Bun B
Trill O.G.
Release Date: Aug 3, 2010
Genre(s): Rap, Pop/Rock, Southern Rap
Record label: Rap-A-Lot Records
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Album Review: Trill O.G. by Bun B
Fairly Good, Based on 6 Critics
Based on rating 8.5/10
Bun B :: Trill O.G.Rap-A-Lot RecordsAuthor: Steve 'Flash' JuonBun B's legacy as a hip-hop Hall of Famer had already been cemented when he released his first solo CD "Trill" back in 2005. As one half of U.G.K. the Port Arthur native had a decade+ of hip-hop classics under his belt, but his partner in rhyme Pimp C was doing a long stint behind bars. While some worried at the time that the dopeness of Bun's solo was the beginning of the end for the group, they promptly reunited once he was released from incarceration and returned at an all-time career high in 2007 with "Underground Kingz." A few short months later Pimp C was dead.
Based on rating 7/10
Back with the 808 boom, the stone-cold rhymes, and that sturdy, warrior soul, Bun B is officially crowned consistent with his third solo effort, the satisfying Trill O. G. Anyone familiar with his first two efforts will find the same mix of radio-friendly singles (check the radiant T-Pain feature “Trillionaire” or the ultra-smooth Drake team-up “Put It Down”), and the kind of Houston-styled street music made popular by the rapper’s original crew, UGK (check the opening “Chuuch!” for that classic church organ swang).
Based on rating 3/5
Bun B, along with Scarface and Trick Daddy, is part of an honoured trifecta of true Southern OGs, and The Source recently blessed the former UGK member's third solo album with a coveted five-mic review. Trill O.G. definitely has its moments: the T-Pain-featuring Trillionaire finds Bun revelling in his hard-earned baller lifestyle over a luxurious J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
Based on rating 5.0/10
Bun B was never meant to be a solo artist. As half of the great Texas rap duo UGK, Bun found his ideal complement in partner Pimp C. Bun brought the gravity and the technical prowess, and Pimp, besides being an incredible producer, had both the snarling fuck-the-world charisma and the expansive sense of vision that Bun always lacked. As a duo, they counterbalanced each other perfectly, Bun playing the sage big brother to Pimp's guttural loose cannon.
Based on rating 4/10
Through no fault of its own, Bun B’s Trill triptych comes to a close in shockingly divisive fashion. Some relics of hip-hop’s Golden Age have an interesting habit of remaining relevant through the years; for The Source, it’s most obviously their genius marketing of the coveted 5 Mics award. Nevermind that its last recipient was the maudlin pornography of a fading Lil’ Kim, the mythology of 5 Mics remains ingrained in hip-hop culture.
Opinion: Mediocre
Bun B didn't get to be an underground king by delegating authority. When BB's production partner J. Prince goes to "Chuuch!" with the blessing of late UGK scepter Pimp C on the Trill OG opener, he rolls out a red carpet intro for MC du jour Drake. Neither does the producer's hydraulic R&B sit well ….
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