well since c-section reviewed the black album i thought i would do a review for beg for mercy...i'm not really that good at doin reviews but o well...track listing might change before the album actually drops...
artist: G-Unit
cd title: Beg For Mercy
release date: 11/ 18/ 03
record label: G-Unit/Interscope
# of tracks: 18
Run Time: 68:44
Intro:
if you havent heard of g-unit or 50 cent before now then you must have been living in a cave or something this year. either that or you've never listened to a mixtape, which g-unit has been all over the mixtape scene for most of the year. 50 blew up huge with his solo 'get rich or die trying' which dropped earlier this year. now hes looking to do the same with his group g-unit and there debut album 'beg for mercy'. g-unit will probably sell a ton of albums while riding the 50 cent wave of success but if the albums good or not is the real question.
Track by Track Review
1.G-Unit - this is a decent intro. the beat is pretty hot. no hook. young buck comes off ok, 50 comes off ok but i wasnt really feeling his flow that much. banks drops a decent verse for him but still outshines 50 and buck. overall i give it a 6.5/10
run time: 3:29
2.Poppin them Thangs - another pretty hot beat. 50 provides the hook which is nice. 50 drops a pretty good verse. lloyd drops a real hot verse. buck comes off decent also. overall i give it a 8/10
run time: 4:00
3.My Buddy - this is probably my favorite track on the cd. intro has the end scene of Scarface ("say hello to my lil friend"). song is basically talking about there guns. the beat is nice. 50 again provides the hook, which is nice. banks comes and drops a hot verse. 50 comes off nice. buck comes off ok again. i give it a 9/10
run time: 3:44
4.I'm So Hood - beat is pretty good but probably me least favorite of the first 4 tracks. this track is a 50 solo track. he drops 2 decent verses. 50 takes a few shots at some rappers like lost boys, mr cheeks, lunatics and maybe diddy. hes says sean but the last name is edited out with a gunshot. i give it a 6.5/10
run time: 2:25
5.Stunt 101 - this is the lead single off the cd. beat is hot and so is the hook. 50 drops a decent verse. lloyd drops a nice verse. buck comes off decent. overall this is a pretty hot track. i give it a 7.5/10 mainly cause of the beat, hook and banks verse.
run time: 3:52
6.Wanna Get To Know You - the beat is ok, has an r&b vibe to it. hook is sung and i found it entertaining. buck comes off ok at best. banks drops a pretty good verse. 50 comes off decent. i give it a 6.5/10
run time: 4:25
7.Groupie Love - beat is decent. hook is decent as well. 50 drops a ok verse. yayo makes his first appearance on the album and drops a real nice verse. lloyd comes off real nice as well. i give it a 7.5/10 i would have given it more but i'm not really feeling the beat that much.
run time: 4:14
8.Betta Ask Somebody - beat is pretty hot. hook is good. banks comes in and drops a nice verse yet again. buck comes off pretty good. 50 comes off pretty good too. i give it a 7.5/10
run time:3:53
9.Footprints - beat is pretty good. this is a young buck solo. bucks first verse is pretty good. hook is ok. bucks second verse is decent. third verse was decent as well. overall this is a ok song, buck doesnt say anything really remember able. very skip able track. i give it a 4.5/10 i was thinking about giving it a 5 outta 10 but its really skip able, so i decided on 4.5.
run time: 4:21
10.Eye for an Eye - beat is hot. hook is pretty good. just your standard gun talk song. banks comes off nice again. buck comes off decent. 50 comes off nice. i give it a 7.5/10 would have given it better but its nothing new or original.
run time: 3:55
11.Smile - the beat is pretty good. it has an r&b vibe to it. the hook is pretty good. this is a banks solo track. banks drops two solid verses. this songs for the ladies. i give it a 7/10
run time: 3:38
12.Baby You Got - beats nice and so is the hook. 50 drops a nice verse. buck comes off ok. banks comes decent. overall this track is pretty skip able i give it a 6.5/10
run time: 4:03
13.Salute U - hot beat and a hot hook. buck drops a pretty good verse. lloyd drops a hot verse, real nice. i give it a 8/10 i would have given it more but i thought the track should have been longer.
run time: 3:00
14.Beg For Mercy - beat is hot, sounds alot like the backdown beat speeded up. 50 drops a pretty hot verse. the hook is nice. buck comes off decent. banks comes and drops another hot verse. i give it a 7.5/10
run time: 2:38
15.G'd Up - beat is nice. hook is nice which is provided by 50. 50 drops a nice verse and banks comes off real nice yet again. buck comes off ok. i give it a 7/10 would have given it more but i felt buck drug the track down some.
run time: 4:47
16.Lay You Down - beat is hot as well as the hook. 50 drops a nice verse and i found it to be pretty funny. buck prolly drops his best verse on the cd. he comes off nice on this track. banks comes off nice again, hot shit. overall i give it a 8/10 would have gave it more but i've heard it quite a few times before this. still a real nice track
run time: 4:03
17.Gangsta Shit - beat is nice. wasnt really feeling the hook that much though. 50 drops a nice verse. buck comes off decent. banks comes off nice yet again. i give it a 7/10
run time:4:12
18.I Smell Pussy - beat is nice. 50 takes a few shots at ja and gotti before the track starts. banks comes off nice. the hook was hot except for the "take me to ecstasy without taking ecstasy" part at the end. yayo makes another appearance and comes off nice. 50 drops a pretty good verse. overall i give it a 7.5/10
run time: 3:58
Final Thoughts: overall this album was decent but should have been better. buck seems to say the same things in just about all his verses and doesnt really come off nice except for a few tracks. 50 comes off decent for the most part but doesnt really spit anything memorable. banks comes off nice on just about every track and drops some hot ass lines. the beats and hooks were nice for the most part. my main problems with this album is there wasnt enough yayo verses (they should have waited till he got out of jail before they dropped this) and young buck basically talking about the same shit over and over and not really making it interesting. alot of the tracks seem to blend together on this cd cause of the lyrics, same old gun talk and shit. was the album good?, yes. could it have been better though?, yes. so overall it was a pretty good album but i thought it could have been better. cant wait till the banks solo album drops next year.
Rank:7/10
thanks for peeping...any thoughts on the album?
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