These guys might be my favorite find of this whole project, checking out their 2nd album was inevitable.
The main difference here is a turn towards toughguyism and darkness, which were largely absent from their debut. I guess the pressures of gansta were too much by '94. Not a fan of all that in general, but actually I thought their previous effort was a little soft in places, and the overall more serious tone here is not wholly unwelcome. In fact, the aggressiveness of tracks like Bring it On is essential to their incendiary energy.
Across the board, its a more intense listen, and in some ways its better than the debut. The production's highly hooky, and the rapping is simply amazing more often. It might be the most consistently impressive album, from a flow perspective, from a style-shifting perspective, as I've ever heard. I have to dock it a half point for its bleak tone; its not as fun a listen as, say, the Kool G. Rap debut; but for pure rap fireworks, its top of the line 4.5/5
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