The second installment of Buddha Monk's record series "Zu-Chronicles" is a showcase for many friends who aren't part of his Brooklyn Zu and Da Manchuz groups or gravitating to the Brooklyn Zu Fam collective. Buddha Monk is among the most notable performers and is the main producer, leaving some rhythm for G-Clef, Grime, Marcus Logan, Popa Chief and Silkski. Spiritual Assassin is the only one to represent Da Manchuz, Brooklyn Zu boys are almost all there without getting much playing time (Silkski, Ol' Dirty Bastard, 12 O'Clock, Merdoc, Shortyshit Stain), there are a few more affiliates like Prodigal Sunn of Sunz of Man, Popa Chief of Zu Ninjaz, Dungeon Masta of Brooklyn Zu Fam and Allah Real, among a flood of nameless guys: Juice, Grime, Preacher Man, Menace, Ruggs McGusto, Dee, Lost Secret (G-Clef group co-composed with Archangel Metatron), New York singer Jakineko, LeBang, Mello, PG, Streets, Crave, Mr. Harvey Wall Banger, Che Logan, Popi, Main Event, Floorless, Politic, Anesthesia, Mozart of Tai Chi Mastas, Casine Kelly and Shake-A-Vel.
The record is an almost eighty minute battle, and many themes of thug, materialism and bragging, with a few variations, for example Juice will always place a few bars or verses dedicated to girls. There's little, "What If God Was a Girl" is only apparently conscious, in reality it's a battle rap in which G-Clef and Metatron exchange a couple of verses and whose title comes from a random line in the song. On the next track, "Ghetto Man", P Sunn is clearly superior to the others, the first part of the cut made together with Buddha Monk is almost gold, while the second part is Merdoc and Shitstain. Then there's emptiness. The music is never too bad in its economic nature, the lyrics are really amateur level and in summary there's nothing to look for. Avoid it.
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