Beast

by V.I.C.

Overview

Sold as a protege of the uncool, not hip, and still selling-like-hotcakes Soulja Boy, Atlanta rapper V.I.C. shares the same love of party rap as his ringtone king mentor, and there's no doubt his single "Get Silly" is perfect for any intoxicated Friday night. Produced by Soulja Boy, the cut takes full advantage of V.I.C.'s brash sense of humor, his overabundant amount of swagger, and his vocal device of dropping the last note of any given verse, pitching it way down with that smarmy tone of self-satisfaction. Adding the Batman theme to this formula makes "We Ridin'" with Hurricane Chris a good time, and the hyperactive bongos that producer Mr. Collipark lays on "Wobble" are irresistible, but all the boasting and smugness become tiresome as the album drags on for a horribly overstuffed 19 tracks. Soulja Boy may be the one drawing the ire of the hardcore set, but it's V.I.C. who seems the bigger threat, posturing and declaring himself harder than thou. Beast sounds as if it were designed to be somewhere between pop-rap and the more provocative style of Webbie. Given the right artist, "tween-hop" might just work when it comes to albums, but in the hands of the one-trick pony V.I.C., it's more a singles genre. [Beast was also made available in a clean version with all explicit material removed.] ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2008
Label:	Reprise
UPC:	0093624984344

Tracks

1. Beast
2. Bop Skit
3. Bop, Bop, Bop
4. We Ridin'
5. Flawless
6. Get Silly
7. Jaw Jackin
8. Beat That
9. Wobble Skit
10. Wobble
11. Blow My Mind
12. Do You Know
13. By Faith
14. Can I Get Her
15. Duck off Skit
16. Duck Off
17. Wifey Type
18. I'm the Sh**
19. Get Silly

Album Credits

Performance Credits

V.I.C.   Primary Artist
Soulja Boy   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
E-40   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Bun B   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Hurricane Chris   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Polow da Don   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Jermaine Dupri   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Soldier Swole   Keyboards
Unk   Guest Artist,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Canton Jones   Audio Production,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Yogi   Producer,Audio Production
Johnathan Wright "John Boy"   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Audio Engineer
Pjarro Scott   Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Swole   Audio Engineer,Audio Production
Derrick Crooms   Composer,Audio Production,Executive Producer
Victor Walker   Composer
DeAndre Way   Composer
Donny Phillips   Design
Tex James   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Soldier Swole   Engineer,Producer
Rodney Mills Masterhouse   Mastering
Liza Joseph   A&R
Yayo   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Ben Gaffin   Artist Coordination
Charlotte Crooms   General Administrator
Christopher Dooley   Composer
Bernard Freeman   Composer
Avant   Composer
Frank-Ski   Composer
Joel Mullins   Mixing
Adam Weiss   Photography
Michael Crooms   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Naim Ali   A&R
Soulja Boy   Producer,Audio Production
Frank Ski   Composer
Victor Owusu   Composer
Corey Denard   Composer
Jonathan Dumas   Composer
Mr. Collipark   Audio Production
Neal Hefti   Composer
John Boy   Producer,Audio Production
John Frye   Mixing
Phunk Dawg   Composer,Audio Production
Billy Hume   Mixing
Ray Seay   Mixing