My Balls & My Word

My Balls & My Word

Track Listings
1. Keep It Real
2. Bring the Noise
3. Offer U Can't Refuse
4. Day They Make Me Boss
5. Mo Money
6. Pull It Off
7. Times So Hard
8. How Ya Do Dat
9. Better Than Last Time
10. Lil Poppa Got a Brand New Bag
11. Confedi
12. Last Outlaw
13. Ghost Rider
14. We Don't Stop

My Balls & My Word
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the tightest if not the tightest artist from No Limit
  • best no limit album
  • no-limit classic
  • WHY DID HE LEAVE NO LIMIT
  • boy on fire
 My Balls & My Word
Young Bleed
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003AI7
Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

  1. Keep It Real
  2. Bring The Noise
  3. An Offer U Can't Refuse
  4. The Day They Make Me Boss
  5. Mo Money
  6. Pull It Off
  7. Times So Hard
  8. How Ya Do Dat
  9. Better Than Last Time
  10. Lil Poppa Got A Brand New Bag
  11. Confedi
  12. Da Last Outlaw
  13. Ghostrider
  14. We Don't Stop

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the tightest if not the tightest artist from No Limit.......2006-09-05

This is one of the rawest cds out from no limit beside Mac shell shooked. Young Bleed and Mac cds I can listen to them and just ride out. I reminds me when I used jam this in the streets of Jackson,MS. I think I'm gone cop this tommorrow along with shell shooked.

5 out of 5 stars best no limit album.......2006-03-17

I remeber when this cd came out. It was my senior year in school & How do you do that was our class theme!! What Happened to youngbleed?

5 out of 5 stars no-limit classic.......2005-11-01

this is one of my fav`s from master p. its becoming rare,i got 2unopened for decent price, email if interested.

5 out of 5 stars WHY DID HE LEAVE NO LIMIT.......2005-03-07


IF YOU LIKE NO LIMIT ---- THIS IS ONE FOR THE COLLECTION.

YOUNG BLEED SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH THE SOLDIERS

THE FIRST 2 SONGS ARE HOT................

FREE MAC = COREY.

5 out of 5 stars boy on fire.......2004-10-13

FIRST OF ALL THE BOY IS STR8 FROM BATON ROUGE JUST LIKE LIL BOOSIE, MAXMINELLI, LIL WEBBIE,C-LOC AND J-VON. ALL THESE BOYS ARE GANGSTA'S IN THIS GAME AND BEEN DOIN IT FOR A MIN.
Klezmer King
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Abe Schwartz -- King of Yiddish Music
  • Old-Time American Roots Klezmer Music
  • Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy
  • Close your eyes and you're at a Jewish wedding
  • Time warp
 Klezmer King
Abe Schwartz
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066401
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Russishe Shehr - Abe Schwart'z Orchestra
  2. Ch'Sidishe Nigunim (Hasidic Melodies) - Boibriker Kapelle
  3. Die Reize Nuch Amerika (The Trip To America) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
  4. Die Greene Cousine (The Greenhorn Girl Cousin) - Abraham Moskowitz
  5. Russian Scissors - Oriental Orchestra
  6. Dovid'l Bazetzt Die Kalleh (Little David Seats The Bride) - Dave Tarras
  7. Gelebt Und Gelacht (Live And Laugh) - Phillip Greenberg
  8. T'Kias 'Shofer Blosen' (Blowing The Ram's Horn) - Sam Beckerman
  9. Hurra! Far Unzer Held Levine (Hurray! For Our Hero Levine) - Irving Grossman
  10. Der Shtiller Bulgar (The Quiet Bulgar) - Jewish Orchestra
  11. Roumanian Doina - Abe Schwartz & His Daughter, Miss Schwartz
  12. Zorg Nit Mama (Don't Worry, Mama) - Abe Schwart'z Orchestra
  13. Hora Midor De Romania (Roumanina Hora) - Unknown Orchestra
  14. Nit Die Hagode, Nor Die Kneidlech (Not The Haggadah, But The Matzo Balls) - Abraham Moskowitz
  15. Frauen Liebe (Lady Love) - Abe Schwartz Orchestra
  16. Akdomes Un Af B'ri (At The Beginning And Daybreak) - Boibriker Kapelle
  17. Roumeinishe Doina - Naftule Brandwein
  18. Der Automobile - Morris Goldstein
  19. Yosel - Abe Schewartz's Orchestra
  20. A Galitzianer Tenzil (Galician Dance) - Sam Beckerman
  21. Die Boibriker Chasseneh - Pt. 1 (The Boibrik Wedding) - Boibriker Kapelle
  22. Russian Sher - National Dance - Russkij Orkestr 'Novinka'
  23. Mameniu, Liubeniu (Mama, My Beloved) - Abraham Brandwein
  24. Fihren Di Mechutonim Aheim-Tanz (Escorting The Parents Of The Bride And Groom Home) - Naftule Brandwein
  25. Lebedig Un Frehlach (Lively And Happy) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra

