Best Mixtape of 2004! into 2005
BlueEyedSoul | Motown | 05/24/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As the official mixtape to the great LP, The B. Coming, the Public Enemy #1 Mixtape is incredible. This mixtape has the best production, best MC starring on a mixtape, and best mixtape DJ going (Green Lantern), to make this the best mixtape dropped last year. Now I know that Jadakiss & Green Lantern won the mixtape of year award for "The Champ is Here", which I also 'own', but I personally don't think it stacked up to everything Public Enemy #1 brought with it.
It brought Green Lantern and Beanie Sigel together in the basement, puttin there heads together and cypherin' through all these old records, comin up with not just the lastest ish out to ryde on top of, but ish from back in the day, the beats with soul, the beats that bring out the freestyle he already had in him, not the freestyle that you make because of the beat. That makes this mixtape more authentic. You are getting practically all new Beans lyrics. Either they were semi old freesytles, brand new freestyles, or lyrics that came out on the new LP, (which didn't drop till 6 months later). It is rare that the the DJ and the MC work so close together on a mixtape, and it shows on this mixtape, and I think that is what makes it the hottest on the streets. ITS THE ROC!"
4.5 star mixtape from Sigel
G$ | B-More, MD | 10/05/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Since Sigel was in jail this was a great release for hungry Sigel fans who couldn't wait for his "B.Coming" album to drop. Packed with 25 songs/freestyles, Sigel tears it up. Of the 25, about 75% are freestyles or verses he uses on songs on his "The B.Coming", his 3rd solo album. Guests are on 9 of the songs, and one is a Peedi Crakk solo, so it does have a good amount of Sigel on here. It has 2 classics, 2 almost classics, no bad songs, and 4 are ok. A great album/mixtape to have for fans of the Broad Street Bully.
#2 - 9 (reuses the verse on his "B.Coming" album)
#3 - 10 (Classic)
#4 - 9 (f/ Peedi Crakk & Oschino)
#5 - 8.5
#6 - 9.5
#8 - 10 (Classic)
#9 - 8.5 (reuses his verse on his "B.Coming" album)
#10 - 7.5 (has a lot of 2PAc & B.I.G. mixing in it for the forst 2+ minutes then 16 from Seeg)
#12 - 8.5 (f/ lil Flip)
#13 - 7.5
#14 - 8.5
#15 - 8 (f/ Twista & Peedi Crakk -- also on his "B.Coming" album)
#16 - 9 (f/ Young Chris)
#17 - 8.5 (f/ Peedi Crakk -- reusees his verse on his "B.Coming" album)
#19 - 8.5
#20 - 9.5
#21 - 8
#23 - 8 (f/ Peedi Crakk & Sparks)
#24 - 9 (PEEDI CRAKK freestyle -- no Beans on here)
#25 - 9
#26 - 7 (f/ Elliot Ness & Ms Jade)
#27 - 9 (f/ Peedi Crakk & Young Chris)
#29 - 7.5
#30 - 8.5
#31 - 8.5
Dwight Grant -- b. 3/6/74 -- Philadelphia, PA
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Track Listings (32) - Disc #1