Debut for Shawn Thomas, rapper from Sacramento also knows as C-Bo (Thug Lordz). The kid sinks his teeth into the gangsta cake the West Coast has left to chill on the windowsill: on lean, dark, slightly cheap funky beats, C-Bo tells violent and murder stories in these forty minutes, plus extra thanks.
He doesn't particularly vary his themes, but he manages to carry the album to the end faithfully. The drum is often dry and hard, lean and tight, functional to the tough bars of the MC, who delivers his simple lyrics with a syncopated, slow, confident and flowing style. The production is provided by Mobboss, Mike Mosley and Sam Bostic, the two guys do a nice job, the rhythms are similar and the sound is coherent, not bland, and in the second part, they manage to refresh the beats with guessed samples ("The Message" always works). I can't explain that interlude at the end, which seems to be performed on a beat that is a typical reject from a bad session, but is a rare slip into a solid album. Produced by several small local labels such as On The Run, Coast 2 Coast, and his AWOL Records, as well as SMG, the record reaches the rap album chart: West Coast fans could easily appreciate it.
Rating: 7/10.
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