taking the time right now to listen to the WHOLE project ...

1 INTRO - good way to get things going, dude says some meaningful things ... who's that talking? if it's a secret it should remain one though - mystery in music is important too

2 The Diamond - I'm just LOVING this one. really really top level beat. man people posting on here are so gifted it's not even fair anymore haha. great track. to be specific, I love how you weave different layers and just put them on top of each other and make them work as a cohesive whole - and then the end result is this elegant beat

3 Imperial - the title sure fits the bill. getting a Moongod Allah vibe off this one and I mean that as a big compliment. on some Ten Tigers of Kwantung level. this beat just makes me thing of martial arts movies, buddhism and the jungle. just summing up the images that come to mind

4 Reminisce/1992- that RnB vibe! shows your versatility. I love me some music from back in the day. this track is actually ready to go for any recording artist from those days. they can jump right in - the beat is the perfect package. Shanice where you at girl?

5 Have A Blast - hilarious intro dialogue lol. is that from some slacker movie? haha. I like this upbeat beat, brings a smile to my face. great drums too and very good pacing

6 Saint Thomas - reviewed earlier on in the thread but OF COURSE I LISTENED AGAIN still loving this one

7 Sugar & Spice - great work on the sound effects (IDK how to describe what's happening, I don't produce) with the sounds fading in and out, works really well. nice female vocal sample and I love the overall beat

8 Calm - that guy in the beginning gave me the CREEPS. Mr Calm sounds like he's about ready for a school shooting. nice spacey beat with a twist. very modern sounding but NOT cliché in the least. nice addition of percussion too

9 Fauxtown - oooh that SOUL! this one is just YUMMY. I like how the beat blossoms as it evolves

10 Tension - nice bass lines. female vocals go along well with the beat. another throwback to the nineties - early two thousands for me. I was thinking Zhané. another good example of how you make the beat go in different directions as it goes along. I could also see Missy Elliott rapping over this one

11 Broken - shows you can 'work' a line well too ('we have both been broken') without making it sound monotonous at all. I love the additional instrumentation later on in the track


glad I finally got around to listening to the whole LP. You, Sir, get an A+ from me. that's right I'm grading now after work hours too FML hahaha