With an enormously increasing interest for Living Legends’s fare across the board, members of the rather large squad see it fit to branch out. Not too far from the tree of course, but rather in an unanimous flex of their creative muscles. Earlier in the year we saw The Grouch and PSC’s CMA project receive critical acclaim, under the moniker Gandolf, Eligh is set to release a house project and Murs  is under construction of another new album, this time produced entirely by Concentrated Record’s Mums The Word. In the midst, lies the RZA-esque figure piece of the crew, BFAP. And by now, if you know the Legends, you should hope you know Mystik Journeymen , in turn you should know BFAP, also credited as Sunspot Jonz. And in the typical Legends fashion, hot off the heals of Black Sands Ov Eternia as well as UHBIII (the compilation series entirely produced by Sunspot) comes his solo effort, Child Ov The Storm.

BFAP has an incredibly recognizable sound, both vocally as a mouthpiece, his baritones echo relentlessly through every track he steps to, and musically as a beatmaker, with a straight forward approach that resonates emotionally rich from drum to snare. On Child Ov, Spot plays close to his trusty guns while steadfastly stepping in a different direction from Black Sands. A down-tempo subtlety plays throughout on tracks like “Fog”, “From Here 2 Eternity” and “Can’t Turn Back”, setting a mood of incessant noggin’ noddin’, an interesting accessibility new to prior MJG releases. Although on the other hand this is no work of perfection either. While Spot’s subject matter and swaying delivery have remained seemingly consistent in his career – that isn’t the problem. It’s his beats that at times require minor avoidance. Basically it comes down to the drums, the natural backbone of every Hip-Hop joint. Where at times his feel repetitive in their programming and awkward in their sample accompaniment. “Rush Hour” featuring Rasco, packs some bump, but not the kind heads probably are ready for in a Legend-related project. While “Ice Pirates” (feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien) and “Kombat The Enemy” shoot for the stars only to fall a tad short do to uninspired tracks.

But when to comes down to it you either love em’ or you don’t. Sunspot Jonz has been doing this long enough that a lot of this fans have had the chance to witness his growth on record, both as an emcee and producer. Child Ov The Storm is yet another document of a rap artist who is in constant motion. If it’s not in Australia or Japan, its stateside with the fam, regardless we are witnessing the glimpse of a man responsible for some true Living Legends. And if you do not like this one, the wait for another probably isn’t too far from now, anyway.