Second album made by the Houston hip-hop group Trinity Garden Cartel, here composed by the two rappers D and Ice Water Slaughter. The production is handled by D, Mike Banks and James Foster, who create a West Coast inspired soundscape, with heavy, g-funk influenced beats, hard and raw sounds, robust midtempo drums, raw bass lines and generic samples.
The guys take technical steps forward, while the lyrics remain anchored to gangsta and hardcore topics: their rapping is slow, syncopated, energetic and flowing, the boys carve different enjoyable tracks, while running into some involuntary slips and ending up making some unlucky songs. "Peep" has a cheap boom bap, with poor drum, bad sample and a delivery that sounds bad; "Charge it to the Game" on the other hand, has a rhythm composed of a cheap drum combined with a snare drum, while the rappers spit softly supported by penetrating synths to the point of annoyance.
They're simply 2 tracks out of 16 total and one hour of listening: Trinity Garden Cartel are able to entertain the listener even in the longest songs, "Fire It Up" comes in around seven minutes, nevertheless, a good funky boom bap is accompanied by g-funk synths and a solid midtempo drum. "Play 'Lil' Funky" is among the most successful choices, thanks to a funky boom bap, slow drum, effortless chorus, good g-funk synths, and hardcore delivery. The remix of "The Ghetto My Hood" is another great track: funky production, midtempo drum, melodic samples, good g-funk synths, accessible slow and smooth rapping of the boys. Released by Priority and Rap-A-Lot, overall, the record is honest, fairly regular and consistent, recommended for gangsta / southern fans.
Rating: 6/10.
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