Given the title and something T-Rock posted about this album a while back I expected more lyrics about his come up, his beefs and more introspective stuff. There is some, but most of it's scattered in the skits about T-Rock being in competition with T.I., his pioneering of mixtapes and about him being called a racist. Despite that though this is another solid Rock album. I just can't dislike this guy in the m.i.c. Great rapping, catchy hooks and good production. He still hasn't made an album as good as any from his 2009-2012 run of 'War Wounds: The Burning Book Chapter I' to '420 / 12' though. Best Songs: Burn It Down, Anyway, I'm Moving On

This was released the same time as 'Payback (Karma)', so it's practically a double album and this is the slightly stronger disc of the two. I'll try not to repeat myself from other reviews, but in my opinion T-Rock is one of the greatest rappers of all time. He commands the microphone and has everything a rapper needs to be great. He hinted at retiring a while back, thankfully that didn't happen. These 10 songs are just what T-Rock more often than not provides-Brilliant rapping with good production backing him. Topically it's mostly the usual. Brag rap, gettin' money and the last three songs touch religion. On some of his albums there is more variety but he is such a good rapper that I don't mind some lyrical repetition. 'Amen' is one of his best that I have listened to 60 times on Spotify alone, add to that when I haven't had a LastFM connection and it would easily be over 100. I'll always remember this album as I listened to it when I was in the gym recovering from a fracture. Fire rapping as usual. T-Rock continues to hit home runs. Beats: ★★★★ Bars: ★★★★☆ Best Tracks: Payback, I’m the Plug, Amen

Another few months, another T-Rock project. Here we have another collab album, following up from 'Bullet Klub'. The beats on this are mostly strong, high tempo, southern trap beats, produced by Mossberg, who T-Rock always sounds brilliant over, and provides enjoyable production from beginning to end. Dark Cappa (pronounced Cay-pa) is an acquired taste. I enjoy him more here than on some of his past material I've heard, but he is still by far the weaker rapper here. He has a gritty voice and doesn't flow as well as Rock. Cappa also only handles two of the hooks making T-Rock the predominantly heard artist on this project which is a definite positive. I do like when rappers trade bars on collab albums but again here it's just you do a verse, I'll do a verse, meaning it lacks that feel of authentic collaboration. Dark Cappa is the weak point, but he isn't weak enough to ruin this by any means and T-Rock is still yet to phone it in, always sounding passionate from the booth. Beats: ★★★☆ Bars (T-Rock): ★★★★☆ Bars (Dark Cappa): ★★☆ Best Tracks: Rise and Grind, When I Pull Up, Money Bags, Born to be a Hustler, Woke

