Lil Boosie: Bad Azz

Emerging from under the wings of Pimp C, Bun B and Webbie; Lil Boosie "wants to learn us" the life in the "Boot," aka his home town of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Commonly referred to as the Baton Rouge Hero and Bad Ass, Lil Boosie makes it clear that he's from Baton Rouge and how hard it was to come up on the streets of the "Boot" on his second solo album, Bad Azz.

Since entering the scene with his first solo album, For My Thugz, Boosie told the world that he's from the streets and instead of eating bologna, he's now eating steak. He's endured several struggles -- from failing to achieve his dream of playing professional basketball, to dropping out of high school and drug induced mishaps. Boosie laments about his struggles to get by in life. Most known for his collaborations with Webbie, who's featured on four tracks including the anthem "I Represent," Boosie gives us a taste of just what a Bad Azz is.

The appetizer of the album is "When You Gonna Drop," written by Boosie and produced by J. Allen (a.k.a. Mouse), who produces most of the tracks on Bad Azz. Boosie wearily addresses anxious fans with the line, "I made you wait until the winter / so now you cold," and on the hook he asks and answers the track's title: "Boosie when you gon drop? / N---- right na." J. Allen provides Boosie with an up tempo southern feel for this starter.

Boosie reminisces about his days on the streets and his growth as a person on "I Remember." On the hook he sums up his verses, "Long nights on the block / I remember n---- / Went from a lil to a lot / I remember n---- / In this world with no dreams / I remember n---- / Gone off X and codene." On the songs' verses, he details aspects of the aforementioned chorus with lines like, "I remember them pills I used to pop / that had a n---- frenzy / them n----s I used to pop with / now they envy," and "I remember when daddy used to hit mama when times was hard / but it never showed on her boys / cause her boys was hard."

On "Exciting," featuring Webbie, Boosie documents his ascension to fame and fortune. Boosie tells how he went from having no money and mediocre-looking women, to having big money and self-sufficient models. "I use to mess with hoes who like to cut your tires up / now I'm bred and they can't even get a nut."

Of course, we're familiar with the top 10 radio and the club hit, "Zoom," which Yung Joc blesses with his smooth, slow flow. "Soft and Hard" is a true southern track with a chopped and screwed intro and hook. The hard organ and rattling base song features fellow members of Trill Entertainment, Foxx and Bigg Head.

Although the album is mostly about the streets and how you have to be hard to survive them, Boosie shows his soft side by displaying love for his brethren on "My N----." The entire song is a shout out to all of his friends while remembering the ones that aren't with him anymore. "Who ever thought that in elementary / that you and me would end up in penitentiary / If I tell you I love you / I meant it / That aint the liquor or these pills / that's how I feel on the real."

The best track on the album is "F--- You," simply because the legendary Pimp C blesses the track. Boosie, Webbie and Pimp C tell the world it's all about their crew, so forget about the rest. Listeners will definitely keep this track on repeat.

Despite a few tracks that could ruin a bag of apples, Bad Azz does a great job of letting the world know what a bad ass Boosie was and why he claims to be one. Boosie raps about coming from the streets of Baton Rouge and his come up from not even being liked in high school, to the whole world knowing who he is. Although Boosie is a Bad Azz, his album is not so bad.

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