Solid tracklisting.
Ironically, I never liked dude when he was in Dilated Peoples but his solo albums have been great
I would venture to say that EV is the most improved rapper in hiphop history. He went from a im-skipping-your-verse level rapper to a legitimately good and sometimes great rapper who has gone toe to toe with raekwon, Ras kass, slug, roc Marc, prodigy etc on his last album and held his own if not outshined some of them. Can't really think of another rapper who has turned it around like him. He found his voice, style, flow, after the dilated people's era and it's made all the difference. Dude also has some very clever and witty lines.
And in addition to all that, he's a certified GREAT producer who makes bangers, soulful shyt, and doesn't copy anyone elses style or ride trends. He has obvious influences like alchemist, Muggs, maybe some oh no and a little madlib but you know his beats are his own.
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