From the Muscle by Team-A SMS
01. On Fire – Hollow Man, Gun-Play, K-Dot, Sicko
02. Hood Hop – K-Dot, Hollow Man, Legend
03. Bang Bang – Sicko, Nitro, Gun-Play, original
04. Lean Back – Gun-Play, Sicko f. Cyssero
05. Freestyle – Hollow Man
06. Shake – Sicko, Nitro, K-Dot
07. When You Hear Dat? – Hollow Man, Sicko, Gun-Play, Nitro f. Wall Street
08. Freestyle – K-Dot, Hollow Man, Gun-Play f. Drib
09. Who You Ridin’ 4 – Sicko, original
10. Wrong Boy, HomeBoy – Hollow Man, Legend, Sicko, original
11. Warrior – Sicko, Gun-Play, Legend
12. The Anthem – YDG
13. Eyes of a Hustler – Merc
14. Coming of Age – Gun-Play, Hollow Man f. Wallstreet
15. Freestyle – K-Dot, Sicko f. Ken Roc
16. Luv 4 My Hustlers – YDG
17. Why My… – Hollow Man
It’s very clear this is about a decade old but something about it really captures good old fashioned crew fun. To sum it up simply a bunch of known beats and homies getting active on them. Tracks a bit long for my liking but if I heard this around when it came out I would have rocked with it, so I will acknowledge times change and address both. If the beats were a bit boring then the tracks suffered. When it knocks, everything knocks, you get contrast, street shit and punchlines from all the cadences voices and lingo. This will bring you back for sure and make you miss when crews were a real thing and not just hired gangs or label plants. Throw this on for some fun hood shenanigans. In rotation.
Project: 7.6/10 || Art: 2/10 – John D.