Today Pusha-T released his 1st solo album titled Fear of God II: Let us Pray. Months prior to the release of this project Pusha released heat on a monthly basis building the anticipation for the album. On the sites I visit on a daily basis it seems I was the only one anticipating Mr.Thorton's words as he rambles on about his entrepreneur journeys as a street pharmacist. With that being said, it's time to let the product speak for itself.
I quickly logged on to Hypetrak to hear the full album stream. With the album opening up to "Changing of the Guards" I wasn't disappointed. The 1st track should always make a statement, send a message, give you a preview of what's to come, this was no different. The Diddy ad-lib's were just fuel to the fire. As the last few seconds of the song died down I started to hear what I assumed to be God or the narrator of the Mortal Kombat video game series. After a little while longer it became clear that Pusha-T wasn't trying to induct us in to the Illuminati but, it was just Bun B speaking real knowledge. I heard Amen a few months and was pleased but I could do without Jeezy at the tail-end of the track trying to make a comeback. "Extraordinary wrist, can't even explain got an extraordinary wrist."? "What? Got so lazy reminiscing on when you had it you couldn't finish the lyric?". When Trouble on my Mind first released a few months ago I was skeptical of how two artists from completely different spectrum's that are both equally good at what they do could come together and make something worth listening to. I was wondering would Tyler end up spitting raps of Tony Montana's lifestyle or would Pusha T convert to atheism? All of that went out the window as soon as the first 30 seconds of pure lyricism poured into my ears. Surprisingly neither artist had to convert their style contraire to the video which features Pusha in an OFWGKTA tee and Tyler in a black Givenchy number.
The album was running smooth until "Raid" started. A Neptune's produced track is what I was hoping for and is exactly what I got. Pharrell and Pusha have a chemistry that traces way back to the streets of Virginia. I could've done without the verses from 50 but, nonetheless it's still one of my favorite songs from the album. The rest of the album features artist such as Juicy J, Rick Ross, Kevin Cossom, and Meek Millz.
As the ad-lib's on Alone in Vegas came to an end I thought. Bravo Pusha-T. The album wasn't amazing but, it's a solid B. A bit above average coming from the VA native. He validated himself as a G.O.O.D. Music signee/member. I'm looking forward to hearing more of him with this G.O.O.D. Music album due this spring.
