Shylow is a 46 12 months previous MC & producer from the Durham Area of Ontario, Canada notable for being a founding member the Bomb Shelta Affiliation, 1/2 of the duo 1st Division, 1/2 of The Shelter, 1/2 of the Dookie Bros & 1/3 of The Drum Majors since Marco Polo referred to him as his Beat Yoda. His first ever solo single “Second of Readability” produced by Ayatollah got here out in 2002 & was presumed to have an official solo debut album within the works, focusing extra on The Shelter & extra just lately the Dookie Bros after 1st Division’s disbandment following their solely full-length Overworked & Underpaid a couple of months after I had graduated highschool. A decade later, the day has lastly arrived.
The self-produced title observe warns everybody that he already instructed y’all to not do him a sure method once more & having the urgency of it occurring as soon as extra hitting him whereas “Haute Stress” ominously talks about getting quite a lot of chest lyrically. “Bloodlust” suggests to not press your luck when battling him since you could actually lose whereas “Ya Time’z Up” talks about missing the fortitude of testicles over a increase bap instrumental.
“Opportunism” that includes Franchise futuristically finds the pair discussing schemers making an attempt to regulate their little worlds final month main into “Each day Affirmations” asks what about him would make you assume he’d give a fuck about your opinion on him. The soul pattern prominently proven all through “Hear” rattles off his experiences over the course of Father Time itself, however then “D&A” eerily offers a glimpse of his DNA.
As for “I Am Him”, we’ve got Shy the Beat Yoda himself ruggedly flexes his lyrical prowess over a thunderous increase bap beat whereas “I’m the Muthafuckin’ Man” that includes Skanks the Rap Martyr sees the two speaking about their excessive class statuses. “The Fam Jam” groovily pays homage to all his household whereas “Downside Solvers” that includes Franchise reunites each of them to speak about with the ability to repair any concern that they arrive throughout.
“Higher Than You” begins the encore of The Contingency Plan with Shylow hooking up these outstanding organs instrumentally confidently boasting that he’s lyrically superior to anybody else who needs to step as much as him on the mic on the finish of the day & the nearer “The Hate Tune” wraps up the founding Bomb Shelta Affiliation member’s official solo debut telling the story of his proper hand & ultimately his left hand.
A particularly private physique of labor, The Contingency Plan was not part of what Shy had deliberate for this 12 months & a latest occasion in his life pressured his hand & what he has described because the album earlier than the album is one which’s been a really very long time within the making. His manufacturing that he dealt with all by himself thoughts you homages the old-fashioned period that raised him & he actually doesn’t maintain again on the whole lot that’s occurred within the final 12 months.
Rating: 8/10
