State Property is back, and there’s only one way to
describe it – suspect. Wasn’t Beans riding for Dame just
the other day? Didn’t Beanie say that he was getting no
support from the State Property fam while he was in prison?
Didn’t they officially break up? Well, it doesn’t really matter, as State
Property is back with Out On Bail.
The album starts out with “Same Ol’ G” with Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Memphis
Bleek, and M.O.P. The hook which (surprise, surprise)
says “I’m the same Ol’ G” over and over again, really makes this song
suffer as it is otherwise packed with energy. The generic gangsterisms continue
on the next track “Killin’
That,” though this time around Beans, Peedi,
Young Chris and special guest Juvenile handle
it with a little more tact. Beanie and Juvenile are
clearly the standouts on this track, as Chris’ voice couldn’t
be any more monotonous.
The next song, “Abused,”
is billed as Sparks featuring Twista, though
it’s clear that it should be the other way around. When Biggie had
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony on his album, he was able to keep up with
them; in fact, many would say he outdid the Cleveland rap collective. Sadly,
the same cannot be said of Sparks, whose admirable attempt at
the speedy delivery that Twista is known for comes off as
clumsy and unpolished.
Things do get better as Beans’ solo cut “Why Wouldn’t I”
has the Roc-A-Fella mainstay spitting some of that vicious
shit his fans have grown to love him for. Problem is, he released this song
nearly a year ago, shortly after he was shot. The inclusion of this
song is unnecessary. The fact that it sounds so good in comparison to most of
the stuff here -when it would’ve been a throwaway track on the B. Coming
– is a testament to how mediocre this album really is.
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“Late At
Night,” which features Sparks and Freeway,
is actually a very cool, moody song. The musical backdrop does a great job of
carrying the song, as Free provides some solid emceeing: “Y’all
know, when it’s late at night/The boy F-R play his part/The hammer tucked, play
it smart/Niggaz wanna see me spark/Man I heard some playa hatas wanna take my
life/But I’m fresh, and I’ll peel they cap/The P-97 Ruger got an extra
cartridge/ Don’t bang try’na spark with the kid/Because the kid sparks kids,
put a shell in your heart.”
As the album continues, the question begs to be asked: What the hell are
some of these songs doing on this album?! While Freeway’s “Shootouts” is
dope, you have “Back
From Hiatus” and “Keep It Moving,” two throwaway “gangsta” R&B tracks.
And what’s the deal with “Warning?” Peedi Crakkand
Mike Knox rapping over…the beat from “Black Republicans?”
What is this, a mixtape? And how does Dame make it on this
album? The baffling inclusion of these songs does nothing but take away
cohesiveness from an already inconsistent album.
The good news about State Property’sOut On Bail
is that it has a lot of Beanie Sigel and Freeway
– easily two of the most slept on emcees today. The bad news: the
album unfortunately features the rest of State Property as
well. It sounds like Oksino,Sparks, Young Chris and
Peedi just phoned in their verses, and then went on to do more
important things. I’m not sure whether or not you can buy a few tracks for this
album via iTunes; if you can, scoop up Out On Bail’s few gems, and
steer clear of the rest.
