Fes Taylor - Inspectah Deck Presents Flight 10304
Artist.....: Fes Taylor
Title......: Inspectah Deck Presents Flight 10304
Label......: ChamberMusik
Store Date.: 000-00-0000
Genre......: Rap
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Size.......: 80.9 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Never Ever (Produced By Chad Beats) 03:07
02 - Feeling Myself (Produced By Flip) 02:53
03 - G-Clap (Feat. Mr. Prezident) 02:37
(Produced By Chad Beats)
04 - Window (Produced By Flip) 02:52
05 - The Streets (Feat. Inspectah Deck) 02:37
(Produced By Flip)
06 - Piano Gangsta 04:37
(Produced By G-Clef Da Mad Komposa)
07 - House Wife Ho (Feat. Mr. Prezident & Sassy) 03:05
(Produced By Blastah Beatz)
08 - Ocean Drive (Feat. Lot-A-Nerv) 03:39
(Produced By Falling Down)
09 - You Could Be (Produced By Flip) 03:28
10 - Bang Bang (Feat. Frankie Bells) 04:29
(Produced By Brick)
11 - Lunch Meat (Feat. Lot-A-Nerv) 03:21
(Produced By Falling Down)
12 - Show Something 03:36
(Feat. T-Bird & Inspectah Deck) (Produced By Ins
13 - Howl At The Wolves 04:14
(Feat T-Bird, Mr. Prezident & Lot-A-Nerv) (Produ
14 - Sky Walker (Produced By Hectic) 02:05
15 - Broken Wings (Produced By Battery Jackson) 03:25
16 - Shoot Up The Party (Produced By Kila Mac) 02:40
17 - G Sh*t (Feat. Mr. Prezident & Shyheim) 04:07
(Produced By Blastah Beatz)
18 - The Other Side (True Story) 04:43
(Feat. Minnesota Slimz & Khaliq) (Produced By G-
19 - Clouds (Produced By 800 Beats) 03:59
20 - Been Through It All (Feat. Frankie Bells) 02:44
(Produced By Torajee Productions)
21 - Cmg Salutes La Banga 05:51
(Feat. Inspectah Deck, Hue Hefna, T-Bird & Mr. C
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74:09 min
Release Notes:
With the exception of arguable tenth member Cappadonna and GZAÆs
introduction of Killah Priest, a lot of second and third
generation Wu-Tang Clan affiliates have been hindered by vast
style similarities to the nine, ultra-talented original artifacts.
The slang, the production, and the wisdom has all been readily
available in the solo and group releases, making spin-offs
generic, if not redundant. Inspectah Deck, a quiet Wu swordsman as
of late, has stepped from the shows and introduced the game to Fes
Taylor, the kind of rapper that embodies Wu elements mostly by his
associations. Reportedly a G-Unit prospect at one point, this
Harlem and Staten Island disciple first appeared 14 years ago on
King JustÆs Mystics of the God album. With dues overpaid, Fes
TaylorÆs Flight 10304, might sound a bit too commercial or too
Miami for Wu purists, but this is one affiliate that truly
distinguishes himself away from whatÆs expected of the clichΘ
Wu-cosign debut album.
ôWindowö is very telling of FesÆ unique lane in the game. Overtop
a futuristic rendition of Billy SquireÆs ôBig Beat,ö with
Scarface-like synth lines, Taylor namechecks his G-Unit brothers,
while bragging about his handskills, lifestyle with an air of
paranoia. The rapping is hardly supreme, but with ad-libs and
hard-nosed delivery, Fes certainly channels the most
commercial-digestible sound of Ghostface . ôOcean Driveö is far
more club-driven. With Euro-Tech samples, this might be trying to
do what T.I.Æs ôLife Your Lifeö or Wiz KhalifaÆs ôSay Yeahö
succeeded in, but the song fails. From rhyming about riding
scooters in Miami, switching to bagging up work in the next verse,
itÆs not that Fes Taylor is spitting fiction, heÆs just making a
really disjointed song, pandering for club play. Those
aforementioned dues paid are told on ôBang Bang,ö from first
appearances to Summer Jam accolades, to the recurring theme of
flying G5Æs or better. That private jet, hustler-made-good
lifestyle drives the album. ôSky Walkerö is a polished, original
commercial track that could be sporting a Grand Hustle jacket,
with radio-play potential.
Like Fes TaylorÆs unusual content, the production of Flight 10304
defies a lot of expectations. Inspectah Deck, in addition to three
vocal features, lends his production skills to ôCMG Salutes La
Banga.ö The slow, dramatic æ70s Soul eulogy is a tributary end to
an album that may move too fast to care. The rest of the album is
an unbalanced mix of bass-driven South tracks, like the ôHustlinÆö
reworking that is ôBang Bangö or the charismatic and chaotic
ôFeeling Myself,ö by Flip. Then Battery Jackson turns around and
brings down Soul samples beautifully before our ears on ôBroken
Wings,ö that feels more Wu-Tang than any concoction on the album.
Similar to La The Darkman, Fes Taylor is a rapper that uses
believability to carry a respect that resonates in his Park Hill
Projects all the way to Ocean Drive. While the cars and airfare
that fill up his verses remain to be seen, whatÆs more curious is
how this patient discipline sharpened his lyrical swords under the
tutelage of The Rebel INS. Just when one thinks that Fes Taylor is
a mundane street rapper, he brings it back in with his story, or a
sprinkle of aged lyricism that prevents him from type-casting.
Although others have made better, more enduring albums, few
Wu-Tang Clan pupils have taken their sound in this direction,
still remembering the original science.