A Lesson to Be Learned

San Francisco street rap with a mournful undertow — the beats have that damp, foggy Bay texture that's distinct from both LA's sunshine funk and Oakland's harder swing. 'Don't Give Me No Bammer Weed' and 'Ruthless By Law' move through the record like dispatches from a neighborhood most rap radio had no interest in representing. Lost a member mid-career to gun violence, and the album carries that weight even before you know the context.

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