Search - Yukmouth :: United Ghettos of America

Yukmouth, holdin' it down for the West!

Philip Y. | Israel | 09/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For years Yukmouth has been one of the only one actually holdin' it down for the West and The Bay, really representin'. Ever since "Thugged Out" he became one of the biggest rappers in the West, if not the biggest (sellouts such as Snoop don't count). United Ghettos of America came out in 2002, a year after his classic "Thug Lord" album was released. These days, when a rapper releases a compillation, usually you get a weak a** product, with the rapper only trying to get some fast money - usually you get to hear the rapper on a couple of songs, a few guests stars here and there and most of the album filled with wack no-name rappers... Well, THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE!! Yukmouth went on and made one of the best compillations ever, it's definite 5 stars album! First of all, Yuk is on 17 out of the 18 songs on the album!!... Second of all the production is just awesome. Producers include Don Juan, Mo Betta, E-A-Ski, Jazze Pha and a few lesser known dudes. As far as the rapping goes, Yuk went and got A LOT of stars for his album: Mac Dre, Numskull, Richie Rich, The Outlawz, Dru Down, C-Bo, MC Eiht, Brotha Lynch Hung, Keak Da Sneak, Messy Marv and many others. They are joined by some no-names, but they don't dissapoint as well. Yukmouth did a tremendous job, combining himself, the big names and the lesser known rappers over those tight-a** beats. You won't skip even ONE track. Out of all the guests (they all do a great job of course), two shine the brightest: Dru Down and Numskull (Num sounds hungry and full of energy, and he delivers one of his best verses EVER on "No Way", putting names of well-known Luniz songs throughout the verse)!... However, NOONE OUTSHINES YUKMOUTH! He came out his usual self on this one - a straight SAVAGE on the mic, thugged-out, with his "I don't give a fu**" attitude. Man, that boy can deliver some hard sh**!!... I think this album is perhaps even slightly better than his 3rd solo, which was released a year later (Godzilla), cause UGA is straight gangsta sh**. The sound has very high quality and it bumps hard as hell if you got a deccent stereo. I can't say enough about UGA1, just get it!! Compillations so tight are VERY rare these days (By the way this was the first release by Yuk's own label Smoke-A-Lot. It was distributed by Rap-A-Lot)."

Savage

josh ivey | Sacramento, California | 01/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"From the opening fire Yuk proves why he is a fire breathing dragon. When i first got the CD I figured it would just be another bass heavy album with weak production. But i'm glad to be wrong. THIS IS THE MOST SAVAGE ABLUM OF THE YEAR. The production on everysong is supertight. and every word he spits is pure art. Also he has the illest battle track ever. "F*ck friendz" about his beefs with 2short, scarface, and master p. I would by the cd for that song alone. compared to that song jay-z's "takeover" sounds like a kindergarten sand fight. this is battle rap for grown men"

YUKMOUTH - STILL THUGGED OUT

Gangsta Rog | TAMPA, FL United States | 11/02/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ON THIS LIL ALBULATION, YUKMOUTH STILL DELIVERS HIS THUGGED OUT PERFORMANCE, EVEN THOUGH HIS STYLE HAS CHANGED TO HIS ORIGINAL SOUND. HE STILL HAS WHAT IT TAKES AND I FEEL HE IS UNDERATED AND IS GANGSTA RAPS BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE GAME. I THINK HIP HOP IS SCARED OF HIM. ON THE TRACK "F*CK FRIENDZ" HE LETS YOU KNOW ABOUT HIS BEEFS WITH TOO $HORT, SCARFACE, AND MASTER P. MANY DONT KNOW IS THAT YUKMOUTH WAS ASKED TO GHOST WRITE FOR SCARFACE ON HIS PREVIOUS ALBUM. THEN IN RETURN HIM AND SHORT AMDE REFERENCES TO YUKMOUTH. EVEN SO THE ALBUM IS NOT BASED ON ONE SONG, HE DELIVERS A GREAT PERFORMANCE ON "THE LOT". THE ALBUM IS A MUST HAVE. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT REAL GANGSTA S[TUFF] GO GET THUGGED OUT AND THUG LORD. GOOD ALBUM."