Solid debut album for Ed OG directly from Boston, although it has a sound typically close to NY. The rapper brings several topics with a rather simple lyricism, he releases some socio-conscious cuts, but he devotes himself more to light-hearted and sexual songs ("Feel Like a Nut", "She Said It Was Great", "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy"): personally, I find him better when he deals with other topics, he doesn't give up on some commercial fillers with R&B vibes ("Gotta Have Money", "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy"), and hip house tracks ("Bug-A-Boo").
The production made by Teddy Ted and Special K — this moniker was common at the time; this artist was member of The Awesome 2 with Teddy Ted and is not Kevin "Special K" Keaton, rapper from The Bronx, co-founder and member of the group Treacherous Three — is excellent and fresh, samples guessed, first-rate jazzy boom bap and perhaps among the best of the season, beautifully fit with the smoothness flow and the simple rapping style of the MC. Overall, it's a solid and consistent album that has a good replay value and that places Ed OG as the first hip hop artist to leave Boston.
Highlights: "I'm Different", "Speak Upon It", "I Got to Have It", "Be a Father To Your Child", "Life of a Kid in the Ghetto".
Rating: 8/10.
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