Review by Loose Cannonz

F Sharp - California Love Part One

Aight, aight, I'm kinna drunk ya'll so I'mma bout to pop this review after a few brewskis if yeow mean. Red Sox beat the Yankees today in the home opener, not too many chicklets out nahmsayin' so let's do this shit before the night lights up. Nothin better to vibe to drunk to and review to than Cali Love from my dude F Sharp. Frankly, I ain't know a F Sharp from a hole in the dude's head but the west coast Cali chronic got me on. Outlawz begin shouting about who wanna die, get fucked, die, same kind…yo who knows…this is how you listen to music anyway so why not do it drizzunk. Even an afterwork happy hour ain't keep a brother locked. Outlawz can hold it down, I'm glad they ain't include a old ass Pac verse; do ya things playaz, the album dropping soon. The cut by the way is "Don't Get It Fucked Up." Anyways…next. OK, Nextel off the hook…hol up...some hot hook. Aight, 25 mins later…buzz goin but still hollin up a bit for my niggie the "Microphone Mike Vick" Ras Kass on bell-ringing, electric accordion-riffing "Caution" and I skipped down to THAT joint, "The Whoop," produced by Dr. Drizzay and featuring Busta Buss on the hook. This Ras single should appear with a video real soon, so my dude can sell some records for once, breaking niggas off like leprosy. It is currently pipin the Sirius soundwaves and features a hypnotic 'hoo-bangin' type vibe and some "pass-the-Courvoisier" type shit (no wonder you're listening to it, scromie). Definitely make me want to go back out to the bar. Lyrics is tight too. Skippin' down again for some more Razzie, the exclusive of this mixtape is "Deformed Pretty Boys" (Y-O!) featuring more of that underground shit he known fo'. It can bounce, but the beat is as lethal as the pop culture references Ras shreds with ease. Album should be tight. When it comin' C-Arson baller? "Real Talk" presents a nice little piano tune with a sharp drumbeat and the 'Lawz returning on killer rhymes.

DPG reps all over the disc-word has it they back together, good for they careers, no doubt-as these solo attempts are woefully displayed. Daz pumps to "Disco Inferno" with G'd out verocity…grr…; speaks on Eazy E's son (who goes on to emulate his pops' style to perfection with Pac and Big on an ironic and old-already "Me Against the World"); joins Young Chris and Neef to an awkward-sounding combination to say the least; and emulates idol Ice Cube's "Bird in Hand" with precision. Meanwhile, Kurupt goes asinine to "Stalkin'," then "Drops it Like its Hot" and rocks The Game's "Westside Story" with brother Roscoe (not P. Coldchain). Word to the return of Kam. One of the underrated legends of the Left Coast is my man who absolutely ain't afraid to spit his feelings on his mind, giving fear to whitey, gov and all them crackas thinking all that shit. Politically determined, proving "Killa" over rabid keys, funk synth play, and stampeding drum progress. This release from F Shizzarp reminds me of some of Smallz shit. The setup is very similar in that you get a few of them bangin exclusives, some hot coastal R&B, and some old tracks that help tell a story within the tape (mixing is included!). The downside of all this is to those exploring for exclusives will come up short on Cali Love 1. Let's also admit, some of these freestyles over familiar G-Unit beats and what not are mere throwaways. It's like who hasn't rocked the beat from "Disco Inferno," who really wants to hear Baby Bash, and who ready for 40 Glocc? Most likely not too many. With this many big names on one disc, the talent of the Yay area emcee will be overlooked. The acoustically-smooth "Runnin" ain't what you think, whereas the hand-plucked, conga-pounced "Shame" featuring Jayo and Peedy will get skipped by regulars for G-Unit's "Hate It or Love It (Remix)." Don't ask me how but that just how the game (aha) is. If nothing, Cali Love is repped lovely on the final joint by Bishop Lamont. Dr. Dre signee?

RATING SYSTEM
	Trash
	Step Ya Game Up
	Diehards only
	In the Deck
	Straight Crack
	Among Year's Best
	Mixtape Classic