4. PRhyme - PRhyme 2
Out of all the albums on this list this was my most anticipated. The original PRhyme was nothing short of a great body of work. As much as I have enjoyed Royce Da 5'9 as an emcee through the years, he had yet to put out a truly dope & complete album that I enjoyed from beginning to end. PRhyme delivered on Royce's unlimited potential as an emcee, and was the beginning of an incredible run which included the Trust The Shooter Mixtape, Layers & Bar Exam 4.
With PRhyme 2 I'm reminded of Guru's words on the intro to Gangstarr's You Know My Steez. "We have certain formulas but we update em". That's exactly what Royce and Premier have done with PRhyme 2. PRhyme's sample material for the 1st album was Adrian Younge, the duo tapped Antman Wonder for the sequel. DJ Premier experiments a little more more on the production tip and Royce adds some depth to his lyrical miracles. All 3 elements of the formula updated and the result is a step up from the original.
The production on PRhyme 2 is top notch! There are moments where you get a vintage DJ Premier feel (Without Warning) and then you get a track like ERA that is completely outside the box but dope nonetheless. The production flows well throughout without anything sounding too 'samey', which is an impressive feat considering all samples came from the same source. The 3 track stretch of Sunflower Seeds, Streets at Night, and Rock It is as good as it gets.
As with PRhyme 1, Royce is flexing his lyrical muscle all over on this one, on pretty much every track. He is a master at wordplay and slick bars but he's also displaying much more versatility. On Black History he tells his story as well as the story of Gangstarr. On Loved Ones he and Rapsody show different sides of a broken relationship and on Every Day Struggle Royce shares his take on new school rappers.
The features on this album compliment well but none outshine Royce. Flirt with 2 Chains is a light and fun record that just works. Dave East & Roc Marciano add some grit on ERA and Respect My Gun respectively, Big KRIT is right at home over the smooth production of Mad Man, and Yelawolf comes through with an unexpected standout verse on Without Warning.
Favorite Tracks:
Sunflower Seeds
Rock It
Made Man
Quotable:
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Out of all the albums on this list this was my most anticipated. The original PRhyme was nothing short of a great body of work. As much as I have enjoyed Royce Da 5'9 as an emcee through the years, he had yet to put out a truly dope & complete album that I enjoyed from beginning to end. PRhyme delivered on Royce's unlimited potential as an emcee, and was the beginning of an incredible run which included the Trust The Shooter Mixtape, Layers & Bar Exam 4.
With PRhyme 2 I'm reminded of Guru's words on the intro to Gangstarr's You Know My Steez. "We have certain formulas but we update em". That's exactly what Royce and Premier have done with PRhyme 2. PRhyme's sample material for the 1st album was Adrian Younge, the duo tapped Antman Wonder for the sequel. DJ Premier experiments a little more more on the production tip and Royce adds some depth to his lyrical miracles. All 3 elements of the formula updated and the result is a step up from the original.
The production on PRhyme 2 is top notch! There are moments where you get a vintage DJ Premier feel (Without Warning) and then you get a track like ERA that is completely outside the box but dope nonetheless. The production flows well throughout without anything sounding too 'samey', which is an impressive feat considering all samples came from the same source. The 3 track stretch of Sunflower Seeds, Streets at Night, and Rock It is as good as it gets.
As with PRhyme 1, Royce is flexing his lyrical muscle all over on this one, on pretty much every track. He is a master at wordplay and slick bars but he's also displaying much more versatility. On Black History he tells his story as well as the story of Gangstarr. On Loved Ones he and Rapsody show different sides of a broken relationship and on Every Day Struggle Royce shares his take on new school rappers.
The features on this album compliment well but none outshine Royce. Flirt with 2 Chains is a light and fun record that just works. Dave East & Roc Marciano add some grit on ERA and Respect My Gun respectively, Big KRIT is right at home over the smooth production of Mad Man, and Yelawolf comes through with an unexpected standout verse on Without Warning.
Favorite Tracks:
Sunflower Seeds
Rock It
Made Man
Quotable:
I'm feelin' like the Don on the permanent throneRoyce Da 5'9 - Rock It
Weed like the Qu'ran, burn it, you can get stoned
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