As always you know the drill by now. My instant thoughts on first listen, in bullet point form. lets go..!!!!!

The mix of things are excellent, Timbo’s mixes getter better all the time, all sorts of stuff jumping out at me in some 3 dimensional manner while listening in the studio.

1. Gimmey What I Dont Know (I want). Its all about dudes voice on this one harmonies are the very nice and rich sounding. Nice groove 

2. TRUE BLOOD. DOPE AS HECK.!!!! This tune’s got that bounce and sounds wicked sonically. Break down and beat are tremendous. The hook “She got that True Blood”  HARRRRRRD..!!!! That beat change??? Hell yes..!! UNADULTERATED FUNK

3. CABARET. Again the mix is ridiculous and as for that Groove??? MY favourite joint on the album PERIOD..!! Drake The beat change on this one is GANGSTA, to the level that It makes me wanna go in and draw for some next level grooves in the lab..!!! LOVE IT

4. TKO. I already heard this. It seems to be the new joint to be dropped after Take Back The Night there are other smashes I would draw before this one to be fair. Both True Blood and Cabaret are INSTANT SMASHES. Do like it though

5. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT still bangs. Normally when I pre hear the next single before I hear the album I would switch to the next tune due to overkill. But nah this tune is like some new skool Motown. The ‘ish I have been talking about for TIME!!!!! We need to get back to this era of music. Outro is pure funk.

6. MURDER. Helllllllll yeah that groove is HAAARRRRRRRDDD going back to classic Missy & Timbo with this one. Jay on it though "C'mon son" Flow on the ish please (Lazy)

7. DRINK YOU AWAY. The placement of the tune on the album is correct. It takes you on another path and journey, like the idea of this song too.

8. YOU GOT IT ON. Strategically placed again I think. Although I do like it, it does not touch me like say how PUSHER LOVE GIRL did on part 1, and yes I am putting them in the same group.

9. AMNESIA. Sadly for me this track in the context of everything else sounds like a filler. (Not as outstanding as prior joints). Not really a fan of this one

10. ONLY WHEN I WALK AWAY. Some new age Lenny Kravitz 'ish. dope addition to the album even the distortion on the voice, like the stomping beat change too.

11. NOT A BAD THING. I guess this is your standard teen pop type Mirrors tune. I personally don’t thing they needed to have a tune like this on here due to what status level he is on. Yes I understand why but nah. Don’t need to

12. PAIR OF WINGS. Very clever song is this. Again taking it to a different dynamic. Nice soothing piece of music right here. Like this song a lot.

13. BLINDNESS. Nope not a fan of this one. It makes the album drag on, nice horns, song itself ? yeah it’s alright, not really involved considering what I have already heard

14. ELECTRIC LADY. Nice joint still not as strong as prior tunes though

The way the album started was like a slap in the face with instant hype funk. Started in such a big way and took a turn towards the end. Went downhill in energy and had me looking at how long I had left. Overall really like the album but I was aware of the time unlike 20/20 part 1 when I said “That it? finished already?”

Overal mix of the album is EXCELLENT .!!! but the the flow of part 1 is working more for me interms of consistent energy and flow

these are my favourite joints together with Take Back The Night

An album with A LOT of BADMANS in one room…

Ok This is my first reaction to what I hear track by track. As I am hearing it 1 by 1 I am typing the first thing that comes into my head, and yes these are my own opinions… Yal can think what you like…

1. Opening of Holy grail was the title track feat Justin. nice opening sounding like a Cold Play tune

2. Picasso Baby = YESS!!!  beat is harrrd straight Timbo.. nice dirty drums and bass sound. Even the beat switch at the end. Dude be coming with some lines,some triple rhyming punchlines. Fav tune so far

3. Tom Ford -  sounds like classic Timbo 808 sounds. not my favourite tune to be fair, quite prone to skip it and not come back to it, sounds a  bit like a freestyle. Got a bounce but not really changing the world. Maybe that was what was intended. 

4. F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit -  OOOHHH YEAHH!!!! Beat is arrrrrrdddd..!!!! straight club banger, Ricky got that bounce in the hook… Not involved in his verse though (Crap).. Jay beat Ricky with a wooden spoon on naked flesh with his verse I’m afraid…

5. Oceans - lol this sounds like typical New skool Pharell (NOT Neptunes) on the boards. errr na!! not really involved i this one, although I like the hook Franc singing (clever)

6. F.U.T.W - Jay always has a joint like this on his ish…. its cool it;s aiight I guess

7. Somewhereinamerica. - NOW THIS RIGHT HERRRRE.!! YES..!!!! … Like this a lot beat is hard bringing it back to Piano grooves like Milkbone - Keep It Real or some ish like that. this one will get drawn a lot more for me

8. Crown - Nice tune makes sense for me even where its place in the track order

9. Heaven - Errrrr I Don’t like it. SORRY.. I get the tune, get why it was done, even like some things he is saying about religion but NAH..!!!! Don’t like how its put together. Just my opinion everyone welcome to their own.

11. Part II - Like how Beyonce sounds on the tune. like the drums, music is nice. Jay rapiping different on this one again freestyle-ish, but I like this one though, good driving music.

12. Beach Is Better - It seems that dude is rapping better on some of the skits than he is in the actual tunes.. (Is that a good look?)

13. BBC - I can tell from a mile Pharrell’s influence on this one. Even though I can hear Timbo on it too. Yeah its alight again not changing the world

14. Jay Z Blue - This tune is cleaver. From how they using the Biggie samples to how its put together even though its still like a jam session. (reoccurring pattern on this album)

15. La Familia - Why is Jay drawin for those DRY dirty south flows..???? sounds weird to me. Like the beat though, lol like the little down low digg to Lil Wane (Oopps.!!)

16. Nickels And Dimes -  Hmmmmmmmm..!!!! So we have come to the end?

The whole album for me goes downhill halfway through. But to me it actually sounds like Jay ain’t writing his raps down. Yes I know he never does but it was never noticeable like this. On  here it is apparent that the project sounds like a big jam session with a bunch of freestyles. I am NOT saying I don’t like the album, just saying the idea of getting all the Dons together Rick Ruben, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell in one room, actually sounds like that.

They were all in one room jammin and at the same time recording a collection of tracks. I also expected this so I am not disappointed. Dude aint really got much to prove. Just sayin the album is like a big Jam session with freestyles on a collection of tracks. My two Favourite being Picasso Baby and SomeWhereInAmerica. 

Sue Me.. :)

Over and Out..!!!