The Wu-Tang Clan is probably the best-known, most-revered rap group in the history of Hip-Hop. Sportin 9 members who could really tear it up at any second–not just three or four good members and the rest being hype-men or selling points–Wu entered the game in 91 and took shit to a whole new level, gaining the respect of the entire industry in the process.

Shaolin Sword:

1) Bring da Ruckus

Intros the album with a really short skit and Ghost Face jumps on to kill it. The beat is a hard drum track, with random blats and horns thrown in. Raewon jumps on for the second verse; his early shit seems more hype, rather than the dark, raw style of Cuban Linx and his various Mobb Deep appearances. Regardless, he kills it. Inspectah Deck jumps on third and really stands out, killin an in-and-out scheme (AB, BA type shit). GZA’s verse is the last, and he kills it with his metaphorical symbolistic style. (Great)

2) Shame On a Nigga 

ODB shines over a beat in the same style as the last, cept with a nice piano chord thrown in. Method comes on second and just kills shit, one of his best verses which made the song so big. Raekwon comes on third and spits pretty nice, but can’t ***** with Meth’s verse, and neither can ODB’s finisher, tho Dirty’s playful style pretty much makes up for it. (Great)

3) Clan In da Front 

This beat is more creepin, a string beat with a buzzing in the background to symbolize the Killa Beez swarmin. RZA talks an intro for a while, introducin the Killa Beez, then the beat changes to a slightly bouncier dyslexic piano loop. This cut was GZA’s shine track, and he comes pretty nice with an aggressive take-no-shit style. (Good)

4) Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber 

Starts with a short skit about the Clanites chillin, till they get the news a homie just got deaded, and they’re on their way for revenge. This cut is actually 7 verses long, the only Wu-fam left out is Masta Killa and U-God. The bumpin drum track starts in and then comes the sporadic xylophone-type instrument. Raekwon starts off the rappin with a nice, hardcore verse; Meth follows up with trademark siccness, and so-on. RZA breaks the chain, always bein in my opinion the least lyrical of the Clan, but that’s irrela. (Great)

5) Can It All Be So Simple

A Raekwon/Ghost Face dual cut that showed for the first time how compatible the were rhymin together. The beat is seriously funkified, a thumpin base with a harp strum in the background and a smooth hook. Raekwon comes more familiar here, layin back a little and spittin that shit. Ghost sounds here like a tighter version of Freeway; same loose scheme and high voice, but better lyrics and flow, not as whiny. (Excellent)

Intermission: 

Short skit explaining the various alter-egos and nicknames and ways of the Clan.

Wu-Tang Sword:

6) Da Mystery of Chessboxin 

A faster-paced but still bumpin beat, with squeaky horns in the background. U-God and Masta Killa both finally make appearances here, wit a nice verse and a solid flow. Deck’s verse is solid but not his usual shit; Rae comes with the nicest verse on the shit, IMO, but Ol Dirty’s a runner-up with his funny-ass flow an lyrics. Ghost’s shit isn’t his best, but Killa’s verse also seriously kills it. (Great)

7) Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothin Ta F’ Wit

This beat is catchy n complex, with an Arabic-type whine and shit. RZA actually kills the first verse with lyrics and straight energy, Meth takes over with a sicc verse. Killa track, a standout in an album of illness. (Excellent)

8) CREAM

Another one of the album’s best tracks. The drums are bumpin, the piano melody is sicc, sounds like something off Illmatic. Rae spit’s an autobiographical verse first, killin it; Meth comes with the catch-as-hell hook, and Deck comes with another bio verse, reflecting on some of the revelations of his life. (Excellent)

9) Method Man

The infamous cut that introduced Meth as the Wu-Tang’s Ace card. It starts off with a sickly-funny skit about ‘methods’ of torture. The beat is a jumpin, energetic piece, which supports Meth’s playful, energetic style. Of course Tical lets off some illa lyrics. (Excellent)

10) Protect ya Neck 

The album’s first single (I think), one of those that got the shit so much deserved hype. The beat sounds more like a Cuban Linx or Liquid Swords style, a more dark and constant piano loop over the now-typical jumpin drums, with a little whine and some trumpet in the background. The only Clanite that doesn’t make even a small appearance here to kill it is Masta Killa. (Excellent)

11) Tearz 

This beat is definitely different, type bouncy, takes some getting used to but still pretty good. RZA and Ghost Face put it down for homies they seen taken down. RZA’s verse is pretty nice and emotional, but Ghost is a bit off here. Still a good, emotional song with a message, though. (Good)

12) Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber pt II

In the last joint on the CD, the beat becomes dark, heavy and bumpin, with random high horn blats. Rae, Tical, Deck, Ghost, ODB, RZA, Deck and Genius all kill it here, though Deck’s flow seems the best out of all’em. Not as good as the original. (Good)

My Rating: 5/5 (Classic)

So much shit was accomplished with one CD, listening to it is nearly impossible to believe the Wu would become fractured and distracted later on. First of all, this should be the definition of a group album; the group doin cuts together, various members together, solos, duos, the inhouse producer going crazy on the beats with every member killin it. Second of all the album is a reminder that a beat just needs to be little more than a thumpin drum and bass with the barebones of a tune, a real MC will take it and make it great. Thirdly this introduced the Wu as we know it to the world; Method Man sewin ya asshole closed and feedin you, Ghost and Rae killin shit together, RZA’s beats, ODB’s crazy style & singin, their amazing chemistry together…everything the Clan is famous for was represented to the fullest in these 12 cuts. Seriously one of Hip-Hop’s few true classics.

My Recommendation: Buy this or cut your own ears off and never listen to rap music again.

GZA, AKA Genius, is one of the Wu-Tang’s most underrated MC’s. Probably the most original out of all of them, G has a taunting, aggressive no-shit style while at the same time spitting some metaphorical/symbolic wisdom. Put all this together and you’ll be seriously reminded of a martial arts master or two from old Kung-Fu movies. Liquid Swords, his debut, is arguably tied for best Wu solo album along with Raekwon’s OB4CL. LS is as deep, multilayered and introspective as Cuban Linx is dark and raw, and with RZA still strong on the beats at that point the CD is definitely worth a few hunned(thousand) listens.

