Second studio album for Erick Sermon, rapper and producer from New York. He almost exclusively produces the LP, leaving two rhythms each to Redman and Rockwilder, one beat to KP, who co-produces another track and three co-productions to Sugarless. Keith Murray is the major guest of the edition with four appearances, followed by Redman and Jazze Pha with two, Crystal Gamble, Roz, Rockwilder, Passion, Aaron Hall and Sugarless with one.
The record is similar to the previous one between music and content, it's cohesive, compact, solid, and in some ways, it's better than its debut. The numerous skits try to bring it back down, while the competence of the guest MCs keeps the record at a good level. Rhythm and poetry of Eric Sermon aren't surprising, they're fine, they're both ok, the beats are simple East Coast boom bap, with drum midtempo or downtempo, dry and hard, scattered bass lines, some jazzy or funky samples, and some homage. Sometimes, the flow of the performer is more silky than usual. Devoid of very strong choices, the disc always tries to fall flat with each song and is based on high points that are easy to identify, are those tracks with "feat something" written next to it. Redman runs on autopilot, Keith Murray elevates each spot effortlessly.
Published by Rush Associated Labels and promoted by PolyGram, the album produces two singles (notably "Bomdigi", which makes the charts) and arrives in the top 40 among pop records and in the top ten between the rap albums. His finest, probably. 7/10.
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