the whole theme of the album is based on illuminati theories, the only songs not about illuminati is Chase Manhattan featuring Raekwon and Narco Corridos which is a tribute to his late Uncle Howie featuring Sick Jaken. Even though i usually can't stand illuminati conspiracy theories, esp in hip hop i was able to look past it on this album. the theme definitely fitted well with DJ Muggs dark beats. also most of the theories were about the CIA, so they weren't that far out there. expept the song 2013 which was something about the illuminati race being aliens and coming to earth creating humans, that was just awkward and i can't believe people actually believe that.
i enjoyed the dark sound and feel and most of the beats which used some crazy sounding samples though a couple did get a little repetitive. only things i didn't enjoy as much was some of the conspiracy theories and some of the choruses with Ill Bill rapping did get repetitive, because a lot of the choruses all sounded similar. also on a couple songs the flow didn't seem to go that smoothly over the beats
best verses for me were Sean Price on Trouble Shooters and Ill Bill's opening verse on Amputated Saint
best overall songs for me so far:
Amputated Saint, Narco Corridos, Cult Assassin, Skull & Guns
beats i enjoyed the most so far:
Skull & Guns, Cult Assasin, Narco Corridos, Illuminati 666, Amputated Saint
i can't say any song stood out from the album but maybe thats just because the album was quite consistant. its kind of album where you have to listen to every track back to back to enjoy it
Album Rating:
Lyrics:
- Rhymes (Multi's, Punches, Wordplay): 75%
- Song Concepts/Subject Matter: 75% (as i said while i don't like these hip hop illuminati theories, is his concept and appeals to his audience and he stuck with it well, had interesting takes on them too
- Flow/Delivery: 60% really didn't like a lot of the flows, didn't sound smooth to me
Overall Lyrics: 70%
Production:
- Beats: 80%
- Theme: 80% (maybe a little bland at times but for the most part it really went well with the dark conspiracy theme of the album)
Overall Production: 80%
Overall For Album: 75%