Rokk The Spot

producers: Rhythmatic the beat addict, deacon da villain, kaz 1, eyesoulated mindz, others.

guests: braille, facx murda, rickflavor, smooth.
year of release: 2002
 
With a multitude of different producers the vibes on Chazz Rokk's album "Rokk The Spot" are accordingly various, while the lyrics continuously leave a recognizable distance between themselves and the deep end of the pool. But this not having to depend on the output of one cat, allows Chazz to select the best offerings from all these people, what definitely keeps the quality of the project up.
There's a multitude of cats that only offer one beat: In the case of Kaz 1 we struggle to really be sad about that, as his "Ride Or Roll" is okay, but not much more. It's nothing of the quality of "Drop The Mic". Produced by Deacon Da Villain, this beat is dope, and its midtempo rolling is perfect for the braggadocios battle steelo. With cuts like this, the Northwest will definitely be on the ri-i-i-se-e. Mr. Royce's beat is used for "Vibe Wit' Us". There's plenty of bragging and boasting on here, with SmOOth being invited over to join the program. This is good, but not as good as "Mic Control" that goes for the blatantly bouncy. Chazz still got similar things to say, but this is made more than it appears to be, by the very fitting RickFlavor scratching, that makes the Magnetik beat sound even better. Finally, The "Outro" (produced by DJ Native Child) starts to explain stuff, going for the 'you ain't even heard anything yet', what sounds somewhat 'well, let's wait and see'. The beat in all its simplicity however once again succeeds in getting good feedback.

tracklisting
1. Intro
2. Ride Or Roll
3. Drop The Mic
4. Who Can Get It? feat. Facx Murda
5. Mic Control feat. RickFlavor
6. Deep Breath feat. Braille
7. Essence
8. Vibe Wit' Us feat. SmOOth
9. That Joint
10. Outro
11. Vibe Wit Us (Raw Rhythmatic Remix) feat. SmOOth
12. Essence (Smooth Rhythmatic Remix)
Rhythmatic The Beat Addict is the one who offers the most songs, five in number. We need to start with the beginning: The talking on the "Intro" sounds very not fully thought out. "Deep Breath" does not lag behind, but mingles amongst the best songs. Further we get Braille teaming up with Chazz, with the two taking a step away from the pure spitting and boasting. Rhythmatic then again manages to give us something we like: "The Joint" has a bouncy up and down movement to it, getting your neck going. This is actually of a production style that a Jay-Z would turn into a number one hit. Chazz shouldn't have used this for anything else but a crowd mover, thus he opts for that, also proving that flow wise he knows how to ride a beat, without him being a really flashy cat though. Furthermore Rhythmatic is also doing two remixes, with "Vibe Wit' Us (Raw Rhythmatic Remix)" being failing to get us in the mood. The "Essence (Smooth Rhytmatic Remix)" is better though, with the instruments sounding a little too synthetic though.
Chazz confirms that he's willing to also pick a more enigmatic beat, when he teams up with Eyesoulated Mindz, who first give us "Who Can Get It". They come up with an ill and scary string sample that however is somewhat reduced by the too dry and never changing drum. Lyrically Chazz seems to be the most comfortable when he's addressing the weak cats, and does that on here too, inviting Facx Murda along for the party. With one exception however being "Essence", where Chazz starts to reflect on life and such. The beat is another Eyesoulated Mindz offering, that opts for the interesting Chinese sample, with again the drums being the thing that struggles to fit the overall feel.
So while lyrically one dimensional, and with Chazz further not standing out as an incredible punchline emcee, he certainly offers an album that doesn't contain the most entertaining lyrical contributions. But some of the beats make the total add up to these songs being proper hit material.
review: tadah
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