C-Murder – Screamin 4 Vengeance (7-1-2008)

Posted on Jul 09 in Reviewsby adminPrint

Sometimes it seems like I’m the only person in the world who will admit that they were actually mesmerized by what No Limit Records did ten years ago. Then again maybe I’m the only person in the world who is actually replicating Master P’s genius cross promotional business model. Anyhow, though it may seem that all of the former soldiers are dormant these days C-Murder continues to stick his neck out every few years or so to drop an album and keep his name pretty hot in the streets. Since 2002 C has been in turmoil in regards to a bogus murder case he was hit with. Now in 2008 C-Murder finds himself trying to live out some of the career he was forced to miss with his latest effort Screamin 4 Vengeance.

Once you hit play you won’t be able to overlook the intro where C lifts Ice T’s comments about him from that Straight Out The Projects DVD from a few years ago. If you haven’t seen it I’d highly suggest you watch it about ten times as soon as possible. “I Represent” will take listeners back to the No Limit glory days mainly due to the lifted vocals from “No Limit soldiers” and the eerie beat provided by Deadly Soundz. The surprise of the year comes when Mia X makes her rap return on the average “Posted On The Block Remix;” the track isn’t all that great but Mia’s presence makes up for all that’s wrong.

Mia X makes another triumphant appearance on the gun toter’s love ballad “Mihita.” Mia’s vocals are short but C spends the entire track vividly displaying his affection for his gat(s). C speaks on an array of things from TI to reppin for the streets on the nostalgic “Gangstafied Lyrics” where he spits exactly what the track’s title suggests. “Streets Keep Callin Me” is a deep rooted horn heavy New Orleans flavored sampling of near excellence.

On “Cutboyz Anthem” C again takes things back to the No Limit glory days as he and his new crew rep for themselves over a baritone heavy production effort. On the robbery anthem “Freeze (Ice Man)” C and Max Minelli make everybody stand still and drop all their shit on the ground as they shake the entire crowd down over another classic sounding beat. With help from Slim Thug and C-Loc “Down South” should turn out to be an instant down south classic in due time. C shows how far he’s managed to move past his ex-murder conviction as he spits bloody bars on the sinister “Murdaman Dance.”

Contrary to his 2005 release The Truest Shit I Ever Said C-Murder explores more dark allies and dope deals on his latest effort Screamin 4 Vengeance. With his murder case all but behind him nowadays it seems as though the rapper who changed his name to C-Miller is definitely more comfortable spitting from the shoes of C-Murder. Of course Screamin 4 Vengeance is not free of mishaps, however it still manages to instill some sense of belonging for those like myself who used to pump No Limit music religiously.

VERDICT – 13 / 20 
LYRICS: 3
PRODUCTION: 3
DELIVERY: 3
CONSISTENCY: 4