Cee-Rock "Bringin' Da' Yowzah!!!" Album Review

The first full track (“Kill Da Killin’”) on Cee-Rock’s Bringin’ Da’ Yowzah!!! album is a perfect example of his steelo: funky, grimey samples over tight drums, a positive message (him daring MCs of today to stop writing rhymes about killing), and crafty, imaginative rhymes. Cee-Rock kicks the “true school” style of Hip-Hop, keeping the intellect of MCs like KRS-One, the lyricism and some of the humor that J-Live possesses, and just an overall feel of the late 80s/early 90s classic sound.

“Yowzah!!!” (the track) brings the classic sounds; the looped, dusty breaks, the jazzy, upright bass sample, slick hi-hats running under Cee’s cool, calm flows, and to top it all off, a subtle DJ bit in the chorus. The hilarious “Phat Albert” skit updates Albert having a pretty nice flow… even throwing the “Hey hey hey” to the lil’ beat. “Spitfyre” has Cee flowin’ on a radio show, which then flips into the actual track. The beat is a nice, Diamond D sounding thing. Deep basslines, with a string/chime sample answering the piano and bassline combo. The drums hit about as hard as Cee’s rhymes, but on here his style is a bit more laid back, with him just letting loose with his truly remarkable flow.

It’d be hard to pinpoint 1 or 2 slick lines on here, because Cee’s craft is writing ill lines to spit over phat beats, period. I hate saying that Cee is rocking the “old school” styles, but compared to the ultra futuristic, exquisitely mastered turds that new artists churn out these days, it’s a breath of fresh air to hear someone who sounds like a new throwback; Cee is cleaner than a crisp pair of Nike Air Jordan V’s. He also has a plethora of cats on the help out; production wise, DJ Erase is a big help out, either helping out on the production or scratching on a large number of the tracks.