Intro – The track sets the stage for the entire album. The Jamaican woman in the beginning is basically saying ‘no one in the rap game can mess with Pusha T.’ Some shots at Wayne are thrown in the beginning as well, (Ima lean till they crown me king of New Orleans) but the energy is the most important aspect. The tone is set, lets go.
Millions (Feat. Rick Ross) – I like this track because basically both of these guys are really good at being arrogant on the mic. Yeah I know they did the I’m Good Remix. Yeah I know they collab’d on I Still Wanna (btw Ab-Liva out rapped both them dudes on that track). But this seems right up their alley. The loud horns, booming bass and catchy hook only add value to this already demanding track by giving it the ability to bump in the trunk and be appreciated by all.
Doesn’t Matter (Feat. French Montana) – I’m sorry but the autotune falsetto craze that Future started needs to go away…yesterday. Anyway back to the track. He starts off the track with brash comparisons to some of history’s most dominant beings just to put you in your place; ‘Peasants aint sitting with the Kings, Goliath and worried bout your sling, and Cassius aint bothered by your swings.’ The entire track is basically a display of confidence and hierarchy. Listen to the amount of grammar used, alliteration, assonance, slant rhyme, similes and metaphors. For all those saying that all this dude talks about is drugs, actually listen to the words and see how skilled of a lyricist he really is.
Blocka – Back to the Jamaican theme with this one, with Young Chop on the beat (Chief Keef’s go to producer). The beat is simple but effective, allowing Pusha to show his rhyming prowess without being overshadowed. You can tell in his voice that Push is hungry on this track, keeping it short and sticking to his coke rap roots: ‘no soundscan for a brick layer, square nigga you a brick hater.’
Road Runner (Feat Troy Ave) –Harry Fraud comes through with some smooth NYC lax music. To be honest, it would have made more sense to have French Montana on this track. Push comes through with a lazy coke flow with imagery that would make BIG smile down.
Revolution – Everytime the Clipse and The Neptunes get together, classics are made. The signature horns and synths allow for Young Thornton to come an map out his career with a syllable heavy flow. Gives me hope that there will be more collaboration in the future.
Only You Can Tell It (Feat Wale) – This track has some 2004 Dipset roots with the chipmunk voice and heavy drums. To be honest, I wouldn’t have even thought this collaboration possible before Wale joined MMG, it just wasn’t his lane. But It seems every day he seems to adapt more and more into this new persona and it shows his versatility. It’s a good look to have two major artist from the DMV connect on a track together. The track follows in suit to the two previous tracks, giving us more mellow sounding tracks and some deeper flows.
Trust You (Feat. Kevin Gates) – As stated before, this autotune falsetto stuff is wack… But this guy actually has some decent bars. This is the track for the ladies. Nuff said.
Take My Life (Feat Andrea Martin) – We had back to Kingston with this one and bring the guitar and the keys (pun intended) with us. This track reminds me of Nightmares from When the Casket Drops with an eerie feeling of death around the corner. Push seems more cautious than paranoid on this track though.
Liva – RE-UP GANG MOTIVATION – R.E.U.P.G.A.N.G. LIVA DON comes through and blesses the tape with a much appreciate feature. To be honest his flow has always been the one that impressed me out of the 4. The way he can effortlessly ride a beat and carry the same rhyme over 8-12 bars is nothing short of impressive and the visuals that his paints and the metaphors that he uses makes him one of the most slept on rappers in the game. Go get his I-Can tapes. If they would’ve gone back and forth on this joint… that would’ve taken me back to 2006.
I am Forgiven – The final track brings a sense of self-realization; a sense of actual closure. ‘I ask forgiveness Lord, in hopes of getting more, then beg forgiveness for the same thing he forgave me for’; if that line doesn’t describe life itself. We know we do wrong but sometimes we can’t help ourselves to be trapped in the same sin again. He gives us a glimpse of how he perceives his own reality and states that you can’t go through all that he has, and not be forgiven. I couldn’t think of a better way to end The Wrath of Caine.
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