Apathy - Eastern Philosophy - 54/70
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:29 pm
Tracklist:
01 - Eastern Philosophy
02 - 1000 Grams
03 - All About Crime
04 - 9 to 5 ft Emilio Lopez
05 - Here Comes the Gangstas
06 - Can't Leave Rap Alone ft Celph Titled & Ryu
07 - One of Those Days
08 - Me and My Friends ft Celph Titled & One Two
09 - Chemical
10 - Do Raker Check ft Motive
11 - Philosophical Gangsta ft Bad Seed & Poison Pen
12 - I Remember
13 - The Buck Stops Here
14 - The Winter ft Blue Raspberry
[Short Summary]
First Impression:
A fresh drop unlike most of the bland bullshit out today. Alot of tracks that are actually about something and not just rambling random street or thug shit like most rappers out
Description:
Raw lyricism with nice rhyme schemes over well produced beats
Best Tracks:
02 - 1000 Grams
03 - All About Crime
06 - Can't Leave Rap Alone ft Celph Titled & Ryu
10 - Do Raker Check ft Motive
13 - The Buck Stops Here
14 - The Winter ft Blue Raspberry
Skipover Tracks:
04 - 9 to 5 ft Emilio Lopez
High Points:
Top notch lyricism, Good production, and Ill topics
Low Points:
Not alot of actual hooks mostly just scratches, Some of the features
[For Fans Of]
Style of Hip-Hop:
Underground/Punchline/Conscious/Lyrical
Sounds Like:
An old school eminem rhyme scheme wise, Nobody comes to mind voice-wise
Overall Vibe:
No real vibe carries through out cause Ap touches on alot of topics, just mainly an old school vibe to back when rap had meaning
[Technical Breakdown]
Lyric Quality:
9/10
Replay Value:
7/10
Message Quality:
9/10
Production Quality:
6/10
Feature Quality:
6/10
Skit/Intro/Interlude/Outro Quality:
10/10
Originality:
7/10
[Overall Rating]
54/70