![]() ![]() "Go Crazy" is the height of the Mason-Dixon bridge. "And Then What" finds Mannie Fresh in fine, fat-faced form while Jeezy heads down to his "Auntie House" before he goes boom, boom clap. "Get Ya Mind Right" runs on horror movie organ fuel, like a Goblin-Argento soundtrack redux. "My Hood", while cheap, easy, and out of character for the steadily mean-mugged Jeezy, is blissful, thanks to a chintzy Casio beat and some sort of My Hood=Our Hood claptrap. There's no parsing through flow and lyrics and drum machines. For Jeezy, it's the essence of his persona: maniacal shouting, catchphrases, euphoria, instant gratification. For most MCs this would weigh down their words. Unbridled "Daaaayuums" and everlasting "Yeeeeaaahs" or "Thaaaaat's riiiiight"s punctuate each song. ![]() By now Da Snowman's ad-libs are things of legend. He punctuates the song with his calling card. He breathes hard on the track and stares down his microphone like it hates him. ![]() It's a joyous moment but also the scariest album opener I've heard this year. ![]() On opener "Thug Motivation 101" Jeezy pounds his chest and growls, "I used to hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches er'where/ Now I hit the kitchen lights, there's marble floors er'where" over tense, eerie keyboards. ![]()
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