Davey D's 12" Record Reviews



August/September 1996

RatingArtist/Title/LabelLyricsBeatsContentCreativityStyle Remarks
BABOVE THE LAW
City Of Angels
Tommy Boy
BB-B-Bfunk rap N/A
B+AKINYELE
In The World
Stress
BBB+BNY Rap N/A
A-AL TARIQUE
Peace Akki-91 bpm
Correct
A B+B+BNY rap N/A
B+BEATNUTS
Find That-90 bpm
Tommy Boy
BB-B-Bfunk rap N/A
BBIZ MARKIE
Studda Step
Cold Chillin'
B B+BBNY rap N/A
ABLAZAH BLAZAH
Good Cop Bad Cop-91 bpm
Mercury
B ABANY rap N/A
B+BUSH BABIES
Love Songs-93 bpm
WB
BBBBNY rap N/A
ACAPAONE & NORIEGA
Illegal Life-87 bpm
Penalty
A BBB..NY rap N/A
A-CHINO XL
Kreep-84 bpm
American
B+B+B+Blove rap
RatingArtist/Title/LabelLyricsBeatsContentCreativityStyle Remarks
A-CHUCK D
No-92 bpm
Mercury
B-ABBNY rap
ACOMMON SENSE
The Bitch In You-92 bpm
Relativity
A AAANY/Chi rap N/A
CDAZZIE DEE
Where You From
Mercury
C+ C+CCg-funk N/A
A-DE LA SOUL
Sunshine-88 bpm
Tommy Boy
A B+B+B..NY rap N/A
B-DRU DOWN
Can U Feel Me-90 bpm
Relativity
B BCB-playa rap
AE-40/ TOO SHORT
Rapper's Ball-90 bpm
Jive
A+ B+B+B..wc rap N/A
BGEORGE NOOKS
Real Men-86 bpm
Correct
BB+B-Braggamuffin
BGHOSTFACE KILLAH
Daytona 500-97 bpm
Mercury
B+ BB-B-NY rap
B+GOODIE MOBB
Dirty South-93 bpm
La Face
B+ B+B+B..political rap N/A
RatingArtist/Title/LabelLyricsBeatsContentCreativityStyle Remarks
AGRAV
C'mon-91 bpm
Correct
A+ BBB..NY rap N/A
C+ILL & AL SCRATCH
Me & The Click-90 bpm
Mercury
B C-CCNY rap N/A
A-MADD HEAD
Representin'
Geffen
B+ AB+BWC rap N/A
B-MOBB DEEP
Street Life-89 bpm
Mercury
B B-B+C+political rap N/A
C+MOP
Me & The Click-90 bpm
Mercury
C+ B-CB-NY rap N/A
AOUTKAST
Elevators-84 bpm
LaFace
B+ A-B+B+Atlanta rap N/A
B+ORGANIZED KONFUSION
Decisions-90 bpm
East West
BB+B+Bpolitical rap N/A
RatingArtist/Title/LabelLyricsBeatsContentCreativityStyle Remarks
A-ORGANIZED NOISE
Set It Off-89 bpm
East West
B A-BB+club rap
BMC REN
Keep It Real
Ruthless
BB-B-Bwc funk rap N/A
B+RICHIE RICH w/ T-BOZ
I Touch Myself [remix]
La Face
B+ AB+B..Atlanta rap N/A
B-SADAT X
The Lump Lump
Mercury
B B+CCNY rap N/A
ATRIBE CALLED QUEST
Stressed Out-90 bpm
Jive
B+ A-BCNY rap
A-TRIGGA THA GAMBLER
My Crew Can't Go...94 bpm
Def Jam
B A-CB+NY rap
AULTRA
Big Time-88 bpm
OTR
B C-CCNY rap
A+WESTSIDE CONNECTION
Bow Down
Priority
A- A+A-B+NY rap N/A
BYELLA
Dat's How I'm Livin'-72 bpm
Mercury
B-BC+CLA rap N/A

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KEYS FOR RAP STYLES

*=rap artist is from the Bay Area
NY Rap=NY Style hip hop...tight lyrics..
WC=west coast rap/rap from Cali.... funk type beats
gangsta=hardcore hip hop
soulful=.hip hop w/ a soulful edge ie Organized Noise etc
Urban=Hip hop w/ an R&B commercial edge
Raggamuffin=hip hop w/ reggea flava
g-funk=wc style of hip hop
jazzy rap=hip hop with a jazz flava
funk rap=hip hop that uses P-Funk..
political=rap with political lyrics...
love rap=rap song dealing with relationships...
playa rap=player/pimp type grove...
Atlanta=hip hop from Atlanta..
miami bass=uptempo dance track..