(Strapped)

I’ll tell you one thing, if there’s one thing Fredro is NOT, it’s strapped for beats. His run has gotta be studied in the industry. He’s back again with another killer album, so let’s talk about it!

This is yet another collaboration album by Fredro Starr this time with underground phenom UFO Fev, who has taken the culture by storm the past few years, and now with production from a legend, you know this is gonna be an untouchable album.

Starting with the production of these 11 tracks, I feel this time around Starr is showing a more colorful, expressive, and rich sound that makes you feel like you’re experiencing a sonic fever dream of flashy boom bap that makes you wanna move your legs and body while listening to these infectious beats.

The tracks ‘Batumi’ and ‘Fast Life,’ I feel, are perfect expressions of these ideals, songs you could play at a club and have crowds of all hip hop heads bumping. Of course, there are other tracks with a more ‘street/grime’ flavour, but these kinds of tracks stick out to me most as yet another example of Fredro’s progression and evolution as a producer!

Now, to the man himself, UFO Fev. The man who has captivated the underground and made waves as one of the best lyricists out and on, this one he only re affirmed this ideal with more polished, steady, and effortless bars and penmanship over those instrumentals.

His battle-tested flow and rhythm are as crisp as ever across these tracks, as he sounds as confident as he’s ever been and for solid reason!

On this album, he’s joined by the likes of 

-Red Inf

-Termanology

-TEK

And even pairing with these quality names, he’s keeping his own and helping to make some of the most quality feature tracks in the past few years!

Overall, another successful collaboration effort by both men. Excellent production, superb rapping, and features. When these two come together, they can’t miss! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2kzu9v28r8fc26iG6p5VNn?si=BTxA5qGWQZCYk2q1f3q9mQ