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Man, what an exciting collaboration to think of. Jay Nice and Fredro Star. Two legends in their own right, so let’s talk about it!

This latest album features 10 songs with a 35-minute run time. The entire album is produced by Fredro himself, and the features are as follows:

-Fredro Starr

-Ru$h

-Tha God Fahim

-Big Cheeko

-Kuji Young

And let’s start with the production because it definitely makes like Starr in beat form. You can hear that hardcore influence with those raw, bass-heavy, crisp, and East Coast Street sounds. The kind of shit you’d bop your head to till your neck ain’t working anymore.

Across the violent, hardcore beats, he also incorporated a lot of smooth and catchy rhythms like on the track ‘Never Enough’ that shows Fredro’s diverse side to be able to make more soul-sounded instrumentals.

Even the track ‘Motion Picture’ which sounds like a beautifully crafted 90’s movie montage theme. Has those infectious horns in the background with that light, skeletal beat in the forefront. 

Over the years, Fredro has definitely evolved and improved himself from a rapper to a producer, and this is an excellent example of his work!

Now, on the shortlist of names you could think to accompany Starr on these types of beats, I’d say Jay Nice would be at the top of that list. He’s a man who doesn’t know how to take L’s in his career, and he doesn’t start now.

He showcases his fluent flow, his versatility, and his rare breed of lyricism and penmanship. Across these 10 tracks, he doesn’t miss a beat, his bars are on point, and his passionate yet raw vocals attach to the beats, and he makes them his own.

With every verse, I’m left completely hanging on every word simply because of how talented he is. He’s the kind of MC where he walks into the studio, and the world listens. You drop him in a remote village in Africa, and he’ll leave with a 5-Mics album, but you pair him with a legend like Fredro, and you’re guaranteed a modern-day classic.

Across this album the features understand the task and drop their own amazing fire verses that live up to the hype of the record. They mesh well with Jay and helps him sharpen his own skills by being put with a handful of the best out!

Honestly, I didn’t really know what to expect going into this but this shit goes HARD. The beats are solid, the rapping is dope and everyone synced together better than I could have hoped! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/6YlHQCJQbORpwlQRHYf1oh?si=uIBmxY2qS6isBUwx0lh-rg