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After an amicable split with
's
label,
's third official album landed on
proper, but it comes off as a label sampler itself, perhaps for the mythical Indicud Records (and that's the marijuana type Indica mixed with the name
) or Kid Enterprises where the Cleveland rapper executive produces it all. Prime example has to be late album highlight "Beez," where
leader
brings his own Killer Bees mythos and delivers what could be his anthem ("I don't write songs, Grasshopper/I write sceneries") while
handles the production and delivers the simple hook. In "Girls," it's merely a matter of framing veteran pimp
in
's bud smoker's vision of alt-rap, while "Solo Dolo, Pt. 2" takes
's theme song and allows
to run with it, all the way to the Left Coast. Elsewhere, there's the delicious idea of surrounding AOR singer
with cloud rap and EDM beats for the epic "Afterwards (Bring Yo Friends)," or making indie rockers
sound something more like
on stoner-R&B cut "Red Eye," and then there's the small instrumental/lark called "New York City Rage Fest," which is nothing more than middle-album tomfoolery. All those guest shots are worthy bangers, but
still has some truly Solo Dolo numbers that shine, with "Immortal" turning a
tune played backwards into
's best anthem to date, while "Unfuckwittable" is the off-kilter, brain-melting mutant brand of pop-rap that made the
albums such a thrill.
's said that
is his
, in reference to the
album, but
was always considered a producer first, and this rapper's shift to producer/rapper is much more sudden and drastic. Still, it's an entertaining, vibrant, and artistically filling album, so consider it a "presents" effort and enjoy the show. ~ David Jeffries