Album Discussion: Making Enemies - K-Rino (Stream Added)
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Big Mel
@bigboss
K-Tugboat
Pinyapplesuckas
He's A Good Man
that can be said about a lot of K Rino tracks...his beats are kinda mehh at times but lyrically he always brings itThat beat on Head Punches is kind of wack though
Album is on Amazon Prime
Talk Like This
Good spot, yeah Talk Like This is nice, good content, needed, went at everyone that needed to got at unapologetically...
"I'm sick of the rapist trying to blame the rape on the victim"
Good concept too, with the hook bringing the verses together. Raw content/lyrics, a lot of real talk in the song. Good to hear.
BEat was nice too...I only listened on my phone so I don't know if it really knocked...but the sample was good.
Played it on studio speakers within the last hour, sounded dope, sounds like the type of thing you'd like. In a way reminded me of kind of a Prodigy/Alchemist feel. Production is very subjective to me, I like quite a diverse range, as long as it suits the song am good, or sounds good to me. When I usually have a problem with beats is if they detract from the song personally to me in a sense of I like the shyt, but then the beat ruins it, or the beat is just straight up annoying. But even that varies, for instance AZ killed the I Feel For You shyt but the beat to my ears personally can be annoying and find it hard to play, but AZ ripped that shyt up, and I want to like it but overall the beat annoys me a bit lol. Only song I don't really like from that album, even though AZ brought it...
Yeah still bumping this heavy, played it recently and was extremely enjoyable, showed a few people too as they were very impressed and copped the album themselves.
Came across this review earlier, thought it was quite interesting...
Ace_Thelonius_One Feb 14 2016 ▼
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
2.Talk Like This
Producer: Supreme Tracks
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
3.Head Punches
Producer: Anno Domini
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
4.Artificial Existence
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
5.Written In Blood
Producer: PSIX
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
6.More Than Ever
Producer: Blac Forest
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
7.Enigma Class
Producer: Anno Domini
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
8.Losin' Ain't An Option (feat. Sniper)
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
9.Everybody's Hard
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
10.The Burden Robe
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
11.Sensitive Male
Producer: Supreme Tracks
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
12.Panoramic
Producer: Loop Reverendz
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
13.Where the Love At
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
14.Chess Pieces
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
15.Escape to the Unknown
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
Maybe one of the biggest shockers of all time. I consider 2015 to be one of the better years for hip hop recently, and so many albums I fell in love with instantly that had constant rotation in my CD player. After "Tetsuo & Youth" was released, I didn't think anything was gonna rise above that masterpiece. But as I should've expected, the GOAT himself blew everyone out of the water. Funny thing is I reviewed K-Rino once before (wasn't at all as high as him) and he coincidentally released "Makin' Enemies" quick after I finished his catalog. However, he did earn an instant spot on my favorites, but I was hesitant to go review the album. I only waited about a month or two to check this out, but that was months wasted. Ever single track blew my mind in a way, and only does more each time I hear one. "Makin' Enemies" is one of the most complete albums I have ever heard, and it's stunning that something as perfect as this could be crafted and released in one year. There is endless verses and lines that provoke speechlessness, instrumentals that greet the listener as something unfamiliar, and deep concepts. Musically, this is an experience. Mood/atmosphere wise, this feels more upbeat than his other albums typically do, and that's one of the things that seperates it from the rest of his albums and most hip hop albums. Beat-wise this is his most interesting collection yet. 411 Productions makes a debut with most the beats here, and each is a pure winner. But after hearing each one, you'd think a different producer made it. As expected though, no beat, no matter how well it's formatted, layered, or structured, or how hard it bangs in sound, is a match for the words of K. That's competitively, as they do fit his lyrics like a glove. The album kicks off with a ride of a title track. Dozens of multis and rewind worthy lyrics spill out over the adrenaline-raced production. Couldn't have started the album better, or ended it better. "Escape to the Unknown" is instantly one of the greatest things written. It isn't in the same leaugue as "Me & Jesus..." by The Coup or "Undying Love" by Nas, it's ahead of them. At least the latter. As is the story was already thought-provoking enough, but the conclusion makes its brilliance stack. "Talk Like This" is another anti-cop anthem. Don't expect a "Dem Laws" part two, because this is more exhilarating instead of blood-pumping than the last. Ever word sinks into the beat, and the tongue-in-cheek hook adds to that to equal an unforgettable song. "Everyboyd's