Benzino is probably best known for beefing with Eminem. That feud started a year after this project was released, so Benzino isn't preoccupied with any Eminem dissing here.
As the tracklist suggests, Benzino has a lot of help with only a couple of solo tracks. Thirteen of the seventeen songs are produced by the production group, Hangmen 3, that includes Benzino. The production is more than decent and bangin' at times, with a variety of different sounds, but falters in parts with songs like the single, 'Boottee', produced by Teddy Riley. It stands out within the first five seconds. The repetitive, "Bom, bom, bom, bombombom", or whatever it is, gets annoying. The following 'The Jump Up' is better with Cormega's verse standing out. 'Shine Like My Son' isn't great vocally, featuring Benzino's young son, but the production is funky and Case's smooth vocals add positively to it as well. Other well known features, Scarface and Snoop Dogg, are wasted on the below average 'Figadoh'. 'Bang Ta Diss' is a bit of missed opportunity with the hook lacking any energy.
Given the reputation Benzino has as a rapper, this is better than I expected. Delete the skits from the playlist and this isn't a chore to play from start to finish at all. As mention, most of the instrumentation isn't bad, and In terms of the rapping, lyrically there is nothing of note, but I don't dislike any of the vocals. As an aside, unless they have found Jesus, why the hell do artists/labels only put clean versions on streaming services though?!!! It's one of life's mysteries.
Beats: ★★★☆
Rapping/Bars: ★★★
Hooks: ★★★
Best Tracks: Feel Your Pain, Nobody Liver, G-A-N-G-S-T-E-R, The Jump Up, Throw Dem 3's (Boston Niggas)
2. Who Is Benzino? 70/100
3. Bang Ta Dis 66
4. Feel Your Pain 71
5. We Reppin Ya'll 60
6. Halfway 50
7. Figadoh 48
9. Nobody Liver 80
11. Picture This 44
12. Any Questions 66
13. No Parts of Us 62
15. Ghetto Child 61
17. G-A-N-G-S-T-E-R 74
19. Boottee 30
20. The Jump Up 72
21. Shine Like My Son 64
22. I'm Fucked Up 62
24. Throw Dem 3's (Boston Niggas) 77
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