Now, I'm sure that when you were loading up Pilot Talk III, what you were basically expecting was a Pilot Talk album. A final act to tie up the trilogy first penned in sound by Curren$y and Ski Beatz. When you think "Pilot Talk", you think of jazzy, slightly psychedelic rock strings and drums come together with hazy raps to create the perfect sort of lounge rap album. The ideal cigar and scotch material, or something for driving on coastlines at sunset. PT3 isn't really that album. What PT3 is, is something akin to Curren$y's "The Black Album". An attempt to integrate all of his most recent salient styles and lanes into something that works as something uniquely 'Curren$y'. And I think in that respect, it's pretty successful.
Opening Credits - I hope you don't mind if I draw immediate parallels with December 4th, but the comparison is just too easy. This is that opening track where Spitta's telling the story of how he became the Spitta you know today, what he went through, where he went, what he felt. And it's great. I laughed out loud at the Dame shots.
Long as the Lord Say - The ideal sort of track 2 segue for a longer album, very much in line with the styles of previous Pilot Talks. Smooth jazz, the 80s, cohiba music, the kind of stuff that makes you wanna take LSD and lay under the clouds on a sunny day with a stupid grin on your face.
Cargo Planes - Album standout for me. But this isn't in the style of PT. This is pure, undiluted Covert Coup to me. Uneasy, twinkling piano, hard queensbridge drums, keys that make your feel anxious. It's great.
Froze - Riff Raff. Instant skip, and even though I love Harry Fraud the manipulation of the vocal sample is pretty corny. That being said, it's in line stylewise with Cigarette Boats for obvious reasons.
Get Down - I wrote a million dollar verse on a napkin / waiting for Baked Alaska. Talking that shit over some quintessential Pilot Talk jazz. I'd say it's the "Breakfast" of this album, if i'd compare it to something from his previous work. Makes me wanna grill something up on the bbq.
Sidewalk Show - This is a little atypical of Spitta, he comes with a bit more of a hurried flow but it ain't bad. I usually argue against short snippetesque songs, but i think it's perfect for the chipper, upbeat things going on in this track.
The 560 SL (ft. Wiz Khalifa) - I'm no fan of Wiz for obvious reasons but I can't deny that him and Spitta have amazing chemistry, for whatever reason they just work. This is an album standout for me... Michael Mann camera pan *whew*. I think it's something that'd fit right in on Stoned Immaculate. Slightly cleaner, trappier offerings of his mainstays.
Audio Dope 5 - Another one in the style of the Covert Coups and I love it. The sort of thing you need oozing through your speakers driving down misty roads in the early summer mornings.
Life I Chose (ft. Jay Townsend) - Not feeling this, and it's the most frustrating track on the album because the beat is incredible epic Alchemist hip hop Prince of Egypt material, but the wack, unnecessary 00's budget t-painy style hook from this singer nobody is terrible and ruins the entire vibe of the song.
Pot Jar - Another I'd say is similar to TSI / Drive in Theatre area. Smooth, uniquely Curren$y, but definitely cleaned up. The intermittent woodwinds are an amazing accent. Laugh out loud every time I hear Jada's bit.
Search Party - This is a decent Pilot Talk style song and I appreciate the energy he's coming with on this track, but it's not getting that much out of me.
All I Know - Spitta hits the pockets of this one great, vibes all day. love the snare and woodwinds over the sample.
Briefcase - Album standout. The perfect introduction to the final movement of the album, sort of a style compromise between CC and PT and it works out great. Rich strings, scheme on manz Michael Mann bars, just boss shit.
Lemonade Mimosas - I could do with an entire album of this material. Like people before me have said it's like listening to a daiquiri in the miami in the 80s while you're picking out expensive escorts in the form of a song. Flames.
Alert (ft. Styles P) - I question the validity of your existence as a rap fan if you're not into this shit. It's perfect. Wavy like the best of Harry Fraud, the interplay between Styles and Curren$y is so perfect brehs. Spitta's swagged out delivery vs. the ghost's tough talk. Styles goes all the way the fuck in too. This is Jet Life, I accept life. To me? This shit is on the level of that Scottie Pippens verse. Perfect guest feature fuck what you heard.
Overall, I came out pleased. At first I thought that this was a disappointment in the sense that it isn't really Pilot Talk the way we enjoyed it back then. But it is excellent in it's own way. It hits all the different lanes I want Spitta to hit. Fly imagery, god tier shit talk, relationship/chick bon mots, sonicscapes that absorb you right into them, that don't let you go, that have you nodding your head in memory months later. Isn't that what I came here for? I'd say that as a means of summarizing Curren$y up until this point, it's pretty good if not as concise as it could be. I'd say that generally speaking, it's about as good as Pilot Talk 2 but not seeing PT1. Which all in all would make it a pretty damn good album. Here's to hoping Spitta can find a new stream to tap into sonically in future efforts. This definitely doesn't deserve a place amongst the absolute best of his work, but surely it would slot in as 'if you liked those, you would like these". The next obvious logical step was, and still is for him to come with an entire LP of wavy material like Froze, Alert, Cigarette Boats.
