Grandeur

Coming hot on the heels of his beat tape, , plus his collaborative album with , is an aptly titled effort from , the Detroit hip-hop producer who declares "makes music that got me risen out of the coffin." On banging numbers like "The Hard Way" from and ("He pretendin' like he know everything/But then when you put somethin' in his ear, he don't wanna hear it") and "Enemies with Benefits" featuring ("Drive by with the pistol while feet on the gas/All my U.K. homies call that bangers and mash"), the thumping bass and thudding drums could certainly wake the dead, but check "Getting' By" with for some seriously smooth soul. What's surprising is how "musical" the usually gruff and guttural sounds on the highlight "Walk with Me," but MC almost comes off as a -type singer on the great "Money," so anything is possible in the -loving world of . Check "Yesman Shit" with for a song so dramatic and cool it should be given to as soon as possible, and check how this mere "producer's album" holds the attention for a whole 19 tracks when most MC LPs sputter out somewhere between ten and 12. ~ David Jeffreis