I'm quoted in the latest edition of Elemental Magazine as saying "I haven't heard a 40 D cut that I didn't like yet." I always like when I'm properly quoted. I'm a fan of 40th Dimension. I always have been and Crop Report did nothing but solidify my thoughts that these brothers are one of the 215's most underrated crews.

The latest effort from these proud Philly boys is solid as hell and funky as ish. Let's Get It On rings in the Crop Report era with gritty, twisting funk flow ridden impressively by Scandal. The same phat beats, hooks and rhymes pop up on We Do It Like This, the bouncy groove and funny hooks and feel of Eat My Gun and the mixtape candidate sounds of What It Is. That's not to say there isn't an entire crop of underground DJ delites included. For others you won't have to look any further than the backpacker beats of I Don't Care and the upper level lyricism that Scandal spits on Open Minded. Once again Scandal shows that he's a true emcee. There are only a few cuts that don't impress but at the same time are better than many artist's best material. I think I hold 40 D up to high standards because they've exhibited in the past that they could handle it. Super Scandalous and Ahead Of Times didn't manage to make me bob my head or move me too much at all but other than that its all butta. The duo shows that they can flip the script on The Session with newfangled soundscapes without losing any of the lyrical integrity.

Simply stated I consider Happ G & Scandal's Crop Report a must have for any 2002 Hip Hop collection. Nuff said.

40thdimension.com

Reviewed by Funk Wizard Snow
Editor- PhillyHipHop.com
February, 2002