On the heels of the promotional mixtape "Write My Wrongs", rappers Freeway and The Jacka release their collaborative album. For the veteran rapper from Pittsburg, California, and member of Mob Figaz, it's yet another collaborative project with another artist, while for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee, it's the first official joint effort with another rapper, four years after the collaborative album with Beanie Sigel was released by an internet label. The album consists of fifteen songs, some already proposed in last year's mixtape, behind the keyboards are Jeffro, RobLo, Traxamillion, Young L, Serg1, Maki, G Koop and Jake One, while the guests are Cormega, Freddie Gibbs, Husalah, Killer Mike, Paul Wall, Trae Tha Truth, Joe Blow, Dubb 20, Fam Syrk, Blahk Jesus, Rydah J. Klyde, Ampichino and London.
"Write My Wrongs" with Mega is one of the best cuts on the record: conscious, amazing boom bap jazzy soulful by Jeffro, spectacular, good delivery, quiet, suspended jazzy bridge on the hook; deep and quiet delivery determined by Cormega, who takes the track home. "Dunya" travels in the wake of that tune: great jazzy smoothness beat, soulful, essential, tight, Jeffro's production is supported by essential soulful jazzy rhythm. "On My Toes" is shiny and clean, while "Cherry Pie" is sliced by the syncopated flow, velvety by Freddie Gibbs. Young L creates another masterpiece in production in the sixth track, "One": boom bap soulful, tight, bouncy, light jazzy, excellent delivery by Free, The Jacka, Husalah and Paul Wall on a beautiful, ethereal, heavenly, tight looped soulful sample. Soulful male hook, in contrast to the looped sample, excellent.
"Just Remain" boasts another great soundscape, heavy, tight, essential, very tight production jazzy-blues and is a discreet choice along with "Gun Language", that has jazzy soulful vibes. Young L returns to be noticed for "Dying to Try Me", with a great beat essential and tight, soulful jazzy, killed by the lethal delivery of Freeway. "One More Time" is the strong point of the disc: Jeffro can use the sample of "One More Time" by Daft Punk, an absolute masterpiece of Freeway discography comes out: boom bap EDM / house, Freeway regular and quiet delivery on this production, flawless piece. The good "Get Your Shine" (bouncy and skeletal rhythm) and the festive "Sunnah Boys" are pretty solid: the second it's a party club piece of Traxamillion, cheerful, essential jazzy, with piano keys and light synths, Killer Mike to tear the cut. There's a fall in quality in the final, with the generic "We Holdin" by Jake One & G Koop that realize an alternative jazzy, a little annoying, skeletal and tight musical carpet and "Shuckin & Jivin" by Young L that pulls out a decent synthesized rhythm, skeletal and tight for a vicious tune. "Uh Huh" provides an excellent soulful, stringy, tight, essential, wonderful jazzy, dope delivery.
The Jacka has an excellent ear and leads the production of the record by bringing in several collaborators from the Bay Area and creating a soundscape unusual for Freeway records, serene, sunny, warm, splendid. Pretty solid independent record of a Freeway in shape, calmly than usual.
Rating: 6.5/10.
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