Artist: Jeff Chery
Album: The Transition
Source: DJ Booth
Track Listing:
- Nu JC (prod by The RZA)
- Someday (prod. by Katapult)
- Candy Girl (prod. by Gamble)
- Pass The Dutchy (prod. by Chase N.Cashe)
- Drop The World (prod. Hit-Boy & Chase)
- Gotta Make It (ft. L.Jaye) (prod. by Kalaj Dame)
- Pedigree (prod. by Good Will)
- They Get Around (prod. Sam Sneed)
- Say You Will (prod by Kanye West)
- Come From (prod. by Scott Armstrong)
- One Night Stand (prod. by Hoodfamous)
- I Bet He’s Nice (ft. K. Sparks) (prod. by D. Roof)
- Steady Mobbin (prod. by Kane Beatz)
- The Pair (prod. P Haze)
- Doubt Me (ft. CurT@!n$) (prod. Kalaj Dame)
- Airplanes (prod. by Alex Da Kid)
- Who Is That (ft. Lil Chuckee) (prod. JHot)
- Silly
Note:
The Transition is a mixed bag for me. There are some excellent tracks on here and then there are some that I feel fall short of his potential. I have enjoyed Jeff Chery tracks before. He is a mainstay for a lot of the popular blogs so the exposure is definitely there. With that being said, I think I could half this album and listen to about fifty percent of the tracks and do without the rest.
This album suffers from an uncomfortable duality. The production from the album is almost exclusively based on synthed out beats. Whether they be original or instrumentals used previously from other artists. I am simply not a fan of that sound. There are times where it sounds good, ala Pedigree and They Get Around. These tracks utilize good hooks and Jeff Chery comfortably flows on top of them. These two songs are definitely highlights. The rest of the production feels pretty bland.
On some of the other songs I feel like the content of the rhymes is a little cliche. Alot of tracks regarding the ladies slow the progress of the album. I don’t mind a couple of cuts but too many defines redundancy. A little more diversity with eighteen tracks would have been better for the project.
Again, I don’t want to totally disregard the project as it does have it’s merits. I just can’t recommend it.
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