Review: Statik Selektah - 100 Proof

For his 3rd album in as many years, Lawrence, MA raised DJ, Producer and Showoff Records label head, Statik Selektah drops a new batch of sample heavy tracks that feature an ample amount of the game’s most notable MC’s. Statik’s heavy connections are abound on “100 Proof” and coming into this project the now Brooklyn-based DJ is seemingly at the top of his game.

While things start off admirably enough with a poignant message about whom one keeps in their inner circle, the weighty fodder that you’d expect to ensue after a directive with that type of righteous sentiment proves maybe to be just talk. Statik has never had any trouble securing big name guest spots for his albums and that capability might just of hindered him from crafting a more congruent album.

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