Track 1 Cipher Unknown A really dope intro to the album that has a really banging instrumental to it. It sounds really futuristic and has a grimy and metallic feel to it. Does a great job in setting up the overall mood of the album 810 Track 2 Opposite of Desolate A really grimy start to the album that has a nice futuristic instrumental on it. Both MCs do really well on here, but I feel like Vast Aire really takes the cake when it comes to who had the better performance. Really nice lyrics too with lots of apocalyptic feeling vibes coming out of this joint 810 Track 3 Psalm 82 Really dope beat on here and the hook does wonders for the overall vibes of the song. The instrumental is nice and slightly changing which makes the song go nice and there is tons of biblical references coming out from within this one. Really has a standout feel to it 810 Track 4 The Power Cosmiq Hands down one of the best beats on the entire album. It goes from the slight clanging to a beautiful feminine voice that vocalizes wonderfully in the background that is eargasm material. This also has one of the best hooks on the album with Vast Aire killing both the hook and his verses. Definitely one of the best songs on the whole project 910 Track 5 Blade The Art of Ox Whoo another damn great instrumental was whipped up for this one courtesy of Black Milk and it has both the Artifacts and UGod who all do their best to kill their verses. The beat drones on and just gets better and better as the lyrics keep on coming. A really nice posse cut 8.510 Track 6 Pressure of Survival A nice little interlude that makes it feel like there is going to be some really hardcore streetales ahead of you in the album. Very short but it does the job 710 Track 7 Carnivorous Another pretty good space sounding beat that is nice but doesnt really stand out in any way. Vorduls flow also sounds kind of half asleep on this track also which is a shame cause I know he is capable of more. The features are nice and Vast brings some energy back to the track with a really nice lyrical performance. Overall the song is good but not great 710 Track 8 Thunder In July The hook caught me off guard at the beginning of the song, but as it progresses the hook fits more and more and adds a lot to the song when the really smooth background instrumental fits well with the spitting. Vast once again was the standout for me and the feature was also dope as well 8.510 Track 9 Water I really fucked with the beat on this one as it was kind of just a gentle feel to it and yes it brought a liquid atmosphere to the whole song. Vast had some really great lyrics on here that might be some of the best on the album. A really great track that had both MCs just going off on it 910 Track 10 The Horizon Another instrumental interlude that has a really nice beat that has a real nice little synth in the background and a pleasant string sound going on in the background. Not amazing our groundbreaking but a really nice little break from the hard lyrics. Good to vibe out to 810 Track 11 Harlem Knights One of the best tracks of the Gotham LP made it to this project and Im glad it did because it has a super future and metallic sounding beat on here that is home to some really nice lyrics by Vast and Vordul. Probably one of the darker sounding songs on the album but still enjoyable nonetheless 810 Track 12 Sabertooth A decent beat but I kinda just feel like this song goes nowhere for me. I dont know what it is about this track but I just dont feel it at all. The lyrics, flow, and beat were all decent but there was nothing that really got my attention at all here 610 Track 13 Iron Rose Oh yeah probably the best song on this whole album right here. Vordul was actually awake on here and Vast absolutely killed the hook and his verse. DOOM decided to stop by and spit some really hard bars over this crazy good electronic banger of a beat. Easily one of the highlights of the year for me 9.510 Track 14 Solar System Cosmos A short little interlude that is basically the intro to the next track. Not a lot to this track to talk about because it is so short. Just decent, but wasnt really needed at all 510 Track 15 The Fire Rises One of the weirdest beats on here because it sounds like a mixture between futuristic space beats mixed with trap. Really nice to hear though because once again Vast absolutely kills this song, he has some really great lyrics on here. I really hate the hook, it feels just kind of meh for me and brings down an otherwise really good song 7.510 Track 16 Gotham Ox City Definitely the best track to pull off of the Gotham LP is this joint right here. It has an absolutely stellar beat and the lyrical performance was really strong on here. This song is still as good as when it was first released and fits into the span of this project really well. Definitely a highlight 8.510 Track 17 Unison Another really short interlude that really doesnt do much for me. Just a few words spoken over a nearly nonexistent beat and boom the whole shit is over. Meh 510 Track 18 Vision Yeah the production on this one is amazing with the guitar going on really nice in the background some nice keys and an echowater drop almost sounding effect going on slightly. Some of the best lyrics on the tape here and a great Nas sample made this a really dope track 910 Track 19 Salvation A really triumphant beat was saved for the last track and it definitely has a sense of closure to it. The lyrics have lots of references thrown back to their debut The Cold Vein and both MCs really push their flow here for the better. Vast really had some nice storytelling about his early life on here. A really great note to end the regular album on 910 DELUXE EDITION Track 20 Silver Hawks Really nice track that has a pretty dope beat on it with a weird little purring sound that occasionally pops up and some nice lyrics as well. Everyone actually kills their parts on here and Im not quite sure why this didnt make the cut of the original version, seeing as how this was better than several other songs 8.510 Track 21 Moksha A decent beat and decent lyrics, but the whole song never really comes together very well for me. I dont what it is about this but it just doesnt really get me feeling any sort of way about this. I think I would of rather just had an instrumental version to this 6.510 Track 22 The Eternal Path Another beat that is just decent, but I wasnt really expecting it to be crazy good with it being a bonus track. The flow exhibited on here arent really all that great, but as usual for this tape Vast Aire kind of saves the whole thing. Just a decent song in general 6.510 FINAL THOUGHTS A great effort by Cannibal Ox that had some good individual tracks but was nothing spectacular as an overall album. There was no way in hell that this was going to come close to The Cold Vein. While they did try their best and Vast Aire still proved to be in top form, Vordul was half asleep on here and the production sort of ran into itself at times. Dope individual songs, but lacks some replay as an album 710
track, really, vast, nice, album