by Black MilkLike other Black Milk releases, this album has some fantastic beats, and some nicely infectious hooks. My usual complaint about his work is still there - his songs are ultimately too vapid for me.
Some high points are 'Sound the Alarm' with Guilty Simpson, 'So Gone', and 'Take It There', which features One Be Low, who has the best verses on the whole album. Other songs, like 'Three+Sum' have excellent beats, but are wasted with less than memorable lyrics.
Other artists that appear on this album include Phat Kat, Ty & Kory, Nametag, Que Diesel, and Fat Ray. Sadly, the song reuniting Baatin with the rest of Slum Village did not live up to expectations at all.
Black does make some attempts to step outside the box though. 'Play the Keys' is a nice track, which would have been a fitting interlude on a J Dilla album like Ruff Draft.
Overall, this is a strong album - I just think it's telling when some of my favourite tracks are the instrumentals on the bonus disk....
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