First listen, shit cooked coke crack to me
Was expecting to hear super aggressive Benny but I like the direction Hit took it. As a debut album, it does what it supposed to, be entertaining to a casual listener. I can see him doing more numbers than Con and having more of a mainstream appeal
Hit Boy undefeated to me this year. His production on this just as good as King Disease and D2. He allowed Benny to tell his tales over a Sunday afternoon FDR drive. Worked better than I expected. The samples were top notched and his drum patterns are very NY on this. He got a good ear for finding shit that let the artist shine
Features were bout what I expected. Didn’t over do it and everyone was nice, even Gibbs. Would have liked another Griselda record or even the alleged Nas track.
Benny bars are not to be fucked with. I’m in the minority I see, I don’t need him to outgrow the dope tales. He speak his life with is still very vivid, how many ever projects in he’s in. No set of bars or tracks stood out. He’s a rapping rapper which I personally enjoy. Could have added another 3 tracks and I would have welcomed it
4/5