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DJ Drama combines hip-hopâ€™s best on new album

Published: Friday, May 22, 2009 8:24 AM CDT

JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press Writer

DJ Drama â€œGangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2)â€ (Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records)

DJ Drama helped boost the careers of numerous rappers such as Lilâ€™ Wayne and Young Jeezy by promoting their variety of freestyle rhymes and remixes through his popular â€œGangsta Grillzâ€ mixtape series.

The series even boosted Dramaâ€™s appeal too, landing him a record deal â€” which is rare for a DJ. Now, after overcoming racketeering charges in 2007, he returns with â€œGangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2)â€ with some of hip-hopâ€™s best.

Each song offers between four to seven rappers on a song, which would seem too excessive. But for the most part, Drama knows how to create an intriguing combination of rappers, matched with solid production to make it a worthy listen â€” like the albumâ€™s first single â€œDay Dreaming,â€ featuring T.I., Snoop Dogg and Akon.

The highlight of the album is the Khalid-produced â€œYacht Music.â€ Over a smooth base line, Nas, Scarface and Willie The Kid rap about living the good life with Marsha Ambrosius crooning on the chorus.

Drama also reunites New Orleans rappers B.G., Juvenile and Soulja Slim on another banger â€œGotta Get It,â€ which was produced by Drumma Boy. In all, there are some downfalls with â€œIâ€™m Freshâ€ (Mike Jones, Rick Ross and Trick Daddy) and â€œSweatâ€ (Ray J, Fabolous and LA The Darkman), but the quality songs outweighs the missteps.

CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: â€œWe Must Be Heard,â€ features Ludacris, Willie The Kid and Busta Rhymes where each raps about the current economic harsh times.


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