Guilty Simpson - Ode To The Ghetto, CD

For years Guilty Simpson has been a rock on the Detroit hip-hop circuit alongside those such as J Dilla, Slum Village, Eminem (whom Guilty still calls "Marshall") & D12, Obie Trice, Proof, Phat Kat and Black Milk. A member of the Almighty Dreadnaughtz crew, Guilty emerged as a sound to be reckoned with after linking with producer Dilla in 2001. In the midst of recording an album's worth of material on the MC' including the recently released duet "Take Notice"off of Dilla's heralded Ruff Draft album 'Dilla gave Simpson his first appearance on disc with "Strapped" (from 2003s Jaylib album). 2006 marked his allegiance with Stones Throw Records at Dilla's best and appearances on both Chrome Children installments and subsequent tour. Its taken years, but finally Simpsons full-length solo debut, Ode to the Ghetto, brings him worldwide, chronicling a life led in the rough-hewn city that birthed him. Featuring an all-star cast of producers normally reserved for those signed to six-figure deals (J Dilla, Madlib, Denaun Porter of D-12), Ode to the Ghetto marks an evolution, incorporating a more topical and thought-provoking persona in addition to the extra-savage braggadocio Simpson is known for. "I want to make the consumer care about the music again," the 31-year-old explains. Guilty's testosterone-charged, inner city themes possess of a sense of humor at times so side-splitting, it only proves how serious he really is. This rapper was raised on the field of battle and he has more to say than just how fresh he is and how fresh "they" are not. As a matter of fact, he's found that he's here to remind the hip-hop world currently captivated with that manufactured freshness that life in the ghetto is real. The evidence shows excessive use of double entendres, too much flavor on public grounds, microphone assault, and verbal harassment of an officer of the law. On the counts of freshness AND realness: The Court of Hip-Hop finds Mr. Simpson to be Guilty."

Track Listing:

1. American Dream
2. Robbery
3. Footwork
4. Get Riches
5. The Future feat. MED
6. Run feat. Sean P, Black Milk
7. Pigs
8. Ode To The Ghetto
9. The Real Me
10. She Won't Stay At Home
11. I Must Love You
12. Kinda Live
13. My Moment
14. Yikes
15. Kill Em
16. Almighty Dreadnaughtz feat. Super MC, Krizsteel, Konnie Ross
17. Bonus Disc: Stones Throw Fan Club 45
18. Footwork (Remix)
19. Footwork (Remix)