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U gotta feel him. Once
again Houston’s own leprechaun has delivered a sure fire hit CD.
Displaying enough diversity to make you throw your hands in the air
whilst giving you an insight into his inner workings in one verse. His
style clearly crunk, manages to avoid the cacophonous feel of many other
artists aspiring to be on his level, this is one of the key reasons the
album is so easy to listen to from one flowing track to another.
From the moment you start spinning disc one (being a double album) you
get a very clear perspective of how your next hour and a half is going
to feel. It wouldn’t be appropriate to go through all 21 tracks and give
a brief synopsis of each, with no skits in between. Although skits tend
to be an effective way to break up a CD to keep the listener interested,
the lack of such in no way detracts from the overall feel of U Gotta
Feel Me with only 12 and 9 tracks on the two discs respectively.
With most artists, their albums go from a fiery start to a more somber
finish where you start to get a true feel of who and what they really
are. This is not the case with U Gotta Feel Me, which although a
dangerous move, seems to have paid off in the end. The listener is kept
engaged by an emphatic song seemingly after every slower track.
What’s wrong with this album? To be honest, not a lot, although
nothing’s perfect. There is too many collaborations, only nine out of
the 21 tracks are Lil’ Flip exclusive. This doesn’t disadvantage the CD
in many regards, however in a track like Where I’m from (track 6, disc
2) which boasts a slowed down, somber beat, although a good song, could
have been just as good if not better if it was solely Flip talking about
his experiences. Disc two is hard to describe; it feels at times like a
mixtape, a whole lot of banging tracks thrown together, but let down by
the two screwed tracks (Drugz and Dem Boyz Remix) which feel awkward and
out of place with the rest of the CD.
All in all an extremely strong album, which has been receiving a lot of
airplay. On a side note, as of the 18th of August 2004 U Gotta Feel Me
received platinum status, as was to be expected. Starting off with the
explosive I Came To Bring The Pain and ending in the equally crunk Ain’t
No N**** (featuring David Banner) this CD is definitely worth look.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Review By: Daniel Moffatt |
