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Mannie Fresh
Mind of Mannie Fresh
Release Date: 2004 12 21
Label: Cash Money Records
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With a track list 30-long and a thousand things going on at once, The Mind of Mannie Fresh is just about as good a title as you could find for this crazy ride. The album brings to mind a Southern, crunked-up version of Prince Paul's Psychoanalysis: What Is It?, an album that could be seen as self-indulgent, but could also be seen as a rare journey through a busy producer's mind. Tracks like "Real Big," "How We Ride," and "Tell It Like It Is" are just some of the straight-ahead party pleasers with impact and grooves that stand up to any other chart-topping crunk. That shouldn't be too surprising considering the amount of massive tracks Fresh has helmed in the past, but his scatter-shot humor and crazed-player attitude haven't been explored this hardcore before, not even on a Big Tymers' record. He's hornier than ever too, which makes the "clean" edition of the album sound like a scratched, skip-filled affair. The skits are hilarious and with marching band percussion and soulful horns, Mannie's earned the "intro of the year" award for 2004. Not that he's ever going to be mistaken for Biggie, but his lyrical skills keep improving. He keeps it simple most of the time but adds little twists and stingers to his standard-issue chants. Offering Eminem-styled rebellion commentary, "Mayor Song" takes an entirely different lyrical route, and just when you tire of Mannie's mouth, Petey Pablo and David Banner show up. Clocking in at just less than 80 minutes -- 30 or so of those given up to skits and interludes -- The Mind of Mannie Fresh is a lot to take in. It could have been cut down to the hits and baller tracks, but then it wouldn't have been so special, so unique. Not for everyone, but defenders of Cash Money Records and those that think there's a lot more creativity in this Southern smoke music than it ever gets props for are going to be revisiting this album for years. David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1IntroThomas2:29
2ConversationThomas, Tateeze3:55
3Answering Machine (Skit):31
4Chubby BoyThomas3:58
5Phone Message #1 (Skit):38
6Beautiful Bi**HThomas, Six-Shot3:46
7Wayne's Take Over 1Thomas, Carter2:20
8Pu**y PowerThomas3:31
9Phone Message #2 (Skit):45
10We FreshThomas, Carter3:32
11Mississippi (Skit):05
12Go With MeThomas, Crump, Williams3:45
13Lady LadyKelly, Thomas, Carter3:57
14Nothing Compares to LoveThomas4:07
15Wayne's Takeover 2Thomas, Carter2:47
16How We RideFreeman, Crump, Thomas4:20
17Not TonightThomas4:06
18D.J.Dickerson1:27
19Real BigThomas3:48
20Great Moments in the Ghetto #11:02
21Tell It Like It IsThomas3:11
22Dinner Lude1:12
23Day in the Life (Cadillac Doors)Thomas3:33
24Great Moments in the Ghetto #2:56
25I Know You Aint HappyThomas3:09
26Phone Message #3 (Skit):31
27Fight SongThomas4:18
28Mayor SongThomas1:59
29Swingers & Singers (Skit):28
30Shake That A**Thomas, Sweat, Riley, Loving4:46

Other Releases:
Mind of Mannie Fresh [Clean]
Release Date: 2004
Label: Cash Money Records








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