Houston rapper K-Rino's second studio album suffers as much as the previous one. Again due to the production, made by K-Rino and Dope E.
There's a long list of unknown guests, almost all affiliated with the South Park Coalition, covering over a third of the tape: A.C. Chill, C-Rock, DBX, Dope E, J-Flex, Rapper K., K-Lee Supreme, K.O., Q-Boy, X-Man-E, Big Z, PSK-13, Black, Pop, Tech-9 (aka Texas Tech), Point Blank, Aggravated Phat Kat, Klondike Kat, Aftamath, Wicked Crickett, Bad Luck, Brain Dead, Mad Bomber, Mafia Genie, Grimm, Donna, Mena, Mayhem, Black Capone, Murder One, Ruff Eyque, Suspect, Delema, Rhyme Felony, Weester-Wee, Money-Mon and Ganksta NIP.
K-Rino confirms that he's one of the most talented in Texas behind the mic, bringing out different topics and actively engaging in battle rap, his talent isn't in question. His ear for rhythms should be: the production holds the record very low, there are the same defects as the previous LP, the samples are decent, dark, sometimes melodic, while the drum machine never helps, it's too thin, heavy and poor. There are synths and they're, of course, shrill to the point of annoyance. The rhythms aren't too bad, and perhaps, this is the most irritating aspect, because the rap is here. Isn't there a mixing? No? Aight.
Published by his independent label, it gets to be excessively long, over 68 minutes, also due to the final posse, a ten-minute showcase in which K-Rino leaves room for eighteen different MCs affiliated to the SPC collective. Rare exception to the rule, "Illusions": it's one of the very few accessible beats in the MC's career, hard downtempo dry drum + heavy snare, nostalgic and melodic string samples, fantastic, smooth dope delivery by K-Rino, obvious masterpiece cut. 7/10.
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