Megalon & Ray Long - The Nickel Bag

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1. Burn it Down
2. Death Before Dishonor
3. The Art of Flowing
4. Back to NY
5. Im Counting on You
6. Where it at?
7. You Was My Son
8. You fuckin Up My high
9. Yakoo Pt 2
10. Everyday Thug
11. $5 in Change
12. 12 Pounds and Ounces
13. Free Ray Long

Megalon is back at it again, riding again with the homie X-Ray who produces all of the album. Sadly X-Ray's production is much less effective here then it was on his past work with Mega, the beats dont really fit Mega's style in my opinion, that and to be completely honest I just flat out dont like the production on this that much, thats not to say its bad by any means, just somthing about it rubs me the wrong way.

Megalon is still nasty, his flow and lyrics are razor sharp and the album as a whole is put together much better, you'll notice it clocks in at a lean 13 tracks and doesnt overstay its welcome. The songwriting as a whole is strong and the concepts are what we've come to expect from him, his style is firmly grounded in the streets and his rapid-fire flow hasnt slowed a bit. Mega keeps things interesting on this by trying many different styles and rhythms, there's actually many times on the album where you're going to have trouble telling if its Tommy Gunn or not, it keeps things fresh and really sets it apart from his past works.

The only problem I have with this album is, as ive said before, the production does very little for me. The beats are solid, mega is fantastic, but the two just dont mesh as well as they should have. Had Mega had some better beats this could have easily been on par with his debut, as it is though its a step below, still worth checking though. 

Overall - 3/5

Megalon - A Penny for Your Thoughts

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1. Sons of Sarah Connors
2. Death B4 Dishonor
3. The Soul of Jah
4. Street Souljahz
5. Keep Gettin Money
6. Got My Wings
7. 12 Deciplez
8. Black Jesus
9. Yahkoo
10. Feel It (Hitlist)
11. No Pain
12. Thugs Cry
13. Thief in the Night
14. No! Just Us
15. Feel Gods Pain
16. Rainblood
17. They Dont Make Em Like Me No More
18. Raise Hell
19. Hell Razor
20. Revelations
21. What A Bum
22. When I Go Out 

My first encounter with Megalon was on MF DOOM's classic album 'Operation Doomsday', Mega first appeared as Tommy Gunn on 'The Finest' and again ripped it as Megalon on 'Greenbacks', instantly creating a huge buzz for himself in the underground. It would be a full 5 years though before Mega blesses us with this gem, and luckily for the fans it lives up to everything we could have wanted. 

First things first, Mega is as sharp as he's ever been, his rapid-fire. non-stop flow is hate it or love it but fans of Tommy's machine gun flow will be in heaven when hearing this very talented mc rip through this 22 track album without missing a breath. His lyrics are deep and complex, taking multiple listens to fully decipher and become more rewarding with each listen. Production is handled of course by X-Ray who laces the album with beats that fit tommy perfectly, DOOM also contributes a beat in the form of the classic 'Rainblood' which finds Tommy hitting the streets full force. The album is very much a Tommy Gunn affair, with very few guest verses (from Ray Long) its pretty much Megalon all the way through, this also leads to the albums only real fault as well though, 22 tracks of Mega's style can be somewhat hard to swollow, the lp would have been much better served had it been cut down to 16 tracks or so. Still an amazing listen and a classic NY underground album, a must check for MIC fans 

Overall - 4/5