'It Happened in Flatbush' - Underachievers ALBUM REVIEW

The Underachievers are a popular group from New York, and are major players of the ‘BeastCoast’ movement. The Underachievers consist of Issa Gold, and AK, who lived 2 blocks from eachother when they were kids in their Flatbush neighborhood, meeting eachother while smoking weed in 2007. The duo later found themselves meeting teens Meechy Darko, and Juice, who would later be two of the three major members of the Flatbush Zombies. The ‘BeastCoast’ lineup consists of the Flatbush Zombies, Pro Era, The Underachievers, and sometimes the A$AP Mob. The Underachievers first released 'Evermore: The Art of Duality' last year to much critical success, but little popularity outside of ‘BeastCoast’ fans, with little radio attention outside of New York.
   'It Happened in Flatbush' essentially came out of nowhere after Issa Gold tweeted out this-

5000 RTs and I'll drop the whole It Happened In Flatbush. pic.twitter.com/lebSSxwnMX

— Selessi (@Issa_GOLD) May 15, 2016

    They then released this highly anticipated project. With this project the young rappers bust out gritty and colorful rhymes in very hard verses. The album starts off full speed, with little breaks during the first 4 songs, and the impact of the beat and verses not stopping during these songs definitely are noticeable. This impact compliments the atmosphere of the stark and gritty vibe. The first good song is actually the first song 'NEVER WIN' which takes on the issue of rapper Troy Ave dissing the late, great Capital STEEZ. Troy Ave told Joey Bada$$ in a diss that STEEZ was 'Burning in Hell' and described how he went 'splat' after jumping off of the Cinematic Music Group HQ building in Manhattan. This pissed the ‘BeastCoast’ line up, but instead of getting mad, they recorded tracks that destroyed Troy Ave. Joey Bada$$ also demolished Troy in a freestyle on 'Sway in the Morning' last month. This track adds to the disses against Troy Ave, and the lyrics are quick and hard, accompanied by a simple but interesting piano beat. The hook 'Troy Ave will never win; Steezy forever lives' is smooth, and even was first mentioned at the 0:47 mark in the song, a nod to STEEZ's obsession and influence with the number.
  Another good track is '40 CAL' which is the hardest track of this project and includes a vocal shift over a bassy beat. The verses don’t stop in this song, and the hook is as tough and cold as hooks get. Songs like these get you ready for anything. Also the song 'Young Kobe' is smooth and bumpy. Those are definitely songs you should listen to if you don't want to listen to the whole thing.
I see this as a great project, gritty throughout and hazy at some points. One of the best projects of 2016 so far. 8/10.
Listen Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVydTrjZ6J47sny8APdowNGhlQ3jgQbB-

                                                                           --KSP--