DJ DRAMA AND T.I.P. - THE LEAK, MIXTAPE REVIEW AND FREE DOWNLOAD

DJ Drama, now officially signed to Grand Hustle, comes out with a much needed T.I. mixtape.   Much needed?  Yes.  When you're one of the top rappers in the south, you need to put out a mixtape every other week......or twice a year if they sound like this one.  This one is hot, for T.I. fans, southern fans, and just rap fans in general.  T.I.'s got a good ear for beats, and this doesn't dissappoint.

THE LEAK

Intro

DRUG RELATED

Excellent start to the mixtape.  Nice beat, with a late eighties soul feel.  Nice flow.  Nice track

FRONT BACK SIDE TO SIDE

Ode to the famous UGK line, which was later borrowed by Cam'ron.  Twice.  But the way Mannie hooks this up, its nice.  He chops up the hook nicely.  TI rips it.  Bun B appearance on the track, and has he ever really spit a bad verse?

YOU AINT FLY

This beat kinda started off like that Ray Cash beat.  Anyway, he's basically talking about niggas who think they're ballin' or doing somethin' fly, but in actuality, their not.

I got a watch with no diamonds/that costs twice as much as that bullshit you wear when you call yourself shinin'/and ya ring?  boy stop it/you need to take bullshit and ya chain off and put it in ya pocket

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Shit talking from T.I.

FRESH

Sounds good again, the beat is hot, he's going hard on this one.  Nice synth.

THRU THE CITY

I'm really not a big Mac Boney fan, or PSC fan, for that matter.

FLY AS ME

Another soung about fly-ness.  Some guy named "Governer" on the track.  Its aight.

WE PIMPIN

Featuring Sleepy Brown, who says that he actually gave the ATL their sound.  I really hate "pimp-singing" choruses.  Except for a few exceptions like, "Lets get away, or Stay Fresh".

100 Yards

Young Dro and Xtaci let TI take a break on this one.  DJ Don Cannon will be heard about in 06, his production is fire.

RIDE WIT ME

Its aight.

DIP SLIDE RIDE OUT

TI featuring Big Kuntry of the PSC.  Gotdamn, TIP has an ear for beats.  He hasn't had a poorly produced album yet.   Jammin'

GRAND HUSTLE PSA

Shit talking.  Fuck all the other DJ's.

I TOLD U SO

TI slightly gives props to Luda.  Lol, he says when Kriss Kross was hot, that they were still gettin' jumped at school.  What the hell happened to them.  TI doin' some reminiscing.

DO U REMEMBER

Featuring the Governer again.

WHO THEM BOYS

This is a PSC track.  Its aight.

OL SKOOL

Big Kuntry, Mike Jones, Young Dro.  Don't tell me Mike Jones don't spit that pimp shit, and don't tell me about him saying his name alot.  So does Jay-Z (its ya boy HOV!)

RUBBERBAND BANKS

Young Dro on this one.  I bet you this shit will be catchy.  Talking about some "boi-yoi-yoi-yoing!"  In fact, does anybody remember me saying waaaay back in the day that Juvie's album will have catchy shit?  I got an ear for that shit.  CEO's needing an A&R?  Holla at me.

LOOK AT ALL THESE RUMORS

T.I. is healthy, fuck what ya heard.  "ATL" The movie and soundtrack, coming soon.  TI will be on the big screen soon.

GRAND HUSTLE RADIO

I don't know who's beat this is originally, but I remember Cam'ron absolutely ripped this shit like years ago.  TI sounds good on it too.

IF U REALLY WANT THAT

From a chick named "Xtaci".  Talking about all the down shit that she can do while her man is out trapping.  Okay.

BOOTLEGGER BASHIN PART 5

I guess I'm not a bootlegger, cause I don't sell this shit.  Its illegal to get paid off selling mixtapes anyway, even if you're the artists.

I CAN'T HELP IT

Damn, this shit is jammin.  Fake ass Lloyd or Jazze Pha on the hook, but the female voice sets it off.  Listen to this while chillin wit ya chick.  The beat is not unlike the Cassidy and Raekwon "So Long".  Also, not unlike Mike Jones, TI has yet to ever dissappoint me when rapping nasty about the ladies.

