Artist: Ace Hood
Album: Gutta
Label: We the Best Music/Def Jam Music Group
Rating: 3 out of 5 Clocks

Ever since the beginning many people doubted his ability to make it in the industry, doubted his talent. Evidently he proved to the masses that his shine is a lot brighter than what they estimated. Ace Hood practically stormed onto the scene initially releasing his smash hit ‘Cashflow’ which featured the talents of T-Pain and Rick Ross. It was quite interesting that a rookie on the block had veterans feature on his track and at that it was a Runners beat. Now mind you he didn’t do this alone, DJ Khaled saw talent and signed Ace immediately onto his music imprint, We the Best Music. Ace being the first artist to grace Khaled’s label had a lot on his shoulders to prove to Khaled, the industry, and a plethora of doubters that he could stand the rain. Well apparently, he still stands boldly on his own two feet with the release of his debut album, which has been buzzing through the industry and the streets since the beginning, Gutta finally drops. Khaled put him on point, and you got to admit he took it from there and carried his name further than expected.

I have to be quite honest, his album consists of a lot of lyrical versatility, it flows over the beat immaculately. With the many different elements of production, between him and Khaled, they incorporate an interesting collection of heavyweight producers that keep the Ace Hood style. At the same time you would think that a rookie of his caliber would include many features above the elemental production, in fact, he proves that he has no problem carrying the album by himself. However there are some quite appealing features on the album, many talented artists assisted him in lyricism. The 16 track debut LP does absolute justice as you can actually listen to the entire album without skipping a track. Each song describes an intricate storyline as you follow along his lyrics atop the beat as it pounds. With production teams like The Runners, Cool & Dre, The Inkredibles, Shawty Redd, StreetRunner, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, and Drumma Boy it’s quite obvious that part of his debut is securely covered on all angles. Features include Rick Ross, Akon, Trick Daddy, Rock City, Brisco, T-Pain, Dre of Cool & Dre, Lloyd, Trey Songz, and Plies. Between both Ace and Khaled, they’ve comprised a compelling album that is worth more than a gander.

Notable tracks include: ‘I Don’t Give A Fuck,’ ‘I Can’t Stop,’ ‘Get ‘Em Up,’ ‘Guns High,’ ‘Stressin,” ‘Can’t See Ya’ll,’ and ‘Ghetto.’