Last Of A Dying Breed [Parental Advisory]

Rating

Album: Last Of A Dying Breed: Chopped & Screwed
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Last of a Dying Breed, The
2)	Og to Me: Visiting The Shrink - (skit)
3)	In and Out
4)	Freestyle / Baby J, Hoffa & Snake
5)	In My Time
6)	Skit
7)	Gangsta Sh*T, The
8)	Look Me in My Eyes: The Gangsta Shit / The Snitch - (skit)
9)	Freestyle Baby J
10)	It Ain't
11)	Conspiracy Theory
12)	Watch Ya Step
13)	Get Out
14)	And Yo
15)	They Down With Us

Album: Last Of A Dying Breed: Chopped & Screwed
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Last of a Dying Breed, The
2)	Og to Me: Visiting The Shrink - (skit)
3)	In and Out
4)	Freestyle / Baby J, Hoffa & Snake
5)	In My Time
6)	Skit
7)	Gangsta Sh*T, The
8)	Look Me in My Eyes: The Gangsta Shit / The Snitch - (skit)
9)	Freestyle Baby J
10)	It Ain't
11)	Conspiracy Theory
12)	Watch Ya Step
13)	Get Out
14)	And Yo
15)	They Down With Us

Performer Notes

Personnel: Scarface (rap vocals); Too $hort, Daz Dillinger, Jay-Z, Jayo Felony, Redman, UGK, Kurupt (rap vocals).
Brad Johnson is originally from The Geto Boys, the rap trio who put Houston on the map. In this dark and brooding collection, written as a very personal diary, over the course of 15 tracks Johnson sets the record straight.
The title track takes us from the rapper's conception to his emergence from the womb, relating how he's the last of his truly tormented kind, while in "Look Into My Eyes" he admits the horrible truths of his past and laments that people can't look past that and move on. "Down With Us" lets his influence in the music industry be known, while "O.G. 2 Me" runs down the real meaning of Original Gangster. "Conspiracy Theory" tells of a Mafia set up gone wrong, the informer caught and brought to justice, Houston style. In "My Time" Johnson knows he's running out of time and considers a born again lifestyle--whether he achieves redemption or not, with LAST OF A DYING BREED he's made a compelling album.

Professional Reviews

Vibe (11/00, pp.159-60) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...This is what hardcore is wearing this season....the material succeeds on the strength of [his] skull-crushing delivery and lyricism..."

4.5 stars out of 5 - "...A solid effort throughout....exposing and exploring the reality of ghetto life with street-inspired poetry....and dope beats aside, it's Face's lyrics and angst-filled agressive flow that makes [this] a compelling record..."