Freddie Blackskin “Music For The People” Digital Review. (Update With Track)
This review is an opinion of the author and in no way is the expressed consent of 401hiphop.com, I warned you now. click the read more link to find out what I mean.
The best part about this album is the cover. I’m sorry if that is too harsh to say about the album right off the bat but it needed to be said.
The album has over 15 tracks of the same rehashed song over and over again, what is the the theme you ask? Getting paper and being posted up on the block. Now let me say that this album has some pretty decent beats and if I wasnt trying to figure out what Freddie was trying to express throughout the album I probably wouldve enjoyed the album. That being said I got 9 tracks into it and I couldnt stand the album anymore. I had to stop listening to save myself some sanity.
Another thing about this album is the features are better then the artist they are supposed to be enhancing for the sake of the album. The traks content on each tend to contradict themselves over the length of the album I mean one song is about getting out of the ghetto and helping the kids but then within the SAME SONG he is talking about pushing drugs!?!? what the Eff is going on here?
To put it plainly the album has some pretty dope beats but the mixing is horrible on some tracks and the content is subpar at best.
I have to say that the album is not for me. But I did listen and well these words are the truth according to me.
Vibes-6 ; Beats-7 ; Content-2 ; Skills-4
care to judge for yourself?
Take It To The Top -
Head Above Water -
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 am
Man at least u could’ve posted one of the songs so RI listeners can judge 4 themselves… AND I don’t know how much this matters BUT track 6 “Ride Til I Die” is #1 on the Radio as far as American hip hop goes in ALL of Brazil 4 6 weeks strong now… I’ll speak on this more later but in no way am I upset about ur review HW. If u listened to Witness the Birth of Freddie Black which was also released last yr you might think Freddie Black aka Pride is 2 different people….
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:51 am
I updated it with 2 tracks for the people to hear. Like I said I have no hate towards the guy considering I don’t know him this was just my honesty/opinion others might think otherwise and thats exactly why I decided to upload 2 tracks after you gave the permission.
August 24th, 2008 at 2:00 am
to get a straight underground listeners opinion on a street mainstream type album is obvously going to have problems… thats like aesop rock reviewing a d block album and viceversa.. of course they wouldnt relate to anything bieng said…hmmmm
August 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
That being said I got 9 tracks into it and I couldnt stand the album anymore. I had to stop listening to save myself some sanity.
Dude didn’t even listen to the whole album…..
I have to say that the album is not for me. But I did listen and well these words are the truth according to me.
Who the FUK is contradicting them self …..
Dude get another person to review this. . . .
HW YOU ARE A TRAINWRECKATHON
ARE U REALLY TELLING THE TRUTH . . .
I COULD CARE LESS THAT U ARE BAD MOUTHING FREDDY BUT HAVE A LITTLE MORE PROFESSIONAL
August 26th, 2008 at 12:02 am
myb it fucked up
August 26th, 2008 at 7:16 am
“I have to say that the album is not for me. But I did listen and well these words are the truth according to me.”
see if you read that last line I clearly state that this album is not meant for me.
I reviewed the album because 1. They asked me too.
and 2. because I have no problems reviewing things. but the music I like is not what this album is about. Im not into pushing songs about selling drugs the streets are fucked up enough. When your trying to tell kids hey make it out the ghetto and not preaching possibly the right now, like lets say goto school and get a degree or make something out of yourself that is not dealing. Im just not feeling it.
I have lived in the hood, been beat down, and the such. Just because its your environment doesn’t mean you cant change your outcome in a positive way.
I didnt listen to the whole album because I really wasnt feeling it. If after 9 songs in a row, you cant make me like 1 or 2, then the rest are going to fall in line with the first 9. thats why its a tracklisting, people need to arrange their cds to fit the best up, becuase in this world you get 1 shot maybe 2 at impressing someone, after 4 songs I wanted to stop listening but I didnt.
like I said I dont know freddie black and this is not an attack on him or his crew.
this is just an opinion.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:18 am
And I wouldve gave this to someone else to review but there is No one else to review it.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:36 am
and even after this I would still listen to another black album in hopes that it would be better then this one. so if you got another and arent afraid to get it reviewed send it over.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:36 am
woops hey my bad gtc I meant to only delete one of your comments and it gave me an error message. if you can please post your comment again.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
yea na its cool i hit post twice any way but i understand what ur sayin thats why i said no diss but idk how ur life is not to be like i do madd dirt but you kno what i’m gettin at he does music for the people but any way i got two cd’s need so hit me up
August 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
but like i said
i own a copy and i listed to it and would say
Art Work:8
Beats: 8
Lyrics: 8
Content: 10
Ova All: Dope Album
August 26th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
if you’re going to bitch about a bad review don’t ask for one, end of story.
