Sick beats! Must have album!!

A2 : What Should Have Been Features: Priest da Nomad, Natural Law of PoemCees, Almond Joy, and Ty-Riek Production: The Unknown, Decompose, Kokayi, DJ Symphoni, Danja Mowf, and Brainstorm Sounds Storm the Unpredictable's name rang bells with me before I even met the dude. I first caught wind of Storm in The City Paper in like 99', 2000, 01'....one of them years....The City Paper was the first media in our area to even investigate the DC Hip-Hop Scene. The next time I heard of Storm was in late 2002 at the Art-O-Matic. He was performin' somewhere in that building but not with the rest of the rappers. I always thought that was wierd. That was a nice night too 'cause I sold every CD in my possession that night. OK....Back to Storm....I finally got to meet Storm face-to-face at a Priest da Nomad CD release party at DJ Hut in Dupont Circle. That was my first time meeting both of them. And Storm showed me love prior to this day and copped that Multiplexxx on CD Baby. Ever since all of this, Storm has been in The City Paper AGAIN!!! He's been on VH-1 battlin' rappers! He's been in XXL Magazine! And he's been nominated for Best Male Rapper in DC with heavyweights Multiple Man, Priest da Nomad, Kingpin Slim, Mr. Whitefolkz, 20 Bello, and Tabi Bonney. A well-deserved nomination if I should say so myself, I wonder which one of us is gonna win! LOL!!!! This man Storm....doesn't use a single cussword on this entire album. You won't see me do that on any Multiple Man album! LOL!!!! But Storm keeps his material clean cut without bein' clean cut. To say that this man is lyrically talented is an understatement. He's more than lyrically talented. NOW!!!!.....Representin' Oxon Hill, MD lookin' like a shorter version of D. West from the Maury Povich Show....it's STORM THE UNPREDICTABLE!!!!! When you first get into the "Welcome" track....light you an inscent, roll a J, and just relax. This intro is just blissful as the credits are ran down by Almond Joy over a harmonious track. And the song that comes after this, "The Reintroduction" just makes me wanna FIGHT!!! And Storm drops poisonous lines like "I spit words so nice, I make Jesus look diabolical". And WOW!!!! On the song "Oh My God", Storm just starts it off his first verse with "Brought to you by the makers of syphillis, emerges the sick lyrical physicist". I mean....WOW!!!!! Freakin' WOW man!!!! And RBI is cuttin' the heck outta some records in the back like he at a freakin' wood shop! Omega Studios is definitely a nice studio to do your music 'cause the quality of this album is just fantastic. Storm is prolly the only rapper in DC that truly inspires me aside from my man Bearwitnez and my lil' bro Napoleon da Legend. By track 4 which is "Suplex Reloaded" featuring Priest da Nomad, you realize....this album is flawless so far. This particular song makes you wanna dance even if you don't know how to dance. Plus Storm and Priest both murder this jont. Now when "Get Your Weight Up" comes on, I'm siced than a mug 'cause anybody that knows Multiple Man knows that I can relate to this song 'cause this song gives praise to the most beautiful women on the planet....BIG WOMEN!!!! When I say big women, I'm talkin' 'bout them sexy full-figured heavyset ladies! Anybody who met my lady Carolyn or seen the ladies who send me comments on Myspace knows I love me some big women!!! Storm! You got good taste in women my man! On "All About", I'm just lovin' this jont, man! This song is just street grimy, organic, and positive all at the same time! Storm "holds it down like centrifugal force". "Grown Folks Biz" has a track that gives you mental images of big city buildings and skyscrapers. This is what hip-hop is supposed to sound like. And Decompose does his thang with the production on this song. "I'm Gone" has a track that just THRUSTS a mean frown and a head nod upon you. And Storm really tells some brawd off on this jont with words of maturity rather than words of profanity. All I know is that this brotha Storm is a lyrical genius and we will be collabin'.Yup!....Me, Storm, and Priest for that matta already spoke about collabin' sometime last year. I know when we finally do, it's gonna be crazy. Now "Darker the Berry", I truly mess with this song. But me bein' light-skinned, I lived this song in reverse. You see....when I was just a Lil' Multiples....grown women used to be like "When you grow up, you gonna have all the ladies chasin' after you". But then I grew up and the ladies was nice checkin' for me 'cause now dark is in and light is out. This song is too deep. And I can relate to it 'cause I've experienced firsthand this division amongst our black people. "Contradictions" is my jont 4 sho! The track sounds like some bangin' elevator music. Storm points out a lotta things about life and the music industry that I really ain't analyze myself. What Storm is sayin' in this song is some real stuff. And some of the things he brings up are humorous. This is one of those songs that got my repeat button on repeat repeatedly. Only real intelligent people can get with this song. Matta fact, only real intelligent people can get with this entire album. So if you don't like this album for some reason, there could be a chance that you just might not be intelligent..... "Please Forgive Me" is a song in which Storm asks for forgiveness for actually doing things that are good. Nice concept! This whole freakin' album is totally FLAWLESS!!!! It's totally FLAWLESS!!!! And to add onto an already flawless album....not only does Storm got 14 bangin' tracks, but this CD is an enhanced CD in which if you put this jont in your computer, you can see live performances with him and Priest. I always dug their performances so this was a treat. AND JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS IT!!!!!! Storm got like 5 uhh jonts that ain't even a part of those 14 tracks that you can listen to. Like the song "Vigilant Thoughts" for example....complex wordplay and a real menacing track! Wonderful combination!!! AND IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL!!!!! The brotha also got videos for certain songs on that jont! The video for "Stop Lyin' featuring Priest da Nomad is some funny material. And the concept and rhymes are comical and creative. All I know is Storm.....me and you gotta talk, joe! Not only about them collabs, but we gotta talk about me making an enhanced CD for my next album LIKE THIS ONE, DAWG!!!! The jont is freakin' WONDERFUL!!!! This album is some beautiful material, slim! You did your homework, slim! Storm the Unpredictable is the only brotha to get 5 Skulls from me all year! A lotta yall mc's out here have been makin' some weak material!!!! But not my man Storm! And since he 's the only one to get a 5 this year, yall already know who got the number one spot for The Top 10 Local Albums of 2007. This whole album is absolutely FLAWLESS!!!!! 5 Skulls all the way!!! And if Storm don't deserve a 5, then tell me who does......

