Such a diverse amount of opinions on this album.. and there is quite a bit I can identify with..
kutty boring? that guy has stepped his game waaay up
Can't agree more.. he has evolved immensely.. his album is going to be not something to miss..
tech has tightened down on his subject matter a lot
I can also agree on this.. but that just may be relative to the track he is featuring on, his albums show some range .. Killer should test this claim..
As for the Vitiligo album.. I made sure I heard the album a half dozen times before critiquing it.. it has grown on me a lot since the first listen.. at first glance when I heard the album I thought the first half of the album was stronger than the second..
Random things I have noticed..
- E-40 was much better on the "Bidness" than he was on "Jellysickle", E-40 doesn't do much for me though..
-Peek-A-Boo could of had a better hook.. wasn't bad.. Prozak impresses me with his content..
- Crew Cut is everything Drill Team should be.. Drill team is weak in my opinion compared to Crew Cut.. don't really know why the inclusion of that voice at the end of the track.. thought they would of thought better from Gangsta Shap..
- Rewind is the highpoint of this album, Slow Down, Anxiety, Do Sum'n, What's Sizzlin' & Crew Cut closely follow..
- Collect is probably one of the weakest, Where You Want Me is also kinda weak.. not my taste.. but to all the doubters of Kutt's skills.. he does greatness on this track in his brief appearance..
I still agree that the best quality is found in the first half of the album.. and I honestly feel that if 2 of the weaker tracks were replaced with The Need & Let It Go, I think it would of felt more evened and ultimately much stronger.. Jungle love is a bit hit and miss.. I think the hook brings it down.. but damn does Tech come fast on this one.. has to rival What We Are in its fastest points.. it ending without it rhyming sounds odd..
Overall it's a must-have.. dunno if I woulda said that on first impressions but this shit has grown on me immensely.. has enough variety to keep a Kaliko fan satisfied I would think.. Think this said it best.. it has its songs that i don't particularly care for but in my opinon his worst songs are better than most people's best... and can easily be played from beginning to end, a rarity in itself.
ECF'NW.