1) "The Last Man Standing" (intro)
Black C brings his first solo album after releasing four albums as part of R.B.L. Posse with Hitman and Mr. Cee (RIP to both rappers) and a duo album with 11/5's Taydatay. This song debuts the album nicely with a hard beat by Ace after some gun shooting. Black C comes hard on the mic with some good flows, talking about being the last man standing from R.B.L. A tight song to start the album with.
2) "Gangsta Addict" ft. Big MoMo
A solid beat by Big MoMo on this one, it has a good feel to it and keeps your head moving. Black C comes hard on the verses as Big MoMo lays down an ok hook. I think it could have used a better hook than what Big MoMo put down. Black C comes with some gangsta shit on the verses, but the rest of the song doesn't really fit well with his lyrics. It could have been harder with a harder chorus.
3) "Pioneers"
Ace lays down another tight beat for this song. Black C comes hard on the mic with more tight flows on the mic. He talks about being a pioneer in the rap game and he's pretty much on point with that, being that R.B.L. has been bringing the heat for years. The hook could have used some work though, there isn't really much to it, but overall this song has a bangin beat and some tight flows by Black C.
4) "Thuggin in My Veins"
Black C talks about having thuggin in his veins, but this beat sounds like it belongs on an R&B album. It isn't all that bad of a beat by Hermanata, but I don't think it's fits well with his lyrics. A pretty good beat, but it just doesn't seem to come off right to me. I'm not feeling the chorus on this one either. A decent song overall.
5) "Gangsta Party" ft. Simon, A.K., Prime Minister, Mo Da Hustla, Y.T.
Now this song has more of that gangsta feel to it with a hard beat by Ace. The whole crew has a verse on this one. I liked Black C and Prime Minsiter a lot, but A.K., Mo Da Hustla and Y.T. came hard on their verses. Just some hard ass gangsta shit to a tight ass beat. I'm feeling this song to the fullest, one of my favorite songs on the album.
6) "Stand Our Ground"
This song follows up the last one nicely with another tight beat this time by Hermanata. The hook is good for this song and then Black C brings the heat on the verses to tie it all together. This is one of the hardest songs on the album. A tight ass song overall, I'm feeling it to the fullest.
7) "It's a Rap" ft. Alias
This beat is terrible. Big MoMo lays down a really sour beat for this song, I don't like the background instruments used. Alias doesn't come off all that tight on his verses either. Black C doesn't impress much either. The only thing worth listening to is the scratching in the background by DJ Mark 7. Just skip this weak song.
8) "The Stakes is High"
The last solo song on the album is alright, but the beat doesn't really get me into it. Big MoMo lays down an ok beat, but nothing special. Black C spits some good verses and he fits with the beat well, but I don't know why he stuck with this mediocre beat. A decent song overall, I'm not feeling the production much at all.
9) "Keep it in the Family" ft. Y.T., Mo Da Hustla, Pleasure
A cool beat by Hermanata for this song. Black C, Y.T. and Mo Da Hustla come tight on their verses. Pleasure lays down some nice female vocals on the chorus. A pretty solid song overall, I'm feeling it.
10) "Boss of the Ghetto" ft. Lil Ric, Sleep Dank
P. Platinum lays down a solid beat for this song that has a nice little sound to it. Lil Ric and Sleep Dank make for some good features on this one. Black C lays down his own solid flows on the mic too. This song is probably the best in the second half of the album. A solid song overall, I'm feeling it.
11) "Can I Breath a Minute" ft. Simon
J.P. lays down some good production for this song as Black C brings the head on the mic. Simon has the second verse and comes alright, I'm feeling Black C a lot more than his verse. Should have been left as a solo song. A good song overall.
12) "Hustlin Regardless" ft. Hitman
I take back what I said earlier this is the best song on the second half of the album. Hitman (RIP) lays down the first verse with some hard raps. Black C spits a tight verse and then back to another hard Hitman verse. The verse needed a little work, but it can be overlooked by the hard verses by Black C and Hitman. A tight song overall, I'm feeling it to the fullest.
13) "Kill a Man" ft. T. Royal, Mayo
The beat is good by Rome and Black C comes hard on the mic, but the features needed to go. I wasn't feeling the second verse, I'm not sure if it's T. Royal or Mayo, but the whoever it is doesn't come tight as all, the other spits a good verse at the end of the song though. I think Black C would have been better suited leaving this one as a solo song. Could have been better than it was, but it was still a decent song overall, I liked the hook a lot.
14) "High Like Friday" ft. Hermanata, Matt 11, Quicks, Mo Da Hustla, Taydatay
A cool laid back smoke song right here. Hermanata lays down the solid beat, although it's nothing all that great. The flows are on point by all that have a verse and there are some nice background vocals on the chorus. A good song to finish the ablum with.
Overall this album got better the more times I heard it, but it still seemed to come up short to me. I think Black C needed to come up with some better production than what was featured here. He came hard on almost every song, but there were some features that held him down on a few songs. There were a few tight ass cuts on here though, but mostly I found myself skipping through songs. I was dissapointed after all of his past work. Hopefully future solo albums will come off tighter than this one did to me. A decent album overall, one a big R.B.L. might want to check out otherwise it's a buy at your own risk album.
Overall Rating = 3/5
Black C brings his first solo album after releasing four albums as part of R.B.L. Posse with Hitman and Mr. Cee (RIP to both rappers) and a duo album with 11/5's Taydatay. This song debuts the album nicely with a hard beat by Ace after some gun shooting. Black C comes hard on the mic with some good flows, talking about being the last man standing from R.B.L. A tight song to start the album with.
2) "Gangsta Addict" ft. Big MoMo
A solid beat by Big MoMo on this one, it has a good feel to it and keeps your head moving. Black C comes hard on the verses as Big MoMo lays down an ok hook. I think it could have used a better hook than what Big MoMo put down. Black C comes with some gangsta shit on the verses, but the rest of the song doesn't really fit well with his lyrics. It could have been harder with a harder chorus.
3) "Pioneers"
Ace lays down another tight beat for this song. Black C comes hard on the mic with more tight flows on the mic. He talks about being a pioneer in the rap game and he's pretty much on point with that, being that R.B.L. has been bringing the heat for years. The hook could have used some work though, there isn't really much to it, but overall this song has a bangin beat and some tight flows by Black C.
4) "Thuggin in My Veins"
Black C talks about having thuggin in his veins, but this beat sounds like it belongs on an R&B album. It isn't all that bad of a beat by Hermanata, but I don't think it's fits well with his lyrics. A pretty good beat, but it just doesn't seem to come off right to me. I'm not feeling the chorus on this one either. A decent song overall.
5) "Gangsta Party" ft. Simon, A.K., Prime Minister, Mo Da Hustla, Y.T.
Now this song has more of that gangsta feel to it with a hard beat by Ace. The whole crew has a verse on this one. I liked Black C and Prime Minsiter a lot, but A.K., Mo Da Hustla and Y.T. came hard on their verses. Just some hard ass gangsta shit to a tight ass beat. I'm feeling this song to the fullest, one of my favorite songs on the album.
6) "Stand Our Ground"
This song follows up the last one nicely with another tight beat this time by Hermanata. The hook is good for this song and then Black C brings the heat on the verses to tie it all together. This is one of the hardest songs on the album. A tight ass song overall, I'm feeling it to the fullest.
7) "It's a Rap" ft. Alias
This beat is terrible. Big MoMo lays down a really sour beat for this song, I don't like the background instruments used. Alias doesn't come off all that tight on his verses either. Black C doesn't impress much either. The only thing worth listening to is the scratching in the background by DJ Mark 7. Just skip this weak song.
8) "The Stakes is High"
The last solo song on the album is alright, but the beat doesn't really get me into it. Big MoMo lays down an ok beat, but nothing special. Black C spits some good verses and he fits with the beat well, but I don't know why he stuck with this mediocre beat. A decent song overall, I'm not feeling the production much at all.
9) "Keep it in the Family" ft. Y.T., Mo Da Hustla, Pleasure
A cool beat by Hermanata for this song. Black C, Y.T. and Mo Da Hustla come tight on their verses. Pleasure lays down some nice female vocals on the chorus. A pretty solid song overall, I'm feeling it.
10) "Boss of the Ghetto" ft. Lil Ric, Sleep Dank
P. Platinum lays down a solid beat for this song that has a nice little sound to it. Lil Ric and Sleep Dank make for some good features on this one. Black C lays down his own solid flows on the mic too. This song is probably the best in the second half of the album. A solid song overall, I'm feeling it.
11) "Can I Breath a Minute" ft. Simon
J.P. lays down some good production for this song as Black C brings the head on the mic. Simon has the second verse and comes alright, I'm feeling Black C a lot more than his verse. Should have been left as a solo song. A good song overall.
12) "Hustlin Regardless" ft. Hitman
I take back what I said earlier this is the best song on the second half of the album. Hitman (RIP) lays down the first verse with some hard raps. Black C spits a tight verse and then back to another hard Hitman verse. The verse needed a little work, but it can be overlooked by the hard verses by Black C and Hitman. A tight song overall, I'm feeling it to the fullest.
13) "Kill a Man" ft. T. Royal, Mayo
The beat is good by Rome and Black C comes hard on the mic, but the features needed to go. I wasn't feeling the second verse, I'm not sure if it's T. Royal or Mayo, but the whoever it is doesn't come tight as all, the other spits a good verse at the end of the song though. I think Black C would have been better suited leaving this one as a solo song. Could have been better than it was, but it was still a decent song overall, I liked the hook a lot.
14) "High Like Friday" ft. Hermanata, Matt 11, Quicks, Mo Da Hustla, Taydatay
A cool laid back smoke song right here. Hermanata lays down the solid beat, although it's nothing all that great. The flows are on point by all that have a verse and there are some nice background vocals on the chorus. A good song to finish the ablum with.
Overall this album got better the more times I heard it, but it still seemed to come up short to me. I think Black C needed to come up with some better production than what was featured here. He came hard on almost every song, but there were some features that held him down on a few songs. There were a few tight ass cuts on here though, but mostly I found myself skipping through songs. I was dissapointed after all of his past work. Hopefully future solo albums will come off tighter than this one did to me. A decent album overall, one a big R.B.L. might want to check out otherwise it's a buy at your own risk album.
Overall Rating = 3/5