Project Pat-Mista Don’t Play (The album that made the King Of Memphis)
Project Pat is still the King of Memphis. Despite not dropping an album in 5 years, Project Pat is still my favorite artist that ever stepped on the mic. His aggressive style along with his eerie story telling, Project Pat should honestly be mentioned in the conversations of who ran the South in the 2000’s. Turning your house into a strip club, bodego, and night club all in one album, Pat has managed to drop us hits that we will remember forever.
Coming from Hypnotize Minds Records, Project Pat was in the group, Killa Klan Klaze; a subsidiary project of the label that made it in the underground scene. When Project Pat went solo when he dropped one of my favorite debuts with Ghetty Green which dropped on September 14, 1999. Project Pat who’s brother is Juicy J helped produced his albums with longtime collaborator, DJ Paul. Three Six Mafia is one of the most influential groups I have ever heard and each solo was original but also amazing as well as the production and engineering.
On February 27, 2001; Project Pat dropped Mista Don’t Play. This album is a gangster manual and listening to it with my eyes closed is like bringing back into a place full of freedom, Memphis rap scene along with the tales of survival in the streets. When it comes to Sophomore albums, this would be the best one I heard out of all the albums I listened to the past.
As we go deep track by track, we will discuss why each track was incredible and how it got there. Could it be Project Pat’s voice, Three Six Mafia production, or maybe because it was so good that people like I would feel like a child all over again.
- Chicken Head Feat. DJ Paul, Juicy J, & La Chat- A funny hilarious song about spending money on a woman you do not care about.
- Out Here Hustling Skit-Boys do what they want, men do what they can. You heard DJ Paul in the skit.
- Cheese & Dope- Cheese, Dope, & a fucking bad bitch. That is the topic and it is a dirty version of Scarface’s money & the power.
- Whole Lotta Weed- A smoking song where you have to have a blunt in the rotation.
- Don’t Save Her Feat. Crunchy Black- A crazy song about saving hoes and why you shouldn’t.
- If You Ain’t From My Hood- A national anthem dedicated to his hood in Memphis.
- Gorrilla Pimp Feat. Namond Lumpkin- A Memphis version of Master P’s Bourbon and Lacs.
- Break Da Law 2001 Feat. Three Six Mafia- Break Da Law Remix. An instant Hypnotize Minds hit.
- So Hi Feat. Lord Infamous- Song about the love of being high.
- 201 Phone Skit- Ringky dink records calling again.
- We Can Get Gangsta- A fight club anthem or song to get your adrenaline pumping.
- Ski Mask Feat. Crunchy Black- The second C.B collaboration about robbing.
- Life We Live Feat. Edgar Fletcher & Namond Lumpkin- A reminiscent about how the crazy past Project Pat grew up in.
- Y’all Niggaz Ain’t No Killa’z, Y’all Niggaz Some Hoes- “ A real nigga find a job before he fall off”, ( Project Pat, 2001). A song on wisdom about how you survive the trenches.
- Ooh Nuthin- Play this song in the strip club, guaranteed all strippers leaving with bank.
- We Can Get Gangsta- Memphis Crunk Anthem
- Aggravated Robbery- The song in my opinion is one of those you have to drink something and listen to the story of what he is telling.
- North North Feat. Juicy J- Project Pat’s hood anthem pt. 2
- Fuckin with the Best Feat. Hypnotize Camp Posse- Hypnotize Minds posse songs end the albums well.
- Mission Impossible (Pt. 5 Million)- DJ Paul & Juicy naming albums and projects. These outros were comedy but ludicrous.
Overall
Project Pat’s Mista Don’t Play is the most gangster album you can ever listen too. Thinking about how dark tales and strip club anthems could make a great CD. Growing up to this as a teenager reminded me that the energy back then is better than now. If you can make a song about the struggle into an anthem, Project Pat made this album with all hits. If he ever had a Verzuz, I see potential Ace of Spades in this game if rap & Hip-Hop were a game of spades. This album will help him win rounds along with other hits from his other albums.
Being able to understand Project Pat doesn’t take a genius. If you want to listen to an album you can play through over and over if you were a rapper trying to study the greats, this album is the one. Perfect production, hits, along with an artist who enunciates his words better than any artist in music history, Project Pat is the go to guy for all that.
Live From The Stove Top,
Andrew Kenekham AKA Druski Dru
