Artist: Curtessy x The Militia
Album: Expectations
Tracklisting:
- A New Day
- What It Seems
- One (ft. Khrysis)
- Emcee
- Expectations (ft. Wally Left x Rome Clientel)
- The Lifestyle (ft. MidaZ The BEAST)
- All My Life
- South Central (ft. Pro Logic)
- Aint No Love
- End Of The Day
Note:
One thing that I have learned for certain in 2013 is that The Militia is an elite production outfit. They concoct some raw and innovative boom bap for artists, in this case, Curtessy to spit over.
Expectations is an interesting title for this album, because not really knowing what Curtessy was about, I really had no expectations for this release. But as it turns out, with this release, he’s starting to set those expectations with this release. And he sets that bar high.
The project of course features spine-snapping drums and soulful rhythms from The Militia but also a very driven Curtessy. It sounds like he is a man who has been doubted before. But on this release, he shows that South Central emcees can come with the lyrics too. He got the nice wordplay but it is derived from his real life experiences and what’s what makes this joint special.
Expectations on the whole is dope but some of my favorite cuts are One, the posse cut Expectations, and All My Life. These three cuts illustrate the incredible production from The Militia and Curtessy’s complete repertoire. Give this project a chance and become a fan.
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