Buddha Monk is the main protagonist in the third volume of its "Zu-Chronicles" series, both on mic and behind the keyboards. The guests are Da Manchuz (Drunken Dragon, Redz, Born U Majesty, Babyface Fensta), guys close to the Brooklyn Zu Fam like Dungeon Masta, 5 Foot Hyper Sniper (of Zu Ninjaz, as producer) and 60 Second Assassin (of Sunz of Man), as well as friends Freemurda of CCF Division, Dunn Verbal, Layza Life, Major Deegan, Mozart of Tai Chi Mastas, Courvoisier, Juice and Drastic. The production is very cheap, the drum is scarce, there are no memorable loops. Music kills almost every track right away, and it's not just for mixing problems. It doesn't sound right. "Miscommunication" could be an interesting posse by Manchuz, but the beat is all bungled and the boys' rapping style doesn't help create a remotely pleasant melody. The situation repeats itself more or less everywhere. There's not much to investigate in the lyric drawer, there are battles and thug verses. Interesting is "Killa a Man", which is a one-verse narration back and forth, in spoken word, between Buddha Monk and Mozart, rapper of Tai Chi Mastas and one of the few guys to be present in the first three chapters of the series together with Dungeon Masta. Unfortunately the boys aren't inspired and the track is deprived of its potential. "Let the Games Begin" sounds better than the other tracks, thanks to a slightly more careful production than usual, even if not yet good, and a hardcore rapping performed by 60 Second Assassin, Corvoisier, Freemurda and Buddha Monk. Negligible release by Chambermusik and Duck-Lo Records.
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