This is the 4th studio LP from London, England, United Kingdom emcee Da Flyy Hooligan. Dropping the full-length debut Ray Winstone as well as the debut extended play F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine) & the sophomore effort S.C.U.M. (Supreme Cut Untouched Magnificence) in 2017 respectively, he would go on to follow it up with 3 more EPs including his previous full-length being a sequel to F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine). Coming off Flyyghost’s eponymous debut however, local veteran Micall Parknsun has been brought in to fully produce Ben Kingsley.
After the “Don Logan” intro, the opener “Da Nyycest” begins with a gritty boom bap instrumental boasting his lyrical proficiency whereas “Bar of Soap” continues to talk about his place in the game as a verbal architect. “Gourmet Trap” gives off a drumlessly soulful vibe to discuss making money & watching it grow prior to “Ian McShane” telling those who wanna be like him to keep dreaming over some synthesizers mixed with kicks & snares.
“M.C.K. (My Cousin’s Keeper)” featuring Hooliyo Iglaciers finds both cousins trading the microphone back-&-forth over a piano-driven boom bap beat while “Model 500” symphonically talks about people not seeing him since he’s amongst the greats. “Pile Driver” co-produced by Beat Butcha references the maneuver innovated by the late 3-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Wild Bill Longson prior to Dom Pachino appearing for the 3rd & final installment of the “Wu Baby” trilogy.
The track “Tape Decc” rawly talks about pouring champagne in celebration of WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson returning over a boom bap instrumental reminiscent to some of Griselda’s output & the final song “Royal Oak” preceding the “Jacky Tig Bitts” outro concludes the final moments of this 2nd installment in the Ray Winstone saga recalling the time he spent wasted away wishing death on others & seeing right through bullshit instantly.
Considering that Micall Parknsun produced nearly half of Ray Winstone, I was completely on board with the idea of him solely handling the production throughout it’s successor Ben Kingsley & we get an album that displays Da Flyy Hooligan’s evolution as a storyteller over prominent boom bap production giving his flowers to one of his all-time favorite actors hailing from Snainton who played the titular role in the 1982 biopic Gandhi.
Score: 4/5
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