That is the seventh full-length studio LP from Rochester, New York emcee/producer Eto. Studying of him via his verse on the finish of the sixth installment of Westside Gunn’s notorious HWH mixtape sequence & finally his DJ Muggs-produced full-length debut Hell’s Roof a couple of months later, this was adopted up with Lengthy Story Quick in addition to & Entrance Row & The Great thing about It. The Futurewave-produced Useless Poets could be as acclaimed as his debut & coming off Integrity 2 produced by Physique Bag Ben which was a strong sequel the unique EP itself, Eto’s taking the Lengthy Means House.

The title observe has this unsettling ambiance to the instrumental starting by speaking concerning the reality cash comes a great distance while you take the longer route again to the crib whereas “Purge Night time” strips the drums utterly alluding the titular sequence of movies. The cutthroat “Sure Lord” that includes Flee Lord finds the RocAmeriKKKa duo getting of their hardcore bag lyrically previous to “Judas” produced by Chup finds him caught at each ends of the pitchfork.

“New Cash” hooks up a guitar pattern because of V Don speaking about that new paper coming in being speechless to him simply earlier than “The Gentle” that includes Tony Yayo seeing each artists over a increase bap instrumental from Nottz aggressively speaking about the way it received darkish out. “No Pun Meant” that includes Kurupt cautions that neither one in all them need any form of bother for the reason that prolonged can lengthen in minutes & “Tearz” runs all of it again up effortlessly.

Beginning the ultimate leg, Mephux brings a gospel entice flare to the desk on “Oath” reflecting on when he used to play within the chilly whereas the self-produced “3 Strikes” that includes Darkish Lo & Nyce da Future jazzily refuses to make any form of cope with the Satan going ahead boasting they’ll go on for eons. The nearer “Durnan” ties up the album refusing to share the proceeds selecting between a Desert Eagle or a field cutter.

Lengthy Means House isn’t on the identical par of excellency as Useless Poets & Integrity 2 each had been per se, nonetheless it nonetheless stays as an pleasing providing from the Rochester lyricist & beatsmith. Sure the manufacturing on the final couple albums had been extra constant, however Eto unquestionably appears like he took his time with the verses & the temporary quantity of company who be a part of all match his degree of lyricism finely.

Rating: 7/10