Young Gunz

I bought this CD the day it came out in Philly, I was in HS and i left class to go down the block and cop it. i spent all day in shool listening to the CD, I remember saying to a buddy that i thought this was the best CD i heard all year!!! I went college and this became the only CD i would listen to for the next couple of months!!! I still listen to the CD on occasion now, and It brings back great memories!!!! Every song has a story in my life that I tie to it. This is one of the ALL TIME BEST RAP CDs, only a CD of such quality can stand out in my mind the way this CD and its songs do. Thanx Young Gunz!!! Come back soon!!!

The beats are incredible to say the least, and the Young gunnaz laze hot lyrics on a pile on this one...

If you like rocafella, don't missout on this highly underrated album...

#1.Classic Neef N Chris Goin Bacc 2 Bacc:10/10
#2.Classic Gangsta Tracc Wit Beans:10/10
#3.Classic Luv Song:10/10
#4.Party Joint:9/10
#5.Classic About Pimpin' Hoes Into Givin They Cash Up:10/10
#6.Classic Wit Hov.Real Emotional:10/10
#7.Classic With Gunnaz Talkin' 2 Each Otha:10/10
#8.A Classic Record That I Over Played:10/10
#9.Classic Chris Solo:10/10
#10.It's Hot:7/10
#11.Crazzy Joint With Sparks:9/10
#12.Classic Neef Solo:10/10
#13.Joint With Free:8/10
#14.Classic About Times In Their Lives:10/10
#15.Classic About The Lives They Lead:10/10
#16.Bonus:7.5/10
#17.Under-Rated,Just Like Original:8.5/10

I was disappointed with the young duo from Roc-A-Fella. These guys (especially Young Chris) have impressed my lyrically on almost everything else I've heard them on. Not only was this album not impressive, it was almost, dare I say, bad. I hate to say it cause I love these cats, but this is not a good album. Hopefully they redeem themselves on the next one.

Young Chris & Neef the late teens from State Property deliver a very solid 17 song debut album. Guests are on about half the songs and each artist has a solo (Young Chirs - my favorite of the 2 has a stronger solo and a few more verses on the album). It has 1 classic, 4 near classics, 4 ok songs, 1 I skip and the rest are good. Production is very god and mostly handled by Chad Hamilton (9 songs), Just Blaze did 2 songs, and Bink One, Scott Storch, Ruggedness, Boola, EZ elpee, and Darrel Branch all did 1 song. A must have rap album for all and for State Prop or Roc fans especially.

#1 - 9.5 (good beat)
#2 - 8.5 (f/ beanie sigel)
#3 - 9 (f/ Rell -- more relxing song for the ladies -- good beat though)
#4 - 7 (old school beat)
#5 - 8 (f/ Juelz Santana -- samples Hall & Oates' "Rich Girl")
#6 - 9.5 (f/ Jay-Z -- good beat)
#7 - 10 (CLASSIC!! --- great song that is very deep about the troubles the 2 went through together -- f/ denim --great beat as well)
#8 - 8.5
#9 - 9 (Chris solo)
#10 - 9.5 (a good song that actually features Cam'ron -- good beat)
#11 - 9.5 (f/ Sparks -- good beat)
#12 - 7.5 (Neef solo)
#13 - 7.5 (f/ Freeway)
#14 - 8 (deeper song)
#15 - 8 (f/ denim)
#16 - 7.5
#17 - 4.5 (horrible song -- f/ chingy -- I hated the original version so I have no clue why they remixed it and got sorry @S$ Chingy to do a verse????)

YOUNG CHRIS -- Christopher Ries -- b. 1984 -- Philadelphia, PA
NEEF -- Haneef Muhammad -- b. 1984 --- Philadelphia, PA

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Young Chris & Neef get Pooda Brown (Neef's brother) to join them in this mixtape to show off their new label and the new talent, Pooda Brown. Of the 20 "songs" most are freestyles with other peoples beats. Besides Pooda Brown (who is on 13 of the 20 songs) only Rell, Usher & Kanye West are on the album, each on one song. Young Chris is on 14 songs and Neef is on 13 of them. There is one song I skip, 5 average songs and the rest are good. Not as good as their first album which I liked alot, but still a good 58 minute album to have for their fans.

#2 - 9 (Chris, Neef, Pooda)
#3 - 7.5 (Chris)
#4 - 7.5 (Pooda)
#5 - 8 (Neef)
#6 - 9 (Chris, Neef, Kanye West, john legend)
#8 - 8 (Chris & Neef)
#9 - 9 (Chris, Neef, Pooda)
#10 - 8 (Chris, Neef, Pooda)
#11 - 8.5 (Pooda)
#12 - 8 (Chris, Neef, Pooda)
#13 - 7.5 (Pooda)
#15 - 9 (Chris, Neef, Pooda)
#16 - 8 (Chris, Neef, Pooda)
#18 - 7 (Chris)
#19 - 9 (Pooda)
#20 - 9 ((Chris, Neef, Pooda, Rell)
#21 - 7 (Neef & Chris)
#23 - 5.5 (Chris, Neef, Usher)
#25 - 8 (Pooda)
#26 - 8 (Chris & Pooda)

Young Chris -- Christopher Ries -- b. 1984 -- Philadelphia, PA
Neef -- Haneef Muhammad -- b. 1984 -- Philadelphia, PA
Pooda Brown -- T. Muhammad -- Philadelphia, PA

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well first off this album is only twelve tracks so i wasnt expecting much. but i was wrong. eleven of the 12 tracks are hot. some other reviews said they need to flow better but it just neef that needs some work. chris is on his way to greatness.

top 5
beef
the knock is there
set it off
dont stop (YG party)
grown man part 2

The album isn't bad it's just a little boring, the beats laidback: way back. And the fellas don't seem to inspired.

