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3.1 ( 15 total votes )
Willy Northpole - Rat
Artist: Willy Northpole
Producer: Teddy Riley
Album: Unreleased
Label: Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam
Inspired by many of gangsta rap’s classic LPs, Phoenix’ Willy Northpole decided to go the “concept album” route with debut full-length Tha Connect, telling a story set in the mean streets of his home city. On this “deleted scene” cut from the album’s tracklist, Northpole discusses that vile creature that is the bane of every rapper’s existence —the informant, snitch, or Rat. Northpole breathes new life into the semi-cliché rap theme, spitting some of his sharpest rhymes to date (“They say the alphabet with no G’s”), but the inarguable highlight comes courtesy of the one-and-only Teddy Riley; the beatsith’s rock-infused boardwork (sampled from the White Stripes’ I Think I Smell A Rat) deserves to be blasted at the maximum street-legal volume, and will doubtless add a few rap-rock fanatics to Northpole’s fanbase. Though this track is not set for inclusion on any future project, fans should keep it locked to the Booth for more info on Northpole’s forthcoming, currently-untitled mixtape, which will bridge the gap between Tha Connect and his sophomore album.
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11662 |
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Willy needed 11 more of these on his debut album. Teddy most definitely blessed Mr. Northpole here.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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2.5 stars.
only because its INTERESTING sounding. |
| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1189 |
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Some good boardwork to go with some decent rhymes. This is one of the better tracks ive heard from Willy NP
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 99 |
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The production is GREAT. Willy is okay. Overall, this makes sense this is a mixtape track.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Not bad. The production was the high point of the track. Willy had some good rhymes but overall I didn't think he was anything spectacular.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Copy & Paste @ anyone's feedback above mine ....
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2281 |
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Teddy is a talented, but this beat is not his best. I am more of a fan of his Guy and Blackstreet shit. " Heaven Can Wait by Michael Jackson The Great is one of my favs from him. Oh and "SD is out" by snoop was mean too. This is not hot. Willy kinda annoyed me on this one.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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I could appreciate his style, maybe its just to hard for ya'll
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 639 |
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What's up with all the 2's????
This is HOT!! The production is different and unique which makes the track a 3 right there so add Willy and you got yourself a banger!!!! |
| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 487 |
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Teddy laid it crooked on the production. I can smell that. The production alone is tight. Replay that ish. Willy eventually grows on you or you start to ignore him. One or the other. This one gets play while spinning those dubs - windows down.
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| Posted on Jul 16, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 736 |
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lmao, typical gangster rap about snitches, but this sounds alright
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2009 |
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Willy is AZ's Jim Jones; I need something more he's almost rapping at normal conversational level it's not super interesting. The produx is off the hook; I wish this was thrown Slaughterhouse's way, Young Son somebody-anybody worth listening to.
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 19 |
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I like it!!!
AZ love |
| Posted on Aug 09, 2009 |
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