"Hitler on Steroids" is found under the term "mixtape", but it's more of a compilation of some of the best cuts dropped by Westside Gunn. Daringer is the main producer of the effort, the music set is completed with the beats of DJ Green Lantern, Roc Marciano, Camoflauge Monk, The Alchemist, Your Old Droog and Apollo Brown. The guests are Keisha Plum, Benny, Conway the Machine, Royce da 5'9", Action Bronson, Elcamino, and Roc Marciano (credited as Roc Marci).
After the introduction of Green Lantern with a sample from "Never Walk Out on You" by Mitch Mitchell and Gene King, there's a spectacular rhythm, that of RZA for Ghostface Killah's "Fish", freestyle by Westside Gunn on boom bap jazzy, beat killed by the rapper's pure, fast and dope delivery. "Lookin' Like the Greatest" follows, masterpiece, amazing jazzy rhythm with a sample from Steven Halpern's "Eastern Peace (Movements 1-5)", WSG and Benny create a classic. "Rayful's Plug" is also among the best cuts: splendid boom bap jazzy, excellent work in production, WSG flows smoothly, fast, technical, perfect on this production, despite a functional chorus it remains high quality work, very fine workmanship. Camoflauge Monk provides the downtempo rhythm for the next track, Griselda rapper is also in shape here. "Hi Top Ricky" is a masterful very dark jazzy beat, sample from "Jody at Morningside / Just a Dream?" by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave, slow flowing and hardcore Westside delivery, nice freestyle. "Shower Shoe Lords" presents a deeply dystopian boom bap jazzy, well WSG, better Benny that kills the cut.
"100,000 Machine Gunz" sees Conway and Royce on a dark and wonderful jazzy rhythm, loop from "Pulsar City Alarm" by Adams & Fleisner, WSG space delivery, dope, effective; functional hook of Royce, but his attack is fluid and delivers a smooth, deep, clean and quick verse; closes Con with a slow, technical flow, then speeds up its flow, always flowing, after this simple and genial production. Action Bronson fast delivery, technical and fluent, purely rough over the bleak and sickly jazzy rhythm of Alchemist in "Dudley Boyz", WSG delivers cold, lucid, fluent, technical and spoken, always dope, brilliantly dope. "Eggz" is one of the less successful songs, a sort of skit on a jazzy rhythm, a crooked, curious delivery of WSG and a bridge on the end of the track. Another classic joint follows: the Westside Gunn daughter opens this song, crazy soulful jazzy production, tight looped soul sample, inside WSG starts with a fast, light, deeply smooth flow, absolute dope, functional and funny hook because it's true — "M*thaf***a I'ma legend" — you get lost in the «as we proceed, to give you what you need» posed by Westside Pootie; huge classic, fantastic.
Follows yet another wonderful rhythm pulled out by Daringer, jazzy midtempo, slow and flowing delivery of Westside Gunn, simple functional hook, the piece is closed by the third verse of Keisha Plum with a spoken delivery. The fireplace comes to refresh the tape with a slow, clean, solid and flowing delivery, surrounded by a jazzy rhythm with soul samples looped in the background from "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You" by Barbara Jean English. "Stoves" is a very dark jazzy tune with funky elements to dirty it, good glossy delivery, rough with functional hook. This medium-high part of the tape returns to being full of classics: "Dunks" is the first of a long series, a tense and very dark jazzy rhythm, dystopian and tight, excellent delivery of the two brothers, in particular Conway dominates the rhythm. Roc Marciano produces "Hall", providing the rapper from Buffalo with a dark and very tight jazzy rhythm, thanks to a very tight looped soul sample, excellent Westside delivery, unique towards quick, technical and flowing. "Rex Ryan", certified classic, fantastic rhythm, flawless, timeless, phenomenal, left to breathe, opens WSG with a slow, clean and flowing flow, dope; continues Conway launched by his brother, faster delivery, always smoothness, solid, Roc Marciano closes the games with his spectacular and dope flow, kills the piece with a verse delivered directly in the braggadocio legend. The absence of hooks helps to enhance the iconicity of this track.
"Bon Jovi" doesn't feel up to the previous ones, although ThaGodFahim behind the keyboards doesn't make regret Daringer or The Alchemist, producing an excellent jazzy downtempo rhythm and Benny goes to close raw bars with Westside. The "Nasty" version of Green Lantern is better than the original and it wasn't easy: the beatmaker puts down an essential jazzy production, with a simple sample in the background (Nas says "nasty"), WSG is smooth-n-calm as always. Followed by another certified classic, "Mr. T". Spectacular boom bap jazzy midtempo, beautiful and wonderful, fantastic work by Apollo Brown that samples the soulful song of the Smith Connection "Under My Wings" to create an ethereal rhythm on which Westside Gunn delivers velvety braggadocio and gangsta verses in a calm and spectacular way, perfectly at time, going to create a heavenly generational hymn, one of the best songs of recent years. "Eric B" slightly lowers the level, which remains high, on a dark and beautiful rhythm, WSG delivers with this mood. At the end, "Suede Mutumbos" — frankly, it wasn't necessary — skit on annoying rhythm, disguised delivery. Follows "Pissy Work", intro of Westside Pootie, then Gunn delivers slow and smoothness, accurate on this very dark, silenthillian, claustrophobic and frightening jazzy production, Benny delivers an extra-verse and kills the track with a safe, compact, raw flow, rough, smooth, heavy in its delivery bolted calmly, excellent verse. "Laura" closes, a simple pimpin' cut on an essential jazzy rhythm by Green Lantern.
Highlights: "Fish Freestyle", "Lookin' Like the Greatest", "Rayful's Plug", "Hi Top Ricky Freestyle", "Shower Shoe Lords", "100,000 Machine Gunz", "Dudley Boyz", "Summer Slam 88", "Gustavo Poem", "Dunks", "Hall", "Rex Ryan", "Nasty", "Mr. T", "Pissy Work".
Rating: 8/10.
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