This is the sixth studio record from Buffalo, New York rapper Streets Soprano. Signed to Benny the Butcher’s own Black Soprano Family Records, he produced five full-length albums and several EPs for the label, including Damn: Nothing Last Forever. or do you hear me? Dualism. He also released a collaborative EP “Birth of a Dynasty” with Heckler on July 4th of this year, which is fine for me personally and no disrespect to Heckler, but the presence of several of his B$F brothers on Success or Death makes me more interested.
Rick Hyde’s “More Integrity, Less Pride” first samples Kleeer’s “She Said She Loves Me,” both offering some good advice for today’s artists, while “Loyalty Worth More Than Money” continues the thoughtful concept on some strings. “Game in a Frenzy” takes a more hardcore approach and is all about trusting anyone, leading to “Potent as Dopamine,” in which Heckler finds the two talking about how they make their music powerful.
Fuego Base appears on “Trap House Way,” giving us the type of shit that made the whole neighborhood hot, while “Gangster & a Thug,” featuring Heckler, reunites the duo on a boom bap instrumental that talks about shit being the way it is because it’s dirt mixed with blood. “The Art of Patience” incorporates some jingles and venting vocal samples, no one knows what he’s been through since he doesn’t show it, while “See My Pain” ends with this booming bap that ends with make or die, talking about this game without much guidance.
Coming off of his “Off the Radar” jam a few weeks ago, the TrustNobody founder and Black Soprano Family member’s first solo effort in several years is easily my favorite since Damn: Nothing Last Forever. perhaps. With Do You Hear Me? “Compared with “Succeed or Die”, almost half of them have one feature. 2. Take some time to relive the chemistry of Birth of a Dynasty, or rock out to Street Soprano’s most lyrically ambitious work with some of B$F’s greatest performances.
Rating: 7/10
