Heard of antique denim? I got better jeansīetter imagination, more creatable cheddar I'm nice at roulette, don't trust? Bet a grand I'm undeniable, better than sliced bread and cooked food Pumping Nora Jones, climate's mo better blues Get it from Humboldt, niggas got better droĭude's metrosexual, I'm even a better hetero Y'all niggas hood rich, I got better dough "Niggas better recognize, I'm the better spitterĪnd if I'm friends with your bitch, man you better quit her Ras Kass shows he hasn't lost a step as a battle rapper either as he trades verses with newcomer Joell Ortiz on "Better:" I got a semi-auto spear, take a black hawk down" Yeah, we be beating on drums, making boys in the zoneĪnd Spanish speaking niggas call it reggaeton I be boning white girls, got chrome on my toes I mean, every other day got sirens flashing yaĪnd I know what you thinking: "Get the fuck back to Africa" It's a concrete jungle, we supposed to swingĪnd the native's getting restless, no dope to sling "Concrete Jungle" brings back memories of "Nature of the Threat" from "Soul On Ice" as Ras drops serious knowledge once more:Įvery sixteen bars, a rapper fry on my WessonĪttached to a Smith, that's a big 4-fifth But once you get past that you're treated to the usual ferocious rapping we've come to expect from Ras Kass. With all the complaints it's pretty clear that this "album" suffers from a bit of deceptive advertising, guaranteeing that most listeners will be disappointed, at least initially. "Playboy" featuring Lloyd Banks also leaves you scratching your head as it sounds nothing like the original, including on Banks' debut, or the second installment from "Rotten Apple." "Capital P Remix" also falls under the questionable category as one has to wonder what Ras Kass has to say about Prodigy.
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"Whip It (Street Fame)" uses the beat from Rick Ross' latest hit but in this case gives it an upgrade as Trae stops by to drop a verse. The problem continues on "The Realness Freestyle," but at least here it's clear what we are given. "Mange ou Mourir" is essentially a freestyle over the aforementioned Shyne beat and represents the worst part of this "album." Ras Kass spits his usual venom, but one would expect more than mixtape freestyles on a proper album.
WTF?!?! Whatever message Razzy might have been trying to convey is best saved for his lyrics. Half way through that the beat for Shyne's "More or Less" is dropped and then some woman comes on talking about hoeing and how much she appreciates her pimp.
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It starts out with some sound byte from a movie about drugs, and then Nicolas Cage's dialogue in "Lord of War" is included. Now the "album" starts out a horrible mess as the intro sounds like a high school student's first experiment with Cool Edit. Regardless, I'm just happy to ingest some new material from the man proved you could be gangsta and intellectual and still be successful. But the CD itself has a disjointed feel, more like a "best of" Ras Kass post incarceration than a cohesive album. To be clear, Ras Kass is in top form throughout, showcasing his status as the West Coast's top lyricist. When I finally received the CD along with Razzy's other recent mixtapes I was a bit disappointed.
I should have been skeptical when the site I bought this at listed it as an Australian import, but I figured more and more rappers are finding overseas companies more accommodating both financially and artistically. Despite "Eat Or Die" being billed as a proper album by every website I could find, it's nothing more than a glorified mixtape. I've been waiting for a new Ras Kass album for years, and I'm still waiting. Ras Kass :: Eat or Die :: Re Up EntertainmentĪs reviewed by Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez