Here’s the new single by Wu-Tang affiliate, Father Jah & producer, D.R.U.G.S. Beats, lifted from there new “Manuscripture of the Father as Inspired by D.R.U.G.S.” (Dope Real Under Ground Sh#t) project. Although known more for there rough beats and flows, “Baby,” fits more under the umbrella of winter time mackin’ music. The track also features Block McCloud of Army of The Pharoahs and the legendary Krumbsnatcha of Gangstarr Foundation rhyming over an insane beat, that is chopped, created, and reinterpreted by D.R.U.G.S. Beats.

LISTEN: Big Shug + Krumbsnatcha + M-Dot + Singapore Kane + Avirex – “Think Twice”
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First single from A Boston State Of Mind v.2 compilation, which drops on May 4th.

Krumb Snatcha – “Loyalty (feat. Kali)” (MP3)

Listening to Krumb Snatcha’s second full length, Respect All Fear None, the thinking man’s reality rhymer has a rough time choosing sides. In his latest, he spews lyrics endorsing thug life and attempting to enlighten. It’s an odd paring, but for a man who did a bid in a Massachusetts state pen for kidnapping and attempted murder, there must be a grip of conflicted feelings to contend with.

Early on, Krumb provides what he calls a “thug thesis” on “What’s Life”. Talking glocks and Hearses might be tired, but Krumb ventures deeper than your average ruffian. The track’s hot keyboard squelches are from vet Easy Moe Bee and a complex chorus ponders street life. “What’s life?/Livin’ with guns aimed at your head/We already dead/lyin’ on death beds for meds.” His guise might be overly gangsta, but his reflective verses encourage (gasp!) critical thinking.

As Krumb’s a Gang Starr foundation member, Guru and DJ Premier guest on the aptly titled “Incredible”. Just as Premier did for Krumb earlier in his career with “Closer To God”, his signature scratching generates another standout. Though the record boasts production from Da Beatminerz, Alchemist, and Nottz, D&D Records  labelmate Curt Cazal submits the most affecting sounds on “Prison Life”. Here, Krumb’s in an audible comfort zone over the ominous track where hollering isn’t necessary and the subject matter of daily life in the big house couldn’t be more personal. Talk of cracking gates, block brawling and shady shanks make the descriptive, first person account of jail time a wax based equivalent to HBO’s addictively gruesome OZ.

“House Party” explains how Krumb stays away from home based celebrations due to inevitable beefs, while “Rich Man Poor Man” eloquently delves into class struggles. “Is there God for the ghetto?” Krumb asks on the cut. “Or we just slaves of the devil in iced out religious medals?”

Despite the thoughtful tunes, “Oxygen” feat. BoogieMan is a second-rate stab at club play with a synth blips from an under performing Nottz. Also disappointing is Guru dousing Krumb with excessive praise on “Words From The General” and Krumb’s faux interview on “D&D Radio”. Both tracks are filled with superfluous blabbering about Krumb, attempting to bring additional cred to his rep. Fortunately for listeners, his heady street speak packs more cred into one verse than most criminals on wax earn in an album’s worth of thug talk.

While Primo isn’t here to hold Snatcha’s hand this time around, Krumb’s team does attempt to mimic his sound on tracks like “Hustle”, and the obviously M.O.P. inspired “Jungle” (feat. Teflon). Meanwhile, taking the place of top producer, Nottz steps up to the plate animating Krumb’s poetics, once again proving himself to be one of the most slept on producers of the moment. His signature sound that has laced Busta Rhymes and his Flipmode Squad is prevalent on joints like “Do U Wanna” (feat. BoogieMan & Top Gun) and “Can’t Get None” (feat. Lord Tariq), as Krumb and his crew spit venom at hoodrats and golddiggers. Notably, disrespect isn’t aimed towards all women, as Krumb Snatcha’s sensitive side seems most honest, whether he’s shouting out ma-dukes on the thoughtful, yet painfully executed, “Mother’s Love”, or giving shorty-boo a shoulder to cry on, on the likable “Take your Pain Away “.

Still, there are feeble attempts at concocting jiggy-club hits, such as “Fabulous” and “Afta The Club” – two failures sounding just as contrived as fellow Gang Starr fam Afu Ra’s attempt “Caliente” on his own Body Of The Life Force LP. Krumb does seem in his element though, when churning out raw street anthems such as the memorable “Killer In Me”, “We All Die Tonight”, or “Can’t Stop (What U Ain’t Started Yet)”. And like “Closer To God” or “Make ‘Em Pay”, Krumbsnatcha’s most powerful moment lies in when he paints pictures of realistic everyday ghetto life, as he does on the poignant “Jungle”.

While Krumb Snatcha may not seem to be the toughest emcee to emerge from Baldhead Slick’s clique, he is a quintessential representative of the ghetto, and definitely speaks to the streets. While this material is over one-year old, Krumb’s more recent releases, such as his Training Day duet with M.O.P., “W.O.L.V.E.S.”, shows that he has improved since the recording of this album; and by allowing him a few more years in the game, and possibly the chance to polish his sound, (perhaps executed best by sticking with one producer), Krumbsnatcha may one day achieve Gang Starr levels of respect.