Storm the Unpredictable hails from Maryland if ya ain't familiar, and his style truly follows suit with his name. He has tracks that make fun of society's view of fat girls coupled with joints talking about racial issues. That kinda dichotomy is good for the CD though, it's important to be diverse on a project so fans won't be bored. Some of the more conscious tracks on the album include "Darker the Berry (Remix)" and "Contradictions". "Darker the Berry (Remix)" features Storm's dope track writing ability about having trouble literally being in the skin he is in. He rocks over a smooth beat produced by C. Bruce aka DJ Symphoni about how he used to rub Noxzema on his skin to try to look lighter. I'm all about thought provoking tracks, and Storm continues on the jammie "Contradictions". I'd probably call this the most crucial joint on the album. A great beat by DJ Symphoni, Storm drops some great lyrics about the contradictions in the world. "Why my people use the n word erryday, errynight / another race use the word, oh now you wanna fight" That's not even the best of the contradictions, but Storm traverses through topics of rap and in generally life. Conscious joints that aren't overly annoying a treat, and "Contradictions" definitely is conscious with some unique edge. Like I said Storm is also at his best when he was being comical, as shown on other joints. "Get Your Weight Up [Remix]" is the song where Storm spits over a hard Decompose beat about how he isn't feeling super skinny chicks. Who can blame him, I prefer a chick to look more like Oprah than Skeletor any day. I find the joint hilarious and refreshing at the same time, which is a testament to Storm's flow and writing abilities. My favorite punchline maybe all year is Storm dropping "I'm not a gangster, when I yell buck buck I'm trying to get two dollars." That's just vintage, and proof of Storm's lyrical abilities. As far as pure lyricism goes, Storm the Unpredictable has you covered on "The Reintroduction" over another Decompose production. Where the CD falls short to me is the fact while Storm has a great flow and lyrics, songs overall don't grab me as a great CD would. You know the feelings you get from bumping a new Gangstarr track that induces you to repeated play? I like this CD, but it doesn't demand repeated listens like others. Production overall is on point, but I wasn't really feeling "All About", "I'm Gone Remix" and "Please Forgive Me" personally. Storm the Unpredictable's sophomore effort shows that Storm got definite talent, and the CD overall is real strong. Some of the material that Storm used were remixes from earlier projects, but that doesn't take away too much from the CD if you aren't familiar with his catalogue. The album is strong enough to capture new fans, and I do recommend a listen to this album which is also packaged with great bonus features like live videos of life performances.

One thing is now clear: Storm the Unpredictable is an extremely gifted lyricist, blending an enormous rhyming vocabulary into socially relevant commentary. In resurrecting a style that reached its peak in the late ‘80s, A2: What Should Have Been is ripe with choruses and head bobbing hooks. Storm’s quick staccato is effortless, relentless and powerful–a unique voice in today’s hip-hop world. Most importantly, he has something to say. With subject matters ranging from race to religion to politics, A2 represents the true poetic art of hip-hop. Storm even tackles the demands of his chosen industry in “Please Forgive Me,” defiant against the hip-hop culture that often seems to overshadow its own art. Top to bottom, this is a great album: sophisticated, engaging and catchy. ~CC