Toki Wright is something of a Minneapolis legend for everything he has done for the hip hop community. As an individual, it's hard to not love Toki Wright and what positive things he has always tried to do in Minneapolis over the years. Prior to the release of this album, you might have seen him on MTV giving a young kid from Minneapolis by the name of "Blizzard" a chance to perform at some shows alongside C-Rayz Walz.
As for the album, released under the Rhymesayers imprint, it includes features from Scarub of the Living Legends, labelmates Felipe of Los Nativos, I-Self Divine & Brother Ali, as well as St. Paul Slim, and Trama. I found myself looking for more. The production and overall mood of the album is very gloomy. The songs that are the exception to this rule would be "More Fiya," posted above, "The Feeling," featuring Brother Ali, and the hidden track at the end of the album that is something of a posse cut featuring the likes of other Minneapolis rappers.
One of the gloomy tracks that really stands out is "Truth Or Dare." The production on this cut is phenomenal. However, out of a 13 track album with 14 songs (including the hidden track), finding very good songs was very hard for me. To be honest, this was an album that I really wanted to fall in love just because of how much Toki Wright has done for the community but I just couldn't get into it after about 10-12 listens. The album slows down after "More Fiya" and falls off after "A Different Mirror" (Track 5). By the time "The Feeling" featuring Brother Ali hits you'll find that the album has almost reached its end. One positive is that Toki Wright certainly finishes the album with a bang.
Best Song: Truth Or Dare
Best Line: "So you can swallow, swallow some pride, swallow some sh*t, swallow my di-uh... nah that won't fit." - Toki Wright More Fiya
Rating: 3.9/10
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