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 this 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 as well almost made it feel like a joint effort. Speaking of Cube, some of this reminds me of a few of the beats on Cube's recent album like 'Life In California', and the last track 'Dub C' feels very much like 'Trick Trick' by, oddly enough, Trick Trick. Despite all this, it's a solid bangin' album, where Dub-C continues to entertain featuring some tracks to go back to.
3.5-3 / 5 after a few spins.
Best Tracks: Revenge of the Barracuda, You Know Me, That's What I'm Talking About, D Boy
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