Amazon.com

It would be impossible to overstate Abe Schwartz's influence on the development of klezmer music in America. He was a fine violinist and pianist, an excellent composer, an arranger who added modern instruments like saxophones and banjos to the Old World sound, and a bandleader with a nose for talent who helped launch the careers of Dave Tarras and Naftule Branwein, among others. The Klezmer King collects 25 tracks from the 75 or so sides that Schwartz recorded for Columbia between 1917 and 1935. Schwartz was remarkably versatile, and the selections include traditional dance tunes like "Roumanian Doina," Yiddish pop tunes such as "Die Greene Cousine," which was later a hit for Benny Goodman as "My Little Cousin," and sly social commentary like "Der Automobile." Also here are three versions of the old melody "Russian Sher," which were recorded in 1917, 1927, and 1935. Listening to them, you can trace Schwartz's style as it evolves from its European roots to a more American version of klezmer. The sound quality of these rare recordings is outstanding; there are almost no clicks, pops, or hiss to mar the music. The Klezmer King is an essential recording from one of the pioneers of New World klezmer. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Abe Schwartz -- King of Yiddish Music.......2007-02-22

Abe Schwartz was an American klezmer pioneer who discovered such talents as Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwein as well as inspiring the contemporary klezmer revival bands. Don't miss this collection of his original recordings.

4 out of 5 stars Old-Time American Roots Klezmer Music.......2004-04-15

Abe Schwartz and his orchestra developed and defined klezmer music in America from the mid-1920s up until the 1940s and early '50s. If the beginning sounds of American roots klezmer music is of interest, this is the CD you want. I find that half-way through, my mind wanders. It sounds too schmaltzy for me. I love Central European and Balkan style music ... this CD has diluted versions of this styling. This CD contains Central/East European "cross over" music that is becoming Americanized. In reality it is not quite either, besides the violin, there is the requiste clarinet, other instruments are saxaphone, tuba, piccolo, alto sax, bass sax, drums, and other percussions. The music occasionally sounds like a Balkan Brass band ... fortunately the longing and nostalgia of the klezmer sound, the Jewish roots are evident in all the tracks. The 'sher', 'doina', and 'hora' are types of dance music played by this famous composer, bandleader, and fiddler. My favorite is "Escorting the Parents of the Bride and Groom Home" ("Fihren Di Mechutonim Aheim-Tanz') which features Naftule Brandwein on the clarinet. His improvisations and glissandos are brilliant. The famous klezmer clarinetist, Dave Tarras, is also featured on many of these recordings. "Hasidic Melodies" ("Ch'sidishe Nigunim") is one of my favorite examples of his playing. His command of the clarinet and the creative musical phrasing is phenomenal. "The Greenhorn Girl Cousin" ("Die Green Couisine") is famous for the music, lyrics, and message which brought to the public's attention the bad working conditions in the sweatshops, the first job of immigrants arriving in the USA. It is a catchy tune with Abe Schwartz featured on the violin and Abraham Moskowitz singing the vocals. Spin-offs of this song were written by many including one by Benny Goodman. Overall, if discovering and investigating early klezmer roots music is your goal, this CD will meet your criteria with highest expectations. Otherwise, give me "The Klezmatics", "The Klezmer Conservatory Band" or any modern klezmer group which expresses the music in a more explosive and exciting manner. For me, the modern sound is much more appealing than the early roots which is on this CD. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

4 out of 5 stars Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy.......2004-02-05

I came to Klezmer music via Izaak Perlmann's "In the Fiddler's House," which is one of my all time favorite CDs. I'm just learning about the genre, via other Amazon reviewers, so have just recently arrived at this and other "Klezmer roots" CDs (Dave Tarras, as another reviewer mentions, is also excellent). It's just exceedingly harmonious, well orchestrated, tightly knit music, transported from the old world to the new. The tradition lives on, and an increasing number of us goyim are coming to appreciate it. Sound quality, these can't compete with modern recordings like those of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, or the Klezmatics, but it will definitely give you an idea of where they learned from. Mazaltov!!

