This is the 2nd EP from Detroit emcee, producer, DJ & hype man Paradime. Discovered by Kid Rock in 1996 signing to Bobby’s very own Top Dog Records, he eventually made his full-length debut few years later with Paragraphs & the sophomore effort Vices in the fall of 2001 would go on to become his most celebrated body of work yet. Following 11 Steps Down & Spill at Will however, Dime returned by signing to Mello Music Group for his acclaimed 5th album Period. & is back again a year & a half later on L.
After the intro, the first song “Come Back” produced by Middle Finger Music in-house producer Blizzard jumps over this boom bap instrumental returning after he keeps leaving whereas “Whadda Life” soulfully looks back on the 5 decades of life he’s experienced. “So Long” chops up a soul sample thanks to Alpha Howse signee Astray paining him he never got to say goodbye to those who can’t be with us today while “The Sound of Music” enlists Cadillac Dale on the mic with him & Charlie Beans behind the boards to show y’all where the truth lives. “Old” ruggedly claps back at him being too old for this rap shit & “Deja Vu” has a reoccurring dream dabbling with trap.
Celebrating his 50th birthday back in November, the Detroit veteran comes off the most mature LP of his discography introducing himself as part of the Mello Music Group roster continuing to give us the grown man lyricism that was so prominent throughout Period. & getting even more personal than he did over a year ago already, except this time he reflects on his life experiences in the past 5 decades & further succeeding in his comeback mission as amongst the most underrated in the Motor City hip hop scene.
Score: 8/10