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Two of Mack 10's best efforts bookend Hustla's Handbook, a frustratingly overstuffed and spotty effort that dilutes its personality with filler that goes nowhere. With his homeboy Nate Dogg, Mack 10 kills with the opening "Like This," a track that's classic West Coast balling with a bit of David Banner crushing. Counting "Ride Out" with Chingy as a bonus track, the proper closer, "Livin Just to Ball," is far and away the highlight of the album, arguably a Top Five song in the G-funker's catalog. The rapper vividly reminisces about back in the day over Fredwreck Nassar's roller-skating jam on a track that sounds like it should be closing a much more purposeful album. The problem is that the rest of the B-list set of producers here offer either forgettable or derivative beats in a wide range of styles, some that just don't fit. You're four tracks in before "Done Shot" coats the lyrics with the kind of sticky G-funk Mack 10 is most comfortable with, and while the slick productions that sound like Jay-Z's discards are trying, it's the concessions the album makes to Dirty South crunk that are really misguided. "Don't Hate Me" is worthy, and the both the spiritual "The Testimony" and the sneaker-worshipping "My Chucks" are arguments Mack 10 isn't limited to gangsta material, but too much redundant thugging just supports this argument, bloating the album into something unnecessarily unwieldy. The West Coast faithful should check it for the towering highlights while casual fans can catch these bangers on the next hits collection.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Nathaniel Hale, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Nate Dogg, FeaturedArtist - FREDWRECK, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Louis Harden, Composer - Andre Taylor, Composer - MD Productions, Producer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Young Soprano, Producer - Andrew L. Price II, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Jermaine Denny, Composer - Lamar Edwards, Composer, Producer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Red Cafe, FeaturedArtist - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Larrance Dopson, Composer, Producer - Jimmy Tucker, Composer - Andrew L. Price II, Composer - Wanted (Skoop Delena & Young Soprano), FeaturedArtist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Young Soprano, FeaturedArtist - Andrew L. Price II, Composer - DL for Kings of LA Entertainment, Producer - Deshaun Taylor, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Ron Feemster, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Traci Nelson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Jimmy Tucker, Composer - Andrew L. Price II, Composer - Wanted (Skoop Delena & Young Soprano), FeaturedArtist - Deshaun Taylor, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Ron Feemster, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Young Soprano, FeaturedArtist - Pastor Steven Hamilton, FeaturedArtist - Andrew L. Price II, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Louis Freese, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Traci Nelson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, Flute, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - B-Real, FeaturedArtist - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Producer - Fredrick Nassar, Composer - Erik "Danger" Coomes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dj, FeaturedArtist - The Velvet Rkestra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Waynne Nugent, Composer - Kevin Risto, Composer - Danny Means, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Waynne, Producer - Dirty Swift, Producer - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Butch Cassidy, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Lil Sin, Producer - Bigga Brown, FeaturedArtist - Ruka Puff, FeaturedArtist - Sherman Houston, Composer - Jay Anthony Robert Brown, Composer - Byron Waters, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Jeremy Cranon, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Shahiem Smith, Composer - J Classic, Producer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Waynne Nugent, Composer - Kevin Risto, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Waynne, Producer - Dirty Swift, Producer - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Swat, Composer - Bre Perry, Composer, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Danny Means, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - FREDWRECK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Butch Cassidy, FeaturedArtist - Young Tre, Producer - Young Soprano, FeaturedArtist - Andrew L. Price II, Composer - Issac Reese, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Treyvor Green, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Jeremy Cranon, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Jimmy Tucker, Composer - Andrew L. Price II, Composer - Shahiem Smith, Composer - J Classic, Producer - Kanary Diamond, FeaturedArtist - Johnean Jimenez, Composer - Wanted (Skoop Delena & Young Soprano), FeaturedArtist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Fredrick Nassar, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Fredrick Nassar, Composer - The Marvelous Mackettes (Traci Nelson, Nikisha Grier, Lashana Dendy), Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Erik "Danger" Coomes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Koroshetz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, MainArtist - Howard Bailey, Composer - Chingy, FeaturedArtist - DL for Kings of LA Entertainment, Producer - Deshaun Taylor, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Two of Mack 10's best efforts bookend Hustla's Handbook, a frustratingly overstuffed and spotty effort that dilutes its personality with filler that goes nowhere. With his homeboy Nate Dogg, Mack 10 kills with the opening "Like This," a track that's classic West Coast balling with a bit of David Banner crushing. Counting "Ride Out" with Chingy as a bonus track, the proper closer, "Livin Just to Ball," is far and away the highlight of the album, arguably a Top Five song in the G-funker's catalog. The rapper vividly reminisces about back in the day over Fredwreck Nassar's roller-skating jam on a track that sounds like it should be closing a much more purposeful album. The problem is that the rest of the B-list set of producers here offer either forgettable or derivative beats in a wide range of styles, some that just don't fit. You're four tracks in before "Done Shot" coats the lyrics with the kind of sticky G-funk Mack 10 is most comfortable with, and while the slick productions that sound like Jay-Z's discards are trying, it's the concessions the album makes to Dirty South crunk that are really misguided. "Don't Hate Me" is worthy, and the both the spiritual "The Testimony" and the sneaker-worshipping "My Chucks" are arguments Mack 10 isn't limited to gangsta material, but too much redundant thugging just supports this argument, bloating the album into something unnecessarily unwieldy. The West Coast faithful should check it for the towering highlights while casual fans can catch these bangers on the next hits collection.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:07
- Main artists: Mack 10
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2005 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records Inc.
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