BK

4 out of 5 stars Close your eyes and you're at a Jewish wedding.......2003-03-31

If you've ever heard new groups like the Yiddish Cup Klezmer Band and The Klezmatics and marveled at how they got all those great old tunes, look no further. Abe Schwartz, the Klezmer King is now available on CD. Before this, 78 RPM records these were remastered from was the only place you could hear him.

The Klezmer King album is old, both in sound and style. But keep in mind that clarinet klezmer is more of an American thing. This music is a generation or two removed from the original originals. Songs called Russian Sher and Roumanian Doina indicate that, just like today, wedding musicians from the old country were jamming the hits of the day as well as the "Jewish" stuff.

But it was guys like Schwartz, Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers, whom the new wave learned from. But unlike the younger versions, these melodies don't seem to have jazz-like improvisation. They are straight ahead rollickers, heavy on catchy rhythm and melody. There are a total of twenty-five tracks on the album and most are short and fast.

The instruments employed are the violin, played by Schwartz, the clarinet and horns. The beat is so danceable that you forget there's no percussion. That's traditional, because back in the old country, if the klezmorim had any percussion at all it was just a bass drum.

For you Yiddish speakers, The Klezmer King is not all instrumental. There are tracks that start with lively shouts as well as straight singing pieces like Mameniu Liubeniu or the satirical Hurra Far Unzerheld Levine.

Then there's Die Bolbriker Chasseneh, which has Schwartz introducing a bride and groom in between slow music. He raises his voice, half speaking and half singing in rapid-fire Yiddish. Then he gasps out that the couple is now officially married and the band breaks into fast, bouncy jamming. Close your eyes and you can imagine you're one of the guests. That goes for most of the tunes here.

If you didn't know the difference between a bulgar and freilach and nigun before, you better start learning. Abe Schwartz taught long of young folks about what it takes to be a king of klezmer. Companion CDs of Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers are available from Legacy Recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Time warp.......2002-08-11

Listening to the 25 old but timeless cuts on this set of remastered Yiddish greats provides many layers of enjoyment. In hearing these long-forgotten tunes, one enjoys clarinet and violin strains influenced by ancient melodies and traditions. And some will recognize varied renditions of old favorites. The 6th cut, for example, Dovid'l Bazetzt die Kalleh, is engrained into my memory from Jewish Music, a Benedict Silberman recording, circa 1955, of Yiddish orchestrations.

The music is all decidedly Eastern European. The Roumanian Doina, for example, played by Abe Schwartz (violin) and his daughter, strongly resembles the brilliant Rom music generated by the same region.

No wonder. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Abe Schwartz (1881-1963) emigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1899 and became the most influential composer, fiddler and bandleader to shape and define modern U.S. klezmer groups. He arrived in the musical establishment via an acquaintance from small jobs with David Nodiff, a part-time composer and so-called A&R (for artist and repertoire) man for Columbia Records, who helped bring klezmer and other ethnic musicians to record companies. Nodiff hired Schwartz in 1917 to find new Jewish talent and head up instrumental recording sessions.

This recording provides some of the time and style progression of Yiddish American music from 1917, when Schwartz recorded Russian Scissors for Columbia with the Oriental Orchestra. In 1927, he recorded the same tune again as Russishe Shehr, in a brassier rendition played by his own orchestra. Still a later 1935 version can be heard in Russian Sher National Dance, the 22nd cut, recorded with the Orkestr Novinka. (And that is the most recent recording here.) The musical and stylistic progressions from 1917 and 1918 through 1935 are admirably explained in an accompanying 8-page pamphlet.

This is not the jazzy stuff many will remember from the 1940s and 1950s. It came before the Barry Sisters, before Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. Abe Schwartz was their mentor.

