Time for some more New Mexico rap reviews, this time featuring a Albuquerque rapper (that's where most NM rappers from) who's been putting it down for quite a few years by now. This album was released a few years ago and he has had several albums out since then.Don't expect to find any of them though, NM rappers has some serious issues when it comes to distribution outside their own cities, I've never even been able to find any of Jayel's albums here in Roswell.
Anyways, shit starts whit "Alien intro" i guess the helium sounding voice is supposed to be the one of a alien but as i hate intros and skits i really did not bother listening to close to it. First song is "Low low", not too surprisingly a song about Cars (low riders to be more exact), it has an old school west coast feel to it, whit an synthetic bass that sounds like it's lifted str8 out of a "Too Short" song. It would not be a bad start if it where not for this short "scratch" part that comes and goes and is pure ear torture each time u hear it, it totally ruins the song. Next comes "Swing", another old school kinda tune whit party lyrics and a stripped down beat relying heavily on the (once again) synthetic sounding base. It doesn't feature any annoying sounds and is way better than the previous track.
Things continue on a more pimped out vibe whit "Dime a dozen" whit a slightly meatier beat where Jayel raps about the more trashy, cheap elements of the female population. Really catchy and less depending on the baseline than the previous songs. The title track "Love me or hate me" is for all the haters has some high pitched sounds, a heavy baseline and feels kinda toned down, it certainly is no "hype track".
All in all (whit intro and skits included) we get 20 cuts on here full of attitude and some pretty darn nasty sexual content. This is however no sex rap album, it has more of a street appeal, Jayel don't come across as the meanest gangsta ever but is certainly not one to mess whit. This is not the best album I've ever heard but I absolutely like it, it has professional production and some good raps, I need to get his other albums now to see how he has progressed.
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