Chill Rob G, born Robert Frazier, is a gruff Queens MC who was part of Wild Pitch producer the 45 King's Flavor Unit MCs in the early '90s, releasing one album, Ride the Rhythm. "Ride the Rhythm" contained four singles – "Dope Rhymes," "Court Is Now in Session," "Let Me Show You," and "The Power" – and was selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Rap Albums" in 1998. Now, decades later, "Survival of the Better" arrives with a feature roster that reads like a hip-hop history course: Copywrite, Sadat X, R.A. the Rugged Man, Stretch (of Stretch & Bobbito fame), Chuck D, Wise Intelligent, and Lakim Shabazz. That's Poor Righteous Teachers, Public Enemy, and Wild Pitch lineage converging on eleven tracks. The title itself signals intent – not just survival, but elevation. When a voice this historically significant returns with collaborators of this caliber, the underground pays attention.
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