"Duk Da Fuk Down!" album review

     Hello hello hello ninjas! A LOT of exciting shit is going down right now! Blaze is hosting a mixtape, Twiztid's dropping 4 The Fam EP Volume 2, and there are speculations, even, that the Lotus is now officially in bloom! That's fuckin' sick, ninjas! On top of that, it's motherfucking Juggalo Day!! 25% off on Hatchetgear, so go and support the wicked shit! Great fucking day to you all.
     Slappin' y'all with another one: Duk Da Fuk Down!
This album was originally released in 2007, so it's a bit old. Lil' Shank, Bullet, Full Clip, Cell Block, Yung Dirt, and Foe Foe are the Rydas featured on this CD (Jamie Madrox, Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, and Monoxide Child, respectively). I'mma jump right to it.

Graphics:
     Belligerent thugs stare at you from the cover of the CD. Open up past their pointed barrels, and you see 'em on the other side. "Duk Da Fuk Down!" is written in big letter on both sides, and they're posing on the back of the two-sided paper. Not a foldout or anything. The CD has a nice bandana-print on it, with Duk Da Fuk Down! written again in big letters.

Content:
     Duk Da Fuk Down! is not hard to digest; the name implies the nature of the CD. When purchasing this, you should already know what the content is going to consist of: OG gangsta shit. Drugs. Money. Murder. Women. That sort of thing. But even though you can consistently expect the same kind of music from the Psychopathic Rydas, every CD is different. Duk Da Fuk Down! is an older CD and selects some heavier, more shuffling instrumentals, but expect a nice variety of sound on this CD. It has a nice and crisp sound to it, and the variety of lyrical themes and beat selection from track-to-track makes it a very solid tracklist.
     Duk Da Fuk Down! is also the lead single for this album, and the only official video ever shot for the Psychopathic Rydas (Featured on the Psychopathic Videos DVD). It's also one of their more popular releases overall, despite being an older CD. And while the general message of the CD is understood, expect to be occasionally surprised. One of my favorite songs on the CD, "Lil Rydas", is a rap about little tykes running around thugging it up, with a part of the chorus being "And when they grow they gon' ride like us!". Duk Da Fuk Down! brings the thug shit in a fresh and original way that only Psychopathic could truly do, which is why it's so much fun to listen to. I definitely recommend this to any Juggalo, but it should also have appeal to a broader audience as well. If you like that OG gangsta shit, definitely check it out. You'll dig it for sure.

Final Grade: JRH gives "Duk Da Fuk Down by the Psychopathic Rydas a: 4/5!
(Muffled cheering and clapping)

Strong Points:
- Smash, once again
- Variety of lyrical themes and beat selections add a fresh and original take to a genre that is so often victim to monotony
- Great track listing, really
- Ryda lyricism is great

Weak Points:
- No foldout :(
- There are definitely one or two tracks don't add much to the album and feel a bit like filler

Look at them! Don't they just look happy to see you?