Busta Rhymes certainly found a legitimate member for his
Flipmode Squad in cousin
Rampage, as he shows on his 1997 album release. Music from
Lord Have Mercy,
Rampage,
Spliff Star, and of course
Busta himself set them up to be a major player among the top crews in hip-hop, such as the Wu-Tang Clan,
Boot Camp Clik, and D.I.T.C. On this album, a young
Rampage is presented with some of the best production work done so far by Flipmode, and his flow works well with the beats. Lyrically, he has a simplified style of rapping without much wordplay, standing out more on the tracks where he's telling a story. The hypnotic piano on "Wild for the Night" easily makes for the best track on the album, but "Conquer Da World" and "Get the Money and Dip" are definite bangers. ~ Brad Mills