Chali 2na

Baritone-voiced MC and part of the Jurassic 5 posse, Chali 2na is back with Fish Market Part 2, the second instalment of his fish-themed series. However, this time around, the dish needs to be sent back to the kitchen for more seasoning, as it could use a little more flavour. With Chali 2na, you know what you're going to get: simplistic party rhymes delivered in a depth-charge deep voice over standard boom-bap production. While that formula works within the J5 infrastructure, it wears thin over the course of a solo full-length. While the production definitely gets your head nodding, thanks to the likes of DJ Dez Andres (Slum Village) and DJ Babu, and your body moving, courtesy of British dub-step phenom Rusko (on the bonkers "Gadget Go Go"), after 22 tracks and interludes, you're about ready to switch up the 2na for some salmon.