they did somethin special wit this song for the album too yo.

 

[KamPushMe]

10. Sing About Me/I'm Dying of Thirst - This beat on Sing About Me is another one thats mad grown...like this shit got the room lookin like ey'thing gotta sepia filter on it...makin me feel like I gotta light some candles or some shit. Word...son put some sepia on this muthafucka foreal. I might gotta put a suit on for this. The verses is gon be kinda confusin for you if you listenin to this shit while skippin all the skits. You might gon be wonderin why Kendrick rhymin bout havin titties n gettin tossed by 3 niggas in a room or whatever... But either way the shit so buttery smooth you should fuck wit it still. The second half is like the start of his transformation into a more conscious individual n shit. Then we get another prayer...

11. Real ft Anna Wise - This one might jus be a little too far into smooth territory for myself personally. Like I aint necessarily need to hop up to hit the skip on this shit but at the same time I aint gon be like YO PUT THAT SHIT ON TRACK 11 when the cd gets thrown in at the crib or in the ride. But the shit is aight. By this point the little voicemail messages from Kendricks folks is gettin a little unnecessary n semi corny tho. Like can these muthafuckas go to sleep? At the same time this last skit puts a nice little bow on the story.

12. Compton ft Dr Dre - Just Blaze you a muthafuckin beast for this beat homie. We back in the future again n my nigga tradin bars (that he penned) wit the king of the west coast. This shit is like the opposite of all the songs that ever been written bout his hometown. Makes you wanna visit that muthafucka almost. The little Roger Troutman shit at the end was a nice touch even.

Now this the end of the actual album nahmean. Now we jus get into thebonus cuts n whatever. But as far as the album go...it aint no way to escape a few things...1) its a whole lotta skits on this shit. Like the first two De La Soul albums a lot. Like the first two Kanye albums a lot even. If you got zero tolerance for niggas sittin there witta tape recorder action out scenarios then you gon be hittin that skip a ton nahmean. 2) This joint got a lot of talk bout God n Jesus. If you aint a Christian that might gon get on ya nerves or whatever. For son...this is probably a very real thing, so I aint gon front on none of that at all. Some folks gotta relationship wit the Most High n some dont. This a very personal album tho. This aint some attempt at throwin a little of whatevers hot on the plate n givin you 12 singles. This aint a sample platter. This a well prepared meal namsayin. Far as the sound goes you can hear echoes of some Outkast ATLiens in here. Not to mention that this shit all clicks together marvelously jus like any one of em first 3 classic 'Kast joints. Like son really really really made a album here yo. These joints work together...they dont fight for individual shine like that. Son coulda jus did the easy thing n bus some lyrical windmills all over this shit over nothin but bangers n showed off. He coulda used the shit as a showcase for his crew n squeezed some mass promotion in there even. So dependin on what version(s) you copped (or downloaded for free n been enjoyin but aint actually left the crib to grab a physical copy of or logged into ya itunes to help support son in which case you a degenerate muthafucka n need to get the fuck outta my shit n stop readin this) its gon be a different situation for you regardin what comes next. Mainly you gon want The Recipe...which almost ey'body that fucks wit Kendrick already got...but still is the most important shit that aint on the ALBUM album. Only problem I had wit that track was that Dre use to have the sense to get niggas to write shit for him that sounded like he coulda maybe wrote it hisself. Seems like ever since Em penned a couple bars for him he started believin in his own imaginary ability to write rhymes a little too much tho. Now he jus gettin greedy. Like cmon son... You sound like Kendrick witta tranquilizer dart stuck in his neck. Other than that I love this joint. Far as the other bonus tracks go...I can live without the Mary J joint. Like naw yo... I fucks wit the rest tho. The Recipe n Swimming Pools remixes wit his Black Hippy brethren was a good move on sons part too. Like he got to maintain the vision for his album the way that he wanted while throwin a couple thanksgivin turkeys out the back of the truck for his fans namsayin.

Far as Im concerned yo...son put together a very rare thing here. It dont sound like nothin else ever neither. Only time gon tell if its gon be remembered as a classic forreal forreal. Or if its gon be downgraded a couple notches eventually. My money is on this shit tho. I seen a lot of eager ass muthafuckas was callin it a classic before the shit even dropped. I aint talkin to yall stans right now. But I talked to mad folks who was hatin the shit outta this muthafucka the day it leaked n then was sayin YOOOOOO...THIS SHIT ACTUALLY AIGHT WHEN YOU HEAR IT A SECOND TIME the very next day n shit. I also seen mad critics playin it safe n givin it the nod while holdin back a little bit. Im sayin even Straight Outta Compton had Something 2 Dance 2 on it. Even worse...Paid In Full had two joints where it was jus Eric B doin summa the worst scratchin n cuttin known to man. The Blueprint had Jigga That Nigga on it... Like Im sayin even the most classic shit gon have some missteps or whatever. Even when a dude leaves off all the filler n gives you nothin but the top grade shit niggas complain that its too short (Illmatic)... so its whatever. Is this shit better than Ready To Die? Nah. Is it gon be more influential than The Chronic? Not at all. Is it gon fly off the shelf like Get Rich Or Die Tryin? Probably not. But it definitely brought somethin new to the table. I dont mean somethin new to the table like how Soulja Boy brought somethin new to the table...I mean like how Clipse brought somethin new to the table when they dropped Lord Willin. Is this shit perfect n without flaws? Naw yo. Kinda like the character in the story its gon suffer from some bad decisions or whatever. But the end product is what defines any work of art namsayin. You can be drawin a picture n have some lines you aint really want on there so you might try n erase em but they still be showin up or whatever so you draw on top of em n try n mask the flaws n shit...but that can also add to the final picture namsayin. In the end we all gon have our opinions...but mines is all tha matters to me. So fuck what ya sayin.