and if you want a second opinion on the album, send that shit to jotsone@gmail.com and i’ll give it a once-over since everyone’s so butthurt with HW.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Check ur email H Dub. Sent u a link to Witness The Birth of Freddie Blackskin. U were the 1st we sent this album out 4 review to. In NO WAY, shape, form or fasion is ur review taken personally. This particular album did EXACTLY what we wanted it to do, which was cross over to a larger fanbase. I do however think ur review was very lacadasical in the sense that u didn’t bother to listen to the whole album…. 1st things 1st, Freddie Black is a lyricist! NO ONE can EVER take that away from him. GhosTown as a label AND group has been around OFFICIALLY since 2001! We’ve successfully released 5 albums AND 10 mixtapes combined in that timespan! I’ll even agree, “Music For The People” wasn’t agreeable with everyone who has a say at our label BUT that wasn’t the point of the release. We put it out to let headz kno WE could be relevant on some commercial hip hop ish without changing the content. Honestly, to me, the only thing that changed was the style of beats mostly, which was produced by my man Dru. He had a vision as a budding producer and engineer and we ran with it. I’m happy with the accolades we’ve received from this album alone and it allowed for ALOT of growth within our tight nit group! To ne one that listened to the album in full or just these 2 tracks, JUST KNOW, we got a HELL OF ALOT MORE 4 your eardrums!!! HIP HOP ALL DAY! RI WE LUV U MAFUCKAZ!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
” WE could be relevant on some commercial hip hop ish without changing the content”
Wtf u even talkin bout homie?
but uh, congratulations i guess… this music sounds as bad as the people making money on the radio
August 28th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I have the music for the people disc and as far as im concerned its classic freddie negro material… i like it.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
My words are pretty much self explainatory…. So, pretty much, ne 1 that listened to them joints posted or has listened to this lp doesn’t get it??? I’m not gonna sit here and listen to mafuckaz try to discredit all the hard work put into putting out a quality product! #1 and #2 minus this album, Freddie would/can rap circles around pretty much ne one who got something to say about whatever. It’s not about that tho, the album title says it all. It’s called “Music For the People”. It’s NOT for ALL people but it is music FOR people that wanna hear what Freddie Blackskin has to say, in ALL it’s glory, CONTRADICTIONS, praise, and HATE! Jay Z said it best, “Do you dudes listen to music or do you just skim through it…” Do me a favor and listen to “Head Above Water” AGAIN!
August 29th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
no thank. 1nce was more than enuff
August 29th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
lol i luv this lil crab pot…
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
were my haters at?
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
where are the ppl period!!!!!!!!!!
we should do like a contest on this site like a artist of the year where ppl vote on the local artist they like or suttin……
MORTAL THIS SITE IS DIEING LETS GET IT BACK UP & RUNNING DAWG LMAO
HW LETS BOOST READERSHIP
Or like do a “401HipHop.com Music Awards Show”
****Best Video, Best New Artist, Hottest New Track, Best Live Performence, Hottest Artist of thge year, Ect… we can hold a event some place like the eastbay tavern idk i just think we should do suttin to boost the site readership even thou my team getts alot of hate on this site we would do anything to make 401HipHop.com Poppin again holla at me if u want to hear the ideas i got them alll writen up so holla at me online http://www.myspace.com/GTCProductionz or MjSantos@ccri.edu
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September 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
ayo if anotha thing to HW listen to the cd all the way u’ll see its alot betta then u thought since this review i have had Freddie Blackskins CD in the whip every day
Freddie Black “MuSic For The People” OUT NOW!!!!!
September 4th, 2008 at 10:01 am
wow….this site sucks harder and harder everytime I come to it. lol.
Peace to Jim Browski and Pride….long time no speak.
September 12th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I’m not a fan in any way of this “cd”
September 13th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
i would really love to get a copy of this and give it a second review since the first one got everyone so heated…get at me jim - jotsone@gmail.com
September 13th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
how do i get this album?
November 15th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Whatever happened to that second review? was it ever sent to jots? i was just looking over this review again and honestly i think Music for The People should get a 2nd glance. Or maybe i just liked all the controversy that came with it…
By the way, bringin u back when u scroll up to sbos comment, wheres my haters?
i was just reviewed, got a decent review, and no one is hating? Im bout to create an alter ego and hate on myself. hahahaha