1) Liquid Swords 

Intros the album with a clip from an old movie, a kid talking about his notorious assassin father (probably GZA, killing MC’s). When the beat comes in it’s a string beat, and a bit bouncy. GZA spits on wack MCs, killin wack MCs, and bein a super-rapper with both killa rhymes and messages. (Great)

2) Duel Of the Iron Mic ft. Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck

The beat is low and unobtrusive, but still good–it plays at the back of your head, right below notice, setting the tone. GZA, Masta and Deck all go heavy on the metaphorical style, and all killin it. (Great)

3) Living In the World Today

This beat here is nice, a lighter flutey loop that turns into a classic-RZA bumpin, dyslexic-loop type shit. GZA speaks on some seriously abstract shit, with lyrics nice as *****. (Excellent)

4) Gold

The beat is quicker here, a high-whine with horns, hard to explain. GZA spits a great story here over 2 verses. (Excellent)

5) Cold World ft. Inspectah Deck 

A slow, surrealistic loop sets the tone here, the hook being a singer crooning an angsty-sounding couple of lines. Genius and Deck both spit some good shit about livin in the hood. (Great)

6) Labels 

GZA comes with the creativity here, over RZA’s stop-and-go piano, he rhymes while mentioning the various labels that were big in that time. Even though it’s more of a long verse he does a really good job. (Great)

7) 4th Chamber ft. Ghost Face Killa, Killah Priest, RZA 

RZA lays a high, discordant string loop over a hard snare, which is periodically interrupted by a heavy guitar riff. Ghost kills it, Priest kills it; RZA comes with some ill concepts, though his scheme is slightly off, then GZA comes and murders it. (Excellent)

8) Shadowboxin ft. Method Man 

The beat here is a nice change, a rolling continuous organ. Meth comes on and spit’s a sicc verse with a really smooth flow. GZA kills it, then Meth comes on and flows smooth some more. (Excellent)

9) Hell’s Wind Staff/Killah Hills 10304

Intros with RZA meeting a “grey ghost” to make a deal, and it turns out ‘ghost’ is undercover and 5-0 are headin towards the meeting spot at that moment based on information from a “Don Rodriguez.” Interesting. The song picks up, a story about major drug dealin over an accordion-sounding beat. (Great)

10) Investigative Reports ft. Raekwon, Ghost Face Killer 

The beat: a bumpin drum/bass track, with a continuous whiney instrument over it; good shit. Rae jumps on first with a str8 verse about crooked cops, GZA’s second with a nice verse on the same, and Ghost finishes up with siccness. (Great)

11) Swordsman 

The beat: darker, more chaotic. GZA raps some really nice verses describing going from superstitious and religious to more cynical and logical. (Great)

12) I Gotcha Back

The beat is a bit gaudy, mostly a blaring horn over a not-so-strong drum track. GZA’s lyrics are good, a semi-autobiographic account of his life. (Good)

13) Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (BIBLE)

The beat here is more playful, with a shuffling snare, a whistle and kids laughing in the background. Tha Genius comes with some seriously illa lyrics about losing his faith in religion and his views on it. (Excellent)

My Rating: 4.5/5

GZA’s excellent debut shows how original and creative he can really be, and he basically goes crazy with the lyrics. Pretty much every original Wu member is featured here and there, except for ODB who was in jail at that point. LS also has some of RZA’s best work on it, this was basically put out in the period where Wu was still unquestionably on top; though not as good as 36 Chambers–one or maybe two joints may sound worn after a while–the vast majority of the album is pure.

My Recommendation: Buy, period.

Kurupt – Kuruption – 1998 Antra Records

After the rise and fall of Death Row Records, Dogg Pound and platinum selling artist Kurupt split from the label and dropped his first solo album after working with the likes of Daz, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and being a part of one of the greatest dynasties in rap history. How his solo album would fare was up in the air.

West Coast Disc

1. This One’s For U – Production: Studio Tone 

A laid back track with a good bounce to it, the production is dope for what it tries to achieve. Kurupt lays back with some pimp shit, dropping some tight lyrical flow with good word play. Good start to the West coast disc.

2. Make Some Noize – Production: Soopafly

Teaming up with Dogg Pound affiliate producer Soopafly, they work together to drop a sick collab. Beats that bang in your speakers and Kurupt comes hard over the beat, with a good chorus by Daz to yell to while having this bang in your car speakers. Good background adlibs by Daz. A slight remake of Public Enemy’s “Bring the Noise” for the new era. Dope track

3. Put That On Something – Production: Devante 

Another track that bangs in the speakers, takes a while to get going. Sounds more like a studio freestyle than a track itself, the vocals have the sound of a freestyle and the mixing isn’t that great. The track is allright to start but its easy to skip past and not miss it. Especially with the chorus which is kind of embarrassing

4. Play My Cards – Production: Battlecat

This track sounds more west coast G Funk than the earlier “west coast album” tracks. With the trumpets and bounce to the background, Kurupt lays down some dope Dogg Food style verses. Tight track, very reminiscent of his Death Row days.

5. We Can Freak It – Production: Battlecat 

Instant classic and one of Kurupt’s best tracks he ever dropped. West coast hit inside out, Kurupt drops one of his best storytelling tracks ever, over the production that just bangs. Any fan of the west could love this track for all its worth. It speaks for itself better than I can say.

6. Fresh – Production: Daz 

The first Daz and Kurupt collabo on this album, and instantly takes you back to the Dogg Pound era. No verses dropped by Daz, but the production he lays out for Kurupt are nothing less than the hits they dropped a few years earlier. Tight track.

7. C Walk ft. Trey Deee – Production: Daz 

Another instant Kurupt classic, and one of his highlights of his career. Daz gives a perfect beat for the verbal assault Kurupt is about to spit on the track. Laid back track but its just fire beginning to end, was later remixed with Tupac (never released) but the original with Trey is much better.

8. Ho’s A Housewife – Production: Kurupt 

The original version of the Kurupt hit that would later appear on his “Streetz” album and Dr. Dre’s 5 mic album “2001”. Its hard to say which version is the best, lyrics are all the same, so it’s a matter of production which are all good in their own right. Another Kurupt highlight of his career.

9. Cant Let That Slide – Production: Twin 

A tight beat, west coast feel to it all the way. Unfortunetely the squirrel voice for a chorus might ruin the track. Kurupt’s storytelling abilities hit a high point this far into the album. Minus the chorus, tight track all the way.

10. That’s Gangsta – Production: Warren G

Teaming up with legendary producer Warren G who helped innovate the west coast sound, it’s a perfect end to the west coast disc. Not so much of a club banger like you’d expect from them, but its an eerie feel to it, and Kurupt lays it down for the strange beat from Warren.

