Apparently Keith Murray and Canibus friendship started as early as 95, because of their mutual love for blunts. I don’t know what to think of that story to be honest. Truth is both Mc’s are underground heroes, respected for their mutual lyrical abilities, and both have also failed gaining any major success. Canibus has kept grinding it out, Murray has gone from being a quite funny redman type rapper ( i still rate tracks like “the most beautifullest thing in this world” for their humour and inventiveness) to a harder and more gangsta image. I’m not really sure i get the point of this Ep, it’s difficult to imagine they would accomplish something together they can’t do apart. If you listened to a lot of hiphop in the nineties you might get nostalgic over this, but it hardly fits in into todays rap climate.
This shows in the tracks as well, “129” , “Show N’ prove”, “Gotta Be Real”, and “Stop Frontin” are great, if you love that Eric Sermon Def Squad sound, but Canibus feels kinda out of place with his angry flow next to Murrays loudmouth verses. “Show em what crazy is” is the other way around, Murray don’t work like Canibus do on a horrormovie beat. “No brainer” by “Shuko” and “Rise Of The Machines” are both ok, though Keith Murray is the one that makes the most of them. None of the beats feels very modern, or perhaps it’s Murray and Canibus that makes them feel old. It’s too bad, but the clock keeps tockin, and some times your old heroes just wont be able too keep up. All in all it’s not a bad Ep, but it’s far from spectacular, and, if i am to be nostalgic, it really just makes me wish for a Def Squad reunion.
Caked with dirt 