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Capone - Revenge Is A Promise
Taking revenge against those who have cast doubt on his solo career,
Revenge Is A Promise (also known as R.I.P.) signifies Capone’s [click to read] third
studio album, as well as his first solo venture through Bay Area-based SMC Records. Just months after Capone's long-awaited reunion with N.O.R.E. came as Channel 10 [click to read], the duo releases a pair of solos. Despite an impressive guest-list, the lesser acknowledged lyricist of the duo has an album with lots of theme, just short on originality and substance.
Capone’s strong suit on Revenge Is A Promise is his illustrative storytelling. Sampling Duran Duran’s “Come Apart,” “Fallin’ Apart” reveals an introspective account about Capone’s street ties, which have resulted in a series of dire consequences, as well as a rollercoaster of emotions. A similar saga of hardship is discussed on “Lonely,” which daringly samples Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 platinum hit “Total Eclipse Of The Heart.” With a more upbeat tone, “Rock Star” conveys an alluring tale of a drug dealer traveling from small town to small town, achieving Rock star status. On “Witness,” Capone tells a short yet frantic portrayal of a perceived 6 A.M. Federali drug raid. Paranoid, ‘Pone and his female accomplice flush his cocaine and hide other incriminating items inside the safe, only to discover that the individuals knocking at the door were two Jehovah’s Witnesses. Eventually finding himself in a standoff against the shield on “Take Me Alive,” Capone fearlessly takes the cable man hostage with a double-barreled shotgun.
While the album serves as a considerable mixtape, Revenge Is A Promise lacks the polish of Pain, Time & Glory [click to read]. Although the extent of Noreaga’s involvement as an executive producer is unclear, it is certain that R.I.P. is a lateral move from his disappointing sophomore effort, Menace 2 Society [click to read]. Optimistically, this album should declare R.I.P. to Capone’s slump as a lackluster solo artist, and symbolize the rebirth of an emcee, whom is undoubtedly capable of producing better.
Capone’s strong suit on Revenge Is A Promise is his illustrative storytelling. Sampling Duran Duran’s “Come Apart,” “Fallin’ Apart” reveals an introspective account about Capone’s street ties, which have resulted in a series of dire consequences, as well as a rollercoaster of emotions. A similar saga of hardship is discussed on “Lonely,” which daringly samples Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 platinum hit “Total Eclipse Of The Heart.” With a more upbeat tone, “Rock Star” conveys an alluring tale of a drug dealer traveling from small town to small town, achieving Rock star status. On “Witness,” Capone tells a short yet frantic portrayal of a perceived 6 A.M. Federali drug raid. Paranoid, ‘Pone and his female accomplice flush his cocaine and hide other incriminating items inside the safe, only to discover that the individuals knocking at the door were two Jehovah’s Witnesses. Eventually finding himself in a standoff against the shield on “Take Me Alive,” Capone fearlessly takes the cable man hostage with a double-barreled shotgun.
While the album serves as a considerable mixtape, Revenge Is A Promise lacks the polish of Pain, Time & Glory [click to read]. Although the extent of Noreaga’s involvement as an executive producer is unclear, it is certain that R.I.P. is a lateral move from his disappointing sophomore effort, Menace 2 Society [click to read]. Optimistically, this album should declare R.I.P. to Capone’s slump as a lackluster solo artist, and symbolize the rebirth of an emcee, whom is undoubtedly capable of producing better.
