Remember that scene in “Fade to Black” where Timbaland asks Jay-Z: “Are you confused?” From the first note of “Splish, splish (y’all don’t really know), the mix seems to ask the same of the listener. The answer is no doubt yes, and Bobby Evans has created a seamless web that we are forced to fall into from the onset. More of the same killer mixes and hard-hitting rap blends that his previous offering “Lead the Field” boasted, with a generous amount of original blends: among them a moment where he actually succeeds in making “Lean wit it, Rock wit it” into a strangely poignant anthem. You’d be hard pressed to find a more stylish feat, and—at least for the time being—you’d be hard pressed to find a rap tape you’d rather listen to.

evans and eagles.com

Posted January 7th, 2007 - Permalink