This is the 6th full-length LP from Haverstraw, New York emcee Pro Dillinger. A member of the Umbrella collective as well as 1/2 of The Steiner Brothers, he has released a total of 5 mixtapes along with his last 5 albums and even 7 EPs. Favorites include the Finnish production debut Pray for my bootythe production of Machacha Dirt Don't Hurthis 3rd EP MOSFoulThe Sting vs. Flair collab EP featuring Mickey Diamond & the Steiner Brothers' self-titled debut. And with Dirty job Celebrating its 1-year anniversary this summer, Umbrella's dirtiest brought Sean Kelly back to executive produce for Logical dirt very like Forever foul.
“Bad Business” opens with a big organ that refuses to let anyone throw it from its hearth, while the funky “We Don't Believe You” featuring Substance810 warns all these hideous muthafuckas that there's no hiding place and they'll light up when caught. “So Guilty” goes into a more jazzy direction with the beat talking about murder on his mind, but then “Fall for Nothing” soulfully discusses wanting it all.
Blokkito joins Pro Dillinger on “Someday” who jumps on that harmonic sample, talking about being body grabbers and not wanting to succeed, while “Home Team” offers a smoother vibe to the beat, saying to all for messing with the best & being part of bringing back the culture. Instrumentally, the song “Last Days” has that trippy mood so it can talk about getting rich and making it twice just before “The Change” incorporates another soul flip that admits to being caught up in the game .
“Selling Hope” featuring Big Trip weaves some pianos into the fold refusing to budge from any smoke leading them along with the city on their backs and the group chilling on a boat with everyone else watching bitterly in the background before Logical dirtThe album's title track ends the album over synths that talk about rising from the dirt, his amazing ancestry, and pouring beer on flowers growing from the sidewalk to make them stronger.
What we have Logical dirt it's Pro Dillinger and Sean Kelly making a follow-up album Forever foul which takes everything from its predecessor and turns it up to 11. Sean's production still has the jazzy undertones from before, except you can hear he's grown as a producer over the last couple of years, Dirtius Jackson goes harder on the mic, there are fewer guests there and Futurewave killed it with the mix.
Rating: 7/10
