If you're following Chamillionaire and his extremely resilient mixtape career, then you obviously know the beef with his former label/crew Swishahouse. Since "Dike Jones" has died out, the whiteboy gets it next on the freestyle opener over Timbaland's vintage violin sways: "…you should write a book and call it 'How To Be Down'." Paul Wall answers with a banger of his own "Sittin' Sideways," which nearly every fan of southern rap is requesting right now. And why not? The beat knocks harder than most, and Paul and Big Pokey's crispy rhyming make it all seem so easy. The People's Champ returns to freestyle over the Transformers theme (not kidding), the all-not-too-enjoyable "Mobbed Up Style," and "Drank In Yo System," explaining his countless times at the clubs featuring Bun B (his second ode to sizzurp on the disc). Not to be outdone of course-this is Chamillionaire's time for shine-Koop destroys "I'm A Hustla," the kitten-hitting "Sittin Back" and tackles "Roll With Me" with Stat Quo, showing up on a shitload of south and otherwise mixtapes this week (at least this one features some scratches). Koopa's other adversary Mike Jones returns with "Perfect Man" which features a hot beat and some scorching cuts on the intro courtesy of DJ Obscene, as earlier, tearing into the guest spot on AJ's lone track. Whether you like the repeated name drops or not, Jones can flow with the best of 'em. The Boss Slim Thug gets real funky over the Neptunes guitar plucks featuring thumping percussion and a soulful vocal from Pharell; this one could very well show up on BET at any given time. "Let Me See Ya Hood" features an annoying hook despite the hot synths and grave input from Lil' Flip. Fifty Cent joins Flip on the Obscene remix of "Package of Power," featuring a hefty yet soothing Neptunes backdrop. Pitbull unloads an impressive freestyle while UGK's Pimp C rounds the disc off with classic south bangers "Comin Up" with Flip and Z-Ro and the remix to "Hoggin Da Game" which at the moment is doing just that. While this mixtape lacks any true exclusives, and not enough Chamillionaire, if its lyrics you want from the Dirty South then you've got to go to Houston; DJ Obscene does the job exposing that fact.
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