Originally scheduled for release as early as 2005,
Yukmouth's
Million Dollar Mouthpiece album finally saw the light of day in 2008, featuring production work from Mike Dean,
Traxamillion, the Slapboyz, and Nan Dogg. Highlights include "Hey Boy," "The Best Thing Goin" (featuring
Too Short and
Devin the Dude), and "East Oakland" (a Droop-E production featuring numerous rappers). Overall,
Million Dollar Mouthpiece is unimpressive; in fact, it seems tossed together, as if Rap-a-Lot were cleaning out its closet and decided to finally issue this long-shelved album, compiling whatever
Yukmouth material it could gather up. Then again,
Yukmouth hadn't released a truly impressive album in years -- not since his days with
the Luniz, some would argue -- so
Million Dollar Mouthpiece isn't exactly a disappointment either, considering the low expectations. ~ Jason Birchmeier