What you get here is a time warp, filled with early 20th century Jewish musical genius. Alyssa A. Lappen
The Essential Andreas Vollenweider
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Must Have Harp Album
  • A Musical Experience
  • Less Than I Expected
  • Not just "essential Vollenweider", simply essential!
  • from Solo Piano Publications
 The Essential Andreas Vollenweider

Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000058T7P
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

  1. Behind The Gardens, Behind The Wall, Under The Tree...
  2. Flight Feet & Root Hands
  3. Belladonna
  4. Angoh!
  5. The Play Of The Five Balls
  6. Pyramid
  7. Pearls & Tears
  8. See, My Love...
  9. Moon Dance
  10. Passage To Promise
  11. Dancing With The Lion
  12. Wanja The Wanderer
  13. Night Fire Dance
  14. Cor Do Amor
  15. Stella
  16. Pace Verde

Amazon.com

The Essential Andreas Vollenweider surveys the Swiss harpist's career from his 1981 worldwide debut, Behind the Gardens, Behind the Wall, Under the Tree..., to 2000's Cosmopoly. In 1981, Vollenweider was a breath of fresh incense capable of creating sweet, poignant melodies with an electro-acoustic harp that reached from deep bass lows to shimmering highs. As Vollenweider's music progressed, world-music elements came to dominate his sound. Sometimes, as on "Belladonna" from 1982's Caverna Magica, the fusion resulted in world-music kitsch as Middle Eastern and Brazilian vocals wafted over snappy lounge rhythms. By the time of 1984's White Winds, Vollenweider had coalesced his multicultural approach into sweeping suites. The Essential Andreas Vollenweider concentrates on his upbeat, jazzier material, leaving the more textural, emotionally ambiguous pieces aside. Nevertheless, there's a breadth of vision represented on this CD that shows a musician always searching. Vollenweider's albums are meticulously recorded, with each instrument given its own space, creating an encompassing sense of architecture. But the remixes here improve the sound dramatically, especially on the earlier works. For the Vollenweider fan, there's nothing new here, but for the uninitiated, this is a good place to begin exploring the works of a New Age pioneer. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Must Have Harp Album.......2003-07-01

Andreas Vollenweider has created great music and this has his best songs. The only other album I own by him is "Dancing With The Lion". My dad bought the cassette a long time ago, I listen to it sometimes but not a lot. Andreas Vollenweider is the second harp player I heard, the first was Hillary Stagg and I can see a big difference in their music mostly because of the background instruments.

All of the songs on the album were good but I found "Wanja The Wanderer" a bit strange and so did my dad when he listened to it, so I don't think I'll get his album "Kryptos". Here are my favorite songs: Behind the Gardens, Flight Feet and Root Hands, Belladonna, See My Love, Moon Dance, Dancing With The Lion, Night Fire Dance and Cor Do Amor. The only reason I gave the album 4 stars was because some songs sounded a bit strange.

The bonus material on this CD includes: songs with new mixes, mulltimedia cd including the music video of pearls and tears and a new song "Pace Verde"

If you don't own any albums by Andreas Vollenweider and are thinking of buying one I would recommend this one the most but if you already have this one I would recommend "Down To The Moon".

I hope you enjoy his music!

5 out of 5 stars A Musical Experience.......2002-03-28

This composer has never let me down from the very first time I heard his CD entitled, Down To The Moon. I was in a restaurant having lunch, and even though I was having a conversation with three other people, I was constantly drawn to the music playing in the backround. I asked the waiter for the name of the composer. After lunch, I ran out and purchased the CD. That was several years ago. I now have all of his works, and find that each one is as moving as the first time I listened to him. With this album, you'll get a sampling of his work, that will keep you coming back for more.

3 out of 5 stars Less Than I Expected.......2001-09-16

I have most of Vollenweider's CDs already, but was willing to purchase this one because I was interested in the remixed versions. In my opinion these "new" versions have not changed enough to justify the price of the CD. However, if you intend to purchase only one Vollenweider disc, this would be a good one. My recommendation: purchase a used disc.

4 out of 5 stars Not just "essential Vollenweider", simply essential!.......2001-04-29

Made in CAN in 2000, Serial# SK-89507, Playing Time 72:47

First of all, let me just say that, contrarily to what's stated on the cover artwork, there is NO multimedia section on my copy of this disc.

