This is one of
the albums that Iīve been anticipating the most lately. Since I first heard Mike Iīve
been wondering what he could deliver on his own album, and now itīs here!
First of the intro. Where he talk some deep ish over a piano laced beat. Then
weīre facing the title track Monster a up tempo hard hitting beat with Mike
spitting anger and pain at the same time while explaining who he be! Iīm really in to
this track. Itīs like chaos and harmony combined in one!
Akshon (yeah!) is of course one of the hits of this one.
I think it was supposed to be called AK-47 but Big Boi said nobody would support a track
called AK-47 by a artist named Killer Mike, maybe he was right! Anyway, the song got the
same type of beat the first song had but itīs not as good in my ears, still on point but
not no classic!
Rap Is Dead however is really cool. B.I.G is Dead!/Pac is
Dead!/My Musicīs Dead! goes the wild out screaming through the chorus. Mike makes
the statement Fuck rap! On the song which might sound controversial but itīs an important
statement as well, we need to stop mix rap with pop too much. Not saying no names but some
artists from different sides donīt take care of our hip-hop culture like they
should in my, and many others eyes! Lovely track!
Scared Straight is more mid-tempo and not delivered aggressive but
however with a critical flow, and by that I mean that he mean what he says. Situation
getting real so Mike is serious!
All 4 U samples some old soul
song in a way that East Coast cats Nas and Jay-Z has been doing. The whole beat is in a
way East Coast sounding, but Mike deals with the beat like he always does. He becomes one
with the damn beat, no time to mess around just eating it up! I was doubtful when I heard
it first but the way he delivered his painful childhood stories over an okay beat is
straight up real!
A.D.I.D.A.S. which of course means All Day I Dream About Sex features
none other then his mentor Big Boi. Between Big and Dre I would have to say that Big is
the tighter rapper. I thought Dre was the better on the first two CDs but nowadays Big
just on another level. But Dre still great! Anyway the funny reggae influence to the beat
works great. And with rhymes like; We need to keep it on the hush hush on the
downlow/Like R. Kelly and youngstuurrs/But over 18 only/cause baby Iīm no purrv!
yeah with rhymes like that you canīt stop laughing! And humor is an element of rap most
MCīs totally done forgot thatīs why Iīm glad we got people like Mike and of course
Ludacris!
On Creep Show we find Mike exchanging rhymes with Bizarre of D-12 (yes
Eminemīs group). Bizarre is another rapper I would like to add to the list above of
humorous rappers. He delivers a great verse here, really love this song!
I Know I Love is Mikeīs attempt
at delivering a track in the classic rap love songs section. Canīt say if he
succeed or not yet but the song is actually easy to like. Some rappers try to sing when
they are to deliver a love song but Mike donīt change his delivery style, he straight up
kills the beat, in a lovely way of course!
Home Of The Brave features label mate and Dungeon Family member Slimm
Calhoun whoīs album was okay but I hope we get to see him deliver another one cause he
can without a doubt deliver a really tight effort. Anyhow this track is a big one. Many
instruments and sounds used on the beat. I really love this one!
L.I.V.E. is not that good and the
same goes for Blow (Get Down) not the worst ever donīt get it twisted but the
songs up to these two have all had a above average rating and those are more average in my
ears at least, simpler beats and rhymes.
Sex Drugs Rap and Roll explains
what Killer Mike is about. They got a rock guitar element to the beat that I usually
wouldnīt like but it works okay here and the delivery he got on this song is probably the
best thing about the song!
Dragon features the apparently late Fags Block. A really harmonized
song that goes straight to ya heart with a dedication to Block! Mike let it be known
retaliation is a must when they took his potna!
They end the album with a remix of
Ak-shon features Bun-B, T.I. and Bone Crusher. Sometimes mixes are unnecessary
but this version is 3 times better then the original, definite slamming!
This album was worth the pretty short wait it had! And it really feel like a Killer
Mike CD, we donīt find OutKast on each and every song which is good, we get to know Mike
instead of being re-introduced to Big and Dre. This feels like an album Mike had big
control of. I really can recommend this album to pretty much any rap fan. Itīs not as
soulful as an OutKast album, but thatīs whatīs good Mike is not Dre he did it his way on
the Monster album! |