Bruce Lee is the central figure in the cover of the second disc published by C.I.A. aka Criminals in the Army, the fresh offshoot duo of Killarmy formed by the emcees Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason. Despite the huge influence the actor has had on the Wu-Tang Clan world, this is probably the first time the image of him has appeared on a Wu-Tang project. The production is entirely created by Lord Beatjitzu, guests are 9th Prince of Killarmy, Warcloud and School of the Gifted (Napoleon, Rubbabandz, Shaka Amazulu the 7th & Solomon Childs).
The music chosen by Lord Beatjitzu is brilliant, he paints these soundscapes with a brush dipped in boom bap, from which he brings out rough, dirty and dusty drums, fat and deep bass lines and jazz melodic samples whose cleanliness fights amiably with the rust of the drum and with the impetuous current of the bass, giving life to a musical carpet on which the two rappers cannot go wrong.
The style of the two performers is very-well suited to the production, the project is enjoyable in its entirety and has an amazing replay value settling around twenty-five minutes, the duration of a "modern hip-hop album" or a full EP. There are undoubtedly some of the best Wu-Tang Killa Beez joints you'll be hearing this year. 7/10.
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