With undeniable chemistry between Curren$y and Ski, the two manage to bring out the best in each otherвЂ™s work throughout the course of Pilot Talk. The album is comprised almost solely on production provided by Ski Beatz, most renowned for his work on Reasonable Doubt.

The duo decided to take it back to the essence on SpittaвЂ™s major label debut, Pilot Talk, with production tracing its roots back to DashвЂ™s early business partner, Jay-Z. Dash acquired Curren$y as one of his flagship artists for the newly revived Roc-A-Fella brand (now coined BluRoc). After a slew of independent releases and recognition from XXL, Mr. Although dealings with Master PвЂ™s No Limit Records were met with brushes of success, it took eastern exposure on behalf of music mogul Dame Dash to put the man dubbed вЂњ SpittaвЂќ into a more prolific arena. He's never bad company, even if you forget he's there from time to time.Curren$y has been bubbling on the New Orleans underground circuit for quite a while. Regardless, Curren$yвЂ™s sharp wit, the smooth chop of the SylversвЂ™ 'How Love Hurts' heard on 'All I Know', and the return of Ski make Pilot Talk IIIВ more than worth it. 'Audio Dope 5' is solid, but nowhere near as experimental as the intoxicated stumble of 'Audio Dope II'. The shimmering crash of the cymbals and pop of the drums on 'Alert' are vintage Ski and very welcome.Д¬urren$yВ may not do 'new,' but heВ isВ very good at what he does: riffing on cars, money, women, weed, and obscure moments from television shows.В ItвЂ™s difficult for the third version of something to truly reign supreme, especially when thereвЂ™s little variation differentiating them. Noticeably absent from Curren$yвЂ™s discography following Pilot Talk II, itвЂ™s Ski's presence that makes Pilot Talk III so strong. Ski Beatz, who produced the bulk of the original Pilot Talk and its sequel, has left his imprint on everything from Jay ZвЂ™s Reasonable Doubt to Camp LoвЂ™s Uptown Saturday Night. On 'Long as the Lord Say', he sketches familiar imagery: 'PlottinвЂ™ like always/ Marble floor hallways/ Smoked out all day/ TryinвЂ™ to get more paid.' His lyrics are like an ad from a menвЂ™s magazine targeting the 18 to 25 age demographic in real time.Д«ecause Curren$y himself is a control variable, production typically influences the quality of his output. His song titles, often named after random, inanimate objects or people (in the past we've gotten 'Chandelier', 'Breakfast', and 'Scottie Pippen', and here we have 'Pot Jar,' 'Briefcase', 'Lemonade Mimosas') testify his ability to find something worthy of appreciation in the seemingly ordinary. On 'Froze', eccentric jester RiFF RAFF appears like the ghastly clown from Spawn to exchange swank over Harry FraudвЂ™s slow-burn production, and Curren$y keeps his cool.ДЄlthough Spitta's range is limited, itвЂ™s never been a disadvantage heвЂ™s a purveyor of lifestyle rap. 'Never displaying affection when we out in public/ 'Cause mufuckas lookin', and shit could get ugly/ So walk right past me homegirl, and donвЂ™t say nothin'' he advises a female acquaintance. The ominous 'Cargo Planes', produced by Joey Fatts, sounds like the opening of a cinematic crime saga, but in this case it's a typical Spitta infraction: the theft of someone elseвЂ™s girlfriend.

For just over two minutes, he reflects on his careerвЂ™s trajectory: 'It was right around the time/ I thought IвЂ™d have to move back with my mom/ I had to sell my first low-rider/ Halfway to the top went to sleep, woke up at the bottom.' The hopscotch path Curren$y has taken to success (from No Limit, to Cash Money, to independent juggernaut) is well-documented, but he rarely deviates from his cool-guy persona to reflect on his struggles.Д¬urren$y remains as irreverent as always, but he sounds more focusedВ on Pilot Talk III than he has in awhile. Curren$y is a bit of a cinephile, and treats each individual work like a grand production itвЂ™s evident in the titles of his projects (see his 2012 tribute, Priest Andretti), and Pilot Talk IIIВ begins with 'Opening Credits', where he strolls over an authoritative soul sample like Max Julien in The Mack.

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