Mistah F.A.B.'s "Da Baydestrian" gets an XL

You can read the entire review at http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=9912 and you can listen to the entire album right now on Mistah F.A.B.'s myspace right now as well. An XL rating is the second best rating that XXL magazine gives out, so this is very nice. Just to put it in perspective, two of the other albums reviewed this month were Paul Wall's and Bone Thugs albums...both only recieved an L rating.

"After gaining regional acclaim with his 2005 disc, Son of a Pimp, Mistah F.A.B. became a hyphy poster boy. It wasn’t long before Atlantic Records came calling. But the Oakland raider’s major-label breakthrough recently hit a hurdle when his “Ghost Ride It” video was banned for illegally using the Ghostbusters logo. So with plan Atlantic on pause until things cool down, F.A.B. goes back to plan Bay and releases his latest indie effort, The Baydestrian.

F.A.B. never fails to provide color commentary on life in the O, especially on the Rob E–produced title track and the Messy Marv–guested “Crack Baby Anthem.” Sticking close to his roots, Da Yellow Bus Rydah pays tribute to his Thizz mentor, Mac Dre, on the slow-rolling “Furley Ghost.” Yet, while the music sounds solid, the headliner sometimes gets overshadowed by his elder statesmen. Spice 1 and Keak Da Sneak show Fabby Davis Jr. how to put the pedal to the metal on the hyperactive “Race 4 Ya Pink Slips,” while Too $hort takes the reins on the Traxamillion-helmed “Sideshow (Remix).”

Hyphy, however, is an acquired taste, and not every dose is fit for mass consumption. Cuts like the overaggressive “Fight Music” and the Ritalin-induced “Can’t Wait” will get lost on the casual listener—a fact F.A.B. accepts on the latter, spittin’, “A little futuristic, but pimpish/Only a few of you will get this/Some of y’all truly will miss this/But I better be on your No. 1 hit list.”

It’s when he steps outside his Bay boundaries that F.A.B. shows signs of living up to his boasts. Personal songs like the stormy “Life On Track” and “100 Bars,” a six-minute oratory on the African Diaspora, reveal an MC willing to bare his soul. The piano-drenched “Deepest Thoughts” sums up F.A.B.’s mind state best: “I pump love in my songs, you say I am hate/I am real, but still you say that I am fake/Sooner or later we realize I am great.”—MAURICE G. GARLAND"

Listen to Mistah F.A.B.'s "Da Baydestrian" For FREE

Mistah F.A.B. is the featured artist on myspace, so for a limited time, you can listen to every song off Da Baydestrian on his page at http://www.myspace.com/mistahfab

Mistah Fab- Da Baydestrian (Album Sampler)

Ok, so the album sampler is available online. I'm not going to post the whole thing, but it's out there, and it gives you 1:30 to 2 minutes of every song. After listening to it, I don't know if the album is worth the purchase (for me), but then again, Mistah Fab isn't one of my favorite artists. He's got plenty of hits, but I think he's annoying other times.

Looks like "Da Baydestrian" is an even mix of hyphy and deep/personal tracks.

Example:

Deep/Personal track- "Jamonie Robinson"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/04-mistah_fab-jamonie_robinsons-mp3.html

Hyphy Track- "Dem Cars"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/11-mistah_fab-dem_cars-mp3.html


Da Baydestrian drops on May 15th

edit: now that I remember that it comes with a DVD and a pass to download Son Of A Pimp....yeah, I'm buying this one.

More Info On Mistah F.A.B.'s "Da Baydestrian"

This is taken off of Westcoastrydaz.com

"San Francisco, CA, April 16, 2007 - Although Mistah F.A.B. has endured much scrutiny in the national press over the past few months for his single, “Ghost Ride It”, he prepares himself for his upcoming release on Faeva Afta/SMC Recordings this May with DA BAYDESTRIAN.

Recording his album - DA BAYDESTRIAN in record time, the release will also feature FAB's infamous DVD, “The Freestyle King” as a bonus as well as a “Yellow Bus Pass” to download his breakthrough album “Son of a Pimp” for free. FAB explains why he decided to add extra features to his album, “"I'm puttin the Bonus DVD and free download of 'Son Of A Pimp' in there because that's the album that got my buzz crazy in the Bay. We're sayin' DA BAYDESTRIAN is the prequel to Da Yellow Bus Rydah so I wanna give you as much of me to get you ready for that."

DA BAYDESTRIAN will feature production by Rob-E, Sean-T, Traxxamillion, Young L among others and guest appearances from Too Short, Keak Da Sneak, Fabo from D4L, Mesy Marv and Spice 1. FAB's next track off the album, “Get This Shit Together” has already been leaked on line and has been popping up on West coast radio stations. FAB wants everyone to know, “DA BAYDESTRIAN is for all the fans that's been waiting for the last two years for something new. It's a project that's gonna rep the Bay to the fullest no strings attached and show everyone there's more to me than just goin' dumb. People forget that I really spit and think that all I do is ride Da Yellow Bus".

Never one to slow down, F.A.B. is already back in the studio working on his major label debut, “Da Yellow Bus Rydah” being released on Atlantic Records, "I know everyone is like what's up with the whole Atlantic deal? Yes, Atlantic is goin' to drop "Da Yellow Bus Rydah", DA BAYDESTRIAN is just the in between process. The music business is crazy. I'm puttin my heart into it, so to all the fans just be patient and post up at the bus stop". DA BAYDESTRIAN is being released on Faeva Afta/ Thizz Nation/ SMC Recordings and will hit streets May 15th."



It comes with the dvd and a pass to DL his last album for free...WOW, this one will be worth the purchase. A similar article was posted on Dubcnn.com so it looks like they're starting to build up some hype with the release less than a month away.