Third album in 2020 for Buckwild, the first non-instrumental if we exclude "Hand Me My Flowers" by Flee Lord, which is among the best hip-hop projects of the year. On the typical boom bap jazzy production of the producer, several rappers are called together including Raekwon, Little Brother, Rome Streetz, Rim, Fly Anakin, Rasheed Chappell, Asun Eastwood and Chris Rivers, to provide mainly thug, braggadocio and drug rap lyrics.
"Oleander" is the first cut of the record, simple boom bap with light skinny drum machine and smooth syncopated delivery by Chuck Strangers, followed by an energetic boom bap, jazzy vibes, featuring Nick Grant, which delivers with a slow, syncopated and determined style. Raekwon brings a bit of Wu-vibes into this DITC-project delivering along with Meyhem Lauren on a simple, tight, dark, circular Buck rhythm.
The group Little Brother also arrives in "Ease Up", a simple jazzy production with a decent female sample, dark and light rhythm that recalls those of 9th Wonder, good delivery of the duo composed of Phonte and Pooh. The title track features two upcoming underground artists, the now-hot Rome Streetz, and the lesser-known Rim da Villain, earning a spot on the record's highlights above a dark jazzy midtempo boom bap.
The tape slows its momentum with the light boom bap of "Mad Rich", Madhattan's slow, almost spoken syncopated delivery doesn't enhance this rhythm with tight drum. Fly Anakin comes close to having the best track of the tape, with a slow light syncopated delivery that's fit with the soulful jazzy boom bap provided by the beatmaker.
The best cut goes instead to Rasheed Chappell: boom bap with skinny tight syncopated drum machine, elegant dark piano looped in the background, dope, is the finest rhythm here, the rapper delivers with a slow almost-spoken and flowing style, he's not wrong. Two jazzy choices close the record, the first one with a lean heavy syncopated and pounding drum machine to welcome Chris Rivers and Whisper, the second one with an extravagant sample and a regular delivery by Asun Eastwood.
Good production, decent lyrics, it's kind of an honest drug rap album, not essential, but it deserves some listening. Released by Kurrup Money, the CD is published in vinyl format in Italy through Tuff Kong Records few months later.
Highlights: "YFN", "Ease Up", "Fully Loaded", "Never Fold", "Real Niggaz".
Rating: 7/10.
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