"I'm like a young Marvin in his hey"....That Jay Z line sums up alot about this project. I don't know if there is another mixtape DJ who puts as much thought into every project as Crazy Chris.

With that said, this is Marvin Jay. Marvin Gaye vocals and beats mixed with Jay Z's vocals and beats. It sounds simple right but there's only a few cats in the world who could pull it off. Me personally, I dig Marvins music, I dig the message he brought to the game and the passion. The same holds true for Jay Z.

Musically I think Jay Z blends better than Marvin on here. Its virtually imposible to take a song like "What's Going On" over some hip hop beats and bring out the same vibe. Crazy Chris does it justice tho going four and five beats deep on the mix, switching up beats at the right time...and really that's all you can do with a track like that. The first blend to hold my ear for a minute and hit the rewind was "The Inner City Is Mine". I was diggin' the Marvin ad-libs while Jay's verse was rockin' and of course the hook was something special. This blend right here is the epitome of the concept Crazy Chris brought to the table this time. Greedy Beats with the crazy loop for "99 Problems But Sex Ain't One". And of course that shit floated beautifully into "Sexual Healing". If you still don't think Crazy Chris is a genius with the blends peep "The Allure Of Anger". Peep how Marvin rides right along with Jay Z seemlessly all while you nod your head...that shit is crazy man. Honestly, "Ain't Nuthing Like the Real Thing" is a hard listen for me cause I know the power of the original and well hip hop doensn't do those lyrics justice although when the third beat drops I was open..but it was short lived. Its funny to me because with every Crazy Chris mixtape you hear those tracks where his ear for popular music shows through. Take "Can I Get A Takeover" and "Got To Get Throwed". Those joints would have mad white chics open in the bar plus the shit was on key and had that overly "friendly" beat...it's classic CC at work. Chong Wizard puts the bong down long enough to lace "Excuse Me Miss/My Love Is Waiting". Def dig the vibe of this one, Marvin sounds like a perfect fit. Easily the deepest blend up on here is "I'm Going Home/Momma Loves Me". Another joint that has Marvin ad-libing his way to perfection.

See that's the thing with Marvin. He compliments the music so well and adds that soul to the mix. When you try to throw some hip hop sounds behind him tho all that he brings to the music is lost. Crazy Chris does his best tho, it shows truly and its one of the reason he uses so many beats on the straight Marvin joints. The bottom line is that Marvin and Jay on a track is a perfect marriage sonically. Crazy Chris and Greedy Beats chopped up some marvelous sounds to showcase that. What I really dig most about this project is the whole thing gives you a classic vibe; from looking at the front and back cover while listening, to the picturing how Marvin and Jay would actually sound together. Listening to this you can picture Marvin and Jay playing pool, it's a lil smoking, both thier hits play on juke box in the backround. Crazy Chris posted up in the back peeping how everything is going down and this is his interpertation of that scene musically...you gotta love mixtapes. (11/12/07)