In early 1995, King Tee releases an album full of real hip-hop flava. He is from Compton, Cali, and represents L.A. as hard as any other west coaster, but the musical vibes are different than your typical mid-90's Cali G-Funk. The beats are straight raw and funky boom-bap, so it will appeal to east coast and underground heads, but west coast heads wil find familiarity in his Cali reppin' and terminology in gangsta joints like "Down A-- Loc". The beats are real cool and will blow ya speakers. He can also flow and spit along with the best of the east coast rappers and has a cool mic personality. "Dippin'" is a cool Four Tops sample with nice east coast bass. The joint is a cool cruisin anthem. The remix at the end of the album has a more west coast G-Funk feel, but the keyboards and loops still have an east coast. Cali heads will love the beat to the remix because the beat has a relaxed and sunnier atmosphere. "Super N---a" has a funny Richard Pryor sample of the same name and DJ Pooh and Rashad (from the Boogiemen)create a beat simialr to Wu Tang style only less dark. Rashad, Pooh, and Tee flaunt their slick flows while pullin wack MC's hoe cards. "3 Strikes Ya Out" takes on California's 3 Strikes law and legal system and how blacks suffer worst with it. The beat reminds me of something Erick Sermon would produce for Keith Murray to rap over: raw and heavy. The beat, however, was produced by TR The Funk Ignitor and Big Moe X. "Free Style Ghetto" is a nice melodic boom-bap joint featuring Xzibit, MC Breeze, and the Alkaholiks all forming a posse spittin' flows of relentless game. "Check The Flow" definitely rocks showcasing Tee's battle rap skills and will also get the party going with an old school Big Daddy Kane sample. "Duck" is hard and street, a perfect driveby or 211 joint with a heavy bass beat by King Tee and DJ Broadway. I will admit, the G-Funky "Dippin' Remix" was the one that got me hooked into buying it, but I will say I definitely dig the deep-groove boom-bap east coast vibe of the rest of the album, and this album is one of those slept-on gems that any serious head will need to check out before it sells for 100 bucks or more soon enough. Anyone from NYC to L.A. will find a lot to love about King Tee, his NY flow, West Coast mentality, and the rich beats will get anyone hooked.