I'd give it about an 8.5.
Opening Credits - I hope you don't mind if I draw immediate parallels with December 4th, but the comparison is just too easy. This is that opening track where Spitta's telling the story of how he became the Spitta you know today, what he went through, where he went, what he felt. And it's great. I laughed out loud at the Dame shots.
Long as the Lord Say - The ideal sort of track 2 segue for a longer album, very much in line with the styles of previous Pilot Talks. Smooth jazz, the 80s, cohiba music, the kind of stuff that makes you wanna take LSD and lay under the clouds on a sunny day with a stupid grin on your face.
Cargo Planes - Album standout for me. But this isn't in the style of PT. This is pure, undiluted Covert Coup to me. Uneasy, twinkling piano, hard queensbridge drums, keys that make your feel anxious. It's great.
Froze - Riff Raff. Instant skip, and even though I love Harry Fraud the manipulation of the vocal sample is pretty corny. That being said, it's in line stylewise with Cigarette Boats for obvious reasons.
Get Down - I wrote a million dollar verse on a napkin / waiting for Baked Alaska. Talking that shit over some quintessential Pilot Talk jazz. I'd say it's the "Breakfast" of this album, if i'd compare it to something from his previous work. Makes me wanna grill something up on the bbq.
Sidewalk Show - This is a little atypical of Spitta, he comes with a bit more of a hurried flow but it ain't bad. I usually argue against short snippetesque songs, but i think it's perfect for the chipper, upbeat things going on in this track.
The 560 SL (ft. Wiz Khalifa) - I'm no fan of Wiz for obvious reasons but I can't deny that him and Spitta have amazing chemistry, for whatever reason they just work. This is an album standout for me... Michael Mann camera pan *whew*. I think it's something that'd fit right in on Stoned Immaculate. Slightly cleaner, trappier offerings of his mainstays.
Audio Dope 5 - Another one in the style of the Covert Coups and I love it. The sort of thing you need oozing through your speakers driving down misty roads in the early summer mornings.
Life I Chose (ft. Jay Townsend) - Not feeling this, and it's the most frustrating track on the album because the beat is incredible epic Alchemist hip hop Prince of Egypt material, but the wack, unnecessary 00's budget t-painy style hook from this singer nobody is terrible and ruins the entire vibe of the song.
Pot Jar - Another I'd say is similar to TSI / Drive in Theatre area. Smooth, uniquely Curren$y, but definitely cleaned up. The intermittent woodwinds are an amazing accent. Laugh out loud every time I hear Jada's bit.
Search Party - This is a decent Pilot Talk style song and I appreciate the energy he's coming with on this track, but it's not getting that much out of me.
All I Know - Spitta hits the pockets of this one great, vibes all day. love the snare and woodwinds over the sample.
Briefcase - Album standout. The perfect introduction to the final movement of the album, sort of a style compromise between CC and PT and it works out great. Rich strings, scheme on manz Michael Mann bars, just boss shit.
Lemonade Mimosas - I could do with an entire album of this material. Like people before me have said it's like listening to a daiquiri in the miami in the 80s while you're picking out expensive escorts in the form of a song. Flames.
Alert (ft. Styles P) - I question the validity of your existence as a rap fan if you're not into this shit. It's perfect. Wavy like the best of Harry Fraud, the interplay between Styles and Curren$y is so perfect brehs. Spitta's swagged out delivery vs. the ghost's tough talk. Styles goes all the way the fuck in too. This is Jet Life, I accept life. To me? This shit is on the level of that Scottie Pippens verse. Perfect guest feature fuck what you heard.
Overall, I came out pleased. At first I thought that this was a disappointment in the sense that it isn't really Pilot Talk the way we enjoyed it back then. But it is excellent in it's own way. It hits all the different lanes I want Spitta to hit. Fly imagery, god tier shit talk, relationship/chick bon mots, sonicscapes that absorb you right into them, that don't let you go, that have you nodding your head in memory months later. Isn't that what I came here for? I'd say that as a means of summarizing Curren$y up until this point, it's pretty good if not as concise as it could be. I'd say that generally speaking, it's about as good as Pilot Talk 2 but not seeing PT1. Which all in all would make it a pretty damn good album. Here's to hoping Spitta can find a new stream to tap into sonically in future efforts. This definitely doesn't deserve a place amongst the absolute best of his work, but surely it would slot in as 'if you liked those, you would like these". The next obvious logical step was, and still is for him to come with an entire LP of wavy material like Froze, Alert, Cigarette Boats.
I'd give it about an 8.5.