11. Survive Another Day

A slower and deep, dark beat, that Kurupt flows over perfectly. He hits another storytelling high of his career, one of the tracks you just kick back and listen to him tell the story. The chorus fits the track perfectly, dope track.

12. Ask Yourself A Question- Production: Dr. Dre 

Not your typical Dre beat, so don’t get the hopes up for a instant banger. The production might even be the fall off of this track. Kurupt lays down an average set of verses. Not the greatest track on the album.

East Coast Disc

1. It’s a Set Up – Production: D Moet

First listen to the album way back, this was my favorite track on the album. The record static fits the track perfectly, the beat is just bass through the speakers and Kurupt tears the mutha*****a up. It’s a give or take song to most people, but I love this song.

2. Light Shit Up ft. Buckshot – Production: Easy Mo Bee

Kurupt teams up with legendary East coast producer, the way he teamed up with the likes of Daz or Warren G on the west coast disc. Buckshot kicks it off with a dope ass verse, and proves a good duo with Kurupt. Another ill track to start off the East Coast album.

3. Game – Production: D Moet 

D Moet returns with another banging beat for Kurupt to tear up. Track is off the hook, the two of them were a good pair for each other because this far into the album, they’ve dropped two of the dopest tracks on the entire album. Great track.

4. Gimmewhatchagot – Production: MED 

Repetitive and jumpy beat, and Kurupt doesn’t do much to flow over it. The lyrics he drop would be better suited over another type of beat. Bad choice to combine them together, Kurupt does some tight verses, but the song as a whole doesn’t work very well.

5. If You See Me ft. Trigga – Production: Storm 

Very Wutang feel to the track, given, since Storm is famous for doing production for the Clan. First definite East coast track and its odd at first to hear Kurupt on a style of track like this but he doesn’t disappoint. West coast heads will probably be annoyed with it, but it’s a dope track. Loving it.

6. The Life ft. El Drex – Production: D Moet 

A third banging laid back, make you think style track by D Moet. Kurupt and El Drex trade lines back and forth very well with each other. Dope laid back shit, you can picture this track in a movie where someone is in the low point of their life. Tight shit.

7. No Feelings ft. Slop, Patacico – Production: D Moet 

This track is a straight up hit. Kurupt tears up the beat, again D Moet and Kurupt hook up on this east coast disc and again, hit it on the head again. This shit is just fire, Kurupt teaming up with two unknown rappers but you’d never think about it twice, its just a straight hit. One of the best tracks on both discs.

8. Its Time ft. Deadly Venom 

Kurupt hooks up with Deadly Venom, a female rapper who did work with Cappadonna and Wutang. She comes hard over the beat, which is really basic, but the track is just grimey. Gets a little tired before Kurupt finally steps in, if you don’t skip the track before he does. Probably the lowlight of the entire album.

9. I Wanna ft. Ralik Royale, Snake, Floyd, Drea – Production: Devante 

Again, another track to slow down the album. Stupid, unoriginal start to the track mixed with a wack mix of rappers who you hope you never hear from again. Bad song.

10. Who Do U Be – Production: RJ Rice

A more uptempo track that really does nothing to save the album by this point. Kurupt will start to rip but out of nowhere the chorus will kick in, gets annoying when you think hes about to keep tearing the track up. Kurupt does well but as a song together, its wack.

11. Freak It ft. Noreaga

Noreaga’s style of just being repetitive on choruses comes in, if you’re a fan of that, you’ll like it. Noreaga kicks off some dope rhymes over a deep beat. The track is actually pretty good, back in Noreaga’s prime teaming up with a kingpin from the west. Kurupt tears it up. Makes you forget about the last few horrible tracks, if you waited the album out this far.

At the time the album dropped, the rap game was just winding up years of nothing but classic albums on the east and west coast. Kurupt tried to capitalize with both coasts fans, and at the time, let down his fan base in the west while not impressing the people in the east. The album was criticized early, and people quickly put the album away. Looking back at the album today, its hard to believe this could ever be considered a failure. The album has a few weak points on each disc but are very overshadowed by the true hits of the album that people slept on.

Kurupt laid down some highlights of his career with “C Walk”, “We Can Freak It”, “Hos A Housewife”, and that’s just on one disc. On the other, hooking up with D Moet, they worked to drop some straight grimey bangers that should still be in peoples speakers 6 years later. In hindsight this album lyrically is Kurupt’s best output. He kills every track, regardless of the production, which at times is lacking but for the most part is killer. Give the album another listen because its nothing but heat that got lost in an era of classic albums.

Rating – 4/5

Silkk the Shocker – Made Man – 1999 No Limit Records

1. The Day I Was Made – Production: O Dell 

An intro of Silkk becoming a mob made man, a mix of Godfather and Scarface choosing him to join them. Starts into a quiet piano beat and Silkk spits some shit over it. A decent intro to the album with some good lines about life in general.

2. Somebody Like Me ft. Mya – Production: Whole Records

Over a guitar fueled beat, Silkk drops some shit about his past with a lady. A little laid back, serenade with Mya on the hook. Decent for a love track.

3. It Aint My Fault 2 ft. Mystikal – Production: Craig B

a brash beat with Mystikal yelling like a freak in the background. He comes out first yelling like only Mystikal does, fast paced and in your face. The chorus is just horrible, “it aint my fault, it aint my fault…” Boring song.

4. Ghetto Rain ft. Master P – Production: Craig B.

A track over a slower beat, deep and thoughtful. Perfect to the track where P and Silkk talk about their life in the struggle, losing their brother and other hardships. One of the best tracks on this album, deep shit.

5. This Is 4 My – Production: KLC

A piano fueled beat with Silkk doing some spoken word over it. Nothing more than a track of dedications of the album. Rather useless to the album.

6. Commercial One – Skit 

Silkk causing shit with some guy on the street.

7. You Know What We Bout ft. Jay Z – Production: Craig B 

Repetitive beat but it bangs in the speakers a bit. Basic ass lyrics by Silkk, with a weaker flow that mimicks Master P a lot. Its too bad they put Silkk on first because when Jay Z steps in, if people haven’t skipped the track, he puts on a display flowing over a wack beat, and makes it work somehow. He saves a track that was destined for garbage and makes it worth listening to. Shining moment on the track, unfortunately for Silkk, it’s Jay Z that did it.

