Esham - "Closed Casket"

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Esham - "Closed Casket"


------------Well since this is my first review of Esham, I'll give you all a little background on him first. Esham is a rapper out of Detriot and has been putting in work for years now. He released his first cd in 1990 and has been putting out cd's ever since. He currently has 9 full length cd's and 4 ep's out. He is also part of a group called Natas (Esham, Mastamind, T-N-T). Natas has 5 cd's out at the moment. Now its time to move on to the review.

___"Closed Casket" has 21 tracks in all, with one being an intro. If you haven't heard Esham before, he has his own style called acid rap. Its like gangtsa rap but with a wicked edge. Most of the songs on this cd are about killing people or suicide. This is one of the hardest cd's I have in my collection. All the tracks are hard on this cd with the exception of a few. This is one cd that I can listen to all the way through without skipping a song. From the first song " The Wicketshit Will Never Die" to the final track "Closed Casket", its nothing but pure dopeness. Even though every song is tight my personal favorites are " The Wicketshit Will Never Die", "My Homie Got Shot", "Mental stress", "Chatty Ass Nigga" (featuring Natas), " Premature Ejaculation", and "I'll Be Glad When You Dead". This is one of the only Esham cd's that I have seen in stores. Most of his cd's are hard to find but you can find "Closed Casket" and "Mail Dominance" in most record stores. If you are considering this cd you must be warned because this cd deals with some grim subjects. It talks about death and suicide a lot and also has some sacreligous messages on it. But if you aren't offended by these subjects then I highly recommend this cd. Any rap fan should have this cd in their collection, its one of Esham's best along with "Dead Flowers" and one of the best cd's of all time.

Rating: 10/10
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bruce Wayne

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