Title: A cold day in hell
Product review: The duo Cold World Hustlers was part of a San Francisco rap collective with groups 11/5 and U.D.I., releasing 1995's "Iceland" on Priority a few months after U.D.I.'s debutUnder Da Influence. You'd be hard-pressed to find two albums that are more similar. E-Sic and Big Vic are nearly identical rappers to their buddies Dig and Quint, and the album succeeds and suffers in the same areas. Production is decent overall, operating at a mid-tempo West Coast funk with solid instrumentals. The record tends to be plagued by a formulaic approach, generic lyrics, and uninspired hooks. It's not a very memorable effort. Bay Area fans may find this of nostalgic value, and it appears to have accumulated some value among collectors, but I would not recommend that other listeners pay out-of-print prices for it.
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