DJ Flipcyide presents Solomon Childs, a Legend Stuck in Shaolin. I think this tape can adequately fall under the definition "mixed bag". There's a bit of trap, there's a bit of boom bap, there's a bit for all tastes, they try to satisfy as many audiences as possible, despite the oriental temples back there, the bright colors and the title which suggests a direct inspiration from the major Hong Kong kung-fu movies of the seventies, may make you think this is a legitimate Wu tape. I'm not saying it isn't, but it's something different than what you might expect.
The production of Beatbusta on this album will not go down in the memory of fans, it's very questionable to want to be generous. Wooden Beats in the intro and Johnny Juliano in the first real track add nothing. In any case, almost surprisingly, Solomon Childs places a couple of bangers just to make this tape worth looking for: the title track, very well produced by Sal Barz, who invents a splendid boom bap, and "Fmcc", boasting a boom bap production supported by an elegant piano scale on which Solomon delivers with a velvety dope flow, and lives directly in the same atmosphere as that other track which is one of the most famous acronyms in hip-hop history. 6/10.
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