Free City [Explicit Lyrics]

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Just as Master P and the Cash Money Millionaires blinged out the Dirty South in the late '90's, Nelly hipped the nation to the twang of his St. Louis Country Grammar and single-handedly established America's heartland as the latest breeding ground for multiplatinum hip-hop talent. Now Nelly fans can experience him as one-sixth of St. Lunatics, the most powerful crew on the STL circuit. On their long-awaited debut disc, Free City, Nelly and his homeys City Spud, Ali, Ky-Juan, Murphy Lee, and Slo-Down give fans more of the singsong rap style that made Grammar such a winner. And while the new album may not have the runaway magnetism of its predecessor, Free City still fires off a couple of blazing shots toward the top...
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Just as Master P and the Cash Money Millionaires blinged out the Dirty South in the late '90's, Nelly hipped the nation to the twang of his St. Louis Country Grammar and single-handedly established America's heartland as the latest breeding ground for multiplatinum hip-hop talent. Now Nelly fans can experience him as one-sixth of St. Lunatics, the most powerful crew on the STL circuit. On their long-awaited debut disc, Free City, Nelly and his homeys City Spud, Ali, Ky-Juan, Murphy Lee, and Slo-Down give fans more of the singsong rap style that made Grammar such a winner. And while the new album may not have the runaway magnetism of its predecessor, Free City still fires off a couple of blazing shots toward the top of the charts with posse anthems such as the melodic first single, "Midwest Swing," and the bouncy "Jang a Lang." Although much of the album is rife with the glorified ghetto aspirations -- more money, more cash, and more hos -- that tarnish an otherwise innovative musical movement, joints such as the album's stellar spoken-word opener, "Just for You An Introductory Poem," which name-drops the conscious rap duo Dead Prez, proves that the St. Lunatics are as much about big thinkin' as they are about big pimpin'. Ron Hart
All Music Guide - Todd Kristel
If you're looking for protest rap with socially conscious lyrics and dense soundscapes unlike anything you've heard before, then you've come to the wrong place. But if you're looking for songs about cars and girls with sing-song rhymes and bouncy, big-bottom beats, then you may want to hold your party here. As the deliberately off-key, drawling vocals on "Midwest Swing" suggest, these down-to-earth rappers aren't at great risk of taking themselves too seriously; they're more interested in shout outs to St. Louis and having a good time in general. Fans of Nelly will probably enjoy his work on this album, but it should be noted that St. Lunatics is a group and not just a Nelly side-project. Murphy Lee's rougher, faster, and higher-pitched mic style complements Nelly's highly recognizable voice, while Ali, Kyjuan, and City Spud (whose incarceration inspired the album's title) also contribute to this album. Unfortunately, their rhymes and deliveries are often fairly unremarkable, so Nelly remains the dominant voice on Free City, even though he shares time with his peeps. It's producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson, however, who's the album's MVP; he keeps the music interesting even when the raps aren't particularly memorable. There are relatively few guest stars here, but Brian McKnight sings joyfully on the lovers' track "Groovin' Tonight," which features an interesting light jazz loop, and Penelope shows plenty of attitude on "Jan a Lang." Overall, this album isn't quite as catchy as Country Grammar, but it's still a relatively affable party album.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/5/2001
  • Label: Umvd Labels
  • UPC: 044001411922
  • Catalog Number: 014119

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Just for You (1:22)
  2. 2 S.T.L. - Murphy Lee (5:17)
  3. 3 Okay - Murphy Lee (3:47)
  4. 4 Summer in the City (4:35)
  5. 5 Mad Baby Daddy Skit, Pt. 1 - Little Rock (1:35)
  6. 6 Boom D Boom (3:24)
  7. 7 Midwest Swing - Murphy Lee (4:35)
  8. 8 Show Em What They Won - Murphy Lee (4:26)
  9. 9 Let Me in Now - Murphy Lee (4:37)
  10. 10 Dis Iz da Life - Murphy Lee (4:27)
  11. 11 MBD Skit, Pt. 2 - Little Rock (1:03)
  12. 12 Scandalous - Murphy Lee (3:25)
  13. 13 Groovin Tonight - City Spud (5:17)
  14. 14 Jang a Lang - Penelope (4:19)
  15. 15 MBD Skit, Pt. 3 (1:41)
  16. 16 Real N****z - Murphy Lee (4:23)
  17. 17 Here We Come - Nelly (4:10)
  18. 18 Love You So - Murphy Lee (3:59)
  19. 19 MBD Skit, Pt. 4 - Little Rock (3:31)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
St. Lunatics Primary Artist
Brian McKnight Vocals
Bashiri Johnson Percussion
The Penelopes Track Performer
Cardan Rap
Steve Eigner Guitar
Nelly Rap
Ali Rap
City Spud Rap, Track Performer
Kyjuan Rap
Penelope Rap
Murphy Lee Rap
Little Rock Voices, Track Performer
Technical Credits
Ken "Duro" Ifill Engineer
Kevin Law Executive Producer
Sandy Brummels Direction
David Kutch Mastering
Steve Eigner Engineer
C-Love Executive Producer
Gimel Keaton Engineer
City Spud Producer
Jason "Jay E" Epperson Composer, Producer
Wally Yaghnam Composer
Lavell Webb Composer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    this is a must buy!!!

    nelly is really good solo. but i honestly think that they are are all better as a group including nelly. every single song on the album is hot. the beatz are hot, the rhymes are hot. it's definetly one of my favorite cd's ever.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Lil Murphy Lee all da tyme!!!!!***

    Oh this cd is off glass its off da chian and then some mo. Oh yea Murphy Lee you gona be my baby daddy sum day watch. Oh yea I llllllllloooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeee MURPHY LEE WIT HIS SEXY FINE BEAUTIFUL AZZ**** South Cacalacy in this biotch****

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Free City:The Bomb CD

    The Cd by the St. Lunatics is straight up off the chain. They got on the mike and handled their business. The CD combines the different rapping styles of all six artist. As you know Nelly heats it up, being sort of the leader of the group. I believe that all the songs on the album are bangin' to the fullest.I also believe that all of them deserve equal credit on the album because they all put their full effort into the production of the CD. This is one of the few albums that is bangin' from start to finish. The beat is tight, their spittin' some vicious lyrics, and their is a lot of creativity in this CD.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    This is a great cd to buy!

    This cd is just an overall great cd. Every song created on the cd is origal, and is full of beat all around. This is just not a remake it is a orignal and will be bought for a real long time. I like how he brought other rappers into the cd and included them in the song, it was like p. diddy and the family. The beat and melody made my speakers go boom da boom! All I got to say is that if you like rap then you will definately play this cd when you have a party, if you just want some good music.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    the cd is ok

    Well i never bought the cd but i did tape it from a friend of mine i didn't feel like it was good enough to buy but it was ok

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    i like it

    i think you guy did good!! and nelly i think you did reeally good you came out by your self and you did really really good!!! and when you came out with your group then they did good!!! i like you cd and i hope you and you group do the best you can and i wish the best for all of you!!!!!!!!!!

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