Free At Last

After a lengthy hiatus, the distinctive MC returns with a record reminiscent of Beanie Sigel's The B. Coming, one that's alternately boastful and ruminative, and on which he mostly avoids misguided attempts to become a crossover star. Jay-Z, Scarface, Jadakiss, and 50 Cent all guest.

Freeway is still nothing more than a well-connected hype man.

At the height of the Roc dynasty's rule over the rap game, Jay-Z, Freeway and Beanie Sigel all hopped on the classic banger "What We Do," a track that...