MC Eiht finds himself alone as a rapper of CMW, one of the most pezzonovante groups in the West Coast gangsta scene of the early nineties, because MC Chill is in prison after being convicted of some crime.
Eiht alone continues to amaze, here he provides a fantastic performance, delivering with an excellent calm and smoothness flow and with a simple, crisp and flawless delivery style, on an excellent production provided by DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ: the rhythms are funky, dark and hard, equipped with samples that always give them a fresh and West Coast pre g-funk sound, perfect carpet for the rapper's delivery and for his lyrics that narrate a bit of dusty street stories, ghetto stories and gangsta ones in general, without too many exaggerations. The cuts are tight, but the little variety of the subjects chosen by Eiht takes away some points: the result is a solid, coherent and cool album, its relaxed nature is different from all the other gangsta acts of the time.
Highlights: "They Still Gafflin'". Fresh rhythm, syncopated, simple and slow, with slow, skinny and syncopated drum machine, slow velvet delivery of Eiht, enhanced by an amazing jazzy bridge on the hook. "Wanted". Beautiful boom bap jazzy funky, skinny bridge on the scratched functional hook, dope delivery by the MC, here he's at his best ever, dropping bars on one of the best rhythms that they have ever provided him, wonderful, classic cut. "Driveby Miss Daisy". Splendid simple and minimal jazzy rhythm, skeletal and syncopated drum machine, smooth, slow and rough flow of the rapper; violent hook of the drive-by on a lively eccentric piano. "Def Wish". Amazing jazzy rhythm, slow skinny and syncopated drum machine, light slow velvet delivery of Eiht. "Can I Kill It?". It refers to the title of the hit of A Tribe Called Quest for a sexual cut, jazzy skinny rhythm, dope, slow syncopated and skinny drum, technically Eith remains dope in delivery, rough, slow, smoothness. Jazzy bridge in the second part of the cut, with the same rhythm that DJ Pooh will then use for the soundscape of Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day", immortal classic of his third album in 1992. Here, MC Eiht is perfectly fit to this noteworthy bridge and he delivers light-hearted, without effort, having fun.
Rating: 8/10.
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