Kurupt - Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

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1. I Call Shots

2. Loose Cannons

3. Who Ride Wit Us

4. Represent Dat G.C.

5. Welcome Home

6. Tequila

7. Trylogy

8. Neva Gonna Give It Up

9. Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

10. Ya Can't Trust Nobody

11. It Ain't About You

12. Girls All Pause

13. Your Gyrl Friend

14. Ho's a Housewife

15. I Ain't SH%T Without My Homeboyz

16. Step Up

17. Live on th Mic

18. Callin out Names

When Eminem name dropped Kurupt as one of his top 10 mc's on the song 'Till I Collapse' a lot of people were left scratching their heads, to those not hip to the West Coast movement the name Kurupt barely registered, "wasnt he one of those guys who rapped with Snoop Dogg?" Listening to this album though more then proves that Slim Shady does indeed know what he is talking about, 'Tha Streetz iz a Mutha' finds the Dogg Pound mc showing and proving that he is indeed one of the best lyricist of all time.

As a Kurupt fan myself I can tell you that the mc doesnt always bring his A game, many albums find him lazily rhyming about nothing and are littered with excessive use of profanities, luckily this wasnt one of those album. the Kurupt on 'Streetz' is a focused and deadly mc, his flow is monstrous and his lyrics brash and impressive all at the same time. The song 'Trylogy' is the perfect example of what he is capable of , Kurupt attacks the Bink laced beat and never lets up until the track is at its end, from start to finish its a masterpiece of lyricism and flow...

"Cervical veins lacerated lost to missiles

Interrogated and I paraded posted with pistols

Time for war this is when the heart's exposed

Change up the game, cockin and sparks explode

I'm a marksman, touch of death, ten steps to draw

And that's all, end to anything before

In a world war, off like a Concorde jet

But fool, D.P.G.'s the set"

Simply put Kurupt is an animal out to destroy any mc foolish enough to do him any wrong, DMX being one of them on the fierce 'Callin Out Names' where Kurupt airs out X among others. Another notable highlight is the KRS One assisted 'Live on the Mic, the track finds Kurupt and KRS ONE trading Freestyles for over 4 minutes, and when I say Freestyle I mean REAL Freestyle, Kurupt and Kris are coming off the top effortlessly and having a good time doing it, KRS is of course known as one of the best freestyle mc's ever but Kurupt doesnt let him steal the show, flexing his amazing talents off the dome he damn near outshines Kris many times, for hip hop fans its a true treat, Freestyle at its finest.

The album as a whole bangs though, from track 1 to 18 its pure west coast perfection, the beats thump in the system and Kurupt proves he's worthy of his top 10 spot, guest features come in the form of the already mentioned KRS ONE, as well as some of the normal suspect, Dr Dre, Daz, Xzibit, ect. West Coast fan or not I urge everyone to peep this album, Kurupt truly is one of the most talented mc's in the game and he's been slept on long enough, crank this up in the whip and bump it loud, all respect due to the West.

Pro's
-Kurupt turns in a near flawless performance
-The production is classic west coast
-Some dope guest spots from Xzibit, Crooked I and KRS ONE

Con's
-The Guest list is slightly bloated, not enough solo time

Overall - 5/5