tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757995510081828446.post5195422563964835168..comments2024-03-10T01:58:25.592-08:00Comments on Stallion Alert - Record Collecting - Portland, OR: Masta Killa - Made in Brooklyn (LP, 2006)Wockenfusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053092634048786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757995510081828446.post-50680088549525377642009-12-11T16:54:23.192-08:002009-12-11T16:54:23.192-08:00This album frustrates me simply because it can'...This album frustrates me simply because it can't hope to be as good as the first. I think of this as the album I expected him to release the first time around. Somewhat awkward and spotty yet still solid. And it is. Do you know what I hate about the first song? A lot of things. That the beat is awesome. Why is that bad? Because Masta let's a bunch of Wu kids rap on it instead of himself. Starting a solo album off with a song that doesn't have you on it is a terrible idea. Especially when the second song (your first song if your keeping track) lacks the cool beat of the first. The next song, "Brooklyn King" is alright but seems lazy. Luckily Rae and Ghost swoop in and destroy the next song and get things back on track. After the obligatory ladies song things really get good for me. "Iron God Chamber" and the "remix" of "Pass The Bone" are awesome and make the album worth the price of admission. The next two tracks though are terrible (who are the four Allah's that show up? What is that about?). Things end pretty solid with "Street Corner" being the highlight. I personally love that beat and this song reminds me why I always go to bat for Inspectah Deck as the unsung hero of the Clan. And yes, "Lovely Lady" is so bad it would fit in on "Tical O."Biff Pocarobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963683576828172145noreply@blogger.com