Brooklyn, New York emcee Billy Danze dropping his extremely anticipated sophomore effort. Identified for being 1/2 of M.O.P alongside Lil’ Fame, he would put out a 6 Pack in 2019 & following it up with the full-length solo debut The Listening Session fully produced by TooBusy & his 2nd prolonged play Prime 5 respectively. All of which had been reasonably obtained, however every had songs that I recognize. He’s been teasing The Reply for a pair years already & it’s lastly arrived recent off a handful of singles.
After the intro, the soulful title observe units all of it off speaking about displaying y’all the best way to transfer when catching Ws whereas “Bought Time” that includes Jadakiss finds the two teaming as much as clarify that they’re prepared to present us what we’d like. “Brooklyn Confidential” goes for an expensive lure vibe instrumentally speaking representing what Gang Starr known as “The Planet” whereas “Let It Be” that includes B-Actual reveals off each of their O.G. statuses.
“Gotham 2” that includes Ghostface Killah hyperlinks up for an ode to all the actual believers of their house state simply earlier than “Beginnings” that includes Busta Rhymes talks about nothing altering with both of them apart from the imaginative and prescient. “Blessing & Prayers” ends the first half explaining that issues can be simpler for individuals in the event that they believed in themselves whereas “What If” that includes Conway the Machine passionately brings each of them to speak about their very own particular person members of the family who they clearly cherish.
Pharoahe Monch & Types P each seem on the gospel-influenced “For You” passionately boasting that you could’t discover anybody who’s lyrically higher than both of them whereas “Hope” that includes Proof soulfully dismisses the false narrative that hip hop’s useless when that accurately couldn’t be any farther from the reality. I applaud the idea of “Maverick” that includes Inspectah Deck for speaking about each of them displaying unbiased ideas & actions whereas “The Repair” makes it know that he’s completed with the cookie cutter bullshit.
“In Case You Forgot” reunites M.O.P to wind down The Reply’s remaining moments responding to all of the dumbasses who assume they’ve damaged up when by confirming that they’re nonetheless very a lot nonetheless mates to this very day & that not ever altering however as soon as “Win or Lose” that includes Redman talks about placing within the work till the wheels fall off, “No Losses” winds up the LP coming to the belief of there being no love misplaced when it didn’t even exist for the reason that starting.
It’s been stated that Fizzy Womack’s long-awaited solo debut Stroll of Fame is near being completed after being teased in 2018, so I fully perceive why Billy Danze ran it again with TooBusy on The Reply in preparation for it & hopefully an M.O.P album fully produced by DJ Premier now that he did Mild-Years with Nas final winter. The friends all really feel unparalleled to Billy & most significantly, I’d take into account the manufacturing to be an enchancment above it’s predecessor.
Rating: 8/10