I thought the first album was excellent back when it came out (though I haven't revisited it in a while). The sequel might be even better based on the above track.
Tracklisting: 1. DON THE ARMOR 2. CZARTACUS 3. LUMBERJACK MATCH 4. NIGHTCRAWLER feat. METHOD MAN 5. WORLD PREMIER feat. LARGE PROFESSOR 6. THE GREAT (CZAR GUITAR) 7. RED ALERT 8. JUNKYARD DOGS feat. JUJU OF THE BEATNUTS 9. SGT. SLAUGHTER 10. WHEN GODS GO MAD feat. GZA 11. KA-BANG! feat. MF DOOM 12. DEADLY CLASS feat. MEYHEM LAUREN 13. ESCAPE FROM CZARKHAM ASYLUM 14. SINISTER 15. GOOD VILLAINS GO LAST feat. RA THE RUGGED MAN
7. "On first listen is sounds great but..." In response to Reply # 0
It gets repetitive very quickly. I keep wanting to hear some type of story from it and I'm really not. The skits are on point, rhymes are nice, beats too. It does however fall to a rather common modern weakness of rap albums (even some highly regarded ones), it sounds like the same 4 or 5 dope songs played over and over.
When will rappers stop rapping about how good they are at rapping/ how bad their competitors are at rapping? Rapping about rapping is getting worse and more monotonous than gangster rap in its height. At least they were rapping about different criminal activities!
I really like the album and I hate to sound negative but it seems they used up 90% of their creativity on the concept and didn't have enough for the actual music.
13. "I can only judge an album for what it is, not what it's not" In response to Reply # 7
And for me, it's not what you, but how you do it. And, to me, they put together an excellent and creative battle rap album. It's like their version of Meth and Red's "Blackout," another album that I loved.
Besides, it's not like either of these guys aren't adept at doing stories/concepts. So I don't personally need every album to be like that.
23. "I'm with you" In response to Reply # 13 Fri Jun-26-15 02:08 PM by Brew
Just listened yesterday and I love it.
I find stone's criticism strange, too because I don't feel like it's "modern" to rap about how good you are at rapping. If anything, I think rappers in the last several years have been trying too hard to be *something else*, something other than just people who are supremely talented at putting words together over dope beats. Since the Prhyme album came out, I've kinda been all about these albums that focus solely on dope beats and dope rhymes, all social commentary and everything else be damned, and this album falls into that category. It's just a fun album with some really solid displays of production and emceeing. I appreciate it.
Perhaps I've just grown tired of rappers trying so hard to be conscious, or to be hard, or to be different, or to be .... whateverthefuck. Just spit good rhymes over good beats and I'll ride with it. Of course this is just a phase, and eventually I'll want more substance. But for now, I enjoy this album and breathe easy knowing I don't have to focus too hard to listen to it.
25. "RE: I can only judge an album for what it is, not what it's not" In response to Reply # 13
>And for me, it's not what you, but how you do it. And, to me, >they put together an excellent and creative battle rap album. >It's like their version of Meth and Red's "Blackout," another >album that I loved. >
YEP!
>Besides, it's not like either of these guys aren't adept at >doing stories/concepts. So I don't personally need every album >to be like that. > >
Why can't rap listeners accept that "rappity-rap" done well has an audience of folks who want and just expect that?
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10. "Yeah, this is absolute magma." In response to Reply # 0
The whole thing bangs, but I'm most partial to "Red Alert," "Junkyard Dogs," "When Gods Go Mad," "Good Villains Go Last," and the epic "Escape From Czarkham Asylum."
24. "Come on Nick...E isn't that bad" In response to Reply # 22
I'm not a big fan and yeah, I do wish a Deck solo would be this dope but I can't say E is ruining these songs. He has some dope moments on here. I e heard far worse voices.
Not to mention, I'm pretty sure this entire concept is his.
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