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Slowly and surely J- Ronin has been creepin' on us. First he started this ridiculous mixtape series called All Elements, that has never failed to please any true head, and always managed to secure a real, respectable tape host, all ranging from the likes of Jaz-O to Teflon to this tape's extremely talented Saigon. The All Elements series has garnered a lot of respect from some of hip-hop's elite lyricist's, but also from some of the genre's most credible publications. Hailed as "One of the last Gaurdians of real hip-hop" by Stash Magizine and featured in various other mags like The Source and Rap Mullet pretty much cements the fact that people are watching J- Ronin's moves as he paves out a much needed road for more Dj's like himself: truly talented heads that want to take mixtapes back to the essence of real mixing, great hosts, exclusives, world premieres and basically just an overall commitment to good music flying below the radar. While most of his praise is surely going to come from the tape he did with Jaz-O and this one, many are quick to forget the classic joints he put together before his name really started to ring out. There was All Elements Vol. 3, which was a very underrated tape at the time, and was also hosted by Ras Kass and Killah Priest, who contributed 5 exclusive bangers for the effort. J-Ronin seems to be in the drivers seat as far as his connections go but often I find some of the illest moments on his tapes come from the slew of unknown names that are given the chance to shine on them. Names like Famoso, Loungin Lo, Akir, Nina B, The Jacka, Da Evangelists and more. I think Ronin has the knack of a highly paid A&R to be able to hear just what is dope and what ain't. To Date he has yet to put a wack new comer on one of his tapes. So here we are at All Elements Vol. 7, without a bdoubt this is Ronin's best tape to date. Starting off on a scorching hot not Ronin gets together some of the usual suspects in Shabaam Sahdeeq, Sav Killz, Teflon and Steele for Crookliyn Dodgers 07', a much grittier look into the boro of BK. Not one to use his sunday punch too quickly, the tape transitions into the boistorous and catchy "Don't Yu Be The Nigga" by Saigon and newcomer Blam providing the sick vocals. Next Up we got longtime Wu affiliate and collaborator Shabazz The Disciple dishing out an exclusive joint produced by the dynamic french production team known as Get Large. The tape cruises through dope track after dope track, some we already have gotten familiar with due to the extent of their illness. Joints like Joell Ortiz's fantastic "Hip-Hop" remix with Kiss and Saigon, Common's ode to the struggle "The Game" (complete with scratches from Premier), and Born Unique's potent Freestyle all resonate throughout this mixtape gem and the listener's eardrums. The tape finishes strong with exclusives from Krondon (sick Madlib production on that one), Strong Arm Steady, Cali Agents and of course Saigon. This tape just leaves little to be desired from anything else out there in the way of underground mixtape artists, and Dj's.
-Dominick L.
01. J Ronin & Saigon - Intro 01:21
02. Teflon, Sav Killz, Shabaam Sahdeeq, & Steele - All Elements 03:37Crooklyn Dodgers 07
03. Saigon - Don't U B Da Nigga (feat. Blam) 02:59
04. Shabazz The Disciple - Peep Game 01:52(Produced by Get Large Productions)
05. Styles P - The Hardest (feat. AZ) 03:28
06. Hell Raza - Verbal Intercourse (Freestyle) 02:04
07. Joell Ortiz - Hip-Hop (Remix) (feat. Jadakiss & Saigon) 03:31
08. Tragedy Khadafi - The Truest 03:01
09. Planet Asia - It's On Again (feat. King Marvey X) 03:44
10. Common - The Game (feat. DJ Premier) 03:31
11. Phantasm (Cella Dwellas) - We Made It (Freestyle) 01:35
12. Sav Killz & Meyhem Lauren - Perfectionist 04:32(Produced by Karimbo)
13. Krondon - Clean Up (feat. Saukrates & Black Thoughts) 03:25(Produced by Madlib)
14. Saigon - Not My Baby (Snippet) (feat. Razah) 01:32(Produced by The Heatmakerz)
15. Born Unique - All Elements 7 (Freestyle) 01:48(Produced by Pete Twist)
16. Strong Arm Steady - Go Wit' Us (feat. Talib Kweli) 03:25
17. Jucie - No Love 03:28
18. Skillz - Don't Act Like You Know (feat. Freeway) 03:30
19. Cali Agents - Cali 2 NY (feat. Hasaan Mackey & Slo Mo) 04:31(Produced by Bykeelay & Zaire Of Sole Vibe)
20. Killa Sha - Frontline (feat. Large Professor) 03:44(Produced by Large Professor)
21. Da Evangillest - Da Evangillest 03:29
22. Joel Ortiz - Modern Day Slavery (feat. Immortal Technique) 03:27
23. Saigon - Rap City Freestyle 1 01:19
24. Saigon - Rap City Freestyle 2 00:59
25. Spit Supreme - Get It Live 01:32
26. The Survivalists - Urban Folklore (feat. Planet Asia) 02:38(Produced by Ecto 1)
27. Famoso - No Way Out (Snippet) (Produced by Cosmo) 01:19
28. Gutta - Murder 02:38
29. J Ronin & Saigon - Outro 01:51
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