Hall of Justus - Reservoir Dogs

Hall of Justus - Reservoir Dogs

Group mixtapes, especially new groups and loose alliances (R. Kelly & Jay anyone?), are hard to make. The idea of taking two or more solo MCs and having them rap on the same track, or the same album, is hard for so many reasons. Rappers have egos, rappers have their own sounds, and rappers also have so much legal crap to go through with nowadays. If you can put together a good group album, that says something about all the rappers involved and the production. Reservoir Dogs says one thing: Watch out. Chaundon, Big Pooh, Joe Scudda and Jozeemo are heavyweights each in their own right and have the firepower to challenge any group right now. Their slick lyrics over both original production and popular beats is impeccable. The best thing about this mixtape is how varied the content is. They vary from the silly with Pancake, to stories of drugs ruining lives with D.R.E.A.M., to wordplay bangers like Til Infinity. These guys are all professionals, but the only caveat is that if you don't like drops, this mixtape might irk you. The mixers, DJ Skillz and DJ Warrior have so many tags on every track that I wanted to cut my ears off. But if you can get around those, this is easily one of the best mixtapes of the year. Check the covers, d/l link, tracklist, my picks, and of course some goodies to roll with...

Cream of the Crop:
Hot Fam
D.R.E.A.M.
Til Infinity
Trunk Battle
Quentin Tarantino

Cream of the Crap:
Every single tag, drop or random outburst from DJ Skillz and DJ Warrior

Loosies:
Big Pooh x Joe Scudda x Chaundon x Jozeemo - Next Selection