Release Date: 7/22/1997
Recording Date: 7/1997
Tracks: 15
Length: 00:01:16 Hrs
Label: Priority
Type: CD,CS
- Genre/Styles
- Hip-Hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Southern Rap, West Coast Rap, Underground Rap
Album Tracks (15)
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What the Critics Say
West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 was the first significant shot from Master P, the mastermind behind the South's fiercely independent gangsta label No Limit. Master P was the executive producer of West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1, organizing the entire project, reigning in big names like Too $hort, finding unknown rappers and defining the sound, which is essentially cheaply-produced G-Funk. Nobody on the compilation is a particularly gifted rapper, nor is the music original or even interesting (it occasionally is terrible, as a matter of fact), but West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1, along with its successor, illustrates what some hip-hoppers mean by "keeping it real" -- i.e., keep turning out the same hardcore rap, without any musical or lyrical innovations. And, if you agree with that viewpoint, West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 probably is a record for you. If not, it's a mighty rough ride. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
