I respect this Bay Area dude and sidekick of Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko for having a completely different sound, which may be why he is a member of the Strange Music crew. He sounds like a mix between Ceelo (of Gnarls Barkley) and Andre 3000. However, I just wasn't feeling the dude at all. On his sophomore album, Genius, his whole style was annoying to me. His production was well-tuned but seemed altogether boring. He is talented in singing and can rap in his own different way, but I just couldn't get into it. He has a thousand different styles each of which initially grabbed my attention then lost it in about 15 seconds. The whole album is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. There are numerous original concepts that give listeners a look into some uncomfortable subjects such as an obsessive stalker and depression/bipolarity. You can easily notice the Bay Area influence in his style and with the features by some of the Bay Area heavy weights on this as well. He is definitely innovative in his music and we respect that on this site. I just didn't like his singing style, lyrics, or production choices on the majority of this album. It was a miss in my eyes. By all means check it out if you are into the possibility of Bay Area hip hop mixed with RnB and are into the Strange Music crew. It seems like anyone who is a die hard Strange Music fan is raving about this album, not me though, 2.5/5.
01. Intro
02. Chip On My Shoulder
03. Genius
04. Back Pack
05. Doe Doe (featuring E-40)
06. Get Off (featuring Tech N9ne)
07. Butt Naked Fun
08. Getcha Life Right (featuring Skatterman & Snug Brim)
09. Love You 2 Death
10. Misunderstood
11. Bipolar
12. Dead Wrong
13. So High (featuring Kutt Calhoun and Tech N9ne)
14. The Chemical
15. She'll Do (featuring DJ Chill and Kutt Calhoun)
16. Be Right Back (featuring Big Scoob and Tech N9ne)
17. Hum Drum (featuring Tech N9ne)
18. Happy Birthday (featuring Tech N9ne)
19. Choir Boy
20. Outro
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