State Property is back, and there’s only one way to describe it – suspect. Wasn’t Beans riding for Dame just the other day? Didn’t Beanie say that he was getting no support from the State Property fam while he was in prison? Didn’t they officially break up? Well, it doesn’t really matter, as State Property is back with Out On Bail.

The album starts out with Same Ol’ G, with Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Memphis Bleek, and M.O.P. The hook which (surprise, surprise) says “I’m the same Ol’ G” over and over again, really makes this song suffer as it is otherwise packed with energy. The generic gangsterisms continue on the next track Killin’ That, though this time around Beans, Peedi, Young Chris and special guest Juvenile handle it with a little more tact. Beanie and Juvenile are clearly the standouts on this track, as Chris’ voice couldn’t be any more monotonous.

The next song, Abused, is billed as Sparks featuring Twista, though it’s clear that it should be the other way around. When Biggie had Bone Thugs-n-Harmony on his album, he was able to keep up with them; in fact, many would say he outdid the Cleveland rap collective. Sadly, the same cannot be said of Sparks, whose admirable attempt at the speedy delivery that Twista is known for comes off as clumsy and unpolished.

Things do get better as Beans’ solo cut Why Wouldn’t I has the Roc-A-Fella mainstay spitting some of that vicious shit his fans have grown to love him for. Problem is, he released this song nearly a year ago, shortly after he was shot. The inclusion of this song is unnecessary. The fact that it sounds so good in comparison to most of the stuff here –when it would’ve been a throwaway track on the B. Coming – is a testament to how mediocre this album really is.

Late At Night, which features Sparks and Freeway, is actually a very cool, moody song. The musical backdrop does a great job of carrying the song, as Free provides some solid MCing: “Y’all know, when it’s late at night/The boy F-R play his part/The hammer tucked, play it smart/Niggaz wanna see me spark/Man I heard some playa hatas wanna take my life/But I’m fresh, and I’ll peel they cap/The P-97 Ruger got an extra cartridge/ Don’t bang try’na spark with the kid/Because the kid sparks kids, put a shell in your heart.”

As the album continues, the question begs to be asked: What the hell are some of these songs doing on this album?! While Freeway’s Shootouts is dope, you have Back From Hiatus and Keep It Moving, two throwaway “gangsta” R&B tracks. And what’s the deal with Warning? Peedi Crakk and Mike Knox rapping over…the beat from Black Republicans? What is this, a mixtape? And how does Dame make it on this album? The baffling inclusion of these songs does nothing but take away cohesiveness from an already inconsistent album. 

The good news about State Property’s Out On Bail is that it has a lot of Beanie Sigel and Freeway – easily two of the most slept on emcees today. The bad news: the album unfortunately features the rest of State Property as well. It sounds like Oksino, Sparks, Young Chris and Peedi just phoned in their verses, and then went on to do more important things. I’m not sure whether or not you can buy a few tracks for this album via iTunes; if you can, scoop up Out On Bail’s few gems, and steer clear of the rest.