Still, this 12th album by AV covers material from all his albums, except his first (which, contrarily to popular belief, only half of which is on "The Trilogy" set), "Eolian Minstrel" and "Live".

The songs presented here have been remastered and remixed by AV and long-time percussionist collaborator Pedro Haldemann, and tend to focus on his more joyful genre. His early albums have also been remastered a few years ago, but the selections here contain some rich textures: his earlier works are a lot more new-age and "natural" than his latest offerings. "Stella" is the only track from "Cosmopoly", an otherwise bland and generally "ethnic" album: I would even suggest you listen to the sound clip from that album, and you'll be amazed to see what sounds can come out of his harp: much closer to classical guitar than harp.

An excellent starting point for the novice; if you enjoy, start gathering the albums chronologically, as you'll notice a somewhat significant departure from "Book Of Roses" forward.

5 out of 5 stars from Solo Piano Publications.......2001-04-10

I have to confess that in all the years I've been listening to new instrumental music, I've avoided Andreas Vollenweider because I really don't like harp music. When I received a copy of "The Essential Andreas Vollenweider" for review, I kind of thought, "Oh great - another harp CD." Vollenweider's is such a huge and well-respected name that I decided that this would be an opportunity to educate myself. Many "best-of" and "greatest hits" albums are compiled by labels without any input from the artists, but this collection was chosen by Vollenweider himself from albums dating from 1981-1999. Several of the older tracks were remastered by Vollenweider, so this was a great chance to get to know a bit about this artist. It really didn't surprise me that quite a few of the songs were familiar from radio play, but I was surprised that many of them I never would have guessed as being played on harp. Vollenweider developed his electracoustic harp, which has quite a different sound from the standard acoustic harp. In addition to the harp, Vollenweider sings and plays wind instruments, guitars, accordion, keyboards, percussion, and "special fx". I was also surprised at how much I found myself enjoying this album! Musical influences can be heard from all over the world, and most of the music is lively, rhythmic, and infectious. I especially like "Moon Dance", "Dancing With the Lion", and Pace Verde", but the album as a whole is a wonderful sampler for those of us who are relatively new to Vollenweider's music, and is an excellent "best of" collection for his longtime fans. I will definitely be adding more of his music to my collection! The CD is multimedia-enhanced and contains the music video to "Pearls and Tears". Highly recommended!
Balls and My Word
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • 1 OF THE BEST SCARFACE ALBUMS
 Balls and My Word
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Manufacturer: Asylum Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008NGBN
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Balls And My Word
  2. Recognize
  3. On My Grind
  4. Bitch Nigga
  5. Stuck At A Standstill
  6. Strapped
  7. Only Your Mother
  8. Make Your Peace
  9. Spend The Night
  10. Mary II
  11. Dirty Money
  12. F*ck'n With Face
  13. Invincible
  14. Real Nigga Blues

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 1 OF THE BEST SCARFACE ALBUMS.......2003-10-15

Man he came real w/ this album. I think its 1 of the best albums ever made. SCARFACE FOR LIFE.
Balls and My Word
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Face Does it Again!
  • 4.5 star 8th SOLO album from one of rap's greats
  • I enjoyed this
  • "Balls And My Word" is not the highlight of Face's career
  • Not feelin this...
 Balls and My Word
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ASIN: B00008NGBL
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Balls And My Word
  2. Recognize
  3. On My Grind
  4. Bitch Nigga
  5. Stuck At A Standstill
  6. Strapped
  7. Only Your Mother
  8. Make Your Peace
  9. Spend The Night
  10. Mary II
  11. Dirty Money
  12. F*ck'n With Face
  13. Invincible
  14. Real Nigga Blues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Face Does it Again!.......2006-01-29

In my opinion this is one of Scarfaces best records by far! This is prolly my 3rd or 4th fav from him. The beats are hella clean and the lyrics are hard as usual. "Balls and my Word" has more guest rappers than the average Face record, but it definitely isn't a bad thing here. Z-Ro put down a hook on a couple of the tracks, Bun-B adds a tight verse to the 50 Cent Dissin' track "B**ch N*gga", and Devin "The Dude" puts down the Chorus and a verse on "Only Your Mother". My Personal Favorite tracks would have to be "Stuck At A Standstill", "Make Your Peace", "Spend The Night", "Recognize", and "On My Grind". So if you're a fan...i'de def. recommend you pick up this record.

