Let's Step Inside The Power Circle

By Charleco Scipio

He once said "Welcome to my power circle." and this week we got the pleasure of meeting the full circumfrence. SelfMade 2 dropped this week after much anticipation and promotion from Ricky Rozay himself. The opening track to the album is "Power Circle". Although he only does the opening and a few closing remarks at the end of the song, that is all that is needed from Ross. He could hop on any song and just do the intro and it would be dope regardless. As for his opening on this song he basically gives a shout out to the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson, also former basketball players Spud Webb and Dee Brown.

Gunplay is next up. He comes on the track pretty strong and bold which I liked. His lyricism isn't all that but on this track he was cool. He's like the solider you send on the battlefield first. He definitely gets peoples attention.

"We gon have it locked."

Stalley is runner up. His verse wasn't bad, not at all. I just feel it lacked aggression. I suppose it paved the way for Wale's verse which was also a little slower than Gunplay's. Yet I am still not used to Stalley's style, not yet at least. So perhaps thats why I feel his verse just didn't fit.

"They wanna be a part of the power circle."

Wale, like always, is going to say something intelligent. He holds the bridge and a verse. His verse was nice. As usual he throws some phrases and words over peoples heads. You can always expect to actually think about Wale's lyrics.

"We don't deal with weak squares in this power circle."


As for Meek, I feel he could have done better. I've heard him freestyle better than what he did on this track. He could have went way harder. Its not even that his verse was weak, he just didn't do his best.

"We the only thing to talk about."

Finally Kendrick. He killed it. His verse had to be the best. He sealed up the end. I'm still thinking about his lyrics. He is the cherry on top.

"Life in the power circle."

And so we come back full circle. Rozay does his closing: "..Tried to warn you.."
The album overall is good. I like that MMG as a group are really going hard. Rick Ross, Wale and Meek Mill are dropping albums in the very near future. Ross in less than 30 days. God Forgives, I Don't. MMG is really becoming an empire.
"Bow Down.."