Smokin' On Purp. Sippin' On Purp. E'rrthang Purple. (Got Purp?, Vol. 2 - Big Boi Presents)

Member Name: XICripZ

Product:	Got Purp?, Vol. 2 - Big Boi Presents
Date:	25/01/09 (89 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Highly varied

Disadvantages: Lots of interludes

Led by OutKast's Big Boi, "Got Purp Vol. II" is the debut album from the artists on Big Boi's record label, Purple Ribbon, started directly after the solo projects which the OutKast members individually made in 2003, "Speakerboxxx" recorded by this artists, and "The Love Below" by Andre 3000. Esssentially, the group is made up of themeebers of the Atlanta Hip Hop super-group, the Dungeon Family and also newer R&B talents. This album was released in 2005, soon after the original "Got That Purp" mixtape became a hit on the streets.

Since the Purple-Ribbon all-stars are lead by Big Boi, the other OutKast members originality and innovative style doesn't come through, and for this is a bonus as he often gives you something whcih take s a while to get. Whereas Big Boi is straigh Hip hop, and gives us what it basically a Gangsta Rap album, with hints of a more gentle side with R&B.

1. "Intro"

2. "Dungeon Family Dedication" (feat. Killer Mike)

With the first musical track in the album we get Killer Mike by himslef on some chopped production telling us the sitaution with Purple Ribbon and what transistions went from Dungeon Family to here. You also get him talking in reference to the Hip Hop world today, and how so amny seem to have stolen from these artits, in particular Goodie Mob and Sleepy Brown, and used it all for their own benefit.

**Five Stars**

3. "Kryptolude (Lude)"

4. "Kryptonite" (feat. Big Boi, Killer Mike, BlackOwned C-Bone and Rock D)

hrer was the hit single off the album, and although I doubt that you will have heard it, unless you bough "Def jam Icon", it is a kille rof a track as you get the biggest pair in the Purple Ribbon Allstars, Kiler Mike and Big Boi, comign with a banger of a track about cannabis and their relationship with it.

**Five Stars**

5. "Campbellton Road" (Lude)

6. "Me, My Baby & My Cadillac" (feat. Sleepy Brown)

Personally, I felt very little when I heard this track as it is a rather plain one, in which the Soul singer of Purple Ribbon, Sleepy Brown, does a track by himself where he opts for a slow track about the good things he enjoys in his life (all given in the title).

**Two Stars**

7. "Purple Ribbon" (Lude)

8. "Body Rock" (feat. Lil' Co, Killer Mike and Donkee Boy)

I foudn this to be a really strong trakc for the tiem it was performed as it seems to live up to the strong presence of Crunk at tthe time and how Lil' Co and Donkee Boy seem to rap. Killer Mike is what made this one work for me as their raps were a littel dry, but as one of the iggest names in the southern rap scene Killer Mike killed it when he stepped up to the mic(rophone).

9. "My Chrome" (feat. Killer Mike and Big Boi)

You geta lively track on this one as the two stars of Purple Ribbon show what they can do together (prior to a three year feud) and they mangea to come up with a big track to display their ability to rap with lots of their southern culture injected into the rhymes.

**Four Stars**

10. "U Got Me!!!" (feat. Scar and Big Boi)

Initally, I found this to be a pretty averge R&B track. There was nothing wrong with it, however Scar wasn't really doing anything original for me by perfroming an up-tempo R&B track, however when Big Boi unexpectly jumps on the beat, you have to like it.

**Four Stars**

11. "Pap Doc" (Lude)

12. "Claremont Lounge" (feat. Bubba Sparxxx, Killer Mike and Cool Breeze)

I can't say that I've been fond of Bubba Sparxxx matierla in the past, and since he is the main artist in this track, I didn't think much to this one either, and it seemed to drop the quality of things as it's hook gets annoying after a while and once he had passed, Cool breeze and Killer Mike seemed to have an 'off' day.

**Three Stars**

13. "Time Will Reveal" (feat. Jonelle Monae)

Bad Boy artist Jonelle gets the first of tow tracks to herself in this one. On it, she uses bouncey production, simailr to that of Ciara's "1, ", Step", whichc sampled Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock", and it gives it an Electronic feel with hints of mid-ninites Maiami Bass. She works with such beats nicely to fit with her R&B style of performance.

**Four Stars**

14. "Mayonnaise Mouth" (Lude)

15. "Hold on" (feat. Goodie Mob)

In what has been the las proper work with all four Goodie Mob members, you get a trakc much like a lot of their work, in which they choose to brign out a positive alternate message to the 'hood' inhabiantants, who perhaps woudln't know of a way to do so.

**Three Stars**

16. "808" (feat. Big Boi, G-Rock, Big Gee and Bun B)

The title "808"'s simpliscity is all that is required to give out an understanding of the fact that this one is all abut its production, and how the Rowland-808s work to give this one heavy bass and funky beats. Its bass is amazing, and I was highly satisfied by how it was used (especially since they got UGK's Bun B to work on it too).

**Four Stars**

17. "Fonzworth" (Lude)

18. "What Is This?" (feat. Scar and Cee-Lo)

The male R&B singer of Purple Ribbon is geiven another trackpretty much for himself, and he sues it well to display his great lyric-writing skills,a nd ability to use a large vocals range. Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob comes with a nice few lines at the end to show off his distinct style of rapping as if it was spoken-word poetry.

**Three Stars**

19. "S**t Ya Drawers" (feat. Konkrete)

BlackOwned C-Bone, Supa Nate, and Lil' Brotha 9the last of whichc is Big Boi's younger brother) do a track together as Konkrete, and go for a nice little Gangsta rap cut, whichc has them display their originality in comparison to what was going on in the Hip Hop world at the time.

**Four Stars**

20. "Lettin' Go" (feat. Janelle Monae)

After a high energy rap track, although the energy lvels aren't dropped, it is a lot softer as you get a littel R&B from Janelle, who goes for a feel-good track, in whichc she simply expresses her freedom with no worries lingering on her mind.

**Four Stars**

21. "Konkrete" (Lude)

22. "Lovin' This" (feat. Konkrete)

Here is another track from Konkrete, and it has them change things by go for a slower tune, in which they direct their lyrics elsewhere, to the girls and talk about their enjoyment with them when in the bedroom. It is a good one to end things as we have the tempo lowered.

**Four Stars**

23. "Outro"

Aside from the excessive use of skits and interludes in it,. this is a banger of an album, and has the Purple Ribbon All Stars come out with one of the most under rated albums of recelt times. They come up with a quality southern rap cut, which takes advantage of all the avaliable talent, with some straight Gangsta stuff, to a little alternatives, and a little R&B and Soul thrown in. It is well-rounded, and highly varied with somthing for everyone.

Summary: Purple Ribbons debut album