Tough Luv is one of my fav-albums but this is not by a longshot...

And It's short too less than 50 minutes, Tough Love was over 70 minutes and almost every track was a standout.

The Young Gunz dropped their sophmore album in 2005 a week after Memphis dropped his album "534".While Memphis showed great lyrical skills and the ability to produce a hit(even if it wasn't a big hit)the Young Gunz were unable to produce a hit on this album and the entire album is lacking that punch that most Rocafella albums have.While Chris and Neef sound great together on the mic and are above average lyricist they dont have anything different to talk about and it gets old after awhile.The up side to this album is the beats and their chemistry together on the mic.While no songs on here stand out it is still an average album and would be a nice addition to a hip-hop collection and more specifically a collection of Rocafella LP's but if u dont have it you wont be missing all that much

After listening to a copy of Tough Luv that a friend had given me, I was anxiously awaiting this cd. It came out the same day as Common's, so I picked them both up. Man, I was dissapointed. This cd definitely has its high points. Set It off, The Roc is Here, Don't Keep Me Waiting, and Party Tonight are all great songs. However, the production is very sprawling and the ryhmes aren't always the greatest. The cd sounds a lot like a mixtape, and could have been a lot better. I would recommend this if you liked Tough Luv and want to see a different side of the Young Gunz, but other than that, stick with Tough Luv.

Chris and Neef's sophomore album Brothers From Anotehr is not as nearly as good as Tough Luv . It is still a descent album. The beats are gritty and with there silly flow it adds to a good album . I have some complaints though. Chris and Neef's flow needs to get more developed . The album is only 12 tracks long. Pretty good , I hope there next one is way better though.

Straight to the point: the album is pretty forgettable. Though it's pretty average, Brothers From Another has too many holes in it for me to give it three stars. "Tonight" has a guest appearance from the usually reliable Daz, but even he couldn't save that song from being pretty boring. "Don't Stop (YG Party)" shouldn't be played while operating heavy machinery, and "Same Sh**, Different Day" is just plain awful.

There are a few strong cuts though. "Grown Man Pt. II" is assisted by Kanye West & John Legend. Kanye does a good job on the production. "Don't Keep Me Waiting (Come Back Soon)" is a nice joint for the ladies, but their hardcore fans may pass on it. "What We Gotta Do" is pretty introspective and is one of the best tracks on the album. "Beef" is solid, but it suffers from a lack of lyrical improvement. "Set It Off" is decent at best, but it's still listenable.

Brothers From Another is pretty weak. Chris and 'Neef haven't improved any on their lyrical scheme. The Tough Luv album masked its weaknesses with tight production. This time around, the production takes a huge step backward and ultimately puts a glaring spotlight on their inabilities. There are too many lame hooks and weak lyrics. I'd only reccomend this album to die hard Roc fans. Everyone else should leave this one on the shelf.

Standout Tracks: Beef, Set It Off feat. Swizz Beats, Don't Keep Me Waiting (Come Back Soon) feat. 112, Grown Man Pt. II feat. Kanye West & John Legend, and What We Gotta Do(My Favorite)

A great first album for the two young rappers Chris and lil' Neefy produced by the rocafella records. w/ great feat. like juelz santana and chingy. the only thing wrong with it is that there ain't the track "can't stop won't stop" the original version...

well first off this album is only twelve tracks so i wasnt expecting much. but i was wrong. eleven of the 12 tracks are hot. some other reviews said they need to flow better but it just neef that needs some work. chris is on his way to greatness.

top 5
beef
the knock is there
set it off
dont stop (YG party)
grown man part 2

The album isn't bad it's just a little boring, the beats laidback: way back. And the fellas don't seem to inspired.

Tough Luv is one of my fav-albums but this is not by a longshot...

And It's short too less than 50 minutes, Tough Love was over 70 minutes and almost every track was a standout.

The Young Gunz dropped their sophmore album in 2005 a week after Memphis dropped his album "534".While Memphis showed great lyrical skills and the ability to produce a hit(even if it wasn't a big hit)the Young Gunz were unable to produce a hit on this album and the entire album is lacking that punch that most Rocafella albums have.While Chris and Neef sound great together on the mic and are above average lyricist they dont have anything different to talk about and it gets old after awhile.The up side to this album is the beats and their chemistry together on the mic.While no songs on here stand out it is still an average album and would be a nice addition to a hip-hop collection and more specifically a collection of Rocafella LP's but if u dont have it you wont be missing all that much

After listening to a copy of Tough Luv that a friend had given me, I was anxiously awaiting this cd. It came out the same day as Common's, so I picked them both up. Man, I was dissapointed. This cd definitely has its high points. Set It off, The Roc is Here, Don't Keep Me Waiting, and Party Tonight are all great songs. However, the production is very sprawling and the ryhmes aren't always the greatest. The cd sounds a lot like a mixtape, and could have been a lot better. I would recommend this if you liked Tough Luv and want to see a different side of the Young Gunz, but other than that, stick with Tough Luv.

Chris and Neef's sophomore album Brothers From Anotehr is not as nearly as good as Tough Luv . It is still a descent album. The beats are gritty and with there silly flow it adds to a good album . I have some complaints though. Chris and Neef's flow needs to get more developed . The album is only 12 tracks long. Pretty good , I hope there next one is way better though.