One of the strongest tapes of Cookin Soul. It starts with "Luvinu": light vibes with skit, then rhythmic boom bap with soul male sample looped in background over a vivid production. Then another skit to close the intro, with a [right] homage to Kelly Kapowski, character from the teen show "Saved by the Bell".
The following one, it's a gem from Cookin Soul, real pearl, among the numeous classic stuff that the spanish beatmaker has realized in this last years. Boom bap with ethereal vibes, then right now Prodigy starts to talk, but it's not a normal talk or something, it's rightly from his infamous interview from the car in which he disses all the fake rappers still live in the scene. Cookin Soul cut Prodigy's verse from "Just Step (Prelude)" by "The Infamous" of Mobb Deep to put that on a beat amazingly realized, soulful with beautiful strings, it's a rhythm that envelops the MC delivery.
Then, the beat slows down, staying on calm and relaxing vibes and leaves room for Don P's fierce and right attack against fake rappers: the game is made to a select few, and those who are unable to enter the selection — these "garbage/corny-ass rappers" — should just get out and stop to rap, stop to play a game, stop miming what Mobb Deep did because that was their life. Just stop it.
Beautiful tribute to Prodigy. After that, "Dirtybarry", a simple instrumental with lively boom bap, deep female soul sample looped in background, some shouts, and some shots by Biggie in background. It's a prelude to its track, "Somebody Gotta Die": Cookin Soul offers a brilliant remix, with a light and relaxing boom bap, with female soulful sample looped in background that accomplished that smoothness and lively delivery of the Notorious B.I.G. It follows a good skit, with circular boom bap, light and relaxing, with soul male sample looped in background. Then, the super-hit "Taste" by Tyga, here remixed by Cookin Soul that gives value to a classic. Tyga attack the beat right now, tight musical carpet, vibrant and heavy boom bap, minimal that provides a kind of hardcore sound, but the production chosen by Cookin Soul drives out the road and it direct to the party vibes with an irresistible cheerful mode. Tyga here seems almost perfect with his slow flow, and seems to be right: "they're all the same, like Mary-Kate".
The next one is "Yup" by Wiz Khalifa: splendid rhythm, tight, boom bap with brilliant sample of cheerful trumpet looped tight in background, pretty nice track. Then, "Bored", interlude with simple boom bap, cheerful light and relaxing, vibes. For the track number nine, Cookin Soul choose to insert the Spanish rapper Mucho Muchacho: to me isn't up to the previous one — despite, the scissor is too large here: Don P, Biggie, Tyga, Wiz, Joey Badass... — but the light boom bap helps him to flowing properly on this tape. Bada$$ is the next one: unique verse for his "Like Me", over a light and simple boom bap, minimal production, excellent, almost perfect for one of his albums. It follows "Desolé", cut dropped by Rejjie Snow, rapper from Ireland, slow flow over light and relaxing production, simple drum machine. "Goodnight" is an attempt to an ethereal production, light, relaxing, cheerful beat, positive vibes, sample soulful looped for the hook, pretty nice instrumental track to close this really good tape.
Highlights: "Prodigy Tribute", "Somebody Gotta Die", "Taste", "Yup", "Bored", "Like Me".
Rating: 8/10.
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