Statik Selektah & Termanology's third studio album, six years after the previous one. The sound chosen by the beatmaker is acceptable and accessible, at times pleasant, East Coast boom bap with a jazzy flavor. The rapper is still in trouble when he's alone, so solo tracks are limited to two out of twelve. Guests are Kendra Foster, UFO Fev, Crimeapple, Haile Supreme, Mtume, CJ Fly, Nems, Beanz, Fame, Conway the Machine and Chris Rivers. Interesting is the song "It's on You" which features a ragga hook by Haile Supreme and the rapping contribution of Fame on an elegant jazz rhythm by Statik. Crimeapple flows well on one of the less successful productions here, while Nems delivers with a style that massacres the beat by overshadowing the other performers in the sixth song. Termanology, also passed from an agile UFO Fev, would also be present in "30 Shots": boom bap jazzy, drum downtempo, melodic sample, lounge vibes. The soundscape is Griselda house, Chris Rivers' professional attack, he destroys the track; Conway performs calm, fluid, cool, then follows the main rapper, quite bland. The tape has the same strengths and weaknesses as the previous ones released by the Boston duo, by now you know them after three LPs. 6/10.
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