8. I Want To Be With You – Production KLC 

What’s a rap album without a phone call to/from a girl and the rapper talking about having to work in the studio. Finally Silkk shows some skill at flowing over a beat instead of trying to sound like a typical No Limit track. He hits a highlight with his skills on this track.

9. All Because of You ft. Mia X – Production: KLC

Another track following suit of Slick Rick’s “Lodi Dodi”, Snoop did it great, Silkk on the other hand… not at all, the production of this track is just retarded and not in a good way. It’s just disgusting, the entire track is a mess beginning to end. Horrible, just horrible.

10. No Limit ft. Fiend, Mystikal – Production: KLC 

If you thought the last song was bad, I’ve contested ever since I heard this song for the first time, that it is by far the worst song ever made in rap’s history. This is just a torture to listen to, I highly suggest you do, so you know that no matter how drunk or high you are, you could be a rapper if this ever made a cut onto a major label’s album. I repeat – WORST SONG I’VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

11. End of the Road ft. Sons of Funk – Production: Sons of Funk 

A deep song about life and how it can go bad in an instant. Over a piano loop, it’s a good output by Silkk, the chorus is perfection to fit the song. A good song if you’re missing a lost one, or to have played at a funeral. One of the highlights of this album. Great track.

12. We Won’t Stop ft. Master P, C Murder – Production: Carlos Stephens 

Three brothers on one track, not often you’d see that in rap. Song about no matter how high they can make it in life, they’ll always be dragged down because of where they came from. A good beat, but they really shouldn’t have yelled over it. Flows are the big drawback to this track.

13. Mr. 99 – Production: KLC 

Finally KLC puts out a beat on this album that doesn’t totally suck. It’s still pretty bad nonetheless. The clicking just rides louder than the rest of the beat, but the constant “MR” yelling in the background makes this track junk. Not that it wasn’t to begin with. Horrible.

14. It Takes More ft. Ghetto Commission – Production: Carlos Stephens

A song about being a thug and gangsta and how people act the part but it takes more than that to be one. Silkk does what he can on a cliché track. Nothing special, but not as bad as most of this album.

15. If I Don’t Make $ – Production: DJ Whop 

When the song first starts it seems like a slight intro before Silkk is about to bust out rapping, but no. He does this through the entire track just barely more than talking over another bad beat. A chorus jacked from DJ Quik’s “Dollaz and Sense”, and true to form, they ruin it.

16. It’s Going Around Outside ft. Rico – Production: Sons of Funk

The Sons of Funk bless this album with another good bout of production for Silkk. They do their best to save this album with tracks like this. Another deep track that Silkk is able to shine over, another track for the fallen.

17. Put It On Something ft. Mia X – Production: Craig B

A good beat for this album, more bass provoking than most of the album this far. Silkk has a decent flow over this one. While on most albums this would be a filler, on this album, its actually one of the better songs.

18. Commercial Two – Skit 

Skit about some *****es walking around a mall complaining. Whatever.

19. Southside Niggas ft. Master P, C Murder – Production: Mo B. Dick

The brothers team up again on the album and over a beat sounding like it was made on a child’s xylophone, they do another sing along pile of shit. The verse by C Murder is actually pretty dope, but still the song isn’t much to it.

20. Get It Up ft. Snoop Dogg – Production: Beats by the Pound 

They end the album off with the best track on the album. Snoop kills this beat, which sounds perfectly suited for the Dogg. This track is fire, possibly the best track Snoop ever made on No Limit. Banger, and west coast style shit. Tight track.

Basically if Silkk isn’t going over a beat by Sons of Funk and doing a memorial type track, or having guests like Snoop and Jay Z, Silkk is trash on this album. Maybe it isn’t him so much as the horrendous production, which proved that KLC is the worst producer of all time. This album includes two of the worst songs ever made in rap with “No Limit” and “All Because of You” back to back. The last song on the album is the only real stand out banger, thanks to Snoop. I wouldn’t be surprised if DJ Quik and Slick Rick sued No Limit after the destruction of their classics by Silkk for defamation of character. Download the songs produced by Sons of Funk, and the last track featuring Snoop. Although you should really hear track 9 and 10 if nothing else for a laugh or if you want to torture somebody by locking them in a room with them playing on repeat.

Rating – 1/5

Artist: Daz Dillinger¨
Title: Retaliation Revenge And Get Back
Lable: Death Row
Year: 1998

1. Gang Banging Ass Criminal (feat. Tray Dee, Soopafly, Kurupt, Bad Azz and Technique)

Great way to kick off the album. What a track. Basically features the whole Dogg Pound posse. Great production here. Perfect to freestyle over. Everyone for the most part is correct with their verses but Technique easily steals the show. Probably his best verse ever.

Technique: “The same thing, different place With snakes, cowards and strong grown Robbery cases, niggas faces On paperchase It was seen, it was written It ain’t forbidden For homies to be splittin’ Disagree, no one was hitten Known with the curls The many obstacles Impressions to the feet from gettin’ served”

2. It’s Going Down (feat. Kurupt)

Nice track. The production is good but after a while it get’s too repetitive. Daz and Kurupt both spit great verses. Nice chorus as well.

3. Playa Partners (feat. B-Legit)

Definently a favorite of mine. The track features Bay Area vet B-Legit. I love the production here. Nice bouncy G Funk. Both Daz and B-Legit are nice on this track. I wish they would work together more often.

4. It Might Sound Crazy (feat. Too $hort)

Classic track. One of the singles from the album. Basically a pimp song about females. Good track overall. Too Short and Daz make a great duo.

5. Our Daily Bread (feat. Kurupt)

Tight track from Daz and Kurupt aka Tha Dogg pound. The beat here sounds oddly familiar to 50 Cent’s “In Da Club”. Both and Kurupt spit great verses on the song. Surprisingly Daz outshines Kurupt.

Daz: “Revolved around forty-four niggaz for the rep Sweat the whole block with the Mack-90, automatic semi-tech Now the whole shit is respected Slowly but surely homies catching death wishes, and laugh You’re trying to catch a check you can’t cash I do, for the rapper the name and for the hood that I claim After the kill, it’s remains the same”

6. In Califonia (feat. Val Young)

The first single from the album. Definently a classic track. Daz flows over the bouncy beat nicely with is trademark style. Daz definently does California justice with this one. Val Young adds to an already great song with a smooth chorus.

