First real song is "All I Need" featuring Infa Red from the up and coming group Unda Presha. An all right song which has a chorus inspired from the old T Double D song "Thug Life Again", not much just a little. The chorus on this one goes; "All I Need is big guns on the side of me/Bout to have a brick of yay and a pound of weed/Straight do or die bitches that will die for me/How many niggas down to ride with me?". It was produced by Supa whoīs also in the group Unda Presha. A good album opener but it really just leads you the single and big hit called "In da Wind" featuring Cee-Lo and Big Boi of OutKast. Now Iīm sure most of yīall have already heard this song so I wont talk too much about it anyway, itīs a great song! I love the element Cee-Lo brings to any song he's on, he's also a smooth rapper when it comes to dropping rhymes! And Big Boi well heīs without a doubt among the best rappers in Dungeon family so all in all Trick picked great guests on here. The guitar-laced beat provided by Jazze Pha (now on CMR) is real slick! Two words; Love It!

  "Gangsta" gives us Trick alongside Baby of Big Tymers and the Don himself Scarface. A cool beat with a lil flute twist to it. Minnesota made it, and Iīm not really sure about his past work but the outcome on this track really fits all three rappers. Baby actually really shines here, the beat fits him really good I must say. Of course Scarface delivered a great verse!

  The title track is a real serious real-life type of song. The type of song where you remember your lost and loved ones! Slow piano-laced song with a real message! LaTocha Scott lovely takes care of the chorus.

  I remember when I first heard Trick Daddy Dollars in 1996 on Tre+6 album, which was the first Slip N Slide release, "Tech Life". He really stood out for me even then. The thing about him is that he has been able to keep his Miami roots and mix it with a new thuggish sound and take it nationwide - better yet Worldwide. Trick aint sold out thus far and by the look of it shouldn't do that anytime soon. I got much respect for him because of the realness he brings!

  "Play No Games" featuring Co of Tre+6 is about Tricks message to them ladies that be fiending for him letting them know he ainīt about playing them games - simple and plain! A good beat by Lil John! "Let Me Ride" is the only track that donīt sound good to me, a heavy rock twist to the beat. Donīt get me wrong, you can use guitar but this one nope it just ainīt working. But "Rage to Riches" featuring Tre+6 on the other hand really works out for the best. A typical SNS track, they use a lil horn twist in the beat and all. A song that delivers what you has come to expect from them!

  "Ainīt No Santa" - which originally was the album title - is a track that delivers Tricks point of view on all material songs. Everybody talks about what they got, well listen to him as he talks about what he ainīt never had, what his people still donīt have! I love this piano beat as well as the concept of the song. He even goes all out on Bin Ladin telling him to watch out cause if he gets the chance he will kill him without hesitation! Real life kid!

  "SNS" is a small click song featuring Tre+6 and Deuce Poppi. His album has been advertised and talked about for a while now, weīll see when he do release it. From what I heard so far he comes clean and represent the SNS fam well. This song is all right, once again you get what you want if you if you like the previous SNS releases.

  "Godīs Been Good" featuring Betty Wrightīs Childrenīs Choir is a little different from his previous "featuring-children" songs. He praises God on a lil up-tempo song, pretty tight!

  Even better is "Rain It Pours" which begins with Trick saying "Hereīs the season to be jolly - jolly? For what?" A good opening which makes you think. I think this song was made when the album has the old title, cause if Iīm not mistaken that was supposed to come out around Christmas. Anyway, bump this song, a definite hit!

"Money & Drugs" is the last track before the 2 bonus cuts. Itīs a true Miami song, well the sound of Miami that SNS rep, a thuggish song with a booty influence. The first bonus cut is a remix of "In Da Wind", but itīs not better then the original. A little too bouncy, party-like. Kind of cool but the original is just so great already! "Ainīt No Santa (Remix)" is slightly different from the original, a cool remix thatīs all!

  So will you like this - Yes! This is a good album no doubt! If you liked Trick before youīll like this, if you on the other hand didnīt like Trick on previous CDs you probably will not change your mind after this! Trick didnīt go anywhere, he still here representing the Thugs to the fullest. He didnīt change at all - but hey if it ainīt broke why fix it?