Hard" is a mere prequal to that masterpiece. Rather than dissing the cops, it's dissing ones who simply can't wholeheartedly. Not only is the beat addicting but the song overall is. K-Rino makes songs with such grasp in depth or serious subjects that are filled with replay value, and that's one thing that makes him impossible to compete with. That's far from all that you'll find in this album though. I may not be a fan of Sniper, but he can't even harm "Losin' Ain't An Option", which has a banging horn supply that throws back to 2008. "Artificial Existence" and "The Burden Robe" are two stunning comcepts that just add bricks to the tower of K's skill and creativity, and overall consistency to the album. Few albums can compare to this one, and it even stands out from his long list of insanity on wax. "Solitary Confinement" is one that comes close, but fell short due to "I Can't Tell". The subject is re-cycled with a twist on "Sensitive Male", and is also given one of the best beats on the album (while the former song had the weakest production moment). The delicate strings and occassional hums blend together for pure amazingness, and K makes humorous lyrics for all but serious purposes on the song. "Chess Pieces" is one of the best songs ever as is most of this album. The beat is unique and so raw that it's hard to not listen to it with full volume, and it's a blast bumping it and absorbing all the effects in it, but they don't distract from the waves of wordplay and rhymes K spits over it. Honestly it is a perfect song in every aspect, and even before the hook comes to the song all competition against K ceases to exist. This is an album of the greatest of all time, at his greatest. There's so many groundbreaking one liners, rhyme schemes and flows for the lyric heads. And for the balanced ones there is a lethal doseage of raw beats and topics in the album. On the long line of the amazing K-Rino albums, it seems they all lived up to this, but that doesn't mesn he's close to being done thankfully. It's jaw-dropping that in such a recent time in hip hop he releases an album this important quality-wise despite lacking mass appeal. And as odd as it is to say, there's barely any albums this daring, fearless, aggressive, creative, and versatile on all aspects. Lyrically, it may as well be the greatest. That may not be for long though, not saying I'd change my mind, but ever since the C.O.D. debut EP in 1990 and the classic "Stories From the Black Book" in 1993, K-Rino has done nothing but improve while all legends other than him have declined in one or more ways. So if it doesn't stay the most well-rounded, complex lyrical masterpiece for good, it's because he has a better one or more on the way. Combine K-Rino's 2015 hip hop shrine with rumours of his hustle in 2016 by his words on the internet, I patiently await the release date of his next (of suppossedly/hopefully many) project like a holiday.
Music: 5.0
Lyrics: 5.0
Overall: 5.0
Top 5 Tracks:
Makin' Enemies
Talk Like This
Enigma Class
Chess Pieces
Escape to the Unknown
Weakest Track:
More Than Ever
Beats: 100.00% Lyrics: 100.00% Score: 100.00%
Grade: A+
Ace_Thelonius_One Feb 14 2016 ▼
- 1Intro
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2Makin' Enemies
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3Talk Like This
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4Head Punches
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5Artificial Existence
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6Written in Blood
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7More Than Ever
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8Enigma Class
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9Losin' Ain't a Option
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10Everybody’s Hard
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11The Burden Robe
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12Sensitive Male
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13Panoramic
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14Where the Love At
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15Chess Pieces
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16Escape to the Unknown
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
2.Talk Like This
Producer: Supreme Tracks
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
3.Head Punches
Producer: Anno Domini
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
4.Artificial Existence
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
5.Written In Blood
Producer: PSIX
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
6.More Than Ever
Producer: Blac Forest
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
7.Enigma Class
Producer: Anno Domini
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
8.Losin' Ain't An Option (feat. Sniper)
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
9.Everybody's Hard
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
10.The Burden Robe
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
11.Sensitive Male
Producer: Supreme Tracks
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
12.Panoramic
Producer: Loop Reverendz
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
13.Where the Love At
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
14.Chess Pieces
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
15.Escape to the Unknown
Producer: 411 Productions
Beat: 10 of 10 Lyrics: 10 of 10 Overall: 10 of 10
