Talk about an anticipated album! This one has been rumoured since the start of the year! And now that it’s finally here, how does it hold up? Let’s talk about it!
This is the latest collaboration album between MC Rome Streetz and Super producer Conductor Williams. If you don’t count the ‘Death & The Magician (Dusted Edition)’ by DJ Muggs, then Rome’s last album was ‘Hatton Garden Holdup’ in 2024, produced entirely by Daringer.
Since then, he’s been building up hype from international tours to a handful of different singles and now finally dropping this 14-track record with 33 minutes and featuring only two names:
-Method Man
-Jay Worthy
I’ll let it be known here. I absolutely love Conductor Williams! I’ve been supporting him since his work on the majority of the Griselda release, as well as his fantastic ‘Conductor, We Have A Problem!’ 3-part beat tape series. His production has always been experimental, dark, hypnotic, and left-field.
His music always features otherworldly sounds and distorted chords and strings that make you feel like you’ve been kidnapped by a UFO, and this is the ASMR they play in their spaceship. It’s always an experience, to say the least, to listen to this work, and this album is no exception!
This album features the trademark, mystical, distorted, manipulated instrumentation combined with the occasional unfiltered music sample normally added at the start or end of the songs to give it that extra splash!
The main aspect about Conductor’s instrumentals, regardless of the album he’s on, is that they all have the effect of hypnosis on the listener! He’s found a way to turn repetitive, loop beats into a kind of ritualistic experience where your mind is stuck in a trance from the first to the last track, completely gripped by the production.
That’s the effect his music has, and it feels even more amplified across this project! If I had to choose my favourite track on this album, it would have to be ‘Joe Pesci’, not only because he’s one of my favourite actors, but the way that song loosely features the rhythm for Stevie Wonder’s ‘Visions’ off his classic album ‘Innervisions’. It was done so smoothly and beautifully handled that I couldn’t help but admire it!
Whether it’s his thrilling beat tapes or his notorious production features across every rapper from Rome to Drake! Conductor doesn’t know how to miss!
Now, Rome. The man who has been rising up the ranks for the past few years now, and one I only started to pay attention to after his major Griselda release ‘KISS THE RING’. This man has been on everyone’s mind for a while now, and further proof of this is how much anticipation this album had based on very few facts of the release date leading up to it.
The hype alone made us all patiently wait, and that’s mainly because of this MC Rome.
This man has become the dictionary definition of ‘Brag Rap’ personified. You can expect with every Rome verse to be roasted, hear him boast about his women, wealth, rise, and career. He ain’t scared about pissing people off by flaunting his success into the faces of the haters and even his contemporaries! He’s the man right now, and he’s going to tell you about it!
He has his trademark slick delivery and flow. His in-your-face gritty lyricism and cocky studio cadence. This level of energy and self-confidence is perfect for the ‘Griselda’ brand, and his top-notch pen game is evident here more than anywhere!
He proves his worth in the game by rapping alongside the legendary Method Man! Proving he’s not only worthy of sharing the track with him but showcasing his growth, talent, and sharpened skills!
This album is as good as I was hoping it would
be! The production was flawless, and Rome proves once again why he’s the one running shit right now!
https://open.spotify.com/album/0W1weRxZoJaDit9WvMQ2i6?si=yAaAxWB9Rxmvdl3PGTHW1Q
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