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- 1 Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit 2:23
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mastering engineer
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- 2 Fa All Y'All 3:19
- with Kandi Burruss
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writer
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vocals
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background vocals
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background vocals, keyboard
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mastering engineer
- 3 Fire It Up • Celebration Time • 3:30
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writer
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background vocals, co-producer
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mastering engineer
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writer
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writer
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writer
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- 4 Funkdafied 3:05
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background vocals, co-producer
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mastering engineer
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- 5 May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha 4:13
- with LaTocha Scott
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vocals
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background vocals, co-producer
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mastering engineer
- 6 Ain't No Thang 3:54
- with Y-Tee
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vocals
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background vocals
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background vocals
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mastering engineer
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J. Hannawriter
- 7 Come and Get Some 3:12
- with Mac Daddy
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vocals, writer
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mastering engineer
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writer
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writer
- 8 Mind Blowin' 4:31
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background vocals
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mastering engineer
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- 9 Give It 2 You 3:13
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co-producer
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mastering engineer
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- Total length: 31:20
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8 Reviews
Some really solid G-funk beats and an MC that could hold her own next to the other big names at the time. Appreciate that unlike a lot of other 90's rap albums this album is short and sweet, maybe with the limited subject material on this (I'm a badass! I like weed!) it could get boring after a while but at 30 mins that doesn't happen. Not mind blowing by any means but definitely worth noting when looking at west coast rap.
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beats sound cheap, lyrics are childish and occasionally corny,
and yet still, this album is packed with so much charm and simplicity that it's a real pleasure
and yet still, this album is packed with so much charm and simplicity that it's a real pleasure
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Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit
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2
Fa All Y'All
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3
Fire It Up (Celebration Time)
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4
Funkdafied
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5
May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha
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6
Ain't No Thang
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7
Come and Get Some
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8
Mind Blowin'
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9
Give It 2 You
The first has a poor production: cheap boom bap, tight and light drum, wacky samples, the rapper delivers decently slow. The following two cuts are qualitatively inferior: Dupri places pounding, dry and slow drums, combining them with cheap or extravagant samples. On these musical carpets, Da Brat sounds bad, slow syncopated, at best decent, and his hooks don't work, albeit cheerful and festive. There's Kandi in "Fa All Y'All", but her contribution goes unnoticed, basically. The title track boasts a decent rhythm, tight drum and acceptable samples, the MC spits bars with slow syncopated rapping. LaTocha Scott is a guest on "May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha", where Dupri invents g-funk synths on a pounding, tight drum, providing a slow beat. Y-Tee performs in "Ain't No Thang", one of the worst cuts of the edition, consisting of a poor rhythm, slow and lean drum, mediocre samples and a generic delivery. The next cut is no better: Dupri brings out completely bad, wack and cheap g-funk synths, which destroy the quality of the track. Da Brat delivers lyrics with confident style, Mac Daddy adds little to the song. Track eight has an almost decent musical carpet, with slow pounding drum machine and wacky samples: the beat is left to breathe at the end, I'm not sure why. It closes, incredible, the best cut of the entire LP: glossy boom bap, thumping drum, slow and energetic, rhythm let to breathe, disco-dance vibes, synthesized hook that sounds electronic, slow syncopated delivery.
No need to lie, the album isn't good: the record suffers a lot in the first part and gets worse in the second section, biting all the time the West Coast g-funk sound, the rhythms of Dre and the style of Snoop. Dupri's production is simply ridiculous and bland, while the delivery of the MC is generic and at times annoying, in her attempt to mimic Snoop Dogg, sounding thug-gangsta and hardcore. Composed of 9 cuts for over half an hour of listening, the disc is released by So So Def which has a distribution agreement with Sony through Columbia: I don't like Jermaine Dupri's music, but it can't be said that the boy can't sell records, this CD comes first among rap chart and eleventh on the Billboard 200, becoming one of the best-selling rap albums in two consecutive years. Within a month and a half, the title track, first single, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and in the following January the same album was too: Da Brat becomes the first female solo rapper to achieve platinum certification, and the second female rap act to do so after Salt-n-Pepa. Forgettable album, not recommended, 4/10.
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Pretty immature even for G-funk but her name sorta implies as much and if you can get past the "little girl trying to act tough" silliness, this is actually kinda catchy and fun (definitely helps that it's so short- JUST LIKE DA BRAT).
