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78 out of 100

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9.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: On his first album with the Rhymesayers label, rapper Freeway teams up with producer Jake One.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PopMatters
    90
    The Stimulus Package is nothing less than the album Freeway was born to make, a release that finds both Free and Jake One at the apex of their respective talents, milking each other for everything they're worth.
  2. RapReviews.com
    90
    Jake knows Freeway's strengths and plays to them with so much grace it's almost unfair to rappers who've got to piece records together with a hodgepodge of producers who craft their tracks with no one in particular in mind.
  3. Spin
    60
    On his Rhymesayers debut, Philly's bearded battle rhymer gets consistently meaty beats from producer Jake One, whose soul-stirring tracks perfectly match Freeway's energetic musicality on breathless anthems such as "Know What I Mean." Problem is, proclamations that he's "about to bring that '98 hip-hop back" gradually unravel into bizarrely dated dismissals of other rappers.

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  1. NicoDaFlagburna
    9
    Jake One is a master of hip-hop production and Freeway is a hugely talented MC with great lyrical prowess but without the same mainstream appeal as Jay-Z, Nas or the Wu-Tang Clan. Therefore this record is part masterpiece and part experiment. Freeway is technically competent and maintains a superb vibrant tone throughout. The collaborations are not intrusive and the general mix of the album feels sweet whilst still retaining analog charm. One criticism is that none of the tracks really stand out but there is no denying Jake One has produced a classic. The most exciting track on the album is "Microphone Killa" featuring Young Chris. 9/10 93/100… Expand
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