The West Coast Don [PA]

Performer: Yukmouth
Artist: Crooked I; Dyson; Ray J; Jerold Lee; Chop Black; Keak Da Sneak; Sky Balla; Turf Talk; Mistah F.A.B.; Big Meech; Dru Down; Mac Dre; Glasses Malone; Jacka; Matt Blaque; Tha Realest; T-Pain; C-Bo; Baby Bash; The Regime
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Audio Mixers: Lev; Anthony Hernandez. Yukmouth certainly doesn't lack for arrogance; swagger spills from his every pore. Coming off a three-year-delayed album that came and went to tepid reviews at best,, the one-time Luniz stronger half returned the next year in 2009, declaring himself THE WEST COAST DON. A step up from its predecessor, MILLION DOLLAR MOUTHPIECE, the affair is loaded with top-shelf guest stars, as pretty much the whole hyphy universe pops in at one point or another: E-40, Keak da Sneak, even the late Mac Dre is resurrected on "Pimpin 4 Real" (one of the strongest tracks with its hazed-out passion and subtle, twisting melody). It's still no breakthrough, but THE WEST COAST DON is not the worst record to hear pumping out of a summer stereo.

The Cali rapper made his name as the more swaggering (and often more potent) half of rap duo the Luniz, who enjoyed a brief moment of fame in 1995 with the international hit single and ode to narcotics-sharing, "I Got 5 On It." Yukmouth began dropping solo slabs in the late-'90s, and while his spare, bottom-heavy recordings have never matched the level of his Luniz work, his smooth flow and taut rhymes delivered in a slight growl helped him remain a respected force in hip-hop circles, particularly within the hyphy scene.

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