Search - Suga Free :: Features 2 (Bril)

Even Suga's B-Sides are better than the comptetition...

Nev | Los Angeles, CA, 90034 | 07/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This double album of previously unreleased material would probably be considered a B-Side release for the Pomona rapper Suga Free, but even his B-Sides have more spirit and flavor than most rappers' best. This is definitely a hardcore rap album - much grittier and urban than the recent studio release Just Add Water - and the cuts are less instantly accessible than that album's singles, but the sheer number of cuts means that there's probably something to like for everyone. Guest appearances appear on numerous tracks (hence the title of the album), and feature a huge number of major rap talents - DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg with the Eastsidaz, AMG, Rappin 4Tay, Chingy, and others. The prematurely late Mausberg also appears on a few welcome tracks.



I particularly like "Inside Out", featuring AMG flowing over a hard, techno-influenced backbeat, "Caliways" featuring Down and Kam over a dirty, gritty G-funk jam, and the spaced-out electric guitars of Suga flying solo on "I Would".



If you enjoy a good urban jam album, this is a completely worthwhile purchase. If your idea of rap is Will Smith or the Black Eyed Peas...well, check it out anyway. You might broaden your horizons. ;D





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