Already Platinum [PA]

Performer: Slim Thug/Boss Hogg Outlawz
Artist: T.I.; Bun B; Killa Kyleon; Pusha; Pharrell Williams; Jazze Pha
Producer: Mr. Lee; The Neptunes; Jazze Pha; Cool & Dre
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Slim Thug (rap vocals); Chris Ward , Jazze Pha, PJ , Pharrell Williams, T.I., Killa Kyleon, Pusha, Sir Daily, Bun B (rap vocals); Cool & Dre (various instruments). Houston-based rapper Slim Thug ups the mileage on his debut, ALREADY PLATINUM, with this Chopped and Screwed edition. The album features the tracks from the original, but re-sequenced and highlighted by several key remixes, including ones for "Diamonds" and "I Ain't Heard of That." The nimble beats and woozy samples from the Neptunes and Jazze Pha still impress, as do Slim Thug's smooth Southern drawl and tales of gangsta domination. Possessed of a potent drawl leaving no doubt that he means what he says, Houston rapper Slim Thug rose through the mix-tape underground to a major-label deal with Geffen Records. His debut boasts production work from some of the best in the game, including the Neptunes, Jazzy Pha, and Cool & Dre. With friends like these, little can go wrong, and little does on ALREADY PLATINUM, an album that backs up its boastful title with powerful raps and innovative beats. On "I Ain't Heard of That," Slim proclaims himself the "rookie of the year" over a classic Neptunes beat, as he and cohort Bun B tell stories of their prowess in sports and pimping. Slim Thug's vocals flow steady, perfectly matching the beats--whether on the screwed-up, low-down bass of "Diamonds" or the blaxploitation-era soul of "Incredible Feelin'." "3 Kings" and "Ashy to Classy" serve as reminders that higher production values and street edge are far from mutually exclusive.

Spin (p.63) - Ranked #15 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[W]ith tracks produced largely by the Neptunes, whose experiments in minimal, stern funk proved a perfect, if unlikely, complement to Slim's all-gravity basso profundo." Spin (p.99) - "The whole thing reaches a dizzying peak on 'Problematic,' with jungle snares and frenetic bass scales." - Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly (No. 829, p.71) - "...[A] steady, linebacker-strong flow and a baritone that makes James Earl Jones sound liek Pee-Wee Herman." - Grade: B

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