Bringing Back Story Albums

So two members of Slaughterhouse KXNG CROOKED and Joell Ortiz have released a new album together called Harbor City Season One. The beats, lyrics and the whole production of the album was on fire, something to definitely throw on and listen to.

Track listing.
1. The Rookie's First Dead Body (Dialogue)  1:29
2. Heat Wave  3:25
3. Welcome to Harbor City  3:56
4. Energy. 4:12
5. Drip Club  2:52
6. Holy Water  4:56
7. Vibrate Higher (feat. AZ  5:39
8 Brooklyn  2:43
9 Bk Lb Blend (Dialogue)  0:57

10. Community Center  3:10
11. Long Beach Blvd.  3:38
12. Pawnshop Jewelry  (feat. MRK SX)  3:04
13. Officer Pirelli Schools the Rookie (Dialogue)1:02
14. 911  4:13
15. 1-800-Get-Hard (Commercial)  1:23
16. Stop Playin' With Kim (Dialogue)  0:31
17. Don't Forget About Her (feat. Blakk Soul)  2:39
18. Nahdeadassyo (Commercial)  1:52
19. Dead Body  3:39
20. Pirelli Doesn't Like Us! (Dialogue)  1:07
21. Underground  2:36
22. Ocean Terminal (feat. Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeweliet) 5:13
23. Game Over  3:02
24. Who Shot Ya (Dialogue)  1:55

Heat Wave
Harmony rapping which takes skill, with a head nodding beat. Lyrics on point.

Welcome To Harbor City
Beat would be a great massage on the back when played in the car. And via headphones it makes the ears vibrate. The lyrics have a realistic view on life in the low socioeconomic areas.

Energy
Closing your eyes and you can imagine the scene thanks to the way the lyrics explain it. The beat is a slow, emotional ride which coupled with the lyrics brings heart to the whole song.

Drop Club
This track hits hard and can see people play this rolling down the road with the windows rolled down letting the whole street hear the track.

Holy Water
The beat is on fire, with it dripping down my spine in a field of goosebumps. The harmony rapping works fantastic on this track. The lyrical matter is on point.

Vibrate Higher (feat. AZ)
The beat feels inspirational. The lyrics inspires to keep going no matter how hard it was.

Brooklyn
Has a rock semi style to the beat that is due to the guitar riff. The hook with the use of the letters of Brooklyn as the first letter of each line works fantastic with the beat and lyrics.

Community Center
The beat slowly down to the talking part makes this track a good talking point. It brings the way that the community centers gave hope to those who needed it.

Long Beach Blvd
A good but crazy beat with a matching lyrical vibe.

Pawnshop Jewelry (feat. Mark Sx)
A jazzy style beat that makes the lyrics work well together. The flow to the song brings the listener on a journey of what happens when stealing from a pawnshop with guns.

911

The use of "Amerikkka" and the concept of melanin with the references of Jesus having melanin is a fantastic understanding on how bad the White Supremacy is in the United States of America.

Don’t Forget About Her (feat. Blakk Soul)
This is a heartbreaking track with a fantastic slow beat.


Dead Body
The intro to the beat is very haunting and very fitting in regards with the lyrical content.


Underground
This track has a R&B feel to the beat. The lyrics have a wonderful poetic feel.

Ocean Terminal (feat. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeweliet)
The feel to this track is like you are on waves of emotions which fits with the lyrics. The vocals of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeweliet brings a wonderful balance with the vocals of KXNG CROOKED and Joell Ortiz.


Game Over
The production to this track is fantastic with the way the beat and the vocals are blended together. I like how clear the whispering is.


The dialogue and commercial additions to the record is bringing storytelling and journeying whilst listening to albums back again. Thoroughly enjoyed this album and laughed at the dialogue and commercial additions.


Overall this album brings those who have never experienced the life of what the artists experienced in a sneak peak artistic way. Definitely a mind-blowing listening experience. The only negative that I have found is that some of the tracks could have been longer. But other than that you won’t be disappointed with this album.

Go out and listen to it.