That is the eleventh studio LP from the South Bay Space, Northern California emcee Roughneck Jihad. A member of the trio third Sight, he would go on to drop his final 10 full-lengths together with 10 prolonged performs & a mixtape in over a decade. Probably the most notable being his 2nd EP The Little Assassination Handbook produced by Brussels, Belgium producer Senz Beats beneath Boot Data. The sequel Lobespierre got here out in 2023 to blended reception & have gone again to the Manchester, England, United Kingdom indie label 3 years later for the trilogy chapter Methanol.
“Nice Like Gonzo” hops over a psychedelic rap increase bap intro with a fuzzy guitar pattern speaking about conserving his enemies shut whereas “PCP Movement” instrumentally provides off a shimmery but dusty vibe likening his cadence to angel mud. “Tongue Toast” embraces a jazzier sound speaking in regards to the karma police needing an injunction of some types simply earlier than “Circle of Life” incorporates some pianos cautioning that he ain’t the man one ought to pester.
As for “Magnetar”, we have now the Roughneck Jihad over an groovy beat speaking about having the aptitude of smackin’ types up equally to a misogynistic pimp whereas “Life within the Metropolis” reaches the halfway level giving us his understanding of residing in a metropolis. “New Eugenics” kicks off the 2nd half of Methanol on the bloodthirsty increase bap tip cuttin’ muhfuckas off like weeds whereas the horn-driven “Barbarella” talks about conserving the tech prepared & others needing to catch as much as him.
“Doo Doo” will get the 4th quarter going with a shrilling instrumental ripping aside any wack rapper who can’t sustain with him lyrically whereas “Methanal Flame” talks about executing something that strikes in his neighborhood & Hell smelling like napalm within the morning. “Rap in Québéc” discusses there being no artist that may do what he does with out paying dues & the outro “Your Favourite” wraps issues up getting on his Bay shit, advising to maintain ya mouth shut after runnin’ up in cribs.
Each of those guys have every been round for almost 3 a long time however no matter how some individuals really feel about Lobespierre and even the Def Boys EP that lately got here out close to this previous January’s conclusion, Methanol definitely makes for Jihad the Roughneck MC’s most pleasing assortment of fabric coincidentally since Boot Data signed him 5 years earlier. He & Senz are just about distilling their chemistry fairly than offering a bizarre revolution of the thoughts, making one other nice case for the Disgruntled Sound Recordings’ founder rating amongst the west coast’s most underrated.
Rating: 8/10