Joint album between Apathy (The Demigodz/Army of the Pharaohs) & OC (D.I.T.C.), the two MCs have talent but few cohesion. OC & Apathy put out some remarkable tracks like "Tomorrow Is Gone" — good dark jazzy production, Slaine delivers well, Kappa Gamma too — "Stompkillcrushmode", where Celph Titled asphalt the excellent dystopian boom bap realized by Apathy, and songs that recalls URSS in a explicit way ("Gorbachev", has a great dark beat) or in a subliminal way ("The Broadcast", excellent boom bap overwhelming, cheerful, light-hearted). The LP by nature doesn't lead to comparisons between the two MCs but it's rare to see OC that delivers better than others, even here he seems out of condition, tired: on the beautiful boom bap of "No More Soft Shit", he's at his best, dropping a smooth flow; rare case in which he clearly exceeds Apathy. Production's based on dark jazzy, underground beats with some good bridges, amazing accessible, Apathy surpassed himself in "Winter Winds" — an excellent attempt to anthological beat well exploited by OC and Marvalyss — and in the title track, another awesome rhythm, but overall offers a consistent and solid work. 7/10.
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