Even if he was locked up while this album saw release,
Playamade Mexicanz features a "
South Park Mexican Presents" tag on the front, signifying the Dope House Music leader's endorsement of this release, even when the final product lands on
Baby Bash's Bashtown label. Confused? So are most, and this high-power team-up between the smooth rapper
Bash and prime gangster
Lucky Luciano remains insider throughout with plenty of "Free
SPM" calls and Houston folks like JB the Don,
Weeto, and
Dirty Mexican Zoe keeping things local. All that said,
Playamade Mexicanz refreshingly puts the sometimes hitmaker
Bash in a more street setting than usual, while
Luciano fans get to experience his work in a posse setting instead of the usual solo. Try one of
Bash's or
SPM's official releases if you want an easy entry point into the world of Dope House or Latino Houston hip-hop, but to get the real flavor -- warts and all -- these sideline collaborative posse mixtapes provide plenty of punch. ~ David Jeffries