7. Initiated (feat. 2pac, Outlawz and Kurupt)

Definently a hot track. Kurupt starts off the track with some crazy battle rhymes.

Kurupt: “For real I got it bought you the blue steel cowards hit the panic button thinkin’ that it was what it wadn’t shit’s hectic the bomb Vietnam rhyme Don with the semi-auto fracture your torso to ya spine the back cracker smack you with my verbals & graphic grammar My verbal murder strech from Alaska to Alabama”

Up next is Pac and The Outlawz. Pac’s verse is pretty good but Fatal totally outshines him and The rest of The Outalwz. Daz is last and his verse is nice, basically spitting gangsta stuff.

8. Oh No (feat. Tray Dee and J-Money)

Nice track. Like a lot of songs on the album it’s mostly about gangsta stuff and shit on the streets. The first verse by Daz is lethal, and it’s directed at all his enemies. J-Money is next and he spits a nice verse. And as usual Tray Dee lays down a hard ass verse.

9. Retaliation Revenge And Get Back

One of the few solo joints on the album. Daz comes off nicely on this. He flows perfect with the beat. Pretty angry track for the most part. The production is what really keeps you listening.

10. O.G (feat. Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg)

Classic G Funk track right here. Definently a good track to ride to. The production is perfect here. Definently reminisent of 1994. Snoop’s first verse is classic. He raps about his first time getting arrested. Nate Dogg is really smooth on this track too.

11. Baby Mama Drama (fea. Lil C Style and Big C Style)

This is a song about how Daz’s ex-girl is filing child support to get his money and support her and her current boyfriend. Both Daz and Lil C Style come off really nice on this track. It was a little odd hearing Big C Style on the chorus, but he did a great job.

12. Only For You (feat. Val Young)

Really nice track. Daz raps about falling in love with a good girl. That’s not something your gonna hear often from Daz. Daz’s storytelling is nice and he flows well with the smooth production. Val Young is simply awesome on the chorus as well. She truly has a gifted voice.

13. Riding High (feat. WC)

This track features West Side Connection member WC. Good track. I really like the production. Soopafly is great as always on the piano. Daz’s verse is so-so, but WC comes off nicely.

14. The Ultimate Come Up (feat. MC Eiht and Bad Azz)

This is a great track. It has one hard ass beat. Definently a lot of bass. Daz’s first verse is about him and everything on his block. Bad azz’s verse is nice too. I love Eiht’s verse. He flows really nice with the beat.

15. Thank God For My Life (feat. Tray Dee and Bad Azz)

More of an introspective track from Daz and Tha Gang. The track is about trying to do right in life, even though life is hard. Daz also sings the chorus. It’s actually pretty good. I wish their were a few more tracks like this on the album.

16. Outro ‘Why Do We Bang’ 

Just the outro. Daz shouts out Death Row.

Overall rating: 4.5/5. Could possibly be Daz’s finest album. I would definitely recommend this album to any rap fan, especially if you like the DPGs. Daz is a very talented rapper and producer. Definently an album you should have in your collection.

Eazy is hot off the streetz of Compton and got a CD packed with more plays on the name ‘Eazy’ than you could shake a stick at!

For maximum enjoyment, this CD has been reviewed with a remastered edition of the CD.

0. Prelude:

“Now you got the album- what the ***** u gonna do with it?!”

1. Still Talkin’

Starts off with two OGz talking about how they knew E when he was just a kid. Actually its really just the NWA boys! Eazy chats *****y in each verse broken down by the OGz talking and a crazy sample from the maestro in between. A great start to the CD.

2. Nobody Move ft MC Ren

Possibly one of the oldest stickups in rap. Eazy and Ren decide to perform a stickup and in true gangsta style, there are mishaps! The beat and Eazy’s storytelling style draw you in while the hook is tight as *****- “Nobody move, nobody gets hurt- BLAM!”

3. Ruthless Villain

Ren kicks a ‘corner of the block’ freestyle over a hyped drum look. Actually, the beat isn’t that hot but Ren’s lyrics are and E takes the hook. I’m still not even sure it’s even a freestyle but the Ren’s lyrics are still tight.

4. 2 Bad Mutha’s

Forget any Neptunes beat you heard, this is what a true drum driven beat is about. Yella takes the live drum kit (whether its live drums or programmed, I don’t know) to make one hell of an energetic drum driven beat. One of NWA’s best from before their EFIL4ZAGGIN style production. Quite possibly my favourite Eazy collabo, or Eazy song, period.

5. Boyz N The Hood 

Straight oldschool classic. One of E’s most memorable songs. E raps about driving round the hood in his ride and the day to day happenings he sees. Sounds very much true to 80’s rap. You totally have to feel this song. Make sure you turn up your speakers to fully experience this classic.

6. Eazy-Duz-It

FEEL the intro to this track! When I first heard it I hoped it would continue throughout the whole track. The actual song is still straight dope and got a nice selection of loops to keep it jumping

7. We Want Eazy

Made to sound like a live performance. The type of song that would sound dope on a live set. Sit back and vibe to this, its like being at an NWA concert! Great live-sounding instrumental. At the breaks people step to test E but he brushes them off with his *****y remarks!

8. Eazy-er Said Than Dunn

Slightly less up-tempo than the other cuts on the CD, “Eazy-er Said Than Dunn” has the same loop throughout and is broken down at the choruses. Not my favourite song on the CD

9. Radio

Another true classic from E. Eazy and the NWA posse are in the at the local radio taking phone calls. When I heard this song after a long while I thought it was a bit faster but the slightly slowed down beat adds to the funky step of the song. E is yelling his verses into the mic rapping about always having his music on the radio, the song has not one cuss word in it! Also utilises some aspects from NWA’s Eastcoast ‘cousins’ Public Enemy (listen to the chorus I mean)

10. No More ?’s

Great concept for a song. E is being interviewed but raps his answers instead of speaking them! I particularly like this song for its main loop which isn’t too dissimilar to some of Prince’s guitar riffs. The second verse is also commendable for the darker atmosphere of ‘ganking’

11. I’mma Break It Down

I heard NWA kicked out the Arabian Prince for making their beats too dancey. “I’mma Break It Down” is an example of the work he probably worked on. The sounds are quite jumpy and it sounds like “Something 2 Dance To,” but it’s still a pretty cool and energetic song.

