Don't get it twisted out here the Southern Assault on UK hip hop continues and Will remain a dominating force for a while getting stronger and stronger with each quality release from some of the finest street lyricists, Though no newcomer to the game it has only been recently that Timbar has gotten his buzz right up and this momentum has been captured on his latest offering 'NO MANNERS'hosted by Mykal Million,which should see Timbar really getting the respect he deserves as one of the hardest in the game!
'NO MANNERS' As the title implies is thoroughly hardcore from start to end and contains no glitzy club beats nore any cheesy girl tracks begging radio play,Timbar has managed to successfully craft a real gutter mixtape for the 'man dem'but this don't sound forced or repetitive as he effortlessly switches between Road rap on tracks like'A.b.g','Bitch boys','Streets are corrupted' and 'Burners close ft Grim'and serious Shotta rap on tracks like'Wanted to the Cops ft Don Titch'and the compelling'THE SET UP' which should serve as a cautionary tale for anyone getting money as his attention to detail really brings this track to life.Timbars main strengths lie in his ability to recall honest events in his life and put them to paper giving the listeners a real insight into his Dreams,Hopes,Regrets,Pain & Hope to escape the Street life and this is done best on tracks like'BORN WITH A SENTENCE' with bars like("When I was only fourteen,I was on the curbside,shotting them the morphine/from Steven to Maureen")and 'Letter to Mother'which utilizing the Jadakiss'Letter to B.I.G'Timbar manages to convey a heartfelt emotional letter to his Mother,praising her for all he put her through,all shes overcome,and tough love("Momma put a broke in my nose/cos she could smell the weed on my clothes")real talk!
Overall the production(combination of original and U.S beats)is tight but there are a two tracks 'Spray it up'and'Sometimes'which suffer a Little as the production doesn't match the quality of the lyrics,but with 26 tracks that's a minor,Tracks like 'Its Ludacris' and 'Claim you bang ft Kurms and B Dubble'show Timbar can switch up flows but its the deeper tracks like'Crazy world'("I got a baby girl,born in this crazy world/I ain't trying to go up north,sent to a racist jail")where Timbar is at his most effective as he really enters the listeners minds.
All in all if you ain't got this in your collection,then your slipping
A solid8.5
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