“Cash Flow” - Review Of Ace Hood’s Gutta
ALBUM REVIEWS By TC on November 24, 2008 at 10:26 am
Kids. Sometimes they have to find their way opposed to following (or not) the path paved from the ones who came before them. If you’re 20-year old Antoine McColister, chances are you were influenced by the rappers who dreamed big and molded your style after theirs, while completely missing the part about individuality. As part of Def Jam’s burgeoning future as well as a joint venture with mentor DJ Khaled’s We The Best music imprint, young Antoine is now Ace Hood as he attempts prove he’s a worthy competitor with his debut album Gutta. Problem is, his initial outing is marred with the obvious detail that he was allowed enough rope to which to hang choke himself with, in turn, manufacturing new product with old labels on it.
Ironically, Gutta’s strongest inconsistency is its consistency. Sporting the usual balderdash associated with a Khaled release such as horribly executed choruses (”Ghetto,”) and a sheer abundance of wannabe anthems, the fact that the young’n regurgitates the same verses on every song makes for tepid tales from the hood. On the Akon featured “Can’t Stop,” Ace fills his bars with fluff like “When it comes to money/you know it ain’t nothing/blow it all on jewels…” which is essentially the same material plastered through the first single “Cash Flow.” And the obligatory R&B cuts “Ride” and “Call Me” are fraternal twins with Trey Songz and Lloyd being the only distinction, respectively.
Ace Hood’s biggest asset is his fiery delivery and for the most part it gets him by. Motor mouthed with the Hemi to match, Hood blazes through feverish production on “Get Him” and the boisterous “Money Over Here” with commendable intensity. But while these moments stand as his bread & butter, they ultimately grow stale as the “money, cash, hoes” train runs out of steam due to redundancy. Incidentally, the album’s most cohesive track is the nerve-racking hymnal “Stressin” which co-stars the mayor of ignorance Plies.
Even with his rabid rhyme ability, Ace Hood’s generic sensibilities and turbulent song structures overshadow the potential he holds as by album’s end, there’s still no clear definition on who he truly is. Kids will be kids and in youth, there’s mistakes to be made, but more than likely Ace Hood will bounce back for the second round. As for this bout, it may have traces of the hood, but it’s still the same street, different Gutta.
Previously Posted - “Red Light” - Review Of DJ Khaled’s We Global
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26 Comments
“Cash Flow” = my joint…when Mikkey Halsted flows over it lol.
Ace Hood’s freestyle on the BET Whatever Awards was dope…but that’s the only thing I’ve heard so far from dude. Anyways…
Mickey Factz or Mikkey Halsted?
Who y’all got?
How ’bout Mickey Mouse? lol
Halsted. all day. Mickey’s good too though.
lol ace hood looks like willie da kid
Reads “DJ Khaled Presents…”
*exits post*
ouch OED ouch
I listened to this on my way to work this morning. I agree with the rating. Gutta is not bad, but it’s not that good either.
I actually enjoyed the album. He’s not saying anything new, but I’d argue that he has the most impressive flow of any southern rapper out at the moment. That said, I agree with each and every criticism raised in the review. Cash Flow & the song with Trick Daddy are piff. At least he didn’t get 3.5 cigs and that in itself is a victory.
Yeah, I said it.
@ Deen…I mean Tone
How is it a victory to get a weaker rating lol?
If it said “Red Hot Lover Tone presents Ace Hood” instead of DJ Khaled, I would fucks with it heavily…
Trackmasters production is sorely missed and would’ve helped this album out a lot
^LOL@Deen
If they would have given him the Colored C of review grades, we would know that Benzino has infiltrated the TSS Carter.
Teef: I got Mickey Mouse lol; seriously I haven’t heard enough from Mikkey Halsted yet. But I like Mickey Factz. Back to the future was my introduction to his music and Heaven’s Fallout made me a fan.
mayor of ignorance lol
@TC - like Barack Obama said, it’s time for a change©juicy j even if that change is for the worse
AYO TEEF leave Red Hot Lover Tone alone. I played that man’s album until the tape almost popped. You don’t see me making fun of Choclair. LOL!!!
I figured that this joint at most would get 3 cigs. 2.5 cigs seems fitting though. Dude can flow, but he put together some bullshit tracks for this album.
@ Teef
Mikkey Halsted all day… when in doubt… go with the Chi.
Can’t take anything away from Mickey Factz though. Dude is nice with his.
balderdash!
This album is trash. I don’t see how cats can even say they like this cat? He’s a generic southern rapper. Period. There’s nothing that leads me to believe that he’ll end up being anything more than that.
Just a warning to any of you workaholics out there:
Yes, it is possible to overdose on Red Bull, and yes, you do wake up hung over.
It’s nice to see that y’all are finally catching on to the fact that I AM TONE. I thought I was gonna have to get Poke to start posting here on some “I don’t believe you, you need more people” type shit. NH Juelz Santana (yeah, I’m bringing that back after I saw that Pop Champagne video. I hope Ron Brownz or Browse or whatever knows that I and not he did the best work with Nas. Street Dream or Ether? Yeah, I thought so).
Ace is generic, but he has talent and that goes a long way. Unlike most southern rappers, I haven’t prayed for his accidental death yet, so that’s a plus.
As for the cig rating, the victory refers more to my personal joy as opposed to any sort of benefit to Mr. Hood’s ego or art. That 3.5 streak was getting ridiculous.
Once again, there was no 3.5 streak.
Just look
TC, fuck that reality shit, we livin’ in fantasy.
I kid. I felt like it though. Kinda like how Jay-Z and Wayne continually proclaimed themselves to be the best rapper and people started believing it. I guess that’s what happened with the cig rating.
On a completely unrelated note, how come we don’t call rap artists “rapists.” I think there’s a lot comedy gold in there.
^It’s because the record labels are the ones doing the raping. lol
Mickey Factz all day!!! GFCNY Bitchez!!!
Why bother reviewing Waste Hood???!!! Review that fucking Kanye so I can argue with y’all!!!
All in due time Flea….
All in due time.
lol ace hood looks like willie da kid
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Too bad he can’t rap like Willie
..1.5/5
Ace….step your album cover game up