Maybe one of the biggest shockers of all time. I consider 2015 to be one of the better years for hip hop recently, and so many albums I fell in love with instantly that had constant rotation in my CD player. After "Tetsuo & Youth" was released, I didn't think anything was gonna rise above that masterpiece. But as I should've expected, the GOAT himself blew everyone out of the water. Funny thing is I reviewed K-Rino once before (wasn't at all as high as him) and he coincidentally released "Makin' Enemies" quick after I finished his catalog. However, he did earn an instant spot on my favorites, but I was hesitant to go review the album. I only waited about a month or two to check this out, but that was months wasted. Ever single track blew my mind in a way, and only does more each time I hear one. "Makin' Enemies" is one of the most complete albums I have ever heard, and it's stunning that something as perfect as this could be crafted and released in one year. There is endless verses and lines that provoke speechlessness, instrumentals that greet the listener as something unfamiliar, and deep concepts. Musically, this is an experience. Mood/atmosphere wise, this feels more upbeat than his other albums typically do, and that's one of the things that seperates it from the rest of his albums and most hip hop albums. Beat-wise this is his most interesting collection yet. 411 Productions makes a debut with most the beats here, and each is a pure winner. But after hearing each one, you'd think a different producer made it. As expected though, no beat, no matter how well it's formatted, layered, or structured, or how hard it bangs in sound, is a match for the words of K. That's competitively, as they do fit his lyrics like a glove. The album kicks off with a ride of a title track. Dozens of multis and rewind worthy lyrics spill out over the adrenaline-raced production. Couldn't have started the album better, or ended it better. "Escape to the Unknown" is instantly one of the greatest things written. It isn't in the same leaugue as "Me & Jesus..." by The Coup or "Undying Love" by Nas, it's ahead of them. At least the latter. As is the story was already thought-provoking enough, but the conclusion makes its brilliance stack. "Talk Like This" is another anti-cop anthem. Don't expect a "Dem Laws" part two, because this is more exhilarating instead of blood-pumping than the last. Ever word sinks into the beat, and the tongue-in-cheek hook adds to that to equal an unforgettable song. "Everyboyd's Hard" is a mere prequal to that masterpiece. Rather than dissing the cops, it's dissing ones who simply can't wholeheartedly. Not only is the beat addicting but the song overall is. K-Rino makes songs with such grasp in depth or serious subjects that are filled with replay value, and that's one thing that makes him impossible to compete with. That's far from all that you'll find in this album though. I may not be a fan of Sniper, but he can't even harm "Losin' Ain't An Option", which has a banging horn supply that throws back to 2008. "Artificial Existence" and "The Burden Robe" are two stunning comcepts that just add bricks to the tower of K's skill and creativity, and overall consistency to the album. Few albums can compare to this one, and it even stands out from his long list of insanity on wax. "Solitary Confinement" is one that comes close, but fell short due to "I Can't Tell". The subject is re-cycled with a twist on "Sensitive Male", and is also given one of the best beats on the album (while the former song had the weakest production moment). The delicate strings and occassional hums blend together for pure amazingness, and K makes humorous lyrics for all but serious purposes on the song. "Chess Pieces" is one of the best songs ever as is most of this album. The beat is unique and so raw that it's hard to not listen to it with full volume, and it's a blast bumping it and absorbing all the effects in it, but they don't distract from the waves of wordplay and rhymes K spits over it. Honestly it is a perfect song in every aspect, and even before the hook comes to the song all competition against K ceases to exist. This is an album of the greatest of all time, at his greatest. There's so many groundbreaking one liners, rhyme schemes and flows for the lyric heads. And for the balanced ones there is a lethal doseage of raw beats and topics in the album. On the long line of the amazing K-Rino albums, it seems they all lived up to this, but that doesn't mesn he's close to being done thankfully. It's jaw-dropping that in such a recent time in hip hop he releases an album this important quality-wise despite lacking mass appeal. And as odd as it is to say, there's barely any albums this daring, fearless, aggressive, creative, and versatile on all aspects. Lyrically, it may as well be the greatest. That may not be for long though, not saying I'd change my mind, but ever since the C.O.D. debut EP in 1990 and the classic "Stories From the Black Book" in 1993, K-Rino has done nothing but improve while all legends other than him have declined in one or more ways. So if it doesn't stay the most well-rounded, complex lyrical masterpiece for good, it's because he has a better one or more on the way. Combine K-Rino's 2015 hip hop shrine with rumours of his hustle in 2016 by his words on the internet, I patiently await the release date of his next (of suppossedly/hopefully many) project like a holiday.
Music: 5.0
Lyrics: 5.0
Overall: 5.0
Top 5 Tracks:
Makin' Enemies
Talk Like This
Enigma Class
Chess Pieces
Escape to the Unknown
Weakest Track:
More Than Ever
Beats: 100.00% Lyrics: 100.00% Score: 100.00%
Grade: A+
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