This line pretty much sums up OB4CLPtII. For all those people who like their "rap" songs, with catchy auto-tuned choruses, and star studded guest-spots, just stop right now. The Chef serves up the hardest, realest rap album in years, along with plenty of help from his Wu counterparts. The album follows up the critically acclaimed (all well deserved), Only Built for Cuban Linx, and does not miss a beat. Raek' is on point with his rhymes, delivering a verbal bombardment of pyrex, coke, and dealing coke. None of that girls, cars, and G-5 jet stuff you get from other rappers. There are plenty of awesome old-school kung-fu samples as well, which adds to the grittiness and overall atmosphere of the album. While the whole album is packed (and I mean PACKED, 24 tracks), where I feel Raek' really shines is on songs with a soulful hook or sample, such as "Cold Outside," "Ason Jones," and, my personal favorite, "Catalina." Lyfe Jennings joins Raek' on the track, laying down the sinfully smooth hook, serving to act as the perfect foil to The Chef's raw and uncut lyrics. My favorite part of the song has got to be the beat though. The simple piano line, along with the symball crash and bass goes so hard, and with Dr. Dre handling the production, it's easy to see why. OB4CLPtII, if anything, provides proof that rap/hip-hop is not in fact dead. So when Wayne's Rebirth album drops later this month, I will take comfort knowing that 2009 also produced such classic cuts as this.
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