Tony Yayo Album: “Thoughts of a Predicate Felon [Bonus Track]”

This album did not make any sense to me. It's just some more commercial garbage pumped out to make money. Remember the days of Biz Markie, De La Soul, and Digital Underground. These guys all had their own style, and used humor to bring a lighter side to life in the ghetto. These days nobody is willing to stray away from the gangsta sh*t in fear they won't make money. This album is a perfect example of that. Have you seen the music video for seductive? What does the video have to with lyrics? Well that seems to be a constant theme with this album. From the title, to the lyrics, to the videos and the beats. It doesn't make any sense. I'm just waiting for Tony to come out with his own clothing line. ha! Trust me, save your money.

I had to give it 1 star but I wouldnt give it that. The people out there that think this is a good album are fanatics of GUNIT.

Im a hip hop critc I listen to ALOT of stuff before they hit the streets. And that Yayo is GARBAGE. Not because of the production but its HIM.Granted the beats are HOT like fire, but his lyrics and delivery are TRASH. Out of his whole camp Yayo flow is the weakest. There arent too many cds I would go out there and buy so i gets it black market(bootleg) b4 it drops. Honestly im mad i paid $5 for dis. But for all yall rappers if yall looking for some fire to rap over dis is it, you just gotta tune out his damn voice. Gunit is hot but yayo is not sorry..

First off this album is gargabe. Another formulized album from G-Unit. I like a few songs "Drama Setter", "I know you don't love me", but let's be honest Yayo doesn't really bring anything to the table. I don't know how these fools are taking over the industry, but there doing it. It's these kids that just feed into the gimmick. Hopefully 50 won't tarnish the careers of mobb deep, mop (which never made an album under Rocafella moron). Alot of these kids just need to get off 50's ****. He is talented there's no denying that, but he isn't anywhere near the level of the greats (Krs-One, Rakim, Biggie, Tupac, Kool G. Rap, Big Pun, Big L, Nas, Jay-z). You are making arguments that 50 is amazing because of record sales, that isn't worth garbage if Hilary Duff made a rap album it would probably sell a million just on her fans. Does that mean shes better than any rapper that hasn't sold more? You can like G-Unit that's cool, but don't claim the original members (Yayo, Banks, 50, and Buck who came later on) are some god's of rap. 50 is a smart business man that's all and now he's surrounding himself with more talent which is smart. But dont get it twisted there are plenty of rappers far more talented than 50 (Nas, Jay-z, Eminem, Jadakiss, Cormega, Immortal Technique just to name a few) would rip this dude lyrically any day. Educate yourself and listen to some Immortal Technique. Freakin kids are gonna ruin the music we love. You say "Holla", but you don't realize Ja Rule and Jay-z made that word popular, go ask 50 for forgiveness.

Now i'm a g-unit fan, and I bought this cd the day it came out because i own every g-unit cd released so far. But I was unimpressed with Yayo's cd. It almost seemed rushed. Lyrically, yayo is as basic as it gets. While he has an occasional tight punchline, he cant compare to 50, Banks, Buck, or the Game (when he was g-unit). His hooks are weak, and alot of the beats sound the same. I expected alot more from his debut, but now im wondering why g-unit was so eager for him to get out of jail? Its especcially dissapointing because supposidely Yayo has been rhyming longer than 50, but cant even compare. I would only buy this if your a diehard g-unit fan.

Tony Yayo's Thoughts of a Predicate Felon was surprisingly good. When I first heard So Seductive I liked it, but Yayo didn't really show me anything special and I thought his album would just be mediocre. But I bought the album anyway just because I'm a pretty big fan of the G Unit crew. The album starts off hot with a thugged out gangsta track called Homicide. The next song is It Is What It Is ft. Spider Loc, this song is pretty good, Spider Loc drops a pretty tight verse. After that their is Tattle Teller, this song I found merely average, it's good enough where I don't skip over it, but you won't hear me going around askin everybody "Yo have you heard Tattle Teller..."

The next song is the lead single So Seductive which is hot party track which is hittin it big in the clubs right now. The only part of that song I dont care for on So Seductive is that staticy sound that sounds like the bottom of a snare drum when you yell under one. After that is Eastside Westside which is a tite song, not really anything else to say about it. After that is Drama Setter, which is one of my favorites and seems to be everyone else's favortie too. Then there is We Don't Give a F*ck which another one of my favorites. Pimpin follows that, and that is another bumpin party track. Curious is an OK track, merely average. I'm So High is another one of my favorites...just about gettin high.

Love My Style and Project Princess are the next 2 songs, and are the only 2 songs on the album I don't like. Love My Style samples Britney Spear's Toxic and Project Princess is just a kind of lame track about some girl. Then the last 4 songs, G-Sh*t, I Know You Don't Love Me, Dear suzie, and Live By The Gun are all tite. So overall I definetly recommend this album, probably the 2nd best G Unit album (after Get Rich...) 4 stars