Aight peace.

 

[b@squ1@t redux]

i dont give a fuck how humorous this cat is im not readin all that bullshit...succinct your ass the fuck up big ghost

 

[_Goldie_]

4. The Art of Peer Pressure - This shit got basically two parts. The first minute is jus son on some singin shit wettin the paint on his brush before he paints that next story. The beat is like some fly grown man shit. Almost toooooo grown man...like the shit that Puffy might got playin in his crib in the Hamptons while he kickin it wit old ass white dudes sippin Ciroc outta some shit wit umbrellas n mad fruit in it....like some sophisticated yet slightly played out soundiun shit. Dont get me wrong tho. I mean I fucks wit it...but it also sounds like some shit Lupe would cop from a 14 yr old beat makin nigga from Chechnya n keep on his workout playlist along wit some rare Sade demos n Yo-Yo Ma's old old old shit....like his first shit that only Lupe kno bout n shit. Then the beat transforms n we get to the actual ACTUAL song. The shit gets kinda dark n he continues his story n whatever. I aint gon spoil the whole shit for yall but basically the moral of the tale is that son really dont be gettin high or gettin in any altercations or doin no criminal shit n robbin niggas unless he wit his homies. Thats some real shit right there.

lmaooooooooo

 

[CP203]

But why Drake gotta be on this joint? Why Aubrey Graham gotta sprout his wings n flutter all over this shit? Why Drake in the van wit you on the way to Sherane house in the first place Kendrick?

LMAO

 

[soul rattler]

nigga reusing Drake jokes

 

[Lab Baby]

You kno...the OTHER dude in the Neptunes aka the John Oates (google it) of hip hop.

Funniest part of that review to me. Cuz it's true.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

dude just ethered Drake's life LOL

 

[genocidecutter]

I wonder if this big ghost guy gets paid for these reviews?

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

But why Drake gotta be on this joint? Why Aubrey Graham gotta sprout his wings n flutter all over this shit? Why Drake in the van wit you on the way to Sherane house in the first place Kendrick? I mean...son really hadda come along par? Aint even like that bathwater drinkin, waffle syrup bleedin, baby powder sneezin, spritzer pourin muthafucka came wit some different shit. He jus did his usual Drake thing...which is normally jus some instructions for random broads on how they can feel comfortable round him since he kno he aint perfect n she should kno she aint perfect but they perfect together so they can still have a good time bein flawed individuals either way cuz that shit is destiny even tho he tryin to better hisself but at least he successful now so he aint really mad at how shit done turned out for him cuz niggas gon always be unnecessarily hatin on him for all the suspect ass shit he be doin seein as they jus jealous of where he at in life n feel like they gotta cut him down to size n not that he wanna brag or nothin but it is what it is n she need to come closer so he can describe ey'thing she wearin for whoever listenin n explain to her how her flaws is the reason why she is who she is n why she need to be embracin that shit stead a hidin behind hairdos n fly clothes since bein mad plain lookin n even possibly slightly unattractive or overweight is what makes her as unique as the snowflakes he use to catch on his tongue while he was makin snow angels on the driveway of his momma house in Toronto before he would run into the kitchen wit his homies Kyle n Blake n have hot chocolates n make smores or some shit n even tho he wouldnt fuck wit her FORREAL forreal jus only on a song cuz in real life he tryin to bag Rihanna again n has dreams bout Aaliyah bein resurrected n wantin to thank him for single-handedly keepin her memory alive n makin posthumous joints wit her by walkin into the Young Money offices in front of ey'body n givin him a big kiss n scoopin him up n carryin him out while ey'body clappin n cheerin n Weezy goin WAY TO GO DRAKE...WAY TO GO...but he figures chicks wit low self esteem dig all that corny ass overly honest n conflicted bout ya own emotions n opinions shit cuz its mad relateable so he gon say it anyways....but he kinda toned it down for this joint so its whatever. 

It ain't like Big Ghost lyin lol

 

[dalyricalbandit]

Go Home Aubrey

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

so he didn't really rate it?

