Boss Hogg Outlawz Serve and Collect 3 (Immahogg) [PA] *

Recording information: Hoggpin Studios; Keys And Ink Studios; Track Studios.
Even with Killa Kyleon and Chris Ward gone, the loose cartel known as the Boss Hogg Outlawz roll on with Slim Thug as their leader. Boomin' Houston street music is still the flavor on Serve & Collect, Vol. 3 (Immahogg) which reaches U.G.K. heights on the hook-filled "Biz." "Concrete" comes in a close second with its pants saggin' and drunk on Patron, while "Roofles" combines Cosby-styled mush-mouth lyrics with thick, bedroom-studio funk. This new class of Outlawz remains as skilled as ever, although less distinct, and if that serves to push away the out-of-towners, there's an "our hood" attitude here anyway, meaning you've got to be an H-Town regular to feel entirely at home. ~ David Jeffries

• Format: CD
• Genre: R&B