In 1991, WC arrives after giving the classic "We're in This Together" together with the producer DJ Aladdin under the name Low Profile, introducing itself here with a new group, Maad Circle (Minority Alliance of Anti-Discrimination): it is composed by his brother DJ Crazy Toones, Big Gee, who stayed in the background, and the rapper Coolio, former member of Nu-Skool.
Funky, fresh and bouncy production is provided by Sir Jinx and Chilly Chill of Da Lench Mob: on this pre-g-funk soundscape, WC goes strong with an imposing and crisp delivery, flow dope, helped by a Coolio in good shape. The themes chosen by the rappers here are quite varied, including braggadocio, gangsta sprays, funny cuts and socio-conscious and pro-black bars, but the most is focused on street storytelling, against police brutality and against the LA police, in a kind of varied but vivid mix of political and conscious, accentuated by a little dark humor. Overall, it's a coherent, solid, interesting and dope album, WC confirms himself as one of the best rappers in the West Coast panorama of the early nineties, unfairly neglected and forgotten.
Highlights: "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed", "Behind Closed Doors", "Fuck My Daddy", "You Don't Work, U Don't Eat".
Rating: 8.3/10.
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