Methadone Kicking The Habit

Down with the Bay's Livewire collective, Lil Blood has been bubbling up over the last several years, making noise with tons of collaborations (Philthy Rich, Shady Nate, etc.) and projects like Heroin Music: The Leak. On Methadone, he serves up a hefty 25 tracks, loaded with features from like-minded homies such as Lil Goofy, Boski, Kiwi Da Beast, Young Nu, D Bo the Pimp, and Con B. The production is slap-heavy and sports several instantly familiar jams. "Small Fee" revisits 50 Cent's "21 Questions"; "Get Back" recycles LL's "Luv U Better"; "Boyz in My Hood" dusts off the old-school N.W.A anthem as Blood and his army of co-conspirators go nuts on the mic, rhyming mostly about their moves with the ladies ("Super Head") and staying paid ("Banked Up"). Though it's a lot to take in at once, the rambunctious flows and single-centric production help considerably, making for another enjoyable release from the Livewire camp.