Crawford "Hi-C" Wilkerson made his debut in the game in 1991, releasing his album as an independent and finding a distribution agreement with Elektra. A native of New Orleans, he settles in that of Compton and here he approaches several of the major artists in circulation.
In particular with DJ Quik, in one of his first productions providing rhythms for a couple of tracks (not surprisingly among the best), while the rest of the beats is made by the same rapper and by Tony-A, however lyricism is indecent southern with lyrics sexually explicit that come again and again, a sign that Hi-C is dragging the legacy of 2 Live Crew on his West Coast album.
Fine, if you are a fan of the misogynist part of rap, this record is essential, otherwise stay away: it often passes as one of the albums initially produced by DJ Quik (the third of 1991, after his solo album and that of the 2nd II None), but in reality here he run three songs also produced by Hi-C ("Funky Rap Sanga", "Compton Hoochies", and "Bullshit") and despite the simple, skinny and cheerful rhythms offered by the beatmaker, none of these cuts impresses, because the rapper doesn't seem to be going too strong on the funky positive vibes offered by DJ Quik.
The production is on the whole funky simple, cheerful and slow, with skinny and syncopated drum machine, heavy and raw, while Hi-C delivers relaxed and easygoing, rarely carving bangers: "Sittin' in the Park" goes very close with a splendid funky jazzy rhythm, wonderful female soulful sample looped in the background and a relaxed and flowing delivery, technically clean by Hi-C, technically perfect track, if it weren't for its questionable lyrical content (but not as obscene as the others) and if wasn't practically a parody of the homonymous classic song by Billy Stewart. Leaving aside KK's light-hearted, shouted, cheerful and crazy irregular delivery in "2 Ada Time" (...), the ending offers us an NWA-style posse ending, with always sexual themes and quite mediocre performers, the result is predictable.
Rating: 6/10.
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