Full Blooded – Memorial Day (12-1-1998)

Posted on Dec 16 in Rapaveli Retroby adminPrint

When Memorial Day first came out the only thing that made me even think about picking it us was the bright red case. Other than that I must admit that I wasn’t at all a fan of Full Blooded. This is actually the first time I ever listened to a single track off this album. I must say thank God for all these half price bookstores.

Carlos Stephens laces a slow unorthodox banger for the surprising opening to Full Blooded’s debut set, “Dog Shit.” Craig B lifts a piano sample from one of those daytime soap operas that your grandmother doesn’t miss for the almost acceptable “Foes Bleed Bullets.” The late New Orleans native Camouflage and Nite Tyme assist Full Blooded in the hood assault.

On the Carlos Stephens engineered “Same Ole Nigga” Full Blooded fuses sounds from the ‘80s with attitude from the late ‘90s.C-Murder and Big Ed offer some much needed assistance on the almost highlight worthy effort “I’m Gonna Hustle.” On the Carlos Stephens constructed “Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind” Full Blooded and Dolliole from the Ghetto Commission go hard on other dudes chicks.

Memorial Day was nothing at all spectacular but I must admit that it is a little better than I anticipated. This album has at least a couple of quality tracks but after its all said and done Full Blooded just never was one of No Limit’s flagship artist at all.