One of Muggs' best in a fucking minute, and that says something, Rigz fucking kills it too. Shit's fire, no skips.
This is good, but it all starts to blend into itself overtime. It feels redundant. The bars and beats are still admirable and noteworthy, but odds are I’m never touching this album again. A few songs are cool, but there are lots of artists that do this style better. Cool ideas, somewhat boring execution as the record progresses.
Muggs has been one of the best producers in UG hip hop scene but he can be hit or miss at times. However for Rigz, he provided him with a set of finest beats like he did for Rome on 'Death & the Magician'. On this new album, Muggs gave us some straight grimy gutta shit like 'Gold' and 'Every Season' as well as providing us with full soulful gems like 'Where Ya Soul At'.
Great production means nothing if the rapper cannot utilise them properly, prime example being Yelafwolf wasting every ... read more
I originally gave this album a 85, but after revisiting it some months after it dropped, I decided to lower the score.
I still enjoy this album a lot. Dj muggs beats are great and this is the best i've heard from rigz in one of his projects.
However,I think that there are some flaws on this project.
I love the first 4 tracks, but Cook Offs and What we got are not on the same level for me.
The Rome Streetz feature is great.
Where Ya Soul At is one of the greatest songs on the project, but I ... read more
The Gold Standard - 3/5
Gold - 3/5
Every Season - 3/5
Supreme - 5/5 ❤
Cook Offs - 3/5
What We Got - 4/5
Heads On the Wall - 4/5
Where Ya Soul At - 4/5
Fool’s Gold - 3/5
24 Karats - 3/5
We Want In - 3/5
Eastside Blues - 4/5
Crack the Code - 4/5
Balance - 3/5
Never Met a Real Gangsta - 4/5
The Culture - 3/5
I'm a few tracks in now and I feel like this is basically a Griselda record. The rappers sound like Conway and Benny and the production sounds similar as well. It might be the overall East Coast sound, but this sounds very similar.
It's pretty good, just not really standout.
1 | The Gold Standard 1:21 | 65 |
2 | Gold 2:37 feat. Mooch | 76 |
3 | Every Season 2:38 feat. Rob Gates | 77 |
4 | Supreme 3:01 | 83 |
5 | Cook Offs 2:47 feat. Meyhem Lauren | 71 |
6 | What We Got 3:17 | 75 |
7 | Heads On the Wall 2:54 feat. Rome Streetz | 77 |
8 | Where Ya Soul At 3:52 feat. Mooch | 83 |
9 | Fool’s Gold 2:25 | 73 |
10 | 24 Karats 2:39 | 69 |
11 | We Want In 2:54 feat. Big Twins | 69 |
12 | Eastside Blues 3:39 | 73 |
13 | Crack the Code 1:23 feat. Times Change | 68 |
14 | Balance 0:37 | 59 |
15 | Never Met a Real Gangsta 2:59 feat. M.A.V. | 75 |
16 | The Culture 1:19 | 59 |