It's May 04, 2024, 05:43:12 AM
still waiting for the hard copy .. ordered weeks ago
still nutin?shiet!
MC Eiht - OfficialOfficial is legendary Compton Most Wanted rapper MC Eiht’s 12th solo album. The project offers more of his typical brand of no-nonsense West Coast gangsta rap, on no less than 27 tracks. His last solo effort – Which Way Iz West (2017) – was surprisingly good, mainly because it was produced by DJ Premier, an out-of-the-box collaboration that paid off.The production on Official is more generic, but it suits Eiht’s lyrics. Official is not as good as Which Way Iz West is, but it’s better than Gangsta Bizness, Compton Most Wanted’s first album in 13 years that was released last year. Official maintains a chilled-out vibe throughout, with smooth instrumentals and decent enough lyrics. Major complaint: we all know Eiht’s trademark ‘gyeah’ interjection – he is overusing it on this record, almost to the point of caricature.It is unlikely Official will win MC Eiht (m)any new fans, but old heads who know and love his earliest Compton Most Wanted and solo albums will find enough to enjoy here.
MC Eiht - Lessons"Honcho" with Conway The Machine and DJ Premier is the absolute standout on Lessons, but there is plenty more to enjoy. Besides Conway and Premier, there are more notable features - like B-Real, Talib Kweli, Yukmouth, Havoc, and Kurupt (among others). As with most projects that run for well over an hour there is some inevitable filler, but overall this is a good MC Eiht effort - almost as good as Official, Eiht's March 2020 release.On the Official album MC Eiht overused his trademark "Gyeah" to the point of caricature, on Lessons you'll hear him say it a couple of hundred times too - it can get a little annoying just (like him mentioning the name of his "Blue Stamp Official" label over and over). But these are minor complaints - Lessons is another solid project from one of gangsta rap biggest legends.
Still gets my vote for album of the year 2020 . GEAH