12. Eazy-Chapter 8 Verse 10

The outro to the CD. Really is nothing special, just a church ceremony but in Eazy’s name (to add to the already numerous amount of ‘Eazy’ jokes made on the CD. Rather than a religious passage, its about a driveby. Typical Compton style…

Conclusion:

Eazy-Duz-It is an album hard to fault. It represented the old “Straight Outta Compton” sound NWA had before their EFIL4ZAGGIN change in later years. Dre and Yella’s productions are tight and above the average sounds of the oldschool sounds of its day. Eazy is young, *****y and humorous and pack with lots of plays on his name. He is trendy, cool and dope, the anti-role model for ghetto kids. No one but Dre and Yella could have put together what they did. E’s voice is very recognisable and unique and made the style of shouting into the mic cool! E managed to pull off a classic, and the CD will hook you into the oldschool sounds. Its an essential.

4.75/5

1. Walk Real Kool(Shock G, Erika “Shay” Sulpacio, & Marsha Lurry)

Nice way to start off the album, this isn’t a rap song so don’t get it twisted, this is pure funk right here with the master of it Shock G. I never got why people never gave Digital Underground especially Shock G his props, he brought 2Pac into the game and still gets no praise, it’s a shame. Nice song to chill to with a great chorus sung by Shock G, Erika, & Marsha. DOPE!

2. Glooty-Us-Maximus(Money B, Numskull, Saafir, Shock G, Skatz, & Humpty Hump)

DOPE! This song is about…of course the bootay(heh). Money B starts it off with a funny verse then Numskull with the typical Luniz humor, then Saafir with a dope verse(Man Saafir is such an underrated rapper, he has one of the dopest flows ever), Shock G with a good verse, Skatz with a decent verse but compared the the others he just doesn’t cut it, but he tries. Shock G and Humpty Hump(Best Alter Ego EVER!) do the chorus and Humpty Hump adds his 2 cents after Skatz. Man this song is crazy. DOPE!

3. Oregano Flow(Gumbo Soup Mix)(Shock G)

One of many Oregano Flow mixes, this one is the more dark and eerie one but it’s still very dope. Nice song to just relax to. DOPE!

4. Fool get A Clue(Shock G & Black Spooks)

The beat is so off the wall and dope, it’s very eerie and funky that it’s classic. Shock G with a very funny yet disturbing verse, but still Shock G owns and he can never have a bad verse. Shock G sings a great chorus(The man can do it all!). The Spooks do a great job as well. I love the ending when they sing the “My Country Tis Of Thee” yet they add their own sarcasm to it over a great beat, that’s pretty much the only time you’ll hear cursing here. DOPE!

5. Rumpty Rump(Money B)

One of my favorite skits ever. Money B leaves a message on Shock G’s answering machine and gives this weird albeit great idea about Humpty Hump’s sister called Rumpty Rump with a fake ass and all, Money B’s cracking up giving this idea really funny stuff but it’s a skit and I can’t rate it.

6. Food Fight(Humpty Hump & Del)

DOPE DOPE DOPE!!!! Del of Hiero fame joins the original big nosed rapper Humpty Hump on this song and man this is some straight up weird hip hop. Humpty Hump starts it off with a great verse about….what else food. He talks about swinging melons and all that, great stuff and the chorus is so bizarre that it’s classic. Del with a good verse but he just can’t match Humpty Hump and I’m a Hiero fan as well. Humpty Hump with one of his best verses ever after Del, talking about what rappers when they eat. This was such a great concept song. DOPE!

7. Future Rhythm(Introducing Krazy Horse & Mac-Mone)

Different song but very dope, nice rapping and a great introduction to these 2. Good’

8. Hokis Pokis(A Classic Case)(Humpty Hump & Piano Man)

DOPE! Man this is such a weird song that I love it. The make quack songs like a duck and Humpty Hump tells them to “SHUT UP!” very funny stuyff. It has to be heard to be believed. DOPE!

9. We Got More(Shock G & the Luniz)

Yup Num & Yuk join Shock G for this song, nice egyptian type beat, very dope song and if you’ve heard this on “Don’t Be A Menace…” then you’ve heard this song. Still a classic song with Shock G carrying it but the Luniz are no slouches themselves. DOPE!

10. Hella Bump(Feat Krazy Horse & Shock G)

This has to be one of the best beats I have ever heard. This song is about music and how they are addicted to it and that putting fake music into your veins is bad for you PREACH ON! Shock G does a great job with his singing/rapping style. I am a bump junkie! DOPE!

11. Stylin(Kenya, Shock G, & Tyranny)

DOPE! The beat has some funk to it but it’s hard to explain. Very dope stuff, classic Digital Underground. This doesn’t have your stereotypical rapping to it, they all add their own style to it and make it a classic. DOPE!

12. Midnite Snack(Piano Man)

This is moreso a skit than anything else so I can’t rate it.

13. Oregano Flow(Hot Sauce Mix)(Shock G)

DOPE! The best version of this song, they even add tribute to George Clinton to it. Great song with Shock G just owning it on vocals, man why can’t people just realize that this guy is one of the best musicians out, not just a rapper but a MUSICIAN! Nice bouncy funk beat. DOPE!

14. Want It All(Digital Underground)

Very nice way to end the album with all the camp just having fun. Shock G, Money B, & Humpty Hump just do a great job on this song with Shock G doing his singing rap style and Humpty Hump rapping about wanting a whole bunch of food and women. I love the happy style smooth relaxing beat. DOPE!

I’m giving this album the DOPE! rating because it is one of the best albums I have ever heard. There was hardly any cursing and they didn’t even need to curse to get their point accross. This album is a real breath of fresh air out in the cutthroat word of rap and this album just shows how politics in the rap business suck. Get this album! You need this album in your music collection as it has everything from funk, to rap, to soul. BUY IT!

Raekwon, one of the most lyrically gifted members of of the 9-deep Wu-Tang Clan, dropped his classic debut in the mid-90’s. Rae is a great complex lyricist, extremely grimey wit the rhymes and up there with Mr. Meth himself. It took me a while to get used to RZA’s weird production style but now that I’m used to it I see he’s a genius.

1) Striving for Perfection 

Rae and his guest through the album, fellow Wu-head Ghost Face Killer talk back and forth about their last attempt at a big payoff. The music in the background is tight, probably some old kung-fu movie shit. Sets the tone for the album perfect.

