Most know Consequence from Kanye West's College Dropout LP and the 151-proof strong, "Spaceship" .   If you know your rap history you will also remember him from A Tribe Called Quest's Beats, Rhymes and Life on which has established himself as the unofficial fifth member (Don't forget Jarobi!).   Now Conse is back and is a part of Kanye's Konman crew.   To help get his out before his album comes out Consequence has put out the Take 'Em To The Cleaners Mixtape , a LP hosted by West and featuring the Quence on a host of hot tracks produced by West, 88 Keyes, Devo Springsting, Baby Paul and 9 th Wonder.  

So Soulful featuring Kanye and Washington D.C. native Khayree,   is one of the hottest tracks on the album.   The track is really a soulful track with John Legend on the ad-libs and chorus doing his thing and the rest getting down on the rapping side.   Khayree reminds you of Kanye himself with his rap flow.   The bridge is really truthful and makes you reflect on what's going on in your world.  

Newcomer Rhyme Fest and Consequence go back and forth on "Yard 2 Yard" a track produced by West.   The track talks about the life and the hood trials and tribulations.

"Doctor, Doctor" talks about a woman who can't get enough of Consequence's style and flow over a 88 Keyes beat.

"Wack N*ggas" one of the hottest tracks on the LP and it features Common, Kanye, Talib Kweli and they talk about guys who try to hard to be nice and come off wack.   They also talk about those who shuck their responsibilities and/or don't do enough.   For example: if you got a brand new Benz but you live in the pjs you are a wack n*gga!   How about getting out the pjs first! This track is all about different types of wackness.

"N*ggas Tried To", the freestyle is over the "Rewind" beat from P Diddy's Forever LP and Consequence spits on how someone tried to gets his stuff without asking first.

"03 'Til Infinity (Freestyle)" features Kanye and they use the classic song from the Souls of Mischief: "93 'Til Infinity" and this hot duo talks about how they are chilling in 2003 and afterwards.

"You and Your N*ggas" is about being the middleman in baby momma and father drama and not trying to be in the middle anymore!   Stay Bent produces this   guitar-laced track and Quence does his best to explain the problems in this situation.

"I See Now" is the best track on the LP, as Little Brother joins Quence and Kanye on a 9 th Wonder banger and talk about finally peeping those certain people steez (or motives, personalities) and being ready to come hard.   This combination is one I would love to see in the future because West and 9 th are two of the if not the hottest producers in the game and they are masters at bring that soul sound to Hip Hop through samples and sounds.

"And You Say" features John Legend and it boroughs the sounds from "I Like It" from Debarge to explain how you can't get enough of Consequence's and the Konman crew's style.  

"Getting Out The Game" is another real treat on the album and could be a top three song on the LP.   You hear emotion and emphasis on the sung parts and Kanye and Consequence talk about leaving the game.   West produces the track and it is crazy.   The song reminds you of an old Al Green cut (before the grits), it's heavy on the bass guitar and the strings are amazing.   The singer on the song is a star on the bridge as well.

"Take It As A Loss" takes you back to the 70's and Consequence and Kanye go back and forth and talk about women and the hood.   Consequence's fast flow is impressive on this track.

"Trains" is a slower track than most on the album and Consequence talks about roaming the streets of New York and encountering different scenarios and how he dealt with them.  

Consequence represents for the Konman crew on the "Super Good Pt. 2 Freestyle" and that leads to a straight drinking track "The Incredible Hulk" featuring John Legend and 88 Keyes.   Of course this track is for the ladies as they talk about having a good time with drinks and how it can change a scene up!

"Turn Ya Self In" is a bonus track and Consequence talks about not doing all the things that will leave you dead or in jail. This includes messing with that female who spells drama or doing that crime for the quick cash but is really risky.   Consequence shows his storytelling skills on this track and this has album potential.

Another bonus track has cousin Q-Tip joining Conse on "The Consequence" a track that sounds like it was made by the Uhmah.   Tip just does the chorus but it's still feels good to hear him on the track.  

Overall the mixtape was hot, you can listen to it from beginning to end but you have to wonder how much Kanye's and company's influence had on that.   Consequence proves to be a nice rapper but lyricist is still undetermined.   The beats are crazy and he has a good amount (about 8 or 9) of album quality songs on it.   In the future I would like to see Conse spit on more track solo like he did on "Trains".   Conse shows potential to be nice for a long time.  

I'll give the mixtape LP 3 globes, the sound is hot but you still want more of Conse at the end.