Yes, right here is the tenth solo LP from Brooklyn, New York veteran Joell Ortiz. Emerging after being featured within the Unsigned Hype column of The Source over 2 a long time in the past, he went on to signal to Aftermath Entertainment for a short time frame earlier than leaving to drop his official debut The Brick: Bodega Chronicles underneath MNRK music Group. I can also’t neglect to say when Slaughterhouse rose to prominence off their self-titled debut, which led Eminem signing the supergroup to Shady Records a decade in the past already. Sadly, their main label debut welcome to: OUR HOUSE that got here out the subsequent summer time would sadly find yourself being their final & everybody has been doing their very own factor since. The Heatmakerz producing W.A.R. (With All Respect) turned my favourite solo effort of his shortly and hoped the identical for Love, Peace & Trauma.
“PTSD” produced by The Heatmakerz opens the album by by no means trying again on the place Yaowa suggests everybody who come across the similar neck of the woods as him to look again & always remember the place they got here from whereas “Ambidextrous” picks up by telling us the place he stands earlier than us to this very day. “Undefeated” soulfully talks about trying as much as the sky to God he’s all in whereas “Make It By” takes off a chipmunk soul route trying again on the way in which he’s been dealing with trauma since he was a child.
The Housing Authority Rap District a.k.a. H.A.R.D. reunites alongside Grafh throughout “On My Own” speaking concerning the recreation being stuffed with bums & jokes today whereas “The Crosswalk” admits to at this time being a kind of days the place he’d pinch himself to see if he’s truly nonetheless right here residing within the second when he’s. “Never Forget” that includes Locksmith suggests to not communicate out the neck whereas “Thy Neighbor” that includes Nucci Reyo talks concerning the world hating them.
“Can’t Live Without Your Love” references WWE Hall of Famer & former WWE Tag Team Champion Brutus Beefcake main into “The Yaowa” embracing a chipmunk soul vibe to debate catching as much as himself as he will get older & wiser main into “Wandering” speaking about anxiousness making you be taught or preserving you attentive. “Smile” soulfully speaks of being constructed of affection whereas “Pen, Pad & a Dream” displays on all he had.
Some had been disenchanted by W.A.R. (With All Respect) final fall due to the quantity of visitors on it though I nonetheless think about it to be a excessive level in Joell Ortiz, however I assure that almost all of these individuals are gonna be gravitating in the direction of Love, Peace & Traumacompared. It ought to be famous that The Heatmakerz solely deal with 70% of the manufacturing versus your entire factor, but it’s very a lot on par with the earlier full-length & the identical may be stated concerning Yaowa’s pen.
Score: 8/10