DO U REALLY WANT ME

Featuring Governer again.  I guess Trey Songs was too expensive to put on a mixtape.  Who these rappers need to call is fucking Pretty Willie aka P Dub for their hooks, if they want some hot shit.  Oh shit, I just went to that site and see that he's putting out some new shit later this year.

GRAND HUSTLE PSA 2

Everybody is signing an R&B singer now.  But have they ever went gold?  Tierra?  Olivia?  Bobby V?  His album was tight though.

LIVE IN THE SKY

T.I.'s ode to his cousin Tootie.

COMMENTS:  Excellent, excellent mixtape.  Good way to start off '06.  TI's flow never dissappoints, and his ear for beats is incredible.  Good mixtape all around.  Also, In the "Mixtape Downloads" section on the left of nastack.com, I'm going to start ranking the top 5 mixtapes that I've reviewed.  Whenever something like this good comes out, I'll have to rearrange the list as neccessary.  You'll know when I've actually started doing this, because the Nas mixtape will be #1.

BEST TRACKS:  Every track featuring TI

DJ DRAMA AND T.I.P - THE LEAK, FREE DOWNLOAD FROM NASTACK.COM

Comments

[maximus]

Will, if you gonna add the hottest mixtapes... dont forget about that mood muzik 2 by Joe Buddens.

[Jason]

TI is one of the only southern rappers i have respect for, though i dont really know why.

[Ill Will]

Respect as far as flow, or his person?

[Naim]

Mood Muzik vol. 2 Joe Buddens is probably better than all of the albums that came out in 'O5 dont believe check it out for ya self,

[Ill Will]

Damn, nobody even gave me a chance. It was coming.

[Ramo]

You are the only person I've heard of outside of STL and Milwaukee to mention Pretty Willie.

[dame]

sure you know about smokingsection.net

but how about that ghost in the machine???

no haps yet?

Thanks all the same will, great review.

[eskay]

Had this for a minute, been meaning to listen to it. But yeah that Mood Muzik 2 is outta control...

[Ramo]

GRAND HUSTLE RADIO

I don't know who's beat this is originally, but I remember Cam'ron absolutely ripped this shit like years ago. TI sounds good on it too.

It's the intro to The Dynasty

[Ill Will]

Well hell, if all of you all already have it, why review it?

[mike]

niiice review n niiice mixtape. im feelin yo site keep it up homez. n will cn yu review the joe budden tape? i aint herd it lol!

[Ill Will]

Ok, fuck it, its coming tommorow

[Pretty Willie]

Thanks for that love playa....if the world dont know bout me, they are gonna know soon enuf! check me out, www.wilflo.com

PDUB

[Char]

This mixtape is crazy. Im not a PSC fan, but Mac Boney kills "thru the city"...is one of the best traks on there. TI switching up his flow on that first track, didnt know he had it like that. Download this shit NOW!!

[lilsoulja]

I'm feeling this review bruh. Off-topic: Where can I find any review of Kamikaze? I see links for Mississippi artists but not sure if you've done something on him yet. Supposedly there's a new one, "Draft Day". That's how I found this site, internet searching and all.

On T.I., I wouldn't need any other vouchers for da man. I've been with him ever since I popped in the first CD I bought of his (Serious or So Serious).

Off all of that: keep doing what you're doing bruh. Expect hate and criticism as your name grows. It's good to see young cats applying themselves to their causes.

[........]

yo is there not a remix of "ride wit me" with dj evny & trapmasters inc., psc, t.i.?

[ccrim55]

when big boi drops off ant at the payphones he is listenin to a song that goes "24's up under the chevrolet"
DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE NAME/ARTIST OF THIS SONG?

[ccrim55]

when big boi drops off ant at the payphones he is listenin to a song that goes "24's up under the chevrolet"
DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE NAME/ARTIST OF THIS SONG?

[ccrim55]

when big boi drops off ant at the payphones he is listenin to a song that goes "24's up under the chevrolet"
DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE NAME/ARTIST OF THIS SONG?

[Gitar]

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