A compilation represents the debut album of Kareem "Crunch Lo" Reed, rapper of the Otherized F.A.M group, including Molly-Q, Shawn Wigs (later in the group Theodore Unit) and Lounge Lo, Cappadonna's brother. Production is entirely entrusted to 1.4.0. Productions, a team of beatmakers affiliated with Wu-Tang, while the edition doesn't feature guests.
It opens a cheap boom bap with poor and skeletal drum machine, bad sampling and raw hardcore delivery of Crunch Lo. The rapper offers a discreetly slow and syncopated style in the following track on another weak beat, with a weak drum pounding in a weak, lazy and unwilling way. Track number three has another cheap rhythm, but so far the cuts aren't too bad: boom bap with slow and poor drum, decent sample, mediocre Crunch delivery. After about ten minutes, the comp collapses: snare drum, boom bap with low and thumping drum, sample easily dominated by the drum machine, almost-fast delivery of the interpreter. "Maintain" boasts a good female soul sample on poor boom bap, with poor drum, the guy spits bars with a generic syncopated style. The sixth joint has the worst rhythm of the edition: very poor boom bap, mediocre sample, poor drum, Crunch Lo is slow and hardcore, and offers a bad-sung hook. Finally, the seventh choice features a questionable beat, with pounding and heavy drum and a wacky sample, I think there are bells in the background, the guy delivers in a slow and energetic, almost hardcore way.
This tape stops between being a compilation and a long EP, with seven cheap pieces produced by 1.4.0. Productions for Crunch Lo, easily one of the most forgettable artists among the Killa Beez. The guy is your typical generic rapper, and he doesn't say anything about very poor beats. Listening not recommended.
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