Trick Vs The Other Trick
The aforementioned murder charge is the subject of Trick’s musing on “M-1” (a slang that implies 1st degree murder), where he barks out “not guilty” with DMX steeze over a gritty drum shiver. You can almost hear the snares gasping for air as they strive to keep pace with Trick on the congratulatory “Get Bread”, and “My Name Is Trick Trick” – one of several thug braggadocio-themed tracks on The People Vs The latter touches on his well-publicized fracas with Trick Daddy (“Trick Daddy broke my arm? C’mon you saw the tape/ain’t nobody breaking s**t this way…//I don’t whoop na’n n***a for nothin’/U got stomped then you had to do somethin’//”).
Attitude Adjustment
Things are not all ugly on this album. The Goon Squad chief tones down his gruffness on the pulsating “Leave Your Past." As expected, the joint reaffirms the power of moving on, but takes an unusual turn evolving into an elongated instrumentation for an additional minute or so.
An affiliate of Trick’s for over a decade named Eminem (you may have heard of him) lends his superstar hands on the radio-active “Welcome to Detroit”, but plunders into mediocrity on the insipid “No More To Say” alongside Proof (of D-12). Not even Jazze Pha’s catchy ditty “Attitude Adjustment” is enough to offset the Lil’ Jon regurgitations on “Let’s Scrap” and “Head Bussa”, both poorly-sequenced as track-closers.
A Solid Effort
Trick falls short by allowing trite gangsterisms to outweigh substance, but successfully concocts an album that gives the world a peak into the mind of a relevant player in the Detroit's hip-hop scene. Christian Mathis may have beaten his case against the state but the musical battle The People Vs. is a lopsided one with Trick Trick on the losing end.
Top Tracks
- Welcome To Detroit
- Leave Your Past
- War
- M-1
