Law & Disorder is an East Coast power duo consisting of Brooklyn, NY-based host/producer D-Dot and Buffalo, PA-based host and attorney Tracey Lee. They’ve already crossed paths with D-Dot a few times, having produced some tracks on Tracy’s Universal Music Group debut album Many Facez nearly 30 years ago, so hearing that they’d be joining forces for their own full-length debut early this year peaked my curiosity.
After the “Court Day” intro, opener “Be Warned” begins to make a warning statement about the beasts they still are, while “Let’s Get It On” talks about their flow at a more quirky pace that’s hard to follow. “Like This” lets the dust fly, bragging about the surgical abilities they possess with their pens, leading to “What’s Missin’?” Talking about a product with 2 turntables and a microphone.
“Need a Lawyer?” ” followed by “The Bop” skit near the midpoint, before the sassy “boss” delivered some lyrical bombast, giving us the rawness some people have been looking for. The late Black Rob’s “Oooweee Owwweeee” finds the trio bringing hardcore over a jazzy instrumental, before D-Dot ramps up the aggression with a few minutes of soloing with “D-Dot Wins.”
In the pre-“Act Now!!!” skit, we have Law & Chaos talking about their “brotherly love” for each other, while King-Dome keeps dissecting any adversary that dares stand up to them. “Seen It All” takes some time to reflect on the pair’s respective career histories, while “It’s a Flex” talks about being better than everyone else, and “You Know Who We Are” closes the album with both parties dropping the fighting bar for the last time.
I originally went into Law & Disorder thinking it was a Tracey Lee solo album produced entirely by D-Dot, but I had no problem with The Mad Rapper himself having Tracey on almost every song since he started out as 1/2 of 2 Kings in a Cipher in the late 80s. The boom bap production is a huge step up from the LLeft Entertainment founder’s extensive body of work since he returned to the music industry after getting a license to bar, and proves that neither of them is bound by the past.
Score: 8/10
