Hood Hop 2.5 [Clean] by J-Kwon (CD, Jul-2009, Gracie)

Album Features
UPC:	825303037528
Artist:	J-Kwon
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2009
Record Label:	Gracie
Genre:	R&B, Southern Rap

Track Listing
1. St. Louis S**t
2. Close Your Eyes
3. Hater's Get Lose
4. What You Heard About Me
5. I'm Shinin - (featuring Kenzo)
6. Just Don't Kno
7. Louie Bounce AKA I Smack Nikki - (featuring Gino Green)
8. Tell 'Em Who I'm Izz
9. Just Livin My Life - (featuring Shy Still On)
10. Fly
11. You Nasty
12. Do The Steive - (featuring J Skillz Da Bandman)
13. Tipsy 09

Details
Playing Time:	52 min.
Contributing Artists:	Kenzo, Gino Green, J Skillz Da Bandman, Shy Still On
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Still a teen at the time, J-Kwon scored the pre-summertime smash of 2004 with the ode to underage drinking, "Tipsy." The album that followed, HOOD HOP--a built-around-the-hit patchwork of a record released on Arista--harbored few moments nearly as delirious as his signature single, and J-Kwon semi-retired from the industry for a few years. He re-emerged on his own terms, following the self-released, internet-exclusive HOOD HOP 2 , with the all-new (despite the semi-misleading label) major-label return HOOD HOP 2.5. On 2.5, J-Kwon seems sharper, his flow more devilish, more potent, and slightly more swaggering even (if that's possible). The St. Louis rapper is at his best when he's name-checking his hometown as he does on opening single "Louie Bounce (I Smacked Nikki)," a smoothed-out dancefloor jam with nary a sound or syllable out of place as he speeds up and slows down at will. If you don't think about it too hard, it's a fun celebration for a record which shows a gleaming dollop of promise for an MC who seemed a one-hit wonder.