La Coka Nostra is a group formed by Danny Boy of the old school Irish-American Hip Hop group House of Pain. House of Pain was most known for their chart-topping single Jump Around. However, the success of their group faded quickly after the release of their second album and as a result the group split. Recently in 2005, the founding members of House of Pain as well as some new members came together to form the group La Coka Nostra. LCN is reminiscent of Cypress Hill and has similar subject matter. All of the members in the group are white street dudes and you can tell they have a different flavor from most of the NY gangster rap tunes out right now. The members of the group who stand out most are Ill Bill and Everlast. The group’s style falls in the category of gangster rap. On their new album, A Brand You Can Trust, they reassure listeners (with the title) that their music will stay true to the gangster sound fans have come to know and love. Most of the rapping on here was consistent and rapid-fire. This album was full of hardcore uptempo production with traces of rock influence (a common trend in Everlast’s music). There was a wide spectrum of concepts on here which ranged from gun-busting to daughter-loving. Ill Bill really spits hard on most of these tracks and Everlast’s unique voice helps him stand out over the other members/guests. Aside from a few mediocre tracks on here, this was a strong release from La Coka Nostra filled with the head banging, hardcore rap tunes their fans come to expect. The standouts on this were The Stain, Hardcore Chemical, Gun In Your Mouth, Choose Your Side, and Bang Bang, 3.75/5.
1) Bloody Sunday feat. Big Left & Sen Dog of Cypress Hill
2) Get You By
3) Bang Bang feat. Snoop Dogg
4) The Stain
5) I'm An American feat. B-Real of Cypress Hill
6) Brujeria feat. Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm
7) Once Upon A Time
8) Cousin Of Death
9) Choose Your Side feat. Bun-B of UGK
10) Hardcore Chemical
11) Soldier's Story feat. Sick Jacken
12) Gun In Your Mouth
13) Nuclear Medicinemen feat. Q-Unique & Immortal Technique
14) That's Coke
15) f**k Tony Montana feat. Sick Jacken & B-Real
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ReplyDeleteYour a dumbass if you really think Everlast stands out more on this album then Slaine...
ReplyDeleteSlaine and Bill burn every song with dope lyrics.
Album is great they should have put "It's a beautiful thing" on it and not change the tune of "Im an American"...
4/5
5/5 this shit is fire
ReplyDeleteYea, I will admit I underrated this album a little. The review is on point but the number is off. It's definitely at least a 4/5.
ReplyDeletethis album is amazing, the stain is the best track on there. best album ive bought in years
ReplyDeleteThis album's really represent the real world we live in based on the western world as we know it.
ReplyDeleteThis lifestyle isn't just underground for many people, people are living this stuff day in day out... Going out to clubs where everyone is on some drug or another mixed with booze, is a real story of life.....
Keep this real man