Atmosphere
Strictly Leakage
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Whenever Atmosphere drop an album, I secretly hope it isn’t up to par. As vicious as that sounds, its true, because I’m sick of this duo inhaling all the genius out of the Minneapolis air, and even worse, making it look so damn easy. On there latest creation, Strictly Leakage, Ant and Slug bring out the party music. Since this album was free for download on the Rhymsayers web site, I was extremely doubtful that we’d get even a trace of their usual brilliance. You get what you pay for, right? Well, this time…
Strictly Leakage is more proof that Ant has an endless store of both records and talent. The smooth-flowing yet hard-hitting instrumental backing keeps you listening no matter what Slug is saying. Horns appear on almost every track, giving the album a old-school- meets-new-school feeling.
Lyrically, Slug seems to have run out of ex-girlfriends to taunt, which is surprisingly refreshing. He also seems to be growing up in the fact that he knows complex metaphors fall on deaf ears when a large part of your audience is below eighteen. Though the latter comes as a disappointment to heads, it does show alot of maturity and business sense on his part. Slug’s flow is flawless as usual, especially on “Full Moon,” where his voice becomes part of Ant’s soulful beat.
But Leakage has its weaknesses. There are only three or four organized hooks throughout the whole album, suggesting Slug just decided to put a long rant over some of Ant’s beats. Also, you’ll find very little truly stimulating lyrical content, which from Slug, is surprising…and disappointing
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