T-Rock never stops as he drops another project just a month after his collaboration with Twisted Insane. Unfortunately 'Abort Da Mission' sounds like Rock recorded it in a plane. It was the second song he released on his YouTube channel, so maybe he wanted it to sound gritty? I don't know... The rest of the album is mastered fine. There are some tracks that don't wow me, but he is just such a talented rapper that few in the game have ever ridden a beat as well. The way he just starts spitting on 'Solid' after the introductory chorus is fire. While a lot of T-Rock's catalogue is g-rap, he always includes some intelligent consciousness as he does on 'Biological Warfare' on this project. Best Tracks: Make a Plan, Biological Warfare, Solid, I'm Back, Bounce Back

This album drops off in the middle with 'Kick It Wit You', 'C-Bonics' & 'Bellybutton' being nothing great, but since this dropped in '05, I've always gotten something out of the other songs, and many are the best Cassidy has put on an album out of his four so far. I like Cassidy on the mic. He has a good presence and given he's known for battling and freestyling, it's no surprise he has some good punchlines. A little inconsistent but I love the best it offers, particularly 'A.M. to P.M.', 'Can't Fade Me', and the street anthem 'I'm a Hustla' bangs as well. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★★ Best Tracks: I'm a Hustla, On da Grind, A.M. to P.M., Can't Fade Me, Get 'Em

Revisiting '23 Review: I revisited Cassidy's other three official studio albums and finish off here. After the first listen, it was clear that this was better than I remembered. While I was coming off his better second and third album with my original review, with this listen I was coming off C.A.S.H., his fourth and worst album, so maybe that had something to do with my original opinion. 1. My Interpretation (produced by Felli Fel) 70/100 The beat is just okay but Cassidy just spits for three minutes straight and uses the same ending sound for each bar which is not the easiest thing to do. 2. Hotel (Swizz Beatz) 90 Cassidy's one true pop hit. R. Kelly kills the feature as he always did adding some of his best Michael Jackson-esque adlibs. The instrumentation sounds like something R. Kelly could have produced that makes it work perfectly with him as the feature. 3. Lipstick (Swizz Beatz) 60 A decent pop rap song that has a different feel for the hook compared to the verses making it stand out. 4. Get No Better (Swizz Beatz) 66 Like the previous song, this toes the line nicely between pop rap and still sounding street. Catchy hook. 5. Make U Scream (Swizz Beatz) 70 More poppy but the contrast between the verses and sampled 'What's a Telephone Bill?' by Bootsy's Rubber Band works well. 6. Tha Problem (Skit) 7. Tha Problem (Swizz Beatz) 64 Samples 'Terminator X to the Edge of Panic' by Public Enemy for an ol' school feel. It needs a beat change or a hook that is more varied to be a next level song from my perspective. 8. Pop That Cannon (Swizz Beatz) 60 The hardest song so far but it's nothing great. Beat is meh... 9. Blood Pressure (J. Brown) 80 The hardest song on the album. Cassidy raps gangster rap bars and the beat thumps. 10. Can I Talk to You (V. Flowers) 76 Franco Micalizzi's 'Affanno' sample is the track and it works really well. Another hard track. The beat change up from the end of the chorus to the verses is dope. 11. Real Talk (Skit) 12. Real Talk (Nottz) 67 The one soulful tune. 13. Husslin' (Swizz Beatz) 70 High energy tune. A grower. 14. I'm Hungry (Rockwilder) 60 This is another that took a listen to grow on me. Decent. Again, the hook could be more creative. 15. Around Tha World (Neo da Matrix) 62 The production is decent here, but the hook could be better. 16. Hotel (Vacation Remix) (Swizz Beatz) 85 Kind of a stripped-back version of the original with Trina and more great Kelly vocals. Overall, I underrated this. There aren't many skips and bad moments. Cassidy raps like he is hungry and the production is enjoyable for the most part. I think Swizz has had many more misses than hits over his career, often producing the worst songs on albums, but he handles 6 of the 14 songs here and does a decent job. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: My Interpretation, Hotel, Make U Scream, Blood Pressure, Can I Talk to You, Hotel (Vacation Remix) -------------- Original Review: I'm reviewing this after listening to Cassidy's second and third album and this is far worse than them in my opinion. His second album features some really good tracks and is a solid album and his third ain't bad but doesn't feature the better songs of I'm a Hustla. On this album, the main problem I have is with the beats which are mainly done by Swizz Beatz. I've never been a massive fan of his work but a fair few of these tracks are just boring, and this is despite my positive feelings toward Cassidy on the mic which he shows over some better production on his next album. Overall, nothing leaves me with any great joy. Best Tracks: My Interpretation, Hotel, Make U Scream, Blood Pressure, Husslin', Hotel (Vacation Remix)

I feel like Cassidy was starting to drop off from being in your general hip hop fans' eye-line with his fourth album. The lines are blurred more so now than ever, but this is considered his last official album to this day. The producer list isn't bad, with Cassidy retaining some producers from his previous projects, like Bink! and Neo da Matrix, but a staple of his previous albums was his mentor Swizz Beatz, who isn't involved here. Cassidy adds more titles to his producer CV, co-producing a number of songs and producing the final track, as he did on his previous album. It begins with Cassidy just listing people he'd like to see rap battle on 'Face 2 Face (Intro)'. Any hip hop head will get something out of it listening to the rappers he names, but it's not one to put on repeat. The following 'Paper Up' samples 'Quick Fast, in a Hurry' by New York City making for some decent production with a catchy enough hook. 'Hate Me or Love Me' has enjoyable verses, but the hook is weak. 'I'm a G Boy' is the one song I've gone back to since first hearing this album. The production is thumping and Cassidy spits some noteworthy bars. 'Peace' is one of the rare moments that isn't just gangster rap or pop rap. Overall, the production isn't great, sounding cheap in parts, and is a sizeable drop-off from the best he had on his second and third album. Even the self-produced final song isn't as good as what he created on his last album, 'B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story'. With Cassidy's second and third album there seemed to be development as an artist, with more maturity and content in his bars, but there isn't much here at all. It shows devolution as an artist. Beats: ★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★ Best Tracks: Paper Up, I'm a G Boy, Peace

Yayo isn't the greatest rapper and there are some cringe moments like a man approaching 50 saying "lit", but the production is mostly above average with a number of songs having an engaging dark feeling to them. It's an easy listen at only 23 minutes in duration but you won't be saving anything much for later. Best Tracks: New Bodies, Hold This L, Scam Likely