T-Rock dropped four of these songs about two weeks before this dropped that wet the appetite. Two in particular, with 'My Everything' and 'Yeen Gotta Like Me', made me anticipate this heavily as I played them on repeat. The former is a religiously themed song that feels like something from 'The Kairos Album' and the latter is T-Rock at his hard-hitting best. His flow on it reminds me a little of Kendrick at times. Elsewhere, T-Rock borrows from Pac's 'Me and My Girlfriend' on 'Whirlwind' - "It's like the weed is my girlfriend." The opener is a dope dark song with great rapping from Rock and Odd-1. 'Got Real' matches that theme as well. 'Fuck Y'all Too' is the weakest moment but nothing among these nine songs will let a T-Rock fan down.
Best Tracks: It Was Written, Yeen Gotta Like Me, You My Everything.
Maaan, T-Rock is hungry here. He'd been waiting a while to release a solo album after his demo dropped and it shows. The beats aren't all great but the rapping is excellent.
There are some good tracks here, particularly early on, but overall this is one of the weakest Rock albums track for track. Overall the beats have a pretty dark feeling to them but they just don't have enough bite to them, despite T-Rock's usual great style over them.
Best Tracks: This Is What You Get, Murdererz, Gimme Room, Voltron
The fact that T-Rock raps so ferociously and has swagger to his voice, makes it difficult to dislike anything he does over a decent beat. This album is one of the last T-Rock albums I had to listen to, as I await his 2011 album. Again it's the same ol' stuff, hard southern, dirty south influenced beats. It is perhaps a track or two too long as it stretches the capacity of a compact disc, but if you enjoy T-Rock you should enjoy enough of this. 100 Feet is one of his best.
Best Tracks: 100 Feet, Fuckin' Wit Pimpin, Tension, Pop Ya Collar
I've never loved a huge amount of Three 6 and haven't heard a lot of II Tone so I didn't expect huge things from this. I had heard some T-Rock though who I have gotten into the last few months, and since hearing I have wanted more which is why I copped this release. As I mentioned in the review of T-Rock's most recent album, 'War Wounds: The Burning Book Chapter I', it's great to hear an artist really spit fast every now and again. We all know Twista can do it, but he rarely does it over hard enough beats. I'm a sucka for some hard beats and some fast-flowing delivery and T-Rock provides that along with Lord Infamous and II Tone throughout the 16 tracks.
The minor problem though is comparable to T-Rock's other album I've heard 'Conspiracy Theory' and his most recent album to a lesser degree as the production blends in way too much together. It's handled by six different producers [Mossberg (6 tracks), D.J. Cree (5), Enigma (2), J Green(1), Maniac tha Great (1), St. Kittz (1)] so it shouldn't really happen but too me there is too much uniformity throughout the album. The only tracks that really stand out from a muscially distinctive kind of way are 'I Need Drugs' which reminds me of some poppy late LL Cool J '80s beat which doesn't at all fit with what the rest of the album does, and 'Show Up' is also a bit different but not as much.
Combining all the pros and cons together though this is an album I enjoy and the 70 minutes fly by. It's pretty much 13-14 gangsta rap bangers which we don't get enough of without some rubbish in between. If you like any T-Rock or are in the need for some southern bangers check this one out and turn the bass up.
Best Tracks: Blood Money, Niggas Like You, Love My Whip, Heen 'Bout It, What You Bitches Wanna Do?, Workin', Do This.