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Top notch production from DJ Shay on the majority of the album but great guest production from DJM80 and IceRocks. The minimalistic samples have a dusty, lofi feel from DJ Shay's superb technique for dark, grimy production. The slick bars have this album knocking hard and the hooks are pretty memorable, an aspect these emcees with mafioso type bears sometimes struggle with, but not Don Ricky. If all that wasn't enough to solidify its 'classic' status, 2 features from Elcamino and 2 from The ... read more
Plates is a decent underground grimy hip hop album with inconsistent production, hard-hitting bars, and rough hooks.
The “Intro” features a soulful beat with forlorn choral vocals and beautiful strings over which Rick gives some background about his life. On “Shameah (Momma Luv)”, Rick delivers a mediocre hook, but great verses dedicated to his mother over a swinging, jazzy beat. “The MotherLoad” showcases a grimy beat—a dusty sax, wet acoustic chords, ... read more
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Track List
- Intro (Prod by Ice Rocks)
- Shameah (Prod by DJ Shay)
- The Mother Load (Prod by DJ Shay)
- Off The Corner (Ft. El Camino) (Prod by Chup)
- Margiela Rugby (Prod by DJM80)
- Grace (Change) (Prod by Coltrane)
- Lanez (Ft. Benny The Butcher & El Camino) (Prod by DJ Shay)
- 8. No Seat Belts (Ft. Benny The Butcher) (Prod by DJ Shay)
- Daddy Day Care (Prod by DJ Shay)
