Baby Ray - In Yo Face - 2002

01. B.R (Nicknamed Baby Ray)
Baby Ray starts of the album with a song about who he is. "read the article in The Source, Baby Ray thats the name" "I told you on the first song on my EP, that me and my homie Steves gonna be a H.O.G". A good beat and chorus to the song which goes. "Nicknamed Baby Ray, B.R for short". A good start to the album. 8.5 /10

02. In Yo Face
The first single from the album. Good production on this song from Gran-Daddy Keez. A good hook to the song which goes "In Yo Face, Im In Yo Face, All day Baby Ray, all work no play" good lyrics from Baby Ray like "You know my name is Baby Ray, where im from is the O.A.K, you can hate but never stop the city thats in the bay" 8.8 /10

03. Turn My Music Up
Baby Ray changes his flow on this to rap more slower. He raps about playing his music and about people he listens to "It aint Puffy or Mase, i dont discriminate, i play shit i can relate, Silkk The Shocker, Master P, Too Short from the Bay, a little taste of my collection of these hardcore rhymes, i aint forgot where hip hop started but that shit dont vibe"
Baby Ray has some good lyrics on rap at the moment like people not living like they're claiming, and what Baby Ray is doing to come up 8 /10

04. StreetSmart Radio
A short interlude saying streetsmart (the name of the record label)

05. Club Side-Show feat 2 Bigg, Moss Typa
A good beat produced by Baby Ray, featuring 2 Bigg and Moss Typa, about side shows this song has a good sung chorus which goes "Get you're swerve on, get your mack on, get your drink on, at the side show, get your pimp on, get your thug on, get your ride on at the side show." 8 /10

06. Trick N....s
This has dope beat, one of the best on the album its about trick niggas. The hook goes "trick niggas, the worst niggas, but you cant blame females for macking niggas." A good song 8.5 /10

07. Morning High
Baby Ray says this is for those waking up in the morning blazing it up. A tight sung chorus "Got up in the morning feelin high, wanna keep it lit, get your drank, and blaze your blunt, nothing but a high like that" Tight lyrics by Baby Ray "one girl shout lets get some gin, she wanna hop in drop and ride with the wind, everything jumped off when we backed the back, told t to drive with a girl in my lap, figured out in her clique shes a straight up freak"
8.8 /10

08. Its Real Out Here feat 2 Bigg, Moss Typa
A tight beat featuring 2 Bigg and Moss Typa who both rap well on the song, a tight verse from Baby Ray. The song about it real in Oakland about people being killed. 7.5

09. Not A Game
Tight beat to the song and tight rapping by Baby Ray. "Dear god i'm seeing visions, funeral home is packed nobody listen, im in danger from the day i was born, family was torn, dear mama tried to keep a nigga warm"

Baby Ray raps about his life and says the streets arent a game.

"Ask the lord will he save me from my lifestyle drama, thinking back on my childhood hanging on the corner, making noise all night bangin and dealing,...., cant wait for me know tomorrow i'll promise, crack a 40 get blitzed shed a tear for my homies didnt have a chance to make it, dont look to blame, i was born in this game a victim of murder mane" One of the best songs on the album with tight lyrics and production. 9 /10

10. Diswhuttinnofluke
Produced by Gran-Daddy Keez good production, tight rapping again by Baby Ray with good flow and lyrics and chorus. "This aint no fluke, you hate to love the things we do, making moves dont understand what you get into, see we hustle on the grind, wasting no time, fuck a shine, gotta get paid on mine" 8.5 /10

11. Everything feat Children Of Sin
This features Children Of Sin who have good verses, good production and chorus "Everythings not eveything, we living in this world tring to make it what it seems , gotta keep the faith, keep your head above the water we all struggle to survive this time it gets harder" 7.5 /10

12. Who Said Whut? feat DW

Baby Ray says on this who says The Town is dead, featuring DW who has a good verse like "Fuck you up so quick that your mama wouldnt know ya, Oakland California is where i reside, aint nothin like the town i bring it to you live..... now give my props let the bullshit drop, i can flow on the mic all night non stop, dedicated to rap got the gift 2 gab, anybody who disagree can kiss my ass" 7.8 /10

13. Backyard Freestyle
A short Baby Ray freestyle which sounds like it was on the telephone. 7 /10

14. Internet Pimpin'
A dope beat to this song from Gran-Daddy Keez, its about meeting females on the internet, Baby Ray raps about pimpin on the internet "let me tell you about blondie, a girl from michigan, email letters said she wanna fly me in, the girl is white and i am black, and she have no problem with that, im all over the net im in the clubs got so many females calling me up" One of the best chorus on the album. A dope original song. 9 /10

15. Tell'em What To Say
Starts with Baby Ray singing the chorus "Tell em what to say Baby Raaaay". Good lyrics and production on the song, produced by Baby Ray. 8.8 /10

16. Via Satellite (Interlude)
Interlude saying fuck the radio and talking about the album

17. In Yo' Face (instrumental)

Instrumental of the first single and title track In Yo Face


Overall this is a solid album alot of good songs such as B.R, In Yo Face, Trick Niggas, Morning High, Not A Game and Internet Pimpin'. Baby Ray is a good rapper with good lyrics and minimal guest appearances, overall this album is well worth getting .

Overall : 8 / 10

Review by S.J.


Baby Ray - In Yo' Face
StreetSmart Records
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01. B.R (Nicknamed Baby Ray)
02. In Yo Face
03. Turn My Music Up
04. StreetSmart Radio
05. Club Side-Show feat 2 Bigg, Moss Typa
06. Trick N....s
07. Morning High
08. Its Real Out Here feat 2 Bigg, Moss Typa
09. Not A Game
10. Diswhuttinnofluke
11. Everything feat Children Of Sin
12. Who Said Whut? feat DW
13. Backyard Freestyle
14. Internet Pimpin'
15. Tell'em What To Say
16. Via Satellite
17. In Yo' Face (instrumental)