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Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit
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Fa All Y'All
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3
Fire It Up (Celebration Time)
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Funkdafied
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May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha
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Come and Get Some (feat. ...)
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8
Mind Blowin'
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9
Give It 2 You
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There's not much to say about this album except that it marks the emergence of Jermaine Dupri on the producer market, for what little that was ultimately worth. It's basically a small dosage of very G Funk sounding Atlanta rap (though Brat is from the midwest herself). It doesn't really sound southern at all, no Outkast or UGK hints here, just a generic swipe of west coast sounds. Brat is really the only thing worth talking about here, she's a basically good emcee, thought nothing special. I dunno, pretty unremarkable album all around, and by all accounts the highest point Jermaine Dupri reached in his career.
Rating: 3
Highlights: Da Shit Ya Can't Fuck Wit, Fire It Up, Funkdafied, Ain't No Thang
Rating: 3
Highlights: Da Shit Ya Can't Fuck Wit, Fire It Up, Funkdafied, Ain't No Thang
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Lyrics: 2.5
Beats: 3.0
If you are looking for a watered-down female version of Snoop Doggy Dogg, well Da Brat is exactly what you need! With Jermaine Dupri on board to provide some pure g-funk biting, Da Brat-tat-tat-tat raps about being a hard bitch. Can you believe that this formula was good enough to make her a platinum artist? The g-funk sound was really dominant in 1994, there's a bunch of artists from all regions who jumped on that sound after the huge success of Doggystyle. Not only does "Funkdafied" copy the production style of Doggystyle, Da Brat also uses a Snoop-like flow and sometimes repeats some of his catch-phrases too. I don't think that there is an album that bites more than this one, it's not totally awful but it sometimes feels a little bit like a joke. It's worth a look for the decent Jermaine Dupri production work, but on the whole it's short and doesn't have much replay value.
Beats: 3.0
If you are looking for a watered-down female version of Snoop Doggy Dogg, well Da Brat is exactly what you need! With Jermaine Dupri on board to provide some pure g-funk biting, Da Brat-tat-tat-tat raps about being a hard bitch. Can you believe that this formula was good enough to make her a platinum artist? The g-funk sound was really dominant in 1994, there's a bunch of artists from all regions who jumped on that sound after the huge success of Doggystyle. Not only does "Funkdafied" copy the production style of Doggystyle, Da Brat also uses a Snoop-like flow and sometimes repeats some of his catch-phrases too. I don't think that there is an album that bites more than this one, it's not totally awful but it sometimes feels a little bit like a joke. It's worth a look for the decent Jermaine Dupri production work, but on the whole it's short and doesn't have much replay value.
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Alright album from a once promising female MC. There's some promising stuff on here. "Funkdafied" is a somewhat classic joint from hip-hop's Indian Summer. "Aint No Thang" ,and "Give It 2 You" are good too. Nothing's she's made since has had nearly the ferocity or focus as this.
Favorite Tracks:
"Fa All Y'all" "Fire It Up" "Funkdafied" "Aint No Thang" "Give It 2 You"
Favorite Tracks:
"Fa All Y'all" "Fire It Up" "Funkdafied" "Aint No Thang" "Give It 2 You"
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Catalog
24 May 2024
22 May 2024
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1
Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit
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2
Fa All Y'All
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3
Fire It Up • Celebration Time •
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4
Funkdafied
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5
May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha
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6
Ain't No Thang
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7
Come and Get Some
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8
Mind Blowin'
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9
Give It 2 You
21 May 2024
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1
Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit
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2
Fa All Y'All
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3
Fire It Up • Celebration Time •
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4
Funkdafied
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5
May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha
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6
Ain't No Thang
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7
Come and Get Some
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8
Mind Blowin'
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9
Give It 2 You
20 May 2024
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16 Feb 2024
12 Feb 2024
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1
Da Shit Ya Can't Fuc Wit
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2
Fa All Y'All
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3
Fire It Up • Celebration Time •
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Funkdafied
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5
May da Funk Be Wit 'Cha
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6
Ain't No Thang
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7
Come and Get Some
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8
Mind Blowin'
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9
Give It 2 You
11 Feb 2024
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