MAD is a 33-year-old MC/producer from California City, California, best known for being one half of the Madopelli duo. Just like his rhyme partner Ant Dog, who dropped his third solo effort yesterday, albeit an LSP debut with “Sadistic Symphony,” MAD himself has done quite a few solo projects, including “Predominantly Me” and “Full Circle” ” and “24/7”. But considering the accolades Madopelli has received since Lyrikal Snuff Productionz signed him and released Sadistic Symphony (Like I Said) the day before, it makes sense that MAD would name their fourth record after themselves.
After the intro, first song “Murder Music” opens the album with a forlorn boom bap instrumental, Want His Flowers While He’s Here, while “Tell on My Name” takes the trap route, vocally talking about calling him Suge. White as he would leave muthafuckas hanging on the balcony. “How Are You Feeling?” brings back the kick and snare in the mix with a soul sample, admitting he’s feeling pretty high before breaking into Madopelli’s “New Snuff Sound,” which brings Snuff style to hardcore hip-hop/ In boom bap style.
“Watered Down” contains more kick drum, snare drum, and even some piano chords, calling out to those who dilute themselves artistically, while “Gurtted Like a Fish” leaves it dusty and serves as a reminder that things happen Things do happen and you’ll just end up hating yourself. “Long Way Home” brings a bluesy glow to those who have never had a home, while “Mt. Snuffmore,” co-written by Madopelli and MMMFD, positions itself as the LSP equivalent of Mount Rushmore itself.
Starting with the album’s final stretch, “Juggalo Love 2” is an acoustic trap crossover that showcases crazy juggalo luv, while “Go to Sleep” incorporates this high-pitched vocal sample with kick drum and military Drum, asking passionately why they should sleep in his name. Before the outro, the final song “Feel Alone Again” ends MAD’s best solo album to date, still talking about loneliness in trap metal to this day.
Since signing to LSP, Madopelli have quickly established themselves in the underground, and as with Sadistic Symphony , which we only received yesterday, its counterpart MAD (Me Against Death) further exemplifies their freshness as a solo act feel. Truly the best album they have ever produced themselves. Not only is MAD one of the most interesting producers to emerge from the underground evil scene in the past few years, but he’s here to take things to the next level.
Score: 8/10
