Hmmm... where do i begin for such a rap phenomenon as this icon of an individual called T-bone? there's no denying he's got the raw skillz(if in doubt , listen to track 11 please).
I am so in love with the way he's tryna take this gospel to the mainest of streams, clubs and streets beware! Now it's been re-christened Conscious rap. Hmmm....but i must say that his heart for ministry han't changed one bit.
For me my favourite track is easily "Let that thang go" . He comes off so evil on that track u can feel the revolution in his voice.
Closely followed by "follow T, " though the track is quick to bring to mind phonographic images of a certain Fat rapper whose name begins with J.
"It's OK " is another ear-catcher for me, but too soon one is quick to see the the gritty dark 50 Cent stylistics come into play in the chorus and beat patterns.
The joint with Chino XL is an absolute banger, and the fiery lyrical venom can be felt all over the track. the only thing is, chino seems to have this thing against women, or is it just me-he slays Beyonce, Whitney Houston and Ferdie of black eyed peas almost all in one handful.
"I been looking around" would have been cooler if it didnt have so much kanye west written all over it-T-bone's almost never sampled old skool vocals in his entire career up until now.
Overall i think the album's guaranteed to turn more than just a few heads and stamp it onto the minds of listeners that hip hop and sex, violence and drugs don't always have to go together to be phat. Bone-a-fide wont top your list for deep theological lyricism-that credit goes to The Cross movement. And his best work ever still remains "Last street Preacha".
But T-bone has definitely lasted longer than even countless of his secular contemps.And that, for me would stamp him as a legend of sorts.KEEP FLYING THAT GOSPEL FLAG, PLAYA! I'M FEELIN' YA ALL THA WAY!!!!!