Poison Pen - Pick Your Poison: Who's The Master

For a minute now Poison Pen has been that excellent and elusive hardcore, underground rapper that has managed to elude too many people. The Brooklyn villian has been terrorizing beats for quite some time, but unless you stays up on ya underground browsing, or are all up on the net, chances are his work might be continually sneaking by you. First off I recommend all those who aren't familiar with Pen to go listen to or grab his 12" single "Im Fuckin You Up", which had a pretty ill B side on it as well in "Inner City Hoodlum". That 12" will properly introduce you to Pen's style and pretty much, in a nutshell what he's about. He doesen't pull any punches except for those in his punchlines and he's never been the type to shy away from saying controversial things. There's a method to Pen's madness however and many times you'll find that he will put aside his gutter musings to speak bluntly on a lot of socially aware topics. After you bump the "I'm Fuckin You Up" record I think it would be best to move onto some of Pen's more recent material like "Pick Your Poison: Mark Of The East" or "Dirty Urine". For now though I would you should just scoop up "Who's The Master"; the second installment in Pen's "Pick Your Poison" series. This time around Pen provides a higher dose of his illicit material and to me the mixing and continuity of this tape is much better than "Mark Of The East" due to Pen's new running mates J-Ronin and DJ Snips. If your into beats this tape is also definitely for you. The production is thick and there are a lot of really standout tracks on here that blend perfectly with Pen's style. No doubt a perk of knowing the heavilly connected DJ Ronin, who knows just about every ill, well known and unknown producer in the borough of Brooklyn. Guest features also predominantly resonate throughout this tape too. Pen recruits Immortal Technique, Swave Sevah, Akir, Littles, Ras Kass, Bishop Lamont and Shabaam Sahdeeq to rhyme aside him for his newest release. All of whom contribute very well to their respective songs. Truthfully though, the best guest spot in my mind, was between Pen and Littles for "QB 2 BK"; they tore that shit down and once again reminded the Bronx, Harlem and Staten Island why Queens and Brooklyn still are the reigning kings of hardcore street rap. All in all a great tape with some seriously funny skits. I think this is a good step in the right direction for Pen and I hope he sticks to this formula in the future. There are a couple tracks I didn't dig too tuff, but I also realize that songs like "Rat Race" feat. Nems, might strike a chord with a different kind of listener. I also have never liked Nems that well so maybe I'm just biased, to me the fuckin song ain't that great, that's all there is to it. "Who's The Master" is a pleasing and gratifying listen for any hardcore head, but it might fall short for the big time Poison Pen fans, as they might notice Pen's more modest direction in terms of content.

-BIG D O



01. 01:48 Intro
02. 04:46 Squab Feat. Amplafire
03. 00:29 Shonuff Meets Bruce Leeroy
04. 01:43 Brassknucklerap
05. 00:35 Get Up Leroy!!!
06. 03:19 The Brooklyn Way
07. 04:05 The Arms Feat. Swave Sevah & J-Arch
08. 00:17 Untitled Skit
09. 04:29 Uptown Anthem Feat. Cvees (Ike P & Swave Sevah)
10. 04:02 Belignorant Feat. Immortal Technique & Diabloic
11. 00:51 A Word From Our Sponsor
12. 04:45 No Problems
13. 04:22 Reggaeton Feat. Ras Kass & Bishop Lamant
14. 01:06 Shonuff In Da Pizza Shop
15. 02:42 Emveez Feat. Supastar Billy Gramm & F. Jordan
16. 02:58 Rat Race Feat. Nems
17. 03:47 QB2BK Feat. Littles
18. 00:31 Shonuff Vs. Leeroy Round 1
19. 03:32 Freestyle Feat. Akir
20. 03:24 4's Feat. Long Life, Swave Sevah, Supastar Billy Gramm, Shabaam Sahdee
21. 03:31 Stronghold Grip Feat. Immortal Technique & Swave Sevah
22. 00:19 Shonuff Gets The Glow
23. 02:58 Poison Murdafest Feat. Nems
24. 00:14 Shonuff Finishes Leeroy
25. 03:31 Brooklyn Part 2 (Bonus Track)

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