In 1988, the Miami duo composed of Amazing B and Icy C came out of the scene of the city that was the founder of the miami bass with this effort which, to be honest, is much better than any head could expect. And that's done with that kind of sound.
The album is produced by José Armada Jr.'s On Top Records, a Joey Boy subsidiary that dominates the local Miami hip hop market by launching several artists. Just like Rock Force and M-4 Sers, this album also seems to come from the work of the brothers Calvin Mills II and Carlton Mills. The name the group chose, Miami Boyz, was already famous in Miami, the rest of Florida and as far as Atlanta for being one of the largest organized crime organizations of the 1980s.
I state that I'm not crazy about miami bass. However this record remained unusually hidden outside the provincial scene had its potential: it borrows the skinny-n-hard beat that comes from the East Coast and speeds it up making it southern, on this sound with the drum machine in constant work to provide minimal rhythms, the two rappers deliver quickly without, however, surprising for most of the listening, leaving some functional hooks on the street and bragging for most of the time.
The album is at least as decent as the others from the Coasts and despite some unsuccessful extravagant attempt ("Forever Stand by Me", which takes the sample from the classic by Ben E. King for a noir rhythm that could be better interpreted) and the usual ballad of outline ("Love Signs"), remains a pretty discreet LP even if little explored. "Miami Boyz Ready to Go" has nothing to envy compared to the most popular NY singles of the pre-Rakim era. 6/10.
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