![]() June 2001 saw the release of Turk's solo debut, Young and Thuggin', on Universal Records. Turk continued to make cameos on other rapper's recordings, including Juvenile's big hits 400 Degreez and Tha G-Code, Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot and Lights Out, as well as B.G.'s It's All on U, Vol. Turk was billed as Young Turk and welcomed into the newly formed Hot Boys (who also included Juvenile, B.G., and Lil Wayne), issuing Get It How U Live! in 1997 and Guerilla Warfare two years later. Later that same year, Turk made his recording debut with a cameo on Juvenile's solo debut, Solja Rags. He could use some help on Raw and Uncut.New Orleans-based rapper Turk was first discovered in 1996 when the owners of Cash Money Records (brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Brian "Baby" Williams) discovered him rapping and rhyming in the nearby Magnolia projects. It's not so much Turk's fault as it is his lack of support. If you want Cash Money-style rap, stick with Cash Money (there's a bounty of those albums), because Raw and Uncut pales in comparison overall. ![]() Surely former Cash Money fans will enjoy hearing Turk again, and perhaps find his showcased sense of maturity interesting, but that's about the extent of this album's appeal. What it does result in is a run-of-the-mill Dirty South album with little to differentiate it from the myriad others flooding the market during the early 2000s. ![]() The partnership seems tight, but it certainly doesn't result in the sort of catchy street anthems that Cash Money had churned out year after year. Turk works mainly with Kenoe, a rapper/producer who is billed as executive producer and who produces roughly half the album, rapping on a few tracks. ![]() Raw and Uncut lacks that support, sorely. ![]() His previous album, Young and Thuggin' (2001), had been billed as a solo effort, but of course, no Cash Money album is truly a solo album - Cash Money is very much an enterprise, led by do-everything producer Mannie Fresh and a gang of rappers to fill in the gaps. Free of Cash Money Records, Turk didn't wait long before hooking up with Koch Records for Raw and Uncut, his first venture into the (truly) solo arena. ![]()
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