What to say that I haven't said about T-Rock before? There isn't much. He is one of my favourite rappers of all time and easily my favourite at the moment. I don't anticipate many other artists' projects like I do with T-Rock, particularly in the world of hip hop. That becomes an even stronger statement when you consider how frequently he releases new music. He boasts about the amount of music he releases and has claimed only James Brown can touch him by way of albums. I don't know how true that is but he has released a tonne of music, and the productivity has only been growing, with another few albums already promoted for release after this. 1.1 Money Man Kicks off the album well. Where many, particularly in the past few years have made political songs full of hypocrisy and fallacies, Rock uses some bars to basically say both sides are greedy and full of shit. 1.2 Bodies This one has grown on me but it's nothing too special. Gangsta rap with an average beat. It surprises me it's the second one he released a video for - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YEa0ODWyrQ&fbclid=IwAR367rjOP4JPTioZXa208DMwZDAf5tymQy2xCK2IN6L39CfoTMPYGO-pwy0] 1.3 Understand Me The first single from the album with a video - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ghTk8TX4I]. I love the flow to kick off the second verse. A banger. 1.4 Racked Up (Remix) One of two remixes featured on here. The hook is 'ehh' but the rapping is fire, particularly the last verse. 1.5 Give a Fuck Hard beat, more fantastic rapping. Nice contrast between the bare chorus and verses. Many different flows and pacing with his vocals. He seems to be taking a shot at the current state of the game. 1.6 Hella Sauce Similar to the last track. The production dies down for the hook 1.7 King Shit (Remix) One of, if not the best here. An excellent bangin' high tempo beat, and yep, great rapping. A useful workout track. 1.8 Run It Up 1.9 Tip Drill Sex tune. "Move that ass like a tip drill" 1.10 Billionaire Today After a run of gangsta rap about cash, money and hoes Rock gets more conscious. He asks what would you do if you became a billionaire. 1.11 No Mo This was released on last year's 'Bullet Klub' album. A good song like that whole album is. It continues the more laid back feel of the previous track compared to all the songs that came before. Oddly it's spelt differently on this release than on Bullet Klub. 2.1 Cheeze & Dope A snippet for this was released years ago, with Rock spitting it in his car - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pycRxkd1ABQ] that wet the appetite. High tempo beat with fast strings (using a similar beat to what Project Pat had on 'Cheese and Dope'). That second verse! Jesus Christ!!! 2.2 Pronto Another one released as a snippet from the whip - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjfFeL8NPWM], and then about a month ago released on a compilation. Another one of my favourites. 2.3 Racked Up (Original) This gives it a different feel compared to the remix. I think I like this more. 2.4 For the Bag The 'Tip Drill' of this disc. 2.5 Growed Up 2.6 War Against the Machine We finally get to the title track. This begins with Mr. Sche who in no way holds a candle to T-Rock. Few do which often make featured verses a let down on his projects. Deeper lyrically compared to many songs here but it has one of the weaker beats. 2.7 Back Seat 'Rise and Grind' was a collab album released a couple of months ago between Rock and Cappa. Rock sounds great over this beat and it has a catchy hook. 'Brain in the back seat'. 2.8 Yo Mind A slow vibey likeable beat here. The problem lies with the hook. It sounds exactly like 'Rise and Grind' from the aforementioned project. I like the verses but the similarity of the hook to an earlier song brings it down. The more I listen to it the less it bothers me. Topically, as there often is on a T-Rock album, here is the religiously-themed song. 2.9 King Shit (Original) The remix is better, it feels more menacing, but this is still good. 2.10 Don't You Worry Bout It 2.11 Check T-Rock saved the worst till last. The weakest song here. There is little distinction between the beat on the verses and hook, the hook isn't catchy and the beat doesn't catch my ear much. While the producers, Mossberg, Mr. Sche and Mr. Maceo are the people T-Rock usually works with, particularly the first two, at times there does seems like a slightly different sound present. Topically it's possibly a tad shallower than what he used to make, but there are still some more thoughtful songs and bars present. It is lacking a weed song though that is a rarity for the self-proclaimed 'Mr 4/20'. Of the music to come though, there is a project titled 'How High' and a sequel to the religiously-themed 'Kairos Album', so perhaps those are being saved. With such a brilliant rapper though, I can take some gangsta/brag rap on repeat. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: Money Man, Understand Me, Give a Fuck, King Shit (Remix), Billionaire Today, No Mo, Cheeze & Dope, Pronto, Racked Up (Original), Back Seat

Another few months, another T-Rock/T-Rock affiliated album. I'm not complaining though, as he is my favourite artist who consistently puts out material. However, on average, these compilation type of releases from T-Rock and the Rock Solid Label haven't been as crisp as many of his recent solo albums. This one has grown on me after a few spins but still lacks the real punch his solo albums often have. T-Rock's new R&B signing Kehoa offers something different on the album. It opens with a fiery verse from T-Rock, then Smoke straight away after that. It would have been better separating these because Kehoa's singing verses blend in too much with her hook and it almost gets boring, but has enough going for it. Elsewhere, the Rem Steele (sounds like a wrestler's name or something) songs 'Inhale and Pause' and 'A Peace of Mind', taken from Remsteele's 'Cities Been Raped' are quality with the former being my pick from the disc (T-Rock does these vibey smoke songs well), and the latter features Kool and The Gang's 'Little Children' sample best known to hip hop fans as being in AZ's 'Happy Ho Jackie'. Lil Tec's 'Another Day' is another one worth mentioning featuring a good hook and beat. The only things that kind of fail to work are the posse song 'The Gunline' taken from last year's 'Revelations' by Smoke that goes on a touch too long and 'Shed Some Blood', that while featuring a catchy chorus, fails with the beat and verses. 3-3.5/5 Best Tracks: Inhale and Pause, Another Day, Gotta Go, A Peace of Mind.