Rated R followed up the breakthrough success of his Dirty South club-banger "In Here Ta Night" with his debut album,
Da Ghetto Psychic, which shows some significant potential for the Tampa Bay rapper but more importantly boasts a few standout moments. Among the standouts, of course, is the aforementioned "In Here Ta Night," which appears here in its midtempo, bumping original version as well as a version featuring verses by
Too Short and J-Creek. Elsewhere, Universal Records hooked
Rated R up with two of the Dirty South's hottest producers of the moment:
Jazzy Pha ("Gotta Girl," "My Check") and
Lil Jon ("Ride"), who both turn in trademark productions. The rest of this 22-track album is run of the mill and thus passable, but the handful of standouts here are definitely above average and perhaps reason enough for Dirty South fans to seek out
Da Ghetto Psychic. ~ Jason Birchmeier