Some records are hits, right from the first few seconds you hear them. When I first heard DJ Eclipse scratching over M.O.P.’s “187″ weeks ago on the Halftime Show at WNYU, I knew that the next M.O.P. album was gonna be something special. The descending piano chords flows perfectly with the same STFU attitude embodied in Nas’ “Hip Hop Is Dead.” Lil Fame and Billy Danze have the molly poppers and gaudy rappers in their cross hairs and have no qualms about calling in the 187 on themselves. Some things don’t change. Some things get better with age. You decide which fits the case for M.O.P. Fizzy Womack aka Lil Fame will hopefully continue this trend on the upcoming Street Certified EP (10/31).

Bryan Hahn is going to have a better Halloween than anticipated. He’s on Twitter (@notupstate).