Lock Lyft: Volume 1 – Locksmith
01. HYPOCRITES
02. FLINCH f. Ekoh
03. HATERS
05. PAIN f. LaRussell
06. WITH GOD f. Xzibit
07. LET’EM SLEEP
08. LOCKED IN f. P-LO & LaRussell
09. STARS f. Murs
10. WONDERFUL f. Sa-Roc
11. THE DEFINITION f. LaRussell
12. I MEANT IT
Project had allot of moments that felt stapled and taped together. Everytime LaRussell was on a track the quality took a very sharp dip, and he also sounded like he was rapping in a bucket. Other features did they thing tho, Xzibit snapped. The mix all around was very noticeably off at times that it really got to me. Outside of that tho the production was solid and Locksmith can rap his fucking ass off, whether he’s flexing or being flashy, punching in bunches or just talking that very awake shit. The awake bag to me is by far the best shit on here and there is not enough, when he gets in that bag I immediately look up black owned book websites and fill up my cart. The other stuff is just technical rap fun, and sonically solid. I’d like to see him work more on structure and sonics as far as just mixing up or genre bending to see what else he can master but till then this will suffice as a solid release. In rotation.
Project: 7.5/10 || Art: 7/10 – John D.