Ransom- The Best In The City pt.2

Usually when the subject of who the hardest street cat out there is, many instantly refer to Styles P. or Hell Rell or some other guy who loves letting you know that he slings G packs the size of man hole covers or that his revolver is longer than Blossom's nose. Nothing against the flood like wave of new artists that love to take a metaphor to the next level...but on the real, they gonna have to shut the fuck up or come nicer. There's nothing worse than picking up a new dude's tape and popping that shit in to hear the same old formula. While if you were in dispair much like I was, about who would step up and grab the reins as the latest street dude who's bars are harder than an erection from a cat doin' life in the pen then you ain't heard duffle bag Ransom. Ran has been tearing shit to shreds on every tape, track and appearance he's dropped as of lately and shows no signs of stopping, or falling off. Little to nothing has blocked him from becoming the standard when it comes to undomesticated rhymes and songs. While many thought that his fame was sure to come out of the efforts he put in with his partner Hitchcock as they combined to be the A-Team, such things must have not been meant to be. The unfortunate events that would lead to Hitchcock leaving the group would have many believing that only hard times were ahead for Ran, but surprisingly it seems his popularity has only doubled since stepping out on his own. Yes the hip-hop gods work in strange ways most of the time I guess. Ran isn't letting his fate be decided by anyone other than himself these days though. Dropping the much anticipated sequel to his first "Best In The City" mixtape, Ran contributes many different well thought out angles to the "street" music he does 80 % of the time, further cementing his status as being a hardcore wiz kid, yet he did manage to bring forth some new, slightly more, how should I put this.....progressive? Tracks....lol, while I'm not yet ready to slap the "conscience" tag on him, I wouldn't scoff at his ability to speak on other shit besides the school of hard knocks. One such moment on this tape that is guaranteed to stir the emotions of even the coldest heart would be "My Thoughts"...A freestyle in which we find Ran kicking lines about a tremendously painful childhood, in which he was raised by state institutions while his mother struggled with grave health issues, and his father was absent. Other Tracks to check for are "Stories From Hell", "Boss Shit" and "Nightmares".
-Dominick L.


01. Intro (Dedication) 00:35
02. Tell It Like It Is 02:36
03. History In The Making 02:32
04. This Is The End 01:34
05. Triple Up 01:14
06. Nightmares 03:43
07. Grind N Hustle 03:06
08. Skit 00:21
09. Stories From Hell 03:23
10. Hunger 02:18
11. Boss sh*t 01:48
12. Trap Music (feat. Brisco & Flo-Rida) 03:29
13. What It To 01:31
14. Mazziratti (feat. Nicki Minja & Stack Bundles) 03:15
15. Best In The City 02:50
16. Dinna Time 03:11
17. Tri-State (Throwback) 01:42
18. Left Titty (Throwback) 01:48
19. Threats (feat. Tay Rok) 04:13
20. Dead Or Alive 01:41
21. Time (feat. Nicole Wray) 04:07
22. Dis How We Move It (feat. Spark Dawg) 04:05
23. Skit 01:17
24. Playin Fair 02:13
25. Old Niggaz Die Young 03:19
26. Just Came Home 02:39
27. Punishment 01:59
28. Money To Count (feat. Cold Summers Fam) 03:41
29. My Thoughts 01:38
30. Problems 01:27
31. Duffle Bag 04:06


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