2) Knuckleheadz ft. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Golden Arms AKA Lucky Hands

Raekwon and co. lay tight rhymes over a hard drum track with a kinda bouncy piano chord. (Good)

3) Knowledge God 

RZA shines here, the beat is dark and creepin with a little trumpet blare and a sinister piano, and the hook is backed by a 70’s movie-type wistful violin sample. Gotta hear it to know what I’m talkin bout. Rae carries the song nicely. (Excellent)

4) Criminology ft. Ghost Face Killer 

Starts off with a clip from the movie Scarface, goes into a strong drum beat with a 70’s-style suspense music sample. Rae and Ghost Face lay their usual great verses. (Excellent)

5) Incarcerated Scarfaces

Begins with a clip from an old Japanese kung-fu movie, which you’ll hear throughout most of the album. RZA’s beat on here is excellent, a dark cut with a disjointed piano. Raekwon fits it nicely as always with hard, grimey lyrics. (Excellent)

6) Rainy Dayz ft. Ghost Face Killer, Blue Raspberry

Starts with a woman singing the hook over the same music from the intro track. A kung-fu movie clip is cleverly used. The beat here is nice, dark and sinister. All verses tight as usual, but I felt the screechiness in the chorus unnecessary and the woman’s singing a little overdramatic. (Good)

7) Guillotine (Swordz) ft. Ghost Face Killer, Inspectah Deck AKA Rollie Fingerz, Genius

This is one of my favorite tracks on the album. The beat is crazy and sinister, Inspectah and GZA/Genius are on this track! Great shit, always laugh at the lyric “hypnotized wit hypnosis.” (Excellent)

8) Can It All Be So Simple (Remix) ft. Ghost Face Killer 

A remix of a track off the Wu’s first album 36 Chambers. Starts with a skit about someone bein shot in a shootout. The beat is real cool, pretty laid back. Rae and Ghost are good on here and the girl wit the chorus gives it an eerie feel. (Great)

9) Shark Niggas (Biters)

About biters. Rae talks about them with Ghost, no rapping or beat.

10) Ice Water ft. Ghost Face Killer, Cappachino 

Another laid-back beat, nothin that special (for this album). Lyrics are still top-qual tho. (Good)

11) Glaciers of Ice ft. Ghost Face Killer, Masta Killa 

Starts out with Rae talkin about ice, goes into a song about riches with a really good, dangerous organ-like laced beat. The chorus, a Mariah Carey-style whine, isn’t that good, but each Wu member on here delivers a good verse. (Great)

12) Verbal Intercourse ft. Nas, Ghost Face Killer

DAMN. The beat laced with a violin is great, but this has to be one of the most lyrically proficient tracks on the album. Nas, on some early 90’s shit back when he was still ’matic, introduces the track with a fiery-as-hell verse, and Rae and Ghost hold their own. (Excellent)

13) Wisdom Body ft. Ghost Face Killer

Starts off with a pimp’s monologue about hoes (probably from a movie). Goes into a song about women (of course), but Rae talks about meeting the woman of his dreams, instead of hoes. The beat is again great, a deep piano counterbalanced by a whistle. (Excellent)

14) Spot Rusherz

One of the few solo joints on here, Rae kills another piano-ish beat with a story flow, grimey as hell. (Excellent)

15) Ice Cream ft. Method Man, Ghost Face Killer 

With no ado, over a crazy, dark killers’ beat with cries of the damned in the background, Meth opens the song with a few crazy bars before Ghost comes in with his great verse. Of course Rae comes correct; another one of the best songs on a great album. (Excellent)

16) Wu-Gambinos ft. Ghost Face Killer, Method Man, RZA, Masta Killa

Starts off with a clip of an FBI agent asking the Wu clan to kill a drug lord in central america. An insane piano-laced beat over a whiney siren, Meth comes in with the chorus and a nuts verse. Everyone kills it on here, even RZA. (Excellent)

17) Heaven & Hell ft. Ghost Face Killer 

An okay, harp-like string beat sees Ghost and Rae trade rhymes crazy on some gangsta story shit. (Great)

18) North Star (Jewels)

Rae ends the album with another solo track. The beat is great, an emotional string chorus that gives it a sad, regretful feel. Rae spits about doin what he gotta do for money to feed his kid. (Great)

Rating: 5/5 (Classic)

Only Built for Cuban Linx helped establish the gangsta phase of hip-hop and definitely the grimey style of NY in the 90’s. There is nothing wrong with the album, especially when you start to get used to RZA’s production. It helped establish the Wu as a rap powerhouse, and Raekwon as one of the greatest lyricists of the time.

My Recommendation: Pick this album up!! Don’t matter if you’re lookin for a good album, or if you wanna go back to the roots of new-school Hip Hop, or whatever, just buy this shit!

When I first heard Bone Thugs, it was on the now-classic song Crossroads. Back in the day, Bone was crazy, introducing the harmony and sing/rappin styles to the game which modern fake ass rappers (mostly Nelly) jacked, and they were extremely versatile–Bizzy’s high sing-song voice, Bizzy and Krayzie’s fast rappin and flows, Wish’s deep voice and Layzie just to round it out. A lot of the time the group’s lyrical capabilities are underestimated; maybe later on they fell off, but on this album they were tight. Their whole debut album is a straight classic.

1) Da Introduction 

Just a little intro in the beginning, but evolves into a track. Even the intro is a good song! A soft, slow,ominous song with a slow piano and thunder in the background has each Bone Thug spitting it slow, though Krayzie alternates slow and fast very well. Each thug’s verse is a good one, at least. (Great)

2) East 1999 

A dark piano beat with an ominous organ in the background, like music in a video game where you’re in a dungeon (lol). Less harmonious/singing, but each thug’s verse holds it down. (Great)

3) Eternal 

This time flutes counterbalance the piano. This cut sounds more sing-song. Each bone has a really good flow, and I love the half-gibberish singsong chorus. Also they trade rhymes more frequently; this really shows what they can do and that they sound good together. (Excellent)

4) Crept and We Came

Much darker track, there’s lots of harmony and sing-flowing. The verses are good but the flows are, as usual on this album more prominent and very good. The way Krayzie and Bizzy hook up on the chorus is great too. (Great)

5) Down ’71 (The Getaway) 

A dark string beat starts off with a skit about Bizzy being sentenced to death. Each spits a story about gettin away from a shootout/crime scene etc., with no chorus. Again they split into the separate verse formation, and each verse is nice. (Great)

