Those three-quarters of an hour simply fly by, with the sonic journey almost dead on perfect – DJ Mustard deploys that familiar goofy style of his that works in the right situations, with tangy bass skipping over sparse handclaps. Various classic tracks are lifted left, right and centre (Snoop, Dre, Biggie and Pac are the main targets) but fortunately a light touch is applied, both musically and lyrically. You may note that I didn’t use the phrase “subject matter” – this is essentially hip hop karaoke with a twist.
“My Krazy Life” ends up being just over forty-six minutes long, with very little filler and possessing a wide variety of concepts. This is West Coast hip hop boiled down and reduced to the most essential elements, and almost everything else is ruthlessly cast aside. Fortunately, YG has applied this to his debut “My Krazy Life” and thanks to superb production from DJ Mustard, savage editing from Young Jeezy (who acts as the Executive Producer) and an unerring sense of fun… Well, what could have been the most clichéd debut in history ends up being quite irresistible. Of course, George Burns may have been talking about sermons, but it applies to hip hop LP’s too. The secret of a good album is to have a good beginning and a good ending and to have the two as close together as possible.
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