Best Of Youngbloodz: Still Grippin' Da Grain CD

Atlanta's rowdiest tag-team combo, Youngbloodz--made up of J-Bo and Sean Paul (not the reggae pop star)--have been getting clubs jumping with their hardcore crunked-up anthems since they first appeared on the scene with the 1999 smash single "U-Way (How We Do It)." The 2006 collection STILL GRIPPIN' THA GRAIN brings together the hottest and most popular of the duo's recorded efforts from their three studio albums--AGAINST THE GRAIN, DRANKIN' PATNAS, and EV'RYBODY KNOW ME--as well as two previously unreleased tracks. STILL GRIPPIN' THA GRAIN also features guest appearances from Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Young Buck, Killer Mike, and Backbone.
The Best of YoungBloodZ: Still Grippin' tha Grain compiles the highlights of Atlanta duo's three albums to date for LaFace Records, including all their major hits, chiefly "Presidential," "Cadillac Pimpin'," and "Damn!" Half of the compilation is comprised of songs from Drankin' Patnaz (2003), their best album, and there aren't any new recordings or previously unreleased material. So since there's nothing new or hard-to-find on The Best of YoungBloodZ, anyone who already has their studio albums will have no economical reason to pick up this compilation. On the other hand, anyone who doesn't have those albums will find this to be a handy one-stop pickup. In any event, the release of The Best of YoungBloodZ seems awfully premature, for there aren't even enough hits to fill out the compilation, resulting in the inclusion of album tracks. However, with Sean P (formerly the other Sean Paul) going solo, LaFace evidently felt the time was right to capitalize on his increased presence and the minimal YoungBloodZ catalog is deeper for it. ~ Jason Birchmeier