Gotti's claim to fame is that he allegedly went straight from drug pushing into the rap business. He describes his former career in vivid detail: I got 36 ounces blocked up pure yola/Make it times two once I hit it with the soda/Whip it up good in the beacon and the blender/Have it rock hard plus white as December. Granted, Biggie Smalls offered similar lessons years ago, but Gotti does possess a knack for the insider's account. Lyrically, then, Life has something to say; it's the played-out beats, the hoary "Dirty South" shout-outs and Gotti's perfunctory delivery that hinder the album beyond repair.