5 out of 5 stars 4.5 star 8th SOLO album from one of rap's greats.......2005-02-05

Scarface is back on Rap-A-Lot and returns with a "new" CD only 8 months after his Def Jam release, "The Fix" (and I like this one slightly better). Although these were previously recorded songs they're still good. Production is by mostly Rap-A-Lot producers, Mike Dean (4 songs), T-Mix & NO Joe (2 songs each), and Mr. Lee, 7, Sam Sneed, and Ensayne each do a song, and overall the production is very good on most of the album. As with most of his albums, guests are few (rappers are on 3 of the 11 songs, and 2 songs have women doing the hooks). Overall it is probably my 4th favorite CD from Face, but is better than most CD's rappers put out. The only thing I don't like, as with moost of his albums, there is not a lot of songs on it (only 11 and 3 skits). It has 2 classics, 2 near classics, 4 good songs, 1 average song, and 2 that I skip. A must have album from the King of the South.

#2 - 7.5
#3 - 9.5 (f/ Z-ro -- good beat)
#4 - 9 (f/ z-ro, bun b of UGK, and Dirt bomb -- good beat -- dissin' 50 cent)
#5 - 10 (classic -- great beat)
#7 - 9 (f/ devin the dude & tela -- good ebat)
#8 - 10 (CLASSIC -- deep song w/ great beat)
#9 - 9.5 (another good beat)
#10 - 5 (bad remake of "Mary Jane" from his "Untouchable" cd from '97)
#11 - 8 (f/ tanya herron)
#12 - 8
#13 - 4.5 (bad beat & song)

Brad Jordan -- b. 11/9/70 -------- b.San Antonio, TX moved to Houston, TX
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5 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this.......2004-01-27

i thought that this one was better then the untouchable but why does he leave stardom at def jam to go to rap a lot even thow rap a lot is my favorite label i would rather see face making paper nice album thow i would be suprised if this goes barely over gold

9 of 10 lyrics 7.5 of 10 beats

2 out of 5 stars "Balls And My Word" is not the highlight of Face's career.......2003-10-09

In 2002, Scarface dropped the Southern rap gem, "The Fix", his first album on Def Jam. Following the success of said album, Rap-A-Lot head honcho, J Prince is pulling a Suge Knight and releasing some of his old vault material as a new album. Just like "Dead Man Walking", Death Row's mediocre Snoop Dogg album, "Balls And My Word" is an uneven mix of dated material that sounds like nothing that Face would release on his own.

The first single, "B-tch N-ggaz" is actually a remix of the controversial "Snitch Niggaz" that was changed when Face himself wanted no part of what was an elaborate publicity stunt involving Z-Ro dissing 50 Cent. All commentary about 50 has been removed from the album version and the only remaining shots at 50 are done subliminaly as Mike Dean's beat sounds strangely familar to that of "In Da Club". A more appropriate choice for the single might have been "Only Your Mother" which features an absolutely dope chorus and guest verse from the phenominal Devin The Dude.

The remainder of the album is pretty mediocre aside from "On My Grind" and "Spend The Night" which are in themselves not the best reason to go out and buy this album. You get fourteen tracks and the opening and closing two don't even feature Scarface on them. The production is nothing spectacular though T-Mix's "Only Your Mother" is certainly a standout track that is worth checking out.

1 out of 5 stars Not feelin this..........2003-07-11

This album isn't a TRUE album from da King of Southern rap. These are cutting floor throwaways and the quality of the music and the lyrics show that. There is not a single `must hear' song on the album and it is quite possibly the worst album I have purchased this year. After sporting one of the best album covers I expected this to be an underground classic....not so. The beats are terrible...terrible ...terrible. I don't know who put them together but whoever it was they need to retire. The only songs that are listenable are the ones done by Mike Dean. Scarface would have never rhymed over those other corny sounding generic beats. Speaking of rhymes...these are Scarface's worst...showing why they were never intended for release. It's just gangsta talk but not the introspective realness from Scarface, just a lot of posing. The whole album is just BLAZE'. Weak, old, and uninspired beats, banal & boring rhymes, tired guest appearances that were just thrown on here. This was an obvious attempt to make money off of Scarface's name and it succeeded brilliantly. Don't invest in this. If you want some real Scarface get ANY of his other albums.
Balls and My Word
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dont Bother
  • Whatttttttttttt
  • Not Worth Buying
 Balls and My Word
Scarface
Manufacturer: Asylum Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Gangsta & HardcoreGangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Southern RapSouthern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Gangsta & HardcoreGangsta & Hardcore | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00018D5I0
Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

