Fly Anakin and Koncept Jack$on share production credits on Chapel Drive, a sixteen-track album built around two artists trading verses over beats made for them. The record runs fifty minutes across a mix of songs, skits and instrumental passages, and it wants to prove both artists can hold a full-length statement on their own terms. Whether it gets there depends on which stretch of the track list you sit through.
Opening With a Short Statement
The album opens with “lxcvlsxnly 2,” a one-minute instrumental that sets a tone rather than a thesis. It works as a palate cleanser, but it does not ask for attention. “03 Steve Harvey Remix” follows, a track that brings in Nickelus F and leans into a radio-friendly shape, and it is the clearest sign the record is not interested in hiding its hooks.
Saturday Morning Skit and the Early Stretch
“saturday morning (skit)” is a brief spoken-word passage, thirty seconds long, that eases the energy down before the album picks back up. “dime$” and “vag manifesto” follow, and together they form the early backbone of the record — two songs that establish a rhythm and a sound the rest of the album returns to again and again. “mutant vengeance,” featuring Big Kahuna OG, lands somewhere between the two, a track that leans on a guest verse to push the song forward rather than stand on its own.
Foisey’s Interlood and the Long Middle
“foisey’s interlood.” is the longest track on the record, thirteen minutes, and it splits the middle of the album in two. It is a long instrumental passage that asks listeners to sit through a stretch without lyrics, and it tests patience the way a DJ set tests patience — some of it holds attention, some of it does not. The track earns its place as a statement of intent, even if it does not earn its full runtime.
“foisey’s interlood.”
Memory Foam and the Guest Features
“memory foam” brings in Henny L.O. and “kingpin” brings in Big Kahuna OG and Henny L.O. together, and the two tracks show the record at its most collaborative. Both songs feature multiple guests and lean on their chemistry to carry the weight of the beat. “swanton bomb,” featuring Crosby, is shorter and tighter, a two-minute burst that stands apart from the surrounding tracks without changing course.
bstfrnd’s Interlood and the Back Half
“bstfrnd’s interlood (2:31)” is another instrumental pause, and it separates the album’s back half from the middle stretch. “room temp agua,” featuring Pink Siifu, is the standout of this run — a track that finally gives the record a guest verse that feels essential rather than added on. “magnavox vision” and “madblunts” follow, both featuring Henny L.O. and both built around Graymatter’s production, and neither reaches the same heights as the songs around them.
When Thugs Cry and the Closing Run
“when thugs cry” closes the main body of the album, a three-and-a-half-minute track that builds toward a final statement. The closer, “funeral music [a new day],” brings the record to a close with a beat made by ewonee, and it ends the album on a note of quiet rather than a loud exit. It is a fitting end to a record that spends most of its length searching for a center.
What Works and What Does Not
The strongest moments on Chapel Drive are the ones where Fly Anakin and Koncept Jack$on stop dividing the work and let a single track carry the weight. “room temp agua” is the best example of that, a song where the guest verse feels like the point rather than the decoration. The instrumental stretches, especially “foisey’s interlood.,” are the weakest moments, where the record loses focus and asks listeners to wait through a passage that does not build toward anything.
The Verdict
Chapel Drive is a record that knows what it wants to do and mostly does it, even when the execution falls short of the idea. The guest features land harder than the solo tracks, and the instrumental stretches test patience more than they reward it. The album is at its best when it commits to a single idea and lets it breathe, and at its worst when it tries to do too much at once.
Key Facts Box
- Artists: Fly Anakin & Koncept Jack$on
- Type: Album
