Album Notes

“All-Star” was recorded the last half of 2006, and it was scheduled to be released in January of 2007. In late December of 2006, Shotime (a.k.a. Sidney Addo) was tragically killed in Oakland. He was the last of Oakland’s 147 murder victims in 2006.

He spent the last few years of his life in Oakland kicking verses and serving as inspiration for his peers. This album serves as his vision for the future of rap. Shotime’s “All-Star” is twenty-six tracks deep, and it draws from many elements of hip-hop.

The first third of the album includes album cuts and singles, and these tracks are all about the “grind.” The second third of the album is comprised of a few more mellow cuts, and Shotime displays his love for hip-hop during this part of the record. On the last third of the album, Shotime returns to freestyle form and kicks verse, after verse.

Taken as a whole, this album has over twenty tracks of pure heat and many styles. Shotime’s delivery, creativity, and depth will ensure this album stays in the ranks of the hip-hop and rap classics. R.I.P. Shotime.