After a strong debut on his own label,
Rappin' 4-Tay's second record only increased the profile of the strongest rapper in the second wave of Bay Area hip-hop.
4-Tay sounded equally smooth and confident on laid-back party jams (the rolling "Playaz Club," one of his best tracks, and "Dank Season"), but really raised it up a notch with his tougher gangsta material ("I'll Be Around," "Keep One in the Chamba").
Franky J's productions contributed a lot as well, syrupy and flowing like most of the West Coast G-funk tracks, but much more dynamic than the usual. Guest rhymers included
JT the Bigga Figga, Fly, and Sef the Gaffla, with beats coming from
RBL Posse's
Black C and
J-Mack, among others. On his future material,
Rappin' 4-Tay would return to the same types of tracks he did here, but he never did better than "Playaz Club" and "I'll Be Around." ~ John Bush