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title: Album Review: Maundz – Zero
author: Jack
published: 2012-10-08
modified: 2012-12-01
section: Music
tags: album, Crate Cartel, Hip Hop, Maundz, review, Zero
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# Album Review: Maundz – Zero

[![Maundz - Zero](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Maundz-Zero1.jpg)](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Maundz-Zero1.jpg)Maundz – Zero 

Representing the **Crate Cartel** crew, **Maundz** has put together an extremely solid, lengthy effort consisting of 20 tracks. As arguably the label’s most talented MC, ***Zero*** highlights his highly aggressive and braggadocios rhymes coupled with the production skills of Wik with mixing done by **Geko**, creating a sound that’s sonically well put together.

After an instrumental intro with some horns and samples setting the vibe for the album, it quickly morphs into a rapid, up-tempo change of pace displaying Maundz’s highly distinctive and effortless flow over open hi-hats and cuts by **Adfu**. There are plenty of featured artists on here, most notably **Brad Strut** and **Action Bronson** on *All Quotes*.

*Maundzilla*is where things get heavy. This track sees Maundz rap over a grime-style beat with an extremely heavy bass line that sees him using a double-time flow, continually increasing the tempo towards the end. Other guests on the album include Vents, Sesta, Drapht, Crate Cartel, Alyson Murray, and Bias B on the track *Take It Back*. This is a much more laidback track which sees Maundz and **Bias B** reminiscing over their childhood days growing up in suburban Melbourne, something that you can never get enough of from Bias.

Drapht guests on the track ***C U Next Tuesday*** which is a straight out boom-bap hip-hop beat that’s comparable to Dr Dre’s production, particularly his early work with Eminem. The album takes a very strong change of pace with *The Flipside,*featuring vocalist **Alyson Murray**. This beat has a strong jazz influence, mainly due to the piano and live sax played by Sam Boon towards the end of the song.

*Slang Rap* is another highlight which has plenty of catchy lyrics. The track sees **Maundz** rhyme through the song using rhyming slang and witty wordplay and punchlines, all in a highly entertaining and engaging way. Maundz certainly gets marks for creating a diverse album that has many different sounds and influences, thanks to the production skills of **Wik**. The good thing is that is doesn’t have many vocal hooks which allows for lots of emphasis on his flow and lyrics.

***Zero*** is a highly consistent album that will have the listener’s full attention the whole through.

*You may also want to have a peek at these reviews:*[Illy](https://www.stasheverything.com/lifestyle/album-review-illy-bring-it-back/), [Lupe Fiasco](https://www.stasheverything.com/lifestyle/album-review-lupe-fiasco-food-liquor-ii-the-great-american-rap-album-2/), [Seth Sentry](https://www.stasheverything.com/lifestyle/album-review-seth-sentry-this-was-tomorrow/).

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