StatikFree 2011 Album

Freeway Statik Selektah

A fun and compact project, recorded in just a day in Statik's basement. The production is enjoyable throughout, but you can tell the songs weren’t given much time to be refined lyrically or thematically. The opener sets the tone with Freeway noting, "it's 6AM in Hong Kong, that is early." Some of these bars sound like a freestyle. Apologies to those who over-hype him after his passing, but Mac Miller's voice was never his strength. His feature on 'P.A.' drags the track down from what could've been a highlight with a more commanding rapper. He is so whiny on the hook. 'I'm in the Hood' on the other-hand, samples Bun B on the hook. and that, with its laid-back vibe make it the best song here. 'From the Street' has that iconic M.O.P. hardcore energy and is another strong one. We have a song shouting out Free's city, then it's about being from the hood and then being from the street, so you can see what I mean about this not being topically the most interesting project. Freeway goes missing with more and more features as the project progresses. 'And It Don’t Quit' adds more soul/funk sampling a few tracks but most notably 'Hook, Line & Sinker' by Gloria & the Relations. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: I'm in the Hood, From the Street 1. Back At It 50 2. The Flow 74 3. P.A. (feat. Mac Miller) 70 4. I’m In the Hood (feat. Reek Da Villian) 80 5. From the Street (feat. Lil Fame of M.O.P. & Termanology of 1982) 75 6. And It Don’t Quit (feat. Jakk Frost & Tek of Smif-N-Wessun) 68 7. All Kinds of Em (feat. The Jacka & Husalah) 71