Caine Addiction Album Review


So in November, I wrote an album review and filmed my first Youtube music review for Krayzie Bone’s latest album, Chasing the Devil. In that review, I spoke about a featured artist on the album, who goes by the name of Caine. I said Caine’s flow and delivery were great, but I just felt like the song he had on the album didn’t really fit on Krayzie Bone’s album. No shots at the man himself, just didn’t feel like that song should’ve been on Krayzie’s album. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, and a fan of Caine’s caught wind of my review, and criticized my opinions on the song, also making it seem as if I called the man wack. I actually wound up speaking to Caine himself, and told him I’d listen his album and give it a review. So ladies and Gentlemen, this is my review of Caine’s album, Addiction.
Before I say anything else about the album, I want to say first, that Caine definitely has skills on the mic. As I’ve said before, the man has a great delivery and he flows well to the beat. Nothing can be taken away from his talent at all, and this album reflects that. Addiction, which was released in the summer of 2015,  is sort of a concept album, as each song goes through many different addictions that we as individuals face on the daily, whether that be drugs, alcohol, or material things. Caine himself admits that his addiction is music. As a fan of music myself, I can definitely agree with him there.
What I like most about this album is that he stays consistent throughout. He doesn’t stray far from the overall theme of the album, addiction, at any point. The more I listened to it, the more I noticed the similarities in subject matter between Caine’s album, and Krayzie Bone’s Chasing the Devil album. Both albums focus on people being addicted to or chasing things that we don’t truly need, rather than paying attention to what’s really going on in the world.  From start to finish, Caine makes his point and delivers it well.
If I had to make a criticism about this project, it would be that to me, Caine sounds like Jeezy in a few songs, particularly in the song, “Out of Reach.”  So much so, that I checked a few times to check to see if Jeezy was actually featured on the song. This isn’t a bad thing, as I’m also a fan of Jeezy, but also, I didn’t listen to this album to hear Jeezy. So there’s that. Also, on the song, “Gotta Eat,” Caine is outshined by the featured guests on the song (Trae the Truth and Layzie Bone.) Again, that’s not saying his flow is wack, and it’s the only song he gets outshined on by the guest,  but it’s saying that their flow was that much more better.

Overall, I’d say this album is a good listen, and I enjoyed it, just as Caine himself promised I would. My favorite songs here are Trouble Child (This song goes so hard!), Swisha & Liquor, the aforementioned Gotta Eat, and the album’s closer Live Fast, Die Slow. If you’re interested in checking this album out, you can find it on Google Play Music, which is where I listened to it, and on iTunes and other streaming music sites. Thanks for reading this review if you did, make sure to give it a Thumbs up if you liked it, and holler at y’all on the next one. Peace.

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