April 15th, 2010 via Mike McCray in CD Reviews
The Deal:
Kush-loving rapper drops pre-4/20 mixtape after anticipation led to
#kushandorangejuice being a trending topic of Twitter for the past 3
days.
The Good: I hate to say this tape is better than
his last album but it definitely is! Who doesn’t love flows about
fly women and the champagne lifestyle coming from an indie rapper from
Pittsburgh? The production is dope (as usual). Killa Kyleon does
his best Rick Ross impersonation on “Spotlight” but
it’s hot nonetheless. Gotta love him paying homage to David
Ruffin from the Temptations on the cover (ain’t nobody come to
see you Otis!)
The Bad: If you aren’t a smoker or into laid
back raps on chill tracks then this probably isn’t you steez but
no major qualms otherwise. I could live without Wiz jumping on super
pop tracks when he doesn’t have a crossover flow yet. It just
doesn’t work. (see “We’re Done”)
The Verdict: Following Wiz’s development, the
level of his production versus the level of his rhymes have always been
off but this mixtape you see them leveling out. Hopefully this is a
sign of good things to come from a rapper who I always felt was
borderline dope.
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