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Easily one of the most impressive debuts to have come out of the underground in the last year or so, North Philly's Grand Agent flaunts one quality that no amount of studio trickery can fake--confidence. His rhyme scheme is sharpened enough to lyrically lacerate, and he flips lines with such graceful ease that you wonder where he's been hiding all this time. The album's production ensemble (including Chops, Kutmasta Kurt, Lord Finesse, M-Boogie, and others) is equally impressive, and surprisingly consistent despite the differences in sound. The best tracks--"Know the Legend," "Straight from the Gate," and "New Mingling"--are practically instant classics. Although he missteps with the moronically misogynistic "2 Bitches," Grand shows unexpected introspection on "You Don't Love Me," a story about his deadbeat dad. It can be rough out there, figuring out which new underground albums are fat and which are flat. Grand Agent leaves few doubts on which side his debut resides. Trust us--don't sleep on this new kid on the block.
Condition:NEW. Slashed case
TRACK LISTINGS
1 The Kwaito Credo 0:23
2 From the Gate 3:23
3 The Man Who Could Be King 4:37
4 Every Five Minutes 4:17
5 New Mingling 4:55
6 Rap Niggaz 4:44
7 Two Bitches 4:52
8 Prepare to Qualify 0:22
9 Grand Right Now 4:06
10 Know the Legend 4:34
11 Patience 4:43
12 You Don't Love Me 4:14
13 It's Only Right (Rap Niggaz 2) 5:18
14 Waughter 5:54
15 Mingling (... With Mayhem) 3:50
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