Compton, California emcee, songwriter & producer Jason Martin reuniting with Mike & Keys for his 4th EP. Originally often known as Problem, he would go on to launch over a dozen mixtapes in addition to 4 full-length studio albums & a pair EPs. I can’t overlook to say each collaborative efforts DJ Quik, the primary being Rosecrans again in 2017 & the follow-up Chupacabra days earlier than Kendrick Lamar’s now historic 1-off Pop Out live performance on the Kia Forum. Almost an entire yr since Repack, they’re reuniting so A Hit Dog Gon Holla.
After the “Guns & Sandwiches” intro, “Let Me Roll My J” chops up a soul pattern speaking about seeking to occasion till the dawn whereas “Things You Learn While on the Grind” soulfully displays on what he’s discovered since hustling. “Docusign” provides off a drumless chipmunk soul vibe speaking about not tripping over any obstacles whereas “Flu Game Jordan” continues to strip the drums so he can progress by way of extortion.
“We Know the Truth” continued with a hazy increase bap route speaking about listening to nonstop cap spewing out these muhfuckas mouths whereas “Tee’d” drumlessly reminds us that every part comes with a payment as a substitute of merely being granted to us. “Laugh Now Laugh Later” talks about how everyone be mendacity however after the “Goofy” skit, “Thang’s Just Ain’t the Same for Gangsters” calls again to “The Watcher”by Dr. Dre & sends off the EP being “Above the Noise”.
There was a variety of combined reception in the direction of the Repack final fall due to all of the options on it & I’m fairly positive Jason Martin heard these criticisms since he takes up all of A Hit Dog’s Gonna Holla’s vocal performances by himself & leads to an prolonged play that I choose much more than the final 1 we received from him. Mike & Keys’ manufacturing returns to a conventional west coast sound coming off Tony Shhnow’s eighth album Self Portrait final month & Jason singlehandedly silences those that thought he had grow to be reliant in the direction of friends.
Score: 9/10