Often a seasoned emcee will look back upon his first recordings and cringe at its amateur rookie sound, but every emcee has to start somewhere, right? Red Suga's self-titled debut album fits the "debut" title quite well. The first half of the album demonstrates weak rhyme schemes and flows ('Walk Right Outta The City' and 'Too Much To Bear'), but he pulls himself out of the gutter in the second half with strong verses on 'Game Plan' and 'Suga's The Only One.'

The strength of this album lies within Red Suga's beats and the amazing vocals of his two sisters - Anaphylactic and M03. The beats are solid, with highlights including the Nascar sounding 'Get Go.' Anaphylactic had me yearning for the female R&B soul of yesteryear on 'Old School Lover,' as her vocals sound more like a seasoned veteran than a newcomer to the rap game. Every chance she got, she shined amazingly bright, managing to salvage weaker tracks like 'Too Much To Bear' and 'Walk Right Outta The City.'

The album's lyrical content was sparse at times with songs like 'Shake All Night,' 'Ain't Nothing Like It' and 'Suga's The Only One' catering to the club scene. Red Suga's verses also tended to be short and infrequent, littering many of his songs with annoying little blurbs such as "uh" and "uh huh yeah" which went out of style about the same time as did The Lox. The poetry of M03 shines on 'Keep Ya Dignity' as its content delves deeper than the previously mentioned club bangers. 'Too Much To Bear' is a slow song with a positive message where Red Suga talks, rather than raps, about abusive relationships - telling ladies to be strong and break free.

Red Suga's self-titled debut album contains all the ups and downs of a typical first album, but shows definite promise for the future. The improvement inherent in his flow, lyricism and metaphors on the second half of the album proves he's got plenty more fuel in his tank, which will likely make some of his cocky talk well-suited for his next album.

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