I’ve been waiting for a compilation or album from these guys since i heard their first 12” singles back in the mid to late 90′s, so i was very surprised and excited when i found out this dropped. it has all the 12” singles like shine, two tons, paper chase, and bust mine. the songs that I’ve never heard are up to par with the quality of the singles. great great album if you grew up listening to these guys or were into the glory days of the mid to late 90′s independent hip hop movement. hopefully, they can get back with Charlemagne and record a new LP for us in the conservative rap coalition. thanks, peace. by Christopher L. Nicolaus

I’ve got a love/hate thing with C-Rayz Walz. I thought his collabo with Kosha Dillz in 200xxx was the __ best album of the year. It had humor, deft wordplay, excellent flow and solid beats. But his solo albums have often left me a little bored. The production is always a little weak and his style gets tiring after a while. C-Rayz’s albums usually start strong, but go on too long. He’s best when he’s partnered up.

That said, “Who The F%@k Are You?” is the best C-Rayz record I’ve ever heard. The first five tracks are pure fire, then it dips a bit, but ends strong. (It’s a 16-song CD that could—and should—have been about 10 songs.) some of these cuts even sound radio ready—like “The Art of Energy” and “In Your Soul,” which features Slug. Other notable cuts include “The Family Crest” (a tribute to Gang Starr) and “Needle in Ya Arm,” a funny-yet-sensitive ode to drug dealers and drug users. Other guests include Karniege, Reef The Lost Cauze, and Killah Priest.

C-Rayz also tones it down a bit here—he has a tendency to be bombastic (it’s not coincidence his name is an anagram of “Crazy” after all), and in doing so he allows his flow to catch up to him. He doesn’t sound rushed or forced, which is one of my big complaints about some of his older work. Perhaps he’s getting older, or settling into his spot as a veteran who has been in the game for a long time. Or maybe he learned from his 2007 arrest and has decided to calm down a bit. (He raps about them on the lead track, “MC Jail.”) by ekko

Somewhere between abstract and mainstream Oktober lands with energetic yet hazy, Oktober comes through with a treat. There’s some unusual beats, that meld and morph fitting Oktober’s off-kilter flows. If you’re even questioning purchasing this album, just buy H8 in your Blood as Oktober mimics several popular deceased MCs, from Biggie, Big L to Pun, to Pac to even Easy-E and ODB while poking fun of his own act by professing “and I’m gonna put your voice on this song”. Its this sort polar opposites that keeps him from being the norm. There’s a polite imbalance to the album, makes you wonder where October is going to take you next while remaining surprisingly consistent. There’s a rough track or two but the majority of the CD won’t have you wanting to press skip, something to be said in the day of singles over albums. by Slickninja

I’ve been hooked on C Rayz ever since seeing him on MTV’s Made of all places. I don’t know why people are complaining so much about the guest spots on this CD. Yes, there are plenty but it is still clearly a C-Rayz solo and features some of the best production he’s had… EVER. So this is dope C Rayz over equally dope production! What more could you ask for? Fan should definitely pick this up. I was reluctant myself, but happy I did as it is the best C Rayz has sounded in years. by Southern Rap Pro “Sipping on that SyRuP!