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Solitary Confinement is the Album of The Year!!!, November 17, 2009

I'm sure all the real hip-hop heads will agree with me when I say Solitary Confinement is easily the best album out this year and quite possibly K's best work to date! This man just gets better with each release, crazy considering he's well over 20 years deep.

Solitary Confinement has not one skipable track and finds K giving us a balanced album with dope beats to match. "Soul Merchants" is a searing indictment of the materialistic record industry. "Dem Laws" is a rally cry against police brutality. "I Didn't Ask" is a eye opening look at life through the eyes of a child. For those needing a lyrical fix, "Grand Deception," "Barbed Wire Discipline," and "Forensics"… Read more

4.25 Stars! Easily MDDL FNGZ Best CD!!!, September 16, 2009

Being a fan of Bun B I have always followed MDDL FNGZ which is the hardcore street group he cosigns. Their first CD Trouble was straight, but a little generic in my opinion. "Live From Da Manjah" was a compilation and it was better due mostly to the variety from all the emcees. "Smoking With The Enemy" is their latest CD and easily their best. Like all their CDs this is a short CD but bangs hard. The production is on point, with that hardcore bass heavy southern street production. You don't really get any of that party music or snap or anything like that. Lyrically the group is all about the streets, but they hold it down well this time with each member putting together a dope verse… Read more

3.5 Stars! Decent Sophomore Album From Krizz!, September 16, 2009

I really loved Krizz Kaliko's debut album "Vitiligo." I thought that was one of the best CDs last year and showed Krizz could really shine all by himself. I thought the stories told on that album were deep and the whole album gave off that vibe of Krizz just being his own man. "Genius" continues that trend to an extent but I think it is held down by too many commercial tracks. Too many songs just sound like Krizz doing some club or party records and not really having a purpose or focus on it. Sure there was some of the same on the first CD, but this CD seems hindered much more by the abundance of those tracks.

Overall, I still like the CD a lot, but must say I was… Read more