Blaq Poet first became known for his attack directed to KRS-One on the song "Beat You Down" back in 1987. In 2000, his crew Screwball released something of a cult classic when they released the album Y2k The Album back in 2000. Since then, Screwball made a couple more albums that never got quite the critical acclaim of Y2k The Album. Now, Blaq Poet is back on his own and he brought arguably the greatest hip-hop producer of all-time, DJ Premier.
Their single (posted above) "Ain't Nuthin' Changed" displays these two at their finest. The album includes features from Noreaga, NYGz, and Lil' Fame of M.O.P among others. It also comes packaged with a double-disc of the instrumentals.
Fortunately, the instrumentals will be one of the best things to gain out of this purchase. That's not to say no one will consider this a very good album, because one critic gave it a 94/100 *smh*. Blaq Poet definitely has a quality flow and there's no doubt that he combines well with Premo. However, my biggest criticisms of Blaq Poet are that I find him cussing in abundance... a LARGE abundance. There is a point where he has around 8 cuss words in a 4 bar sequence (noted below). Remember how your mom used to always say "I hate when every other word is a cuss word." Well when a rapper uses cuss words as often as Blaq Poet does at times, it gives your mom all the credibility she needs to be correct. One thing it also does is give hip-hop pundits like Bill O'Reilly fuel to their proverbial fire. When rappers use an overabundance of cusswords and abstain from the real artistry hip-hop can be used to display, it makes Bill O'Reilly.... right (gulp). I know some may say, "Well Blaq Poet is raw and uncut!" Yeah? Well, so was Eazy-E and I highly doubt anyone is going to try to convince me he was a great rapper. Just because a rapper is 'raw and uncut,' does not make them a great rapper. Crooked I, for example, is raw and uncut, but his skills blow Blaq Poet's out of the water.
Also, as an emcee Blaq Poet really isn't that talented... at all. When I spent time actually listening to his multiples, I think in a span of 2-3 songs he had a handful of 2 syllable rhymes; however, most of them were only 1 syllable.
However, despite all of the awful "emceeing" done by Blaq Poet, one thing still remains a certainty. Premo absolutely kills these beats! The fact that this album comes with the instrumentals helps its cause immensely. Premo makes this album listenable.
Best Song: Ain't Nuthin' Changed
Worst Line: "I aint no motherf***ing baller/I ain't no motherf***ing player n***a/ I'm a real motherf***ing rhymesayer n***a/ Don't get it f***ed up I'll still lay a n***a/" - Blaq Poet What's The Deal
Rating: 4.2/10
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