BOSS.

this album cover's pretty Boss'd out.

Slim Thug has never been afraid to rep HTOWN, nor crown himself the undeniable Boss of all Bosses. His swag is phenomenal and his street cred is legitimate (he readily admits that rapping makes his millions look legit.) I ran across the Chopped & Screwed release of his Sophomore Album and loved it right away. If the cover doesn't already suggest it, the music is 100% H. My favorite jam is the debut single, I Run, which ingenuously samples Flock of Seagulls' 1982 hit, I Ran. In his ode to the streets, Thugga simultaneously voices his concerns to Our President and reminds the listener of his ubiquitous street presence, "Mr. Obama we so tired of sellin crack/If you lookin for me, ask the streets where I'm at."

I also like the last track, Welcome 2 Houston. This one is hard not to like because it really shocases Houston's elite fraternity of rap veterans - Mike Jones, KeKe, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Z-RO, Trae the Truth, Young Mansiah, Lil Mike, Heavy Chevy,...okay not those last couple. But, it really does feature an awesome posthumous verse from the Late, Great Pimp C.


Click on the Boss album cover above to listen.