5th Ward Boyz — Gangsta Funk EP

First EP by 5th Ward Boyz, one year after their debut album. The tape isn't far from the record: there are the same generic gangsta themes and the production is average, typical West Coast g-funk. The trio makes six new pieces, adding two from the previous album "Ghetto Dope" ("Ghetto Curse Words" and "Same Ol'") and performs with good aggressive flow on funky boom bap rhythms.

The first cut boasts a dark beat with skeletal, slow, vibrant and pounding drum machine, sung hook, smooth slow delivery, and very poor, dusty and squeaky, old g-funk synth. It follows a solid track, funky boom bap, slow and pounding drum machine, simple hook, good delivery. The title track features a typical funky rhythm, regular pounding drum and annoying sample. On the fourth cut the sample is better, funky rhythm, functional chorus, slow drum and decent delivery.

"Underground G's" is the other high point of the edition, boom bap funky, drum pounding, hardcore smoothness fast delivery, simple hook, seven minute of length, but they go fast. "Same Ol'" is the second track from the previous record, poor g-funk synths on the simple hook, slow drum, slow delivery, decent funky boom bap. The seventh track has a similar beat, with slow drum machine and poor g-funk synths on the hook. The tape is closed with a decent outro, funky beat with slow drum pounding and cheap g-funk synths.

Discreet Rap-A-Lot effort, it adds nothing to the album released the year before. Not recommended.

Rating: 6.5/10.