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51/50 Ratchet, the major-label debut of young Shreveport, LA, rapper Hurricane Chris, features his breakthrough single, "A Bay Bay," and a bunch of songs that are very similar in style. No other song here can match the chant-along catchiness of "A Bay Bay," though "The Hand Clap" comes fairly close. Both songs are produced by Phunk Dawg, who knowingly sticks to the same winning formula that resulted in innumerable Southern rap hits in 2007 (e.g., Soulja Boy's chart-topping "Crank That"). The one song on 51/50 Ratchet that breaks from the snap-rap mold is "Playas Rock," a Mr. Collipark production built atop a sample of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Love's Holiday." Like the formulaic productions, Hurricane Chris delivers the same style of raps over and over. He's gifted for his age, especially in terms of delivery, but his immaturity is well evident in his raps, which lack substance and are cliché at best. The potential is there for Chris to grow into an impressive rapper; at this point, however, the teenage rapper's skills are rudimentary. The album-ending, seven-minute remix of "A Bay Bay" is an ample showcase of this, as big-league rappers like the Game, E-40, and Jadakiss step up to the plate and sound mighty impressive relative to the preceding hour of rapping.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Nicole Wray, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Hurricane Chris featuring Nicole Wray, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - The Package Store, Producer, Recording Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer, Producer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Gary Fly, Assistant Engineer - C. Denard, Composer - Christopher Martin, Composer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Earl Fratom, Recording Engineer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Baby 3 - Gary Fly, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2007 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Hurricane Chris Featuring Big Poppa of Ratchet City, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Nicole Wray, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Hurricane Chris featuring Nicole Wray, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Steve Washington, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer - Steve Morgan, Composer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Baby 3 - C. Denard, Composer - Package Store, Producer, Recording Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Co-Producer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Gary Fly, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Hollyhood Bay Bay, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Hurricane Chris featuring Big Poppa of Ratchet City & HollyHood Bay Bay, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Morgan, Composer - Steve Washington, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - T. Stewart, Composer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Justin Rogers, Composer - John Herron, Author - Blake Dozier, Composer - Mr. Rogers, Producer - Stunt N' Dozier, Producer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - The Package Store, Producer, Recording Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Co-Producer - M. Rayee, Composer - J. Dumas, Composer - J. Wright, Composer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Michelle Raye - Gary Fly, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Steve Washington, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Washington, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris featuring Big Poppa of Ratchet City & Bigg Redd, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Morgan, Composer - Ceddy Wayne, Producer - Victor Hill, Composer - Earl Fratom, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - The Package Store, Producer, Recording Engineer - Mr. Collipark, Co-Producer, Executive Producer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Gary Fly, Assistant Engineer - J. Wright, Composer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Boxie, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Hurricane Chris featuring Boxie, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Jason Dendy, Composer - Carlos Thornton, Composer - Michael Crooms, Composer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Clarence Scarborough, Composer - Maurice White, Composer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Nicole Wray, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Hurricane Chris featuring Nicole Wray, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Ari "R.E. Thuggz" Rafkin, Recording Engineer - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Engineer - Christopher Martin, Composer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hurricane Chris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - GAME, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Lil Boosie, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Baby, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - E 40, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Angie Loc, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Jadakiss, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Hurricane Chris featuring The Game, Lil Boosie, Baby, E-40, Angie Locc of Lava House & Jadakiss, Associated Performer - Christopher Dooley, Composer, Lyricist - Phunk Dawg, Producer - Earl Fratom, Recording Engineer - Earl Williams, Composer, Lyricist - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Gary Fly, Assistant Engineer - Bryan Leach, Executive Producer - Mr. Collipark, Executive Producer - Hollywood BaBa, Executive Producer - Baby 3
(P) 2007 J Records, a Unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
51/50 Ratchet, the major-label debut of young Shreveport, LA, rapper Hurricane Chris, features his breakthrough single, "A Bay Bay," and a bunch of songs that are very similar in style. No other song here can match the chant-along catchiness of "A Bay Bay," though "The Hand Clap" comes fairly close. Both songs are produced by Phunk Dawg, who knowingly sticks to the same winning formula that resulted in innumerable Southern rap hits in 2007 (e.g., Soulja Boy's chart-topping "Crank That"). The one song on 51/50 Ratchet that breaks from the snap-rap mold is "Playas Rock," a Mr. Collipark production built atop a sample of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Love's Holiday." Like the formulaic productions, Hurricane Chris delivers the same style of raps over and over. He's gifted for his age, especially in terms of delivery, but his immaturity is well evident in his raps, which lack substance and are cliché at best. The potential is there for Chris to grow into an impressive rapper; at this point, however, the teenage rapper's skills are rudimentary. The album-ending, seven-minute remix of "A Bay Bay" is an ample showcase of this, as big-league rappers like the Game, E-40, and Jadakiss step up to the plate and sound mighty impressive relative to the preceding hour of rapping.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:00
- Main artists: Hurricane Chris
- Composer: Christopher Dooley
- Label: J Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2007 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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