Three or four years before H-Town took center stage in the rap game a Leprechaun suit sporting rapper by the name of Lil Flip began to prematurely shift the nation’s attention towards the lone star state. Matter of fact nearly every platinum plus and gold artist from TX has probably worked with the Leprechaun at one point or another. The mysterious fact of matter has to be how Flip’s latest offering doubles as his comeback attempt with two platinum certified titles under his belt it’s a shame how much a three year hiatus and an over publicized beef with the reigning king of the south can have on one’s career. None-the-less Flip has managed to stay relevant enough through his countless mixtapes, guest features, and a new video about every six months.

Rick Ross and Flip trade stock tips over the Symphony’s bounce along the way production on the album’s opener “I Get Money”. Flip decides to take a break from the excessive money talk on the emotional Lyfe Jennings assisted “Ghetto Mindstate (Can’t Get Away)”. Chamillionaire comes with one of his catchy sing songy hooks on one of the album’s spaced out high points “Playa 4 Life”. Flip returns to that trill H-town essence on the Carnival Beats helmed “Starched & Cleaned”. Lil Keke and Big Pokey, two legends from the gray tape days show up and give the track the utmost clout. Flip and production collective The Symphony collaborates once again on the choky smoke out the sunroof anthem “Addicted (Mary Jane)”. The substance abuse is taken to yet another level on the purple drank influenced and Mike Jones who… Mike Jones assisted “White Cup”.

On the lackluster country tune “Find My Way” Flip proclaims “I just rhyme part time you better know it/ these lines comin from my mind so I never wrote it”. Further bringing up questions about Flip’s credibility on the mic. Two of Memphis’ best show up and assist Flip on “Can’t You Tell”. DJ Squeeky holds down the production credits while MJG spits the hardest verse on the track. Sub par bars like  “I had to roll my sleeves up cuz of my bracelet/ and we aint goin nowhere so just face it” take away from Attractive Productions attractive production. Nate Dogg shows up on “Take You There” for the album’s certified pop collar anthem. On the album’s quite impressive closing number “Hall O Fame Graveyard” Flip name drops nearly every celebrity lost in the past decade and then some.

Flip’s lyrical deficiencies take away from an otherwise noteworthy arranged and produced album. Flip does succeed in delivering a diverse amount of subject matter but again it’s his word play and rhyme schemes that will make the listener throw sincere attempts like “Single Mother” and “Flippin” out the window. The bottom line is if Flip plans on staying around then he needs to get it together right now! 

VERDICT – 10 / 20
LYRICS: 2
PRODUCTION: 3
DELIVERY: 2
CONSISTENCY: 3