According to DJ Romes of the Lootpack, Oxnard California is a place where the weather is always nice: never too cold, never too hot. And as the weather has a bigger influence on the moods and motions of people than many are quick to admit, living in a nice climate, might make your life just a notch better, more agreeable, more relaxed. Relaxed like the 'illmindmuzik' Declaime gives us, that has this ever so calm vibe, making Declaime sound like he's really at peace with himself and with what he does. Furthering this impression, this eight track offering (plus a hidden track) is another perfect summer soundtrack, it being as soft to your ears as a warm summer breeze is to your skin. And before this sounds any more hippie, we better go and check out the music.

The EP opens with the "Mad Intro", where Declaime welcomes us at the door, asking us to come in with a funny little monologue. So he tells us that this music was done with a rented eight track, hence is "hip hop at its finest, rented", while in the back a bundle of kids try to get closer to the microphone to do their 'worthwhile' addition, what then has Declaime declare "chill out....damn kids", also stating that "we try to break a record to have the longest intro on a bullshit ass record". But in actually the record is nothing like that. Because already on here Kan Kick hooks up something very cool, starting the smoothness that's never abandoned throughout this record. On "M.A.D.M.E.N." Poppy, the third member of the Mad Men, then 'sticks his head in the cage', to share the mic time with Declaime. If there's anything like a signature Oxnard style, then this track is doing that. With especially the flows sounding in tradition to each other.

"Kanstructivist" then gets even better, as Kan really comes through with a dope beat, that invites you to recline on a lounger, maybe even rolling something up, lighting something up, smoking something up. Lyrically this could and should not be paired with something that's more than just a chance for the emcee that likes to hear himself speak, to hear himself speak. Then we get a harsh break in the spotless good spirited day, as on "Mad Men On Arrival" the bottle of beer must be empty, as suddenly there's frowns on the face of our heroes, as no one is really bothered to get up and get another six pack from the store. So in a very abstracted way, this is then the back and forth battle, to decide who will be damned to do the chore. On here we however also learn what the three mean by mad, when Declaime says: "most niggas think that they madder than me / I hit 'em off with a little bit of my history / been doing this for way too long / I was a veteran when I dropped my first bong", what then is backed up by more braggadocios verses.

The "Mad Crew Interlude" is taking us to "Mad Mad World", with both prominently features the scratching service of GrooveAttack's own DJ Kut-L. The latter though is once more opening with a different movement than is later used to rhyme over. wotj both parts again being dope. "Sex Rhyme" then goes the minimalist approach, while lyrically the title is very misleading as the chorus itself says "I'm not here to say a sex rhyme". Instead this sets the gold diggers and other chicken heads straight. Then there's the "Mad Outro" left, where the kids appear again, before a couple of seconds afterwards the hidden track appears, that for easiness' sake we shall call "Attention Time". The lyrics on here are a combination of dropping the boasting line in between the reflective sentences, giving us the two elementals in one serving, as well as rounding out this quick little ditty.

And quick it is, as it's only counting up to about twenty nine minutes, what then still includes the silent gap between the end and the continuation. But with this not being too long might just make it even better, because it's long enough for you to really get into it, while at the same time, keeps you thirsty for more. And well, too much chocolate ice cream will make you puke. Not to say that too much Mad Men would make you throw up, but the less this gives you, makes the few minutes you get just more appreciated.