This is one of the few mixtapes released under the moniker Chef Raekwon / Raekwon the Chef. The record is presented by the Brinks Boys, who I assume are the authors of most of the production under the names BT and Breakfast Club. Guests are Ghostface Killah, Method Man, KXNG Crooked, Busta Rhymes, Uncle Murda, AZ, Mika (not that Mika, thankfully), Maino, Melanie Fiona, Q-Tip and Lil Wayne. The cover is rough, the colors are yellowed, it's as if someone had recklessly poured some coffee "straight from Bolivia" over it. The Wu logo emerges from below, you might not even notice it. The tape is massive, 32 tracks, 80 minutes, a good number of skits, a very irregular production and overall, definitely not good, on which the main interpreter delivers without too much inspiration, often with a style close to spoken word, and even trying to sing for a few moments. Overall, it's below Lex Diamonds standards and below the standards of the 2009 scene, there's nothing memorable: of all things, "Criminology '09" hurts the heart. The original rhythm of RZA revisited by BT is rusty and old, the drum falls weak, the sample annoys, the rap of Rae and Ghost doesn't slice like fifteen years before, it's all quite disappointing and is one of the most accessible and successful pieces of this effort. Not recommended.
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