Tha Smokin' Nephew

• Artist: Baby Bash
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• Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

It happens over and over. Regional hit gets rapper signed to a major label and a subpar album ends up being rushed out. On the strength of Baby Bash's Snoop-like quick and effortless delivery and lively production from Happy Perez, Tha Smokin' Nephew bucks the trend. A refreshing combination of street smarts and respect for a woman's body and character, "Suga Suga" is the high-profile single (originally released under Baby Bash's Baby Beesh moniker). Included are both a dancehall-inspired remix and the more laid-back original that brings the keen observations of "It Was a Good Day" to mind, minus the anger and paranoia. That's not to say Bash is without annoyance, but Houston, TX, police must be more forgiving of chronic blunt smokers than those in California since Tha Smokin' Nephew is more concerned with getting its own thing going than changing the world. Dismissive of the get-rich-quick mindset on "Oh Wow" and "kissing the drama goodbye" on "Don't Disrespect My Mind," Baby Bash comes off as insightful and more concerned with the long-term than the competition. Happy Perez's sense of pacing and structure makes the album flow smoothly despite sounding like G-funk one minute and the sunny suburban reggae of Sublime the next. Guest appearances are left to the Houston crew to keep Bash comfortable without a Busta or Jay-Z in sight. Although it was mixed in the snowy land of Norway, Big Ice's guest production on "Image of Pimp" brings the needed old-school funk and agrees with the rest of the Texas-based album. At 17 tracks it runs a little long, but there are only a few seeds and sticks to pick out of Baby Bash's fat bag. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Suga Suga		Frankie J, Baby Bash	(3:59)
Yeh Suh!		Baby Bash, Max Minelli	(4:04)
Weed Hand		Baby Bash, Lucky Luciano	(4:19)
Shorty Doowop		Russ Lee, Baby Bash, Perla Cruz	(3:18)
On tha Curb		Baby Bash	(3:53)
Sexy Eyes (Da Da Da Da)		Russ Lee, Baby Bash	(4:29)
Image of Pimp	A. Willie Paulsen, A.K. Smedstad	Baby Bash, Oral Bee	(4:01)
Early in the Morning		Baby Bash	(4:46)
Feeling Me		Russ Lee, Baby Bash	(3:53)
Oh Wow		Merciless, Baby Bash, Happy Perez	(3:55)
Changed My Life		Baby Bash	(3:51)
Stay Perkin'		Baby Bash, Chingo Bling	(4:31)
Pollution	A. Cook	Russ Lee, Baby Bash	(4:48)
Ménage à Trois		Frankie J, Baby Bash, Powda	(4:15)
Tha Chop		Baby Bash, Awax	(4:07)
Don't Disrespect My Mind		Baby Bash, Low-G	(4:11)
Suga Suga [Remix]		Baby Bash, Major Riley	(4:05)

Credits

James Hoover (Engineer), James Hoover (Mixing), Charles Chavez (Executive Producer), Baby Bash (Executive Producer), Happy Perez (Producer), Happy Perez (Engineer), Happy Perez (Mixing), David Wade (Vocals (Background)), Big Ice (Producer), Big Ice (Mixing), Mario Ayala (Producer), Mario Ayala (Engineer), Mario Ayala (Mixing), Shadow Ramirez (Producer), Shadow Ramirez (Engineer), Gary L. Moon (Mastering), Oral Bee (Producer), Oral Bee (Mixing), Mike Cee (Producer), Mike Cee (Engineer), Mike Cee (Mixing), Dave Ledford (Photography), Oeystein Vesaas (Engineer), Awax (Performer)