Ludacris, 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time
Ludacris returns to the mixtape scene with 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time, with high-profile guest spots and lyrics aimed at any and all detractors…
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Ludacris has used hip-hop as a springboard in a way that only a few of his peeps have been able. After solid albums, mixtpaes, singles, guest spots and videos that solidified him as a force of an artist in the first half of the 2000s, the Atlanta native began seep into other ventures; appearances in Crash and Hustle & Flow began to build his chops as an actor; he’s also opened restaurants, and has his own line of liquor and headphones. With the new mixtape, 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time, Luda looks to reinsert himself into the conversation of the hottest MCs in the game.
On this 12-track offering, the rapper’s message is pretty clear-cut, from start to finish: I’m successful and I’m still nice with it, so don’t fuck with me. Over thumping Southern flavored production, he unabashedly lays this out on cuts like “Save It For Another Day,” “Say It To My Face” (featuring a characteristically aggressive and believable verse from Meek Mill), and “ I Ain’t The One,” next to 2 Chainz. The much buzzed about “Bada Boom” is more of the same, where Luda sends a warning shot in the direction, it seems, of Drake and Big Sean, for not only failing to acknowlede his own history with the pause, stop/hashtag/”Supa Dupa” flow, but for naming him, in interviews, as a culprit of misusing it.
Through his career, inventive flows have been a forte of DTP head honcho. Cris has continually shown an ability to fire off frenzied flows, with quick changes in pitch, tone and tempo. Here, that comes in pockets. On “Intro,” he does employ a tongue-twisting delivery reminiscent of some of his best performances, and on the Rick Ross-assisted “Do Sumthin Strange,” Luda’s words are entertainingly enunciated; on “Muthafucka Can U Buy That,” it’s a little of both.
Though he’s not quite back to the first time with his latest mixtape, missing some of the hunger (despite talking about it) and a bit stale in content, Ludacris does remind why he’s reigned as one of rap’s heavyweights for a decade-plus. —Adam Fleischer
What the the hell were you listening to this shit was atleast xxl some of ludas best shit showing his real talent and it wasnt full of poppy concept records, maybe thats what yall didnt like it good to hear luda goin in again dudes got punch lines for days and he schooled big sean for openin his mouth and played the proof of what he ws sayin in the song that shits been goin on since the early 90′s when you was just a baby fool
i agree dats a classic xxl bullshited
@H.H.F.L – I agree with you. This deserve more than “L”. This is a mixtape and it sounds better than most of these other rappers official releases. Keep it up Luda!!! This will be in heavy rotation in my house!!! By The Way – eat a dick Adam Fleischer!!!
I also agree this deserves a way higher rating, although at this point this rating system almost means nothing. Also he doesn’t just go at them “for not only failing to acknowlede his own history with the pause, stop/hashtag/”Supa Dupa”, but because Big Sean tried to say he invented it himself.
XXL just needs a new rating system.. because as of these ratings, Gucci Mane’s Writing On The Wall got a better score than Ludacris… And we all know that’s just plain silly. They need to just go 3 categories and score them 1 out of 10.
I cant believe that this shit didn’t get XXL… I am highly disappointed.. I don’t know what mixtape yall were listening too, but the shit i heard was some of luda’s best work yet
I didn’t listen to it yet… but to say a ludacris mixtape (or any mixtape for that matter) is a perfect xxl is just absurd. this isn’t something that will be remembered 10 years or longer down the road
2 Chainz got XL and Luda L ??? LOL at XXL …
ok yall buggin becuz this mixtape doesnt deserve a XXL not even close….its hot but not that hot…maybe a XL n i find it hard to even give him that…..the last luda mixtape which was The Preview was way better n i mean way better…..XXL got it right its average at best
Never mind the rating mishap, the spelling alone in this is atrocious.
WTF ARE YOU SERIOUS L FUCK OUTTA WHERE WITH THAT BULLSHIT
How old is Luda? 40-something? He’s still talkin the same shit he talked when he first came out.
Thats y its called “back to the FIRST time”