Ransom - Best In The City 2

If you're like me you've been waiting to cop this CD like a fiend who just sold a broken amp. I keep the old A-Team mixtapes in rotation and Ransom has truely "come up" from when he first dropped a verse. To me Ransom is the epitome of a raw rhyming, no bullshit MC. No gimmicks, no sing-song'y catchy hooks, just the rawest bars you've heard over some leaving foot prints in the concrete production. With that said, let's see why Ransom is still the best in the city for a second time.

There's one line from "This Is The End" that sums up Ransom's whole style..."I give the good and bad about the hood that we living in". That's it right there, no bullshit, just witty punch lines wrapped in the reality that is his life. How can you not dig that in this fake, made up MC times we're living in? If you haven't heard "Nightmares" yet get to listening. I'm not gonna say it's the best track on the CD cause there's a couple but I will say its the realest song out right now by any MC. If I could quote the whole song I would but know this...one listen and at the end your first word will be; damn! If you hustle or ever really hustled for real then you can appreciate "Hunger". And I quote..."world war 4 coming better stay with your piece"; or is it "peace"? I love bars like those that can have many meanings...sign of true lyricist. I can see "Trap Music" being a slept on track but Ransom with Brisco and Flo-rida is a nasty ass colaboration. If you want to hear a perfect flow peep "Best In The City"...this joint will snap your neck off too. You wouldn't think Spark Dawg would show up on a Ransom track but this shit was tight, hook was a lil weak but the versatility is crazy. If you're a Ransom fan you know "Old Ni99az Die Young" and I was glad he followed the shit up with "Just Came Home". I didn't like the ending but I admit that's some real shit that would happen.

Dead ass real there isn't any more to say about this joint except to make sure you actually purchase the mixtape and you go out an purchase Pain & Glory 2 when it drops. The very last thing I will say tho is just...thanks. Thanks to Ransom for making music period. Thanks for giving cats theme music for their everyday lives and for not giving up on hip hop.