The Madd Rapper – Tell Em Why U Madd

Artist: The Madd Rapper

Title: Tell Em Why U Madd

Label: Columbia

Rating: 7.5/10

Track #

1. I’m Madd intro. Rating: N/A

2. Dot Vs. TMR Gives you your first dose of the Madd Rapper family. The diversity of voices is fresh. 6/10

3. Talk Show intro. N/A

4. You’re All Alone A real urban reality. 7.5/10

5. That’s What’s Happenin’ Features Mase and Tracey Lee. This one is good. Mase’s flow is sliding low while the Madd Rapper kicks the pavement and burns the top off. 8/10

6. Dice Game N/A

7. Roll With The Cat The flow is reminiscent of the Pharcyde and sports an old school shine with a new school veneer.

8. How We Do Puff Daddy comes out to support his Bad Boy protg. 7/10

9. Stir Crazy Eminem fills the Madd Rapper with fits of rage. Madd Rapper’s voice is just as solid and insane as Eminem’s. And don’t miss the King Of Pop dis. 8.5/10

10. D-Dot Interview N/A

11. Ghetto – Ballad of truth. Words provided by Raekwon and the Madd Rapper. The change of pace was welcome. 7/10

12. Surviving The Game 5/10

13. Bongo Break Another collaboration. This time Busta Rhymes drops by for the party. 7.5/10

14. Whateva Working just a bit too hard. 5/10

15. Too Many Ho’s Jermaine Dupri doesn’t exactly tear it up.

16. Bird Call N/A

17. Not The One Great, humor tinged. The story of the Madd Rapper finding that every girl who lost his number before somehow found it when he made it. 7/10

18. They Just Don’t Know Fresh. 6/10

19. Esta Loca (She’s Crazy) Whether you speak Spanish or not, you’ll dig it. The Beatnuts and Rambo bring their cool style to the mix. 7/10

20. Shysty Broads 5.5/10

21. Talk Show N/A

22. Wildside The Madd Rapper in all his glory. Too bad the chorus is weak. 7/10

23. Car Jack Funny. N/A

24. How To Rob Fantastic way to go out. 8/10

The music is tops. What would you expect from the former Bad Boy records producer? The Madd Rapper is none other than Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie, the producer of Puff Daddy’s No Way Out, Mase’s Harlem World, and Biggie’s “Hypnotize”. The album is quite good, though I would have liked it better with fewer guests. The Madd Rapper has a great flow and it would have been great to hear more of it. Don’t the lame ass cover throw you off; this is a great record.

+ charlatan