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(3.5stars)Mad Lion has always been an artist who is really hard to appreciate on an album, lyrically he's not that strong, and he's always been paired and compared to Supercat who is a master, which didn't help Mad Lion too much. To fully appreciate him and what he does, you have to actually see him perform as his energy on stage is pretty much second to none in contemporary dancehall.Predatah or Prey is a very hip-hop sounding album done in Mad Lion's Jamaican tinged way of vocalizing. The riddims are pretty much all hip hop, in fact, outside of Mad Lion, Bounty Killer and maybe Terror Fabulous, no dancehall artist could probably ride these beats.My favorite song is probably Give It To Me with Total, I like what Total adds to the song, and its a pretty unusual combo tune. I also like Weed is All We Need, Sensamillion, and the odd operatic sound on territory.What else can I say? I consider Predatah or Prey to be a hip-hop album, I'm not a big fan of rap, so its not for me, but there are a lot of hip hop fans that might like this one. Get it if you like maybe Kardinal Offishal, Bounty Killer and maybe even DMX, as it is a very hard and jagged DMX-sounding record.
