I've been anticipating this album for ages as I really enjoy his last album, 'Guilty by Affiliation', that I still occasionally spin these days, and I kind of wish I held off and didn't check out the EP that was released prior to this, because it means I'd already heard 25% of this as three of the five EP tracks make the standard release of the album.
Early impressions are that this isn't as good as his previous album, as I'm not feeling most of these beats as much. Most feel more like your stock standard hardcore west coast beats, where I feel many on his previous effort had something extra to 'em, and the amount you heard Cube on the previous album almost made it feel like a joint effort. Speaking of Cube, some of this, especially 'You Know Me', reminds me of a few of the beats on Cube's recent album, 'I Am the West', like 'Life In California', and the last track 'Dub C', produced by Trick Trick, feels very much like 'Trick Trick' by, oddly enough, Trick Trick. Also, none of the Japan bonus tracks are worth searching for.
Despite not matching his previous and best effort, it's a solid bangin' album, where Dub-C continues to entertain featuring some tracks to go back to. 3.5-3 / 5.
Best Tracks: Revenge of the Barracuda, What's Good, That's What I'm Talking About, D Boy
1 Revenge of the Barracuda 76
2 You Know Me 72
3 Reality Show 64
4 What's Good 76
5 Walking in My Taylors 60
6 That's What I'm Talkin About 86
7 Sticking to the Script 74
8 100% Legit 70
9 D Boy 74
10 Hustla 65
11 The Spot 67
12 Dub C 80
Bonus Tracks
13 It's Official - Maylay solo pretty much
14 Frontline 50
15 Dr. Mandingo 65
16 Back to the Basics 65
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