This is a brand new collaborative LP between Buffalo, New York emcee/entrepreneur Conway the Machine along with Jersey City wordsmith Ransom. One of whom joined Hall 'N Nash's crew, Westside Gunn, and Benny the Butcher as the core 3 artists of Griselda Records, and the other started out as 1/2 of the A-Team, except that as Benny saw renewed interest in their careers when 38 Spesh signed them to TCF Music Group for a period. Both of these guys have collaborated before on “Stab Out” from Conway's 3rd album He won't do it & team up for a sequel to Ransom's 5th solo album Chaos is my ladder Produced by V Don, who stays behind the boards afterwards.
“A New Day” gets the ball rolling by jumping over a guitar and instruments bringing the chaos together for around 3.5 minutes, while “Limitless” aggressively speaks to ensure that everything they do goes beyond the point of having any limitations. “Photo Bomb” works piano to discuss everyone over 40 doing party anthems calling these lil gangbangers the Childish Gambinos just before the boom-bap-laced “Shell Fish” who want to know who else is bringing the mayhem like them.
Meanwhile, on “Mid Life Crisis”, we're treated to the first of 2 Ransom solos where we speak soulfully that we won't stop the party and keep celebrating for him just before “Commandments” eerily declares that they can't to laugh with them since there was too much fuss. After the “Anarchy” hiatus, “Born Again” brings an inspired trap to the table, highlighting them thinking about their friends who aren't here, while “Higher Killer” featuring Lloyd Banks was a killer choice of a single. Ransom's “Nefarious” ends Chaos is My Ladder 2 in the form of secret interviews with the devil.
Chaos is my ladder almost 2 years later it has to be one of my favorites in Ransom's entire discography so the follow up here made me look forward to it so much and his connection with Conway the Machine takes it one step further Profit from pain with Jae Skeese & on par Coup de Grace with Rome Streetz being one of the best collaborative efforts from either of them. V Don's production remains as consistent as it was on its predecessor, allowing the 2 east coast artists to elevate their chemistry.
Rating: 9/10