The Big Badass

Banks was the behind-the-boards architect for half the Sick Wid It roster and this solo record lets you hear what he sounded like when he was building for himself — heavy low-end, slightly warped synth stabs, and a parade of Bay guests keeping the energy uneven in the best way. Tracks like 'It's Going Down' and 'Pimp Or Die' have that industrial-lot weight, concrete and oil. Jive dropped it right into the middle of a crowded market and it never got its full accounting.

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