After making his debut, Ortiz left Aftermath and in 2009 joined the rap supergroup Slaughterhouse along with Royce da 5'9", Crooked I and joe budden. Ortiz still has a contract with E1 and, after two efforts with the group, he's working on his album number two. In 2010, the disk had leaked on the internet three months early via Amazon, then, he leaves his label E1 (previously known as Koch Records) and signs with Shady Records, but its second LP is published by E1. In the records that the Brooklyn rapper has made with Slaughterhouse, like all the other performers, he has shown that he doesn't have a good ear for rhythms and this new record is a confirmation, pure and simple.
Behind the keyboards the names of DJ Premier and Large Professor stand out, and at this point, I don't know what rhythms they did, their beats don't stand out from the rest. Gang Starr producer made the beat of "Sing Like Bilal" and it just goes unnoticed, Large Pro is responsible for "Oh!", decent, jazzy rhythm. They're two bland, light boom bap music carpets, nothing particularly memorable. The other dudes in production are Frank Dukes, Sean C & LV, Knobody, Kenny Dope, Just Blaze, The Audible Doctor, Nottz, Novel, Frequency, Anna Yvette, Yuri Zwadiuk, Broadway, and DJ Khalil. The guests are LOX, Fat Joe, Royce, Just Blaze, Novel, Anna Yvette and Iffy. Jada, Styles and Sheek are strong in their cut, Joey Crakk does his homework, Ortiz sticks to a formula already present in the debut: there's a banger in the belly of the record and another as the last song.
Just Blaze produces the best beat for "Battle Cry", where Brooklyn's MC's hardcore rap finally finds solid support. Then, DJ Khalil is credited for "Cocaine", another boom bap that sounds better than all the others, dusty, jazzy, with inspired delivery by Ortiz. Irregular and forgettable product, it receives a positive reception from the insiders and ends up in the top 15 of the rap chart. Not recommended, 5/10.
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