On the catchy "Through the Wire," fuelled by a Chaka Khan hook, he spits some impeccable rhymes despite his jaw being wired shut after a near-fatal car accident. On "Breathe In Breathe Out" he raps "I gotta apologize to Mos and Kweli/is it cool to rap about gold if I told the world I copped it from Ghana and Mali"-tongue firmly planted in cheek. What is freakish is that in West's world, rhymes about strippers, God, college life, and guns can co-exist tidily and not undermine each other. The envelope-ripping beats shouldn't come as a surprise given that he's supplied the soundscapes to monster singles by everyone from Alicia Keys ("You Don't Know My Name") to Talib Kweli ("Get By"). This debut from the most sought-after hip-hop producer not named Pharrell delivers the unthinkable: West magically sledgehammers home his opinions on taboo topics over beats that are equally daring. No one is touching their lyrics, f**k what you heard.
D-Block is the best in the game, and have been and always will be.
Sheek Louch is underated this cat is one of the hardest spittin Mcs in the game. The album is tight, tighter than a virgin nigga! Sheek is the realeat mc in the whole ruff ryders crew, spitin inteligent and aggressive lyrics in your fACE! This is the best sheek album and the best solo album to come out of the lox. dont sell yourself short get this album asap!!! Ok this cd is just crazy, when you mix bangin beats with hot lyrics and good production you get "walk witt me" this is the best cd to come out of the lox to date. Record labels iz sleepin on him, J-Hood spits HOT FIRE and everybody knows it, he just as nice as Cassidy. It doesn't have the big-budget fireworks that fellow LOX members Jadakiss and Styles P had on their debuts - Kiss tha Game Goodbye (2001) and A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002), respectively - yet it's an album that fans of the group should definitely hear despite its lack of commercial appeal.Sheek Louchs album iz alright but the hottest one in D-Block iz J-Hood. And for this reason, it deserves more notice that it got upon its initial release. "OK" and "Turn It Up" could be mass-market hits with the proper marketing push, but for the most part, Walk Witt Me isn't your standard major-label rap album. This is real hip-hop, albeit of the hardcore East Coast rap variety. There aren't the usual commercial concessions like excessive guest features, overwrought hooks, big-money producers, and the usual clichés instead, the lyrics rather than the hooks are the emphasis, the few guests are family, the producers are street-level beatmakers with original sounds, and most importantly, Sheek keeps it real, spitting sincere rhymes from the heart rather than the standard bling-bling boasting (particularly note "I Ain't Forget"). Unlike so many major-label rap albums, the 14-track effort is solid: clocking in at a bit under 60 minutes (rather than the usual 80) and padded out with no filler. The final LOX member to release a solo album, Sheek Louch made the long wait worthwhile by dropping a low-key yet impressive debut, Walk Witt Me.
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