Album Review: Tonya Morgan - Brooklynati

A friend of mine told me about this group he heard about 2 weeks ago. He downloaded there sophomore LP, "Brooklynati", and told me it was straight fire. He said it was the second best CD this year after Eminem's "Relapse". Damn! It must be pretty good right?? So after hearing so much hype about Tonya Morgan, you know I had to check it out for myself...

When the first beat drops on the first track, I could tell i was in for a blast to the past to a smooth, melodic East Coast sound. Almost every track on here stays true to this formula though. So if you're not a fan of this distinct sound, you might as well press the eject button. After my first listen, it's easy to tell that Tonya Morgan was heavily influenced by early NY rap groups such as A Tribe called Quest and Wu Tang. Of course, y'all know me as a fan of this sound, so early on I'm vibin to it. But as you get through the whole CD, this is really all you get. It's a good musical CD to just kick it and smoke a beadie to, but the rhymes just weren't there for me. I never heard one line where i went "Daaaammmmmnnnn!" and had to rewind it or nothing. They also fail to change there flows throughout the album. So that leaves a lot of the tracks with the same sound.

I could really go on and on, but to save us both time I'll close it up with this. To be successful in Hip-Hop, in my opinion, lyricism IS a must. So when an album is lacking in that department, it takes a big hit. Also, it lacked a mainstream/radio friendly track. At first listen i was ready to give "Brooklynati" a 7 or 8. But after repeated listens I'll just say it's a pretty good CD.

Final rating 6/10