Reakwon presents:Icewater
Polluted Water
Review by: Marissa J.Lonardo AKA MJ





We all have to admit Staten Island has been M.I.A. from the rap game for a minute now; especially with ODB’s passing and Meth’s and RZA focusing on movies/soundtracks and the rest of the Wu Tang clan falling into obscurity. Raekwon and Ghostface have been the only viable force repping the Shaolin Island.

However, with this new album Reakwon presents:Icewater: Polluted Water the island of Staten may be once again known for hard rhymes, amazing flow, and real life stories.

Raekwon, the always on point MC basically acts as the spring board for the three-man crew that he says is the future of Hip-Hop, which consists of Stomach, P.C. (Paulie Caskets), D.C. (Donnie Cash), & Polite.

The album has 17 songs in total and no corny interludes but disappointingly only features Reakwon on 7 songs. But there’s a lineup of top notch MC’s making guest appearances including, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, and Remy Ma just to name a few. Method Man is the only Wu member making a cameo appearance on the album but disappointingly no where to be found is Rae’s right hand man Ghost Face.

The album from the start is high energy, “Animal” is the first track and it is filled with braggadocios loud rhymes and beats that are the norm sprinkled throughout the album. The album glides through tracks like ice skates on a dry road. In a sense although the songs transition well I believe the line up could have had a more fluid flow. Like the first track should have been introduced instead of just starting up. The second track on the album really catches your attention, it’s a hot song which happens to feature Busta and Rae, and it will definitely be a fan favorite.

As the tracks go up in number you realize filler tracks were included like the song “Let’s Get It” and “Murda.” Stand out tracks include, “Mercy Me” a nice concise song with hot flows that even your girl will like. “Tell Me How You Like It” is another nice song that features Remy Ma, the beat is crazy and the flow and calbo are on point. The best song on the album that really shines is “Hip-Hop Tribute,” a lyrical gem that showcases the quartets MC skills as a whole.

Over all, I think you will definitely get enjoyment and some musical candy for your ears. Raekwon has chosen some unique MC’s to take stock in and if this album is any indication of their skills then as wine gets better with time then these MC’s will definitely be the ones to watch for in the future. In all the album is hot most of the songs are laced with the same content that most MC’s rap about such as, hoes, money, beef, drugs, murder, and jewels.