Boogie B "Just Drop The Album," Review!
Boogie B is a rapper/producer coming out of Murrieta, California, releasing his debut album. Over the years, I’ve seen and heard numerous songs from Boogie, and I thought they were either really good, really funny, or both. I’ve also had the opportunity to work with Boogie B, as he produced a song for me called, “Sneaker Head In Training.” For the past year or so, Boogie had been hyping the release of this album, at the time referred to as, “The Fresh Prince of the I.E. (which is a nod to his hometown),” complete with the Fresh Prince of Bel Air attire. After countless delays, it has finally been released with a new title, “Just Drop The Album.” After all of the delays and build up of this project, does Boogie live up to his own hype? I say yes.
I don’t particularly like to listen to a bunch of today’s dance style of rap music, and this is the type of music present throughout this entire project. With that being said, it is done so well with good storytelling, good lyricism, funny punchlines, and dope beats that fit the themes of each song, that I find myself still to this day, months after it’s release, jamming it everyday and dancing to it. The boy is talented at what he does, and you can tell he really put his all into this project.
Starting right from the beginning, the first track, “About Me,” is probably the most personal song on the album, and I thought it was a great way to open the project. Boogie tells a story about betrayal from a “so-called brotha,” and other situations of watching out for frenemies. I definitely enjoyed how real this song felt. This song is also the first official single from the album.
Following this song is the 2nd single, and my personal favorite song from the album, “Throw Cheeks.” In my humble opinion, this song is a club banger! As I said before, I’m not much into rap dance tracks, but this song makes it impossible to not at least bounce the shoulders a little bit. It’s just a fun, bouncy, good time type of a track, and it’s not only my favorite track from the this album, but one of my favorite songs released this year.
Boogie is a 28 year old man, and the rest of the album reflects that thoroughly. The stories found here are those of partying, chasing women, sex, and getting money. While these are the typical topics found in most rap records these days, Boogie goes about it in a way in which to personalize it, and make it his own. What I like best about the topics he rhymes about, are that they are relatable to everyone. There wasn’t a time listening, “Just Drop the Album,” that I felt like I couldn’t relate to what he was going through, or didn’t understand what he was talking about. I’ve been there in the clubs trying to holler at women, I’ve hustled or done whatever I need to do to get money, I’ve also had to deal with so-called friends. I can relate, which is probably why I enjoy this album so much. I also enjoy that Boogie doesn’t keep the same flow for every beat. He switches things up based on the music provided, changes his tone, changes his delivery, etc so that it fits to what he’s talking about. This makes for a more enjoyable ride over the course of the 17 track album.
By no means though, does this mean that the album is perfect and that there wasn’t things that I didn’t like about it. While the good far outweighs the bad here, there are just a few spots on the album that I wasn’t digging. One of which is the last 15 seconds of track #3, “Pull Up.” There’s an autotuned voice singing the words, “Pullllll upppppppp!!!” followed by an silly laugh, and someone saying, “That’s wiilllddd!” Followed by more laughing. I just cringe whenever the song gets to that part. I like the rest of the song just fine, but those last 15 seconds almost make me skip the song every time.
Another thing I don’t like about the album is the final song, “Lil Nigga.” To me, the song just doesn’t fit with the flow of the rest of the album. In my opinion, the album should’ve ended with the song prior to it, “Way Up,” which has a very strong flow, a nice mellow beat, and is just a dope all around track, that is strong enough to close the album. While “Lil Nigga” is a decent song, I don’t feel like it’s strong enough to close the album out, and I kinda feel like it’s kind of an unnecessary “Hard” track.
Another minor thing that angered me as a fan listening to this album was how short another one of my favorite cuts, “Water the Seed,” is. Boogie delivers a dope verse, dope flow, delivery on point, beat is fire, hook is great, BUT IT’S JUST ONE VERSE! My goodness!! That’s not something that’s bad per se, but man I wish he would’ve added a second verse to that song. It’s so good, but so short and leaves you wanting more. Boogie, if you’re reading this, if you do a remix for this song, I’m ready to add the second verse.
At the end of the day though, this is a great debut album, and for me, an easy listen from start to just about finish. This album has been in heavy rotation since it was released, and I’ve even been putting other people I know on to it. My only criticisms are just those I mentioned above. Maybe he could’ve polished those few things up and made the album that much better, but those are small complaints. I highly recommend this album to you all, mainly just have fun while you’re listening and enjoy the ride. It definitely delivers enjoyable content for your ears. I give this project 3.5 stars.
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