As DJ Quicksilva himself says during an interlude on this mixtape: "the mixtape game is fucked up right now." These new "official" Lethal Squad mixtapes are the major labels' concession that mixtapes are good for the business - it's just that they wanna regulate them. Can't say I blame them, but the problem is that they don't know how to create a mixtape that people wanna buy. Fortunately, Lethal Squad seems to have a clue. Lots of new and exclusive stuff here, including the new Just Blaze-produced Young Chris single, that Slick Rick/Chamillionaire collab, remixes from USDA, Fabolous, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, an exclusive freestyle from Peedi, the Pharoahe Monch remix of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," and lots more. This isn't mindblowing, but I think it's a step in the right direction, and it's definitely something to bump this summer. Very interested to see how this pans out...

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red