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"Savage Dreams [PA]" (07/12/2005) R&B Baby Bash, Dope House RecordsPersonnel includes: Baby Beesh, SPM, Rasheed, Ayana, Russell Lee, Grimm, Lucky, Traviesio, Merciless, Ikeman, Villain, Frost, JT, Sneak, BR, Dum Dum, Mr. Kee, Don Cisco. Producers include: Happy P, Mario Ayala, Hotan, BR, Pain. Personnel includes: Baby Beesh, SPM, Rasheed, Ayana, Russell Lee, Grimm, Lucky, Traviesio, Merciless, Ikeman, Villain, Frost, JT, Sneak, BR, Dum Dum, Mr. Kee, Don Cisco. Producers include: Happy P, Mario Ayala, Hotan, BR, Pain. Baby Beesh's first album for the Houston-based Dope House imprint finds him mixing his Latin-inflected West Coast flow with Dirty South beats and flavor, courtesy of his new Texan friends. The result is quite effective. Originally from the Bay Area, Beesh was a prot?g? of legendary Hispanic MC Kid Frost (aka Frost). The influence is apparent in his smooth style, but Beesh doesn't let his heritage dominate Savage Dreams. Rather than make his solo debut a "Latino rap album," it is mostly a Dirty South record, full of the leering boasts and skittering beats that typify the genre. "Whodoo" is a fabulous introduction, giving Beesh space to boast about his ability to party with anyone in a car with beats you can hear 14 blocks away. "Watch How Quick" is straight-up West Coast, but "Nana Tonight" is more typical of the album's Dirty South vibe. "Nice ta Meet Ya" and "Cool Tonight," with their soulful choruses, are likely intended to have crossover potential. But it's "Too Many Things"' flirtation with pop structure that will likely appeal to a wider audience. Savage Dreams is not necessarily intended as a crossover record; indeed, the majority of its 19 tracks are delightfully raunchy tributes to Beesh and his crew's lovemaking prowess and insatiable appetite for marijuana. But the album's lighter moments illustrate well the MC's multi-genre appeal, and suggest that, while Dope House and Dirty South are the current names in his game, Baby Beesh has the talent to take his flow anywhere he wants it go. ~ Johnny Loftus

"On tha Cool [PA]" (07/12/2005) R&B Baby Bash, Dope House RecordsPersonnel includes: Baby Beesh, DJ Kane, Dru Nasty, Happy P, The Dope House Family, Latino Velvet, Don Cisco, SPM. Personnel: Baby Beesh (rap vocals); Don Cisco , Drew (vocals); Merciless, DJ Kane, Grimm, Jay Tee, Powda, Rasheed, Russell Lee, South Park Mexican, Tony Montana (rap vocals); Chiko Dateh, Ayana (background vocals). Those who know Baby Beesh look forward to what he's going to do next. It seems like every time around something has changed; he's working with new people, in a new group, on a new label -- pick and choose from the above. This album is a funky and eclectic adventure with songs as differing as Beesh's music career itself. He's got party tracks, danceable tracks, deep and bassy beats, a reggae-inspired track, and mellow relaxing tunes, too. While the beats draw you in, the lyrics may lose you. He's not a bad lyricist by any means, but with so many great rappers releasing music nowadays, Baby Beesh is floating somewhere in the middle as far as wording goes. Still, if you're looking for something that's more good music than a gift from lyrical heaven, this is a good listen. ~ Brad Mills

"Get Wiggy! [PA]" (07/12/2005) R&B Original Soundtrack, Dope House RecordsThe Get Wiggy! collection features a variety of underground rap artists, most of them from the West Coast. There are a few big-name artists here that might turn some heads, most notably E-40, South Park Mexican, Fat Joe, Frost, Coolio, B-Legit, and Ritchie Rich. However, most of these artists only spit one verse while lesser-known rappers such as Baby Bash fill out the album; in fact, Baby Bash is all over this album, rapping on the majority of the songs. A few producers handle the majority of the beats: Smoke, Philly Blunt, and Johnny Z, in addition to a few others who produce one track each. In the end, it's unclear what this album is intended to be, a various-artists collection or a Baby Bash album. Either way, Get Wiggy! isn't that impressive of a collection, even with the big names, mostly because of how random the album seems. You're not sure exactly what Get Wiggy! is suppose to be, since it features rappers from all coasts and has no overlying theme or concept. It's perhaps best to appreciate the sometimes engaging guest appearances and not get consumed with this album's problems. ~ Jason Birchmeier