Music Review: Silkk the Shocker - Charge It 2 da Game - Page 2

The smooth, synthed out “Thug ‘N’ Me,” however, is the perfect example of No Limit’s sales tactics. 2Pac was one of the hottest artists selling at the time of his death and “Thug ‘N’ Me” follows his formula perfectly; a lyrical love affair between a good girl and a lowdown dirty thug with the thug wanting to better his life because of her. It works mostly because of Silkk and Master P, who guests, charisma, as well as producer O’Dell’s inimitable synth whines. The hook is also of note. Although it is interpolated from Ready for the World’s classic ‘80s hit, “Love You Down,” it’s also one of the tracks most immediately identifiable attributes.

Another standout includes “Let Me Hit It,” which features a guest spot from one-time No Limit favorite, Mystikal. A song based entirely on meeting women and bumping them, “Let Me Hit It” is easily what one would call a “guilty pleasure.” Laced with profanity, more sexual innuendo than you can shake a stick at and insane, bizarre flows from the two rappers on No Limit (and, now, an ex-No Limit rapper) who were hardly ever on-beat, “Let Me Hit It” is one of Charge It 2 da Game’s most entertaining moments. The production is atypical of the No Limit sound, but is much livelier than anything else on this record and lacking the dirtiness of past releases. Beats by the Pound began incorporating funk elements into their sound during this era and “Let Me Hit It” is a great example of No Limit’s ever changing production landscape.

Many of the remaining tracks on the album are exactly what you would expect to hear from the No Limit camp. Everything ranging from the quintessential bang-out-and-grab-a-nine gangsta jam (“We Can Dance”) to introspective, reflective meditations on life in the projects (“If I Don’t Gotta,” which features Fiend and Master P, and “Mama Always Told Me,” which guests Master P, C-Murder, and Eightball) are covered in typical No Limit fashion. There’s even the rowdy “Make ‘Em Say Ugh” void atypically filled here (I’m speaking, in particular, of the raucous call-and-response track “Who I Be”). “Tell Me” is misogyny at it’s finest, but P and C-Murder manage to make it entertaining.

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