Mixtape released by Benny around 2005. 31 tracks, 9 skits, 3 feats. Kannon aka Conway and Kutter are the main guests. Produced by Buff City Records and Black Blood, it's an honest mixtape for the canons of the rapper. The production is simple, essential, jazzy, sometimes steals directly from the classics, good carpet for the hardcore bars spit by Benny, at the first signs of gangsta and braggadocio. There are few slips overall — the most noticeable is in "Freestyle 8" (ft. Conway aka Kannon & Kutter), due to a confusing and annoying rhythm, simplistic with extravagant sounds in the background — and several solid tracks, including those with Conway. The production often helps Benny's calm and regular delivery, especially when the simple jazzy beat is accompanied by a soul sample ("Die Tonite", uptempo rhythm; "Freestyle 3", here the emcee slices the production, excellent tune; "Freestyle 7", with sample extracted from a soul classic). It deserves an honorable mention "Can I Live", that borrows the rhythm created by the genius of Irv Gotti for the homonymous Jay-Z song, a great tribute by Benny, demonstration that here you could find some hidden gems.
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