 

[loch121]

This is the only good review this nigga ever gave really

 

[KamPushMe]

so he didn't really rate it?

he gave it a 5 outta 5

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

But why Drake gotta be on this joint? Why Aubrey Graham gotta sprout his wings n flutter all over this shit? Why Drake in the van wit you on the way to Sherane house in the first place Kendrick? I mean...son really hadda come along par? Aint even like that bathwater drinkin, waffle syrup bleedin, baby powder sneezin, spritzer pourin muthafucka came wit some different shit. He jus did his usual Drake thing...which is normally jus some instructions for random broads on how they can feel comfortable round him since he kno he aint perfect n she should kno she aint perfect but they perfect together so they can still have a good time bein flawed individuals either way cuz that shit is destiny even tho he tryin to better hisself but at least he successful now so he aint really mad at how shit done turned out for him cuz niggas gon always be unnecessarily hatin on him for all the suspect ass shit he be doin seein as they jus jealous of where he at in life n feel like they gotta cut him down to size n not that he wanna brag or nothin but it is what it is n she need to come closer so he can describe ey'thing she wearin for whoever listenin n explain to her how her flaws is the reason why she is who she is n why she need to be embracin that shit stead a hidin behind hairdos n fly clothes since bein mad plain lookin n even possibly slightly unattractive or overweight is what makes her as unique as the snowflakes he use to catch on his tongue while he was makin snow angels on the driveway of his momma house in Toronto before he would run into the kitchen wit his homies Kyle n Blake n have hot chocolates n make smores or some shit n even tho he wouldnt fuck wit her FORREAL forreal jus only on a song cuz in real life he tryin to bag Rihanna again n has dreams bout Aaliyah bein resurrected n wantin to thank him for single-handedly keepin her memory alive n makin posthumous joints wit her by walkin into the Young Money offices in front of ey'body n givin him a big kiss n scoopin him up n carryin him out while ey'body clappin n cheerin n Weezy goin WAY TO GO DRAKE...WAY TO GO...but he figures chicks wit low self esteem dig all that corny ass overly honest n conflicted bout ya own emotions n opinions shit cuz its mad relateable so he gon say it anyways....but he kinda toned it down for this joint so its whatever.

It ain't like Big Ghost lyin lol

That was tha single most EPIC run on sentence of all times... OF ALL TIMES *Ye voice*

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

But why Drake gotta be on this joint? Why Aubrey Graham gotta sprout his wings n flutter all over this shit? Why Drake in the van wit you on the way to Sherane house in the first place Kendrick? I mean...son really hadda come along par? Aint even like that bathwater drinkin, waffle syrup bleedin, baby powder sneezin, spritzer pourin muthafucka came wit some different shit. He jus did his usual Drake thing...which is normally jus some instructions for random broads on how they can feel comfortable round him since he kno he aint perfect n she should kno she aint perfect but they perfect together so they can still have a good time bein flawed individuals either way cuz that shit is destiny even tho he tryin to better hisself but at least he successful now so he aint really mad at how shit done turned out for him cuz niggas gon always be unnecessarily hatin on him for all the suspect ass shit he be doin seein as they jus jealous of where he at in life n feel like they gotta cut him down to size n not that he wanna brag or nothin but it is what it is n she need to come closer so he can describe ey'thing she wearin for whoever listenin n explain to her how her flaws is the reason why she is who she is n why she need to be embracin that shit stead a hidin behind hairdos n fly clothes since bein mad plain lookin n even possibly slightly unattractive or overweight is what makes her as unique as the snowflakes he use to catch on his tongue while he was makin snow angels on the driveway of his momma house in Toronto before he would run into the kitchen wit his homies Kyle n Blake n have hot chocolates n make smores or some shit n even tho he wouldnt fuck wit her FORREAL forreal jus only on a song cuz in real life he tryin to bag Rihanna again n has dreams bout Aaliyah bein resurrected n wantin to thank him for single-handedly keepin her memory alive n makin posthumous joints wit her by walkin into the Young Money offices in front of ey'body n givin him a big kiss n scoopin him up n carryin him out while ey'body clappin n cheerin n Weezy goin WAY TO GO DRAKE...WAY TO GO...but he figures chicks wit low self esteem dig all that corny ass overly honest n conflicted bout ya own emotions n opinions shit cuz its mad relateable so he gon say it anyways....but he kinda toned it down for this joint so its whatever.

It ain't like Big Ghost lyin lol

That was tha single most EPIC run on sentence of all times... OF ALL TIMES *Ye voice*

I read the same line 4 times because i kept forgetting my place.

 

[vageneral08]

Then Jay Rock pops up on this shit... Or more like Jay Rock possessed by the ghost of a nigga that can really really rap pops up on this shit. Its like son wasnt comfortable wit slidin down to the bottom of the Black Hippy totem pole ever since Soul done evolved into some deep thinkin ass muthafucka n Q became THAT dude.... Almost like he thinkin SO IMMA JUS BE THE TONY YAYO OF THIS CREW ALL A SUDDEN? NAWWWW...

LMAO

 

[blackjack2012]

Ether to drake

 

[GSonII]

Its a good album, even though I come away feeling like he is a overblown rapper

 

[Iceberg Slick]

I aint reading all that shit. Money trees, maad city, swimming pools tde remix, and compton all on that classic LA tip. This album fire.