RTJ3 is aaight. The second half is a lot better than the first. I think Mike has worn off as much as he can on El though. He's much more in the pocket than he was pre RTJ but he falls back into the same flows all the time, and even though it's a lot tighter than the coflow era jazzrap stuff it feels constrained.
Likewise, I wish Mike didn't have to focus on the bravado over storytelling or explicitly political shit. I'm really glad both of these dudes are getting recognition and success, but part of me is sad we never really got the next Ice Cube that Mike's pre-RTJ shit bordered on.
Likewise, I wish Mike didn't have to focus on the bravado over storytelling or explicitly political shit. I'm really glad both of these dudes are getting recognition and success, but part of me is sad we never really got the next Ice Cube that Mike's pre-RTJ shit bordered on.