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| View Larger Image | Universal Concussion | Audio CDby B.B. Jay
| List Price: | $16.98 | |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Jive | | Release Date: | September 12, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 141,729st |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Intro
- Track 2: Raucous
- Track 3: I Told You So
- Track 4: Universal Concussion
- Track 5: One Way (The Real)
- Track 6: His Love
- Track 7: Don't Be Mad (Who da Blame)
- Track 8: For the Ladies
- Track 9: Hot Ta Def
- Track 10: Ain't What I Used to Be
- Track 11: Okeedoke
- Track 12: Out of Control - B.B. Jay, Qua Billz
- Track 13: Po' No Mo
- Track 14: Word Iz Bond
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Amazon.com
In a genre in which wild lifestyles are often considered a prerequisite to the music, B.B. Jay has shown that living a life of love also translates into rap. His recent success proves that he is not the only one who thinks so. An independent single in 1998 landed him a considerable fan base and a record deal. As well, a friendship and collaborating partnership with M.C. Hammer put B.B. Jay in a megashow with artists such as Ricky Martin, Will Smith, and Britney Spears. His debut record, Universal Concussion, blends masterful hip-hop artistry with a message that brings hope, healing, and challenge. Full of songs that are written to cross into all walks of life, B.B. Jay takes an unyielding stand on spiritual and social issues in a direct and sensible way. The force of his vocal sparring backed by the solid beats and extraordinary arrangements puts B.B. Jay into a heavy-hitting league of his own. --Israel Button |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 20 reviews)
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Ok, could have been better quality by Tracy Clemons (North Carolina)  2 Stars
May 25, 2009
The cd would only play in certain cd players. In most of my cd players the cd would skip. When I looked at the cd itself it had a film on the back like someone tried to repair the scratches. Would not purchase from provider again.
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For a minute there... by musicanimal (murder capital, wa)  4 Stars
April 19, 2008
i thought it WAS Biggie! doing a secret alter ego thingy...
anyways, this is pretty good stuff.
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A bit immature for Gospel rap by Arthur J. Sluka (Tipton, IN United States)  3 Stars
October 11, 2007
My first gloss-over of this album was a good one...he has some exceptional beats and rhyming ability going on with some of these songs. However, his lyrical content is so immature that I couldn't ignore it. He manages to repeat over and over on this album about all of these 'haters' who said he couldn't make it, and 'look at him now.' Granted, a lot of gospel rap has songs like this, but there's a bit too much of it in this album for my liking. It's unfortunate too, as this should have been some extremely good stuff.
As for 'looking at him now,' we're still waiting for that sophomore album =P
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Bitin' Biggie, or just influenced by? by David W. Kincannon II (Denver, CO, USA) 3 Stars
June 30, 2005
B.B. Jay is a man with a heart for God. If you take nothing else from his Jive Records debut Universal Concussion, at least take that. Also know this, while this may be his debut, he is not a new jack. B.B. Jay (born Jarvis Cooper) has been writing since he was 16 and his song Pentecostal Poppa received airplay on BET and certain radio stations.
The first thing I noticed while listening to B.B. Jay is his vocal similarity to Biggie Smalls. The bass in his voice, and the style of his flow are very close to that of the late Chris Wallace. I'm not saying that he raps like the Notorious, I'm merely saying that the qualities of his voice are similar. This is an important line to draw, because the two artists are a million miles away from each other lyrically. B.I.G. throughout most of his career never let listeners forget that he brought himself to where he was. B.B. Jay realizes that this is not the case in his life, and in a similar manner never lets the listeners forget that God gave him many gifts, not the least of which was a career in rap. Lyrics such as "Don't be mad 'cuz I'm fat like that. Don't be mad 'cuz I'm blessed like that" and "I hate to say I told you so, but didn't I? Tell you I was gonna blow-up and be the bomb. Everybody had mad jokes when I was strugglin. Now I'm fat like that, what, word to God" from "Don't Be Mad (Who Da' Blame)" and "I Told You So" respectively, point to his position that everything he's received have been blessings from God.
However, the subjects of BB Jay's songs aren't all about the blessings he personally has received. The topics have a wide range, going from the love of God (His Love), the way to get to Heaven (One Way), and a sentimental look at the female of the species (For the Ladies). He also deals with his rise from poor, both materially and spiritually (Po' No Mo, Ain't What I Used To Be). The wide range of topics is important, because there's a good chance that any head willing to give a listen will find something that speaks to their heart.
There are minor problems with the disc. Some of the beats (The Raucous, Universal Concussion) will definitely rattle the bass while in your ride, but some of the production leaves a little to be desired. The beat on "Don't Be Mad" works well with the vocals on the chorus, but the texture doesn't seem thick enough under the verses. It seems like the vocals totally overwhelm the beat. The keyboards on "Ain't What I Used To Be" don't really do anything but give the song a muddy feeling when they're under the verses. Like I said, these are minor problems, and if the rest of the disc weren't so good, I might not have even been able to pick these things out.
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B.B. Jay is the Gospel Sound of Biggie by Henry Cooper (Atlanta, GA)  5 Stars
December 18, 2004
What else can I say? B.B. Jay is one of my favorite Christian rappers to date alongside Prime Minister, NuWine, Corey Red & Precise, The Cross Movement, T-Bone, Lil Raskull, etc.
For those are real fans of Biggie or else gave away his CDs for HHH, This is the one you gotta copied from man. You see B.B. Jay doesn't cuss on this record right here. Y'know he talks the message to the Lord.
On the song "Don't Be Mad (Who's da Best)" or sumthin, he tells the other rappers to keep it real w/o being condemn or hatin on nobody. Yeah B.B. Jay can rock y'know what I'm sayin? This is a classic to the holy hip-hop community.
To all rap fans that hated hip-hop and/or not seen the face of God on this record, urge you to give Christian rap a shot.
I recently download the entire album the last time I was on christianbook.com and then again on Amazon.com just to see it's any good.
This is a must-have 'cuz I recently got it online yesterday.
I hope that he'll put out another album next year 'cuz fans wanted a peace of him.
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