6) Mr. Bill Collector

Like the lighter, laid back tin drum/flute/xylophone(?) beat. A song about makin money, not givin money. Each member is singsongish on the flows, as usual with the usual good verses. I find Layzie’s rhyme scheme strange but it’s a good verse; Krayzie’s is a little lacking. Love the harmony on the chorus and Bizzy’s flow, just a great sound in general. (Excellent)

7) Budsmokers Only 

Another above par track, even for this album full of really good songs. The thugs do a lot of sing-songiness and some harmony, lovin the laid back, echoey, bouncy beat. Simply a great chill song, Bizzy really does sound high tho, his rhymes are all over the place but his flow is still good. (Excellent)

8) Crossroad

The classic, most well-known Bone track. This is one of the best songs on the album. Each Bone Thug raps about missing their loved ones, lots of singing and harmony. Over the laid back flutey, soft piano-laced beat it sounds really good. (Excellent)

9) Me Killa

Bit switch up from the last track, kinda different. A solo acapella of Krayzie singing a verse. It’s not a bad verse, but not really a song. (Good)

10) Land of tha Heartless

A catchy song over a dark, jaunty piano/whistle beat. Each raps a fast verse, with good singy flow as usual. The chorus is really catchy. (Great)

11) No Shorts, No Losses

The thugs rap more than sing over a pretty good string beat. The chorus is kinda generic, not bad but not really up to the album’s par. (Good)

12) 1st of tha Month 

A very light, bouncy track. The light synth beat has the thugs sing/rap about chillin, with a harmonious chorus. Another really good chillin track. (Great)

13) Buddah Lovaz 

Another chill song about lovin budd. Slow, floaty verses sung by each of the Bone Thugs over the fitting, equally slow and floaty piano beat make this a great smokin up song, complete with harmony and trading rhymes. (Excellent)

14) Die Die Die 

A disjointed whistly, piano beat has the bone thugs fast-rap about killin. A good all-around track, though nothing really stands out except Bizzy’s verse. (Good)

15) Mr. Ouija 2 

The bone thugs singing and harmonizing over gun-*****ing and thunder. Still good, just cuz they harmonize so well. (Good)

16) Mo Murda

A light, layered chimey beat counterbalanced by a deep, chanting chorus. Each bone sing-flows their verses, which makes it better. Sounds a bit regretful. (Great)

17) Shotz to tha Double Glock

A deep, dark, creepin piano beat with a weird whistling in the back. The bone thugs rap about killin again. Not bad, not really a great song. Chorus is the best part. (Good)

My Rating: 4.8/5 (Classic)

This album exceeded a lot of people’s expectations. It was versatile from a group you might not expect to be versatile, which you might expect to start to sound the same after a while. Also a lot of people underestimated Eazy-E’s production skills (or at least I did), and I was surprised when I heard all the good beats since he was executive producer. Mostly thought of as the bone thugs’ best album. A bare minimum of the tracks are less than par or sound a bit too much like each other, making it hard to pay attention, but if you listen you’ll find something you like about every cut.

My recommendation: Go get this shit! Even your mother will like the harmonies and shit! It has everything, chill songs, murda songs, singin songs, deep shit..go get it! Classic!

1. I Shall Return(Intro With KRS One)

Great intro as KRS does a great job introducing all of Digital Underground and the guests on the album. I’m counting this as a song because KRS also raps the intro’s which is very clever. Good

2. Holla Holiday(Humpty Hump, Shock G, Clee, & John Doe)

Different sound for Digital Underground. Humpty Hump & Shock G trade verses(!) and it’s really dope hearing Shock G get so into character with Humpty Hump. This is a party track and nothing else, a step away from their originality but still a good song. Good

3. Wind Me Up(Humpty Hump & Esinchill)

More bouncy beat, nice to hear a Humpty track, Esinchill sounds alot like Eminem, the resemblance in voice is uncanny. Really weird and Shock even calls him “E” hmmmmm. Humpty Hump doesn’t sound like himself, he’s more yelling here, sounds awkward but is still pretty tight. Esinchill has a pretty tight verse. Good

4. The Mission(Feat Big Pun, Shock G, Styles, & Whateva)

It’s funny to hear Shock insult Pun and hearing Pun respond back with Shock backing off, funny stuff. Big Pun totally rips the track, it’s weird hearing him on a DU track but I can’t complain. This is a love track, but it’s well done. Good

5. The Odd Couple(Humpty Hump & Biz Markie)

DOPE! This is a classic DU track right here. What a great concept, it’s California arguing with New York. It’s funny hearing Humpty & Biz arguing over the stupidest stuff. Classic track right here. DOPE!

6. Blind Mice(Shock G, Humpty Hump, Money B, Black Ty, Rashida, & Malia)

DOPE DOPE DOPE! My favorite track on this album. This is a great concept song with a strong political message but using nursery rhymes as metaphors. I thought I would have never heard Humpty Hump on a political track but here he is and he’s doing a great job, man I love Shock G, in a totally hetero way of course. The beat is really dope with nice singing mixed in. DOPE!

7. The Gravy(Humpty Hump & Truck Turner)

It’s BDP & DU TIME! Dope song with Humpty trying out his lyrical skills and he does a great job mixing humor and battle raps together. Truck does a good job but he can’t compete with Humpty Hump! DOPE!

8. Peanut Hakeem(Shock G & Peanut)

Funny skit with Peanut trying everything he can to throw the criminal in jail and then getting caught so he keeps objecting and then is distracted by a women so he says that “hoochie mama” ruins his client then gets thrown out, really weird yet hilarious skit. I can’t rate this though.

9. Man’s Girl(Shock G, Money B, Clee, & Gruve)

Weird yet dope beat, nice and smooth yet hard hitting at the same time. I’m not to into the beginning though. This song is about women and it’s well done. Good

10. April Showers(Shock G, Mystik, & Money B)

I love the beat and the singing. Yes this is the Mystik female singer/rapper/poet that put out an album with some Hiero rappers. Shock G does a really good job singing, but them talking about doing it in the rain is a little weird but whatever, good melody. Good

11. Cyber Teeth Tigers(KRS One & Shock G)

DOPE! This is straight up Hip Hop right here, Shock G does a great job keeping up with KRS One. Shock G breaks down the different kinds of smiles which is actually a clever concept, I however do not care for the chorus. Wow KRS raps really fast here, very dope. DOPE!(I can ignore the chorus)

All in all this gets a Good rating. This is totally different than the other DU albums put out which isn’t a bad thing. It’s pretty rare so if you can find it then cop it.