Mènage a Trois [PA]

Performer: Baby Bash
Artist: Don Cisco; Frankie J; Shadow; Frost; Nino Brown; Lawless; Mr. Gee; I-35 Boyz; Eternal; Latin Embassy; Lucky; Uchie; Esc Loc; Juan Gotti; Rasheed; Raw B; Coast; Mr. Lil' One; Flussell Lee; Russell Lee; True Breed; Killa Nine; South Park Mexican; Ayana; 7; Powda; Tony Montana; Latino Velvet; Grimm; Mr. Kee; Lucky Luciano; Tow Down; DJ Kane; Drew of the Kumbia Kings
Producer: Happy P; Mario Ayala; Raw B; Frankie J; Baby Bash
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: The bonus DVD features live video footage of Baby Bash and South Park Mexican. Personnel: Baby Bash; Don Cisco , DJ Kane, Frankie J, South Park Mexican. M�nage a Trois doesn't explain itself in the liner notes, the little "includes the hits..." sticker on the front, or anywhere else. It's a collection of Baby Bash's earlier works, all on the Dopehouse label and mostly under his Baby Beesh moniker. The recordings are rougher, more street, and way less produced than Tha Smokin' Nephew was, but Bash is a fantastic, charismatic rapper and always has been. Problem is these recordings flowed better in their original context rather than in this overly long, poorly paced compilation. A bunch of tracks from the Ultimate Cartel album are stuck up front, a good bit of On tha Cool takes up the middle, and 2001's Savage Dreams fills the last third. Going backward chronologically works sometimes for career overviews, but hearing the production get skimpier and Bash/Beesh's raps getting less fully formed as you go on isn't much fun without a liner note history lesson. There's plenty of highlights like the tougher remix of "M�nage a Trois," the thugging ode to drugs "Esquina," and the lustful "Crazy Love," but Bash plays a small role in the last tune and only shows up for a minute or so on other tracks. With Kid Frost, Shadow, South Park Mexican, and Latino Velvet all appearing, this is a great way to see the family Bash grew up in, but once again the text inside is no help. Great music in a bad context. The skilled Bash deserves better than that. [M�nage a Trois was initially packed with a bonus DVD including interviews and the "M�nage a Trois" video.] ~ David Jeffries

With a hard exterior, a poetic touch, and a knack for inventive samples, Baby Bash -- pronounced "baby beesh" - emerged from the Texas Latino rap community in the 1990s with acts like South Park Mexican and N2Deep (the latter with whom he formed the collective, Latino Velvet). While the Houston (by way of Vallejo, California) MC has had decent success with albums like SUPER SAUCY, he made a name for himself as one of the hip-hop universe's most diverse and prolific guest stars.

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