History in the Making [Clean] [Edited]

Performer: JR Writer
Artist: Paul Wall; Hell Rell; 40 Cal; Cam'Ron; Jim Jones
Engineer: Eric 'Ibo' Butler
Producer: Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson; Knoxville
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Personnel: JR Writer (rap vocals); Nicole Wray (vocals); 40 Cal., Paul Wall , Jim Jones , Cam'ron, Hell Rell (rap vocals). Audio Mixers: Eric "Ebo" Butler; Mike T. Recording information: Legindary Studios, New York, NY; Romeo Studios; Santana's World; Sony Studios. Photographer: Kaysh Shinn. After a myriad of battle hungry appearances on his crew members' albums, J.R. Writer had already built a rep among hip-hop heads as one of the Harlem Diplomats' best kept secrets. Yet another solo effort to come out of Cam'ron's DipSet empire, 2006's HISTORY IN THE MAKING follows suit with explosive production from Knoxville and the crystal-clear rhyme cadence that has become the crew's signature. With a total of 19 tracks, this CD has its share of bangers but, on the whole, HISTORY IN THE MAKING sticks to the formula with a slew of guest spots from the Diplomats (interestingly, on most tracks J.R.'s flow is indistinguishable from Cam'ron's). Standout tracks include "My Life," "Back Wit It," and "Byrd Call." Some consider JR Writer to be the lyrical wonder of the Diplomats crew, and there's plenty of evidence why on History in the Making, an album overstuffed in the usual Dipset fashion but ultimately a rewarding effort. Sounding much like his mentor Cam'ron, Writer opens the album with the hypnotic and hungry anthem "To Be a Diplomat," a quick run through the man's past with that freestyle freedom he perfected during his mixtape and rap battle past. "Grill Em," "Byrd Call," and "That's a Bet" with Paul Wall are the club cuts and highlights, keeping the album from sounding like a volume of the man's Writer's Block mixtape series. The "Moments in Love"-sampling bedroom cut "Xtasy" has chart ambition, too, but most of the album is street level and Dipset chaotic, something best represented by the word-filled wonder "Zoolander." While it may not be worthy of such an ambitious title, History in the Making brings Writer from the background to the foreground in the world of Dipset and gives every reason why he deserves it. [History in the Making was also made available in a clean version, with all explicit material removed.] ~ David Jeffries

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