C-BO - Life as a Rider

C-bo continues to smooth out the darker elements of his music on Life As A Rider. He's still one of the most hardcore rappers on the West Coast, but the death obsessions that characterized his early albums for Awol -- The Autopsy (1994) and Tales From The Crypt (1995) -- have been displaced by more of a big-baller mentality. C-bo's "rider" persona is much more accessible than his former "American nightmare" persona, and it also helps that he works primarily with producer Mike Mosley on Life As A Rider, who lays down beats that sound obviously influenced by Dr. Dre..... Read More