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Hell'z
Movie
Bizzy Bone |
Hell'z Movie is the unreleased
sequel to Bizzy's Heaven's Movie LP. Rumor has it that this album
was a hot issue between Bizzy and the record company. Whether this
is actually true or not is anyone's guess. The album's cover features
a classic picture of Bizzy with red eyes. It's very spooky and cool.
Nonetheless the CD is somewhat lackluster with a few high spots.
One of the high points
of the CD is "Confessions" with 2Pac. It features
the same Pac chorus and 1 2Pac verse that is used in "Breathin'"
on Until the End of Time. I think this is a better song, though.
Bizzy adds to what the Pac song is. The rap is solid and while the
song is a little short and the intro is a little long this is still
a great song. The intro is good and the song has a creepy and cool
feel to it. From what I can grasp after many listens, the song is
quite personal and it comes off strong. The beat isn't overly flashy
and the song is good while it lasts.
"Battle Cries"
is exceptional as well. It gets into that Art of War vibe and has
a very epic feel to it. The beat is hard core and the song has a
definite style to it. The rapping is unconventional. A good song
is prevented from being great by including a guy who I could do
without: Gold. This song could be a top shelf effort minus gold
and plus the other Bone Thugs. I really hope they remake this with
the actual Bone Thugs.
"Way Too Strong"
is Bizzy at his absolute best. He is edited in over himself. The
beat is slow and Bizzy is able to use his speed to rap circles around
it in some places and go right with it in others. He puts on a clinic
during the early chorus that it's going to take years to interpret.
The beat is sweet; it combines an ominous feel with a well-placed
piano. This is one of my favorite Bizzy songs of all time. It's
a no bullshit stripped down rap song with a great chorus and desperate
feel.
The last song I'll address
is "BB Gambini Remix". This song features Bizzy
rapping to the beat Cube uses for "Ghetto Vet".
If not for the poor quality of the recording this song could be
one of the greatest of all time. It's flat out scorching hot, but
it's just old Bizzy spliced into this new beat. This makes it awesome
and not worthy of praise at the same time. Most of the stuff that
Bizzy uses is from "East 1999", some of his best
and fastest work. It's fun to listen to, but there isn't any creative
breakthrough here.
Outside of the songs
I've mentioned there are a few other good songs. However, they all
seem to suffer from flaws. "Thug Luv II" is awesome,
but the recording is embarrassing. "Thugz-in-Thieveland"
is initially strong but features Thieveland, causing it go downhill.
"Give Up the Ghost" could be a really sweet song
but is ruined by the R & B antics of K-Ci and Jo Jo. I have
to give "Life Goes On" it's props as well, although
it would be helped if Bizzy were a tad easier to understand.
Overall, you have to
recognize that the CD is officially unreleased. I wish it was mastered
a little better, some of the songs were cut, and that other ideas
were explored further. However, since this isn't part of Bizzy's
official body of work I can't harp on it too much. It has some poor
songs, some good, and a few really good songs. There are too many
songs that feature others and some songs that get way to R &
B for me. I like the sentimental Bizzy, but not the R & B Bizzy.
"Represent Your Hood" and "Personal Freak"
are two songs I don't need to hear.
Favorite line[s]
- It's hard
to cite lyrics because it takes about 100 times through before you
have a remote idea of what Bizzy is saying. I'll say that "Thug
Luv II" is strong as well as the "BB Gambini Remix".
Don't get me wrong, there are commentaries on real issues on here,
but I've only been through about 5 times, so I'm not 100% sure exactly
what's being said.
Favorite track
"Way Too Strong"
See Above
Total Tracks: 14
Skipped Tracks: 6
Recommend: Borrow
It
This is good stuff for
the Bizzy fan. It's probably good for the Bone fan as well. If you
typically don't like Bizzy, this isn't the one that you'll love.
I like the CD probably more than most. You have to tolerate some
annoyances including finding a copy of it to enjoy it. But, if you
give it a chance you'll recognize that there are good songs on "Hell'z
Movie".
- The
Great Hart 
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