  1. Balls and My Word
  2. Recognize
  3. On My Grind - Scarface, Z-Ro
  4. Mary II
  5. Bitch Nigga - Scarface, Z-Ro
  6. Stuck at a Standstill
  7. Spend the Night - Aries, Scarface
  8. Strapped
  9. Only Your Mother - Devin the Dude, Scarface, Tela
  10. F*cK'N With Face
  11. Make Your Peace
  12. Dirty Money - Tanya Herron, Scarface
  13. Invincible
  14. Real Nigga Blues

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Dont Bother.......2006-03-02

Stick to the original. This CD is horrible. Good songs but they ruined it when they let somebody else mix it.

4 out of 5 stars Whatttttttttttt.......2005-07-21

Chopped N Screwed Is Trash What ? Whoever Thinks That Isn't Hearing The Same Thing Im Hearin. After U Listen To A CD Chopped N Screwed U Dont Even Wanna Hear It Regular Version. Scarface Wrecks This CD , Not His Best But It Wrecks.

3 out of 5 stars Not Worth Buying.......2005-06-19

I wouldn't buy this, if Iw ere you. Buy the normal album instead...chopped and screwed is trash...
Up To My Balls In the Blues
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Up To My Balls In the Blues
    PK Dwyer Trio
    Manufacturer: Pitch and Groove Rekord Company/King Pin Head
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B0001K2MKU
    Release Date: 2001-02-10

    Tracks:

    1. Please Tell Me
    2. Time To Try
    3. Up To My Balls In The Blues
    4. Better Tip My Baby
    5. You Make Me Tremble
    6. Is Your Mind Playing Tricks On You
    7. Mumbo Jumbo
    8. Looking For A Woman
    9. Don'tcha Know
    Nightpass: Available Here (John Thill / Child Pornography / Maguira / the Aum Rifle)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Nightpass: Available Here (John Thill / Child Pornography / Maguira / the Aum Rifle)
      Nightpass
      Manufacturer: Nightpass
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Goth & IndustrialGoth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Goth | Industrial
      ASIN: B000QHGIQC

      Product Description

      Tracks: 1. John Thill - Etude 29; 2. John Thill Etude 24; 3. Child Pornography - Dirty Socks; 4. Child Pornography - Horror Geek; 5. Maguira - Drunk Under a Newsprint Blanket; 6. Maguira - Jesus is Coming So Paint the Doors with Lamb's Blood; 7. The Aum Rifle - Blue Screen; 8. The Aum Rifle - Three Days.
      KJV Presents: The Cat Took My Balls
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		KJV Presents: The Cat Took My Balls
        Various Artists
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000FTKJU2
        Release Date: 2006-02-28

        Tracks:

        1. Cat Took My Balls
        2. TCTMB [TCTMB-Fiae Mix]
        3. TCTMB [Funkyballs Remix]
        4. TCTMB
        5. Fart in an Elevator (Bonus)
        Jerry Lee Lewis
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Jerry Lee Lewis

          Manufacturer: TKO Magnum Music Group
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000CDLJ1E
          Release Date: 2006-03-07

          Product Description

          Picture Disc, Original Artist & 6 Page Booklet. Digitally Remastered Made In Holland. 16 Tracks

          Rap Music:

          1. Nationwide Rip Ridaz [Explicit Lyrics]
          2. No More Mr. Nice Guy [Explicit Lyrics]
          3. Nothin' But Drama
          4. Nothin' Move But the Money [CD-single]
          5. Once Again It's On
          6. Out 2 Get Rich: The Album, Pt. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]
          7. Planet Playa [Explicit Lyrics]
          8. Playaz n' the Game [Explicit Lyrics]
          9. Playin' by the Rules [Explicit Lyrics]
          10. Rap: Bass Assault

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