I'll use the template that Theezy used.
1. Sickology 101: Instantly one of my favorites on the album. I've been listening to it since it first leaked out, and it still remains one of my favorites. Tech's verse is straight fire, as is Crooked I's. As many have said though, Chino was the weak link here, though he still held his own. 9/10
2. Midwest Choppers 2: This would receive a 10 out of 10 had it not been for K-Dean's appearance on the song. Krayzie came great on his verse, and Tech went fuckin bananas. I love the beat, it just pulses with subs and sounds excellent, and the snare sounds badass and gives the track a very frantic feel. The hook is very hyper and I really like it. 9/10
3. Ghetto Love: Christ, I can't believe how bad Krizz butchered this beat. I've never had a hook so bad that it completely ruined a song, until now. It's just unlistenable as it is now, and Krizz's verse is very unimaginative. Tech and Kutt came great, but Krizz just makes the first 2 minutes unbearable, and that's the point where I say fuck it and skip to the next. 2/10
4. Poh Me Anutha: An average song. The beat is okay. The verses were okay. The hook is gay. Not really feelin it. 4/10
5. We Kixin It: Mindless track. Very boring and generic. The verses were okay. The beat was boring. The hook was unimaginative. Not much to say about this track, and it definitely doesn't stand out. 4/10
6. Nothin: This was the very first song off the sampler that caught my attention, as the beat was too badass to just skip over. Tech's verse is tight, as is Scooby's (nothing great, but it's decent). Messy was the only one that really disappointed me. It just sounded as if he didn't want to be on the track, and with such a bumpin beat, you need to have a good flow. The hook is okay, not great but not bad either, just a bit simple. Overall another one of my favs. 8/10
7. Let Me In: As I've said before, this is THE weakest song on the whole album. Very boring beat, very boring and annoying hook, and very weak verses. I absolutely dread the hook on this song, though I think Ghetto Love is just a little worse. Very boring and simple song. 1/10
8. In The Air: Badass song. Lovin the beat, it's got a really nice, laid back pace and feel to it. The hook is very simple but it works, and is not annoying at all. The verses were really nice, and it's an overall enjoyable track. 8/10
9. Blown Away: Fucking tight. The beat is great on this track, and though I hate autotune, Tech did an excellent job with it. The hook is very simplistic, but it works. Being a solo Tech song, all the verses are fire, and his attacks on KC and Rakim are very strong and well directed. Another one of my favorites. 9/10
10. Party And Bullshit: Pretty average track. The beat is okay, the verses are okay, the hook is different, not in a bad way but not in a good way either. Overall it's okay. 5/10
12. Sorry N Shit: Dope song. I like it, and being the 57th RDVs, I didn't expect anything less than solid verses, and they all delivered on point. The beat is cool, and the hook is pretty lighthearted and goofy, which is something that is good for a track like this. Cool song. 7/10
13. Dysfunctional: I didn't really care for this track. The beat is a bit simplistic for my tastes, and it just doesn't bump. The hook is pretty boring, and the verses are okay. 4/10
14. Far Away: I really like this song a lot. Pretty laid back and on a bit of a more serious note. Both Tech and Krizz came great on this track, the beat is pretty slow, but it works. I like the guitar on it. The hook is fucking awesome. 8/10
16. Creepin: I kinda like this song. For some reason, I get an Everready/Alpha Dog kind of vibe from it, hook, beat and all. It's pretty cool. 7/10
17. Red Nose: Where do I even begin? THE definition of lyrically sick. This is THE fucking song right here. The beat, the hook, the verses...man, I just can't get enough of this shit. One of the hardest tracks I've heard in a long time, and is a direct tie with MC2 for favorite on this album. I'll even go as far as to say that it's on par with Paint A Dark Picture for me, and that's saying a lot. Fucking excellence. THIS IS WHAT K.O.D. NEEDS TO SOUND LIKE. Period. 10/10
18. Areola: WOOT!! AREOOOOOLA!!! WOOT!! If you couldn't already tell, I fucking love this song. Just the fact that they made such a banger based on such a simplistic subject is an accomplishment in itself. Banging ass beat, badass verses from Kutt, Tech, and Krizz, and the hook WILL get stuck in your head for hours on end. Fucking great. 9/10
OVERALL: For the most part, it's a disappointment for me. Not exactly Tech at fault, but more so his picks for features. All of the names I had never heard before were that way for a reason. The production was disappointing to a certain extent, that meaning that the ones that didn't bang were horrible, but the ones that were good were fucking bangers. There's just no consistency in it. The subject matter was definitely off too. The whole album wasn't meant to be on a serious tone, but there's such a lack of seriousness here that the lead single, Red Nose, doesn't even sound like it belongs here. On the subject of lyrically sick, no, this is not lyrically sick. It's good at best, okay at worst, meaning average to me. The only lyrically sick tracks were Tech's solos, Sickology 101, and MC2. In my opinion, Tech should really concentrate on getting himself out there, and not his KC buddies. Features are cool, they're to be expected on ANY album, but basing a whole album around them when you're completely demolishing all of them on the tracks they're on just leaves a lot to be desired in the end. Hopefully Tech gets it together for K.O.D., but I have a really good feeling about K.O.D. based on the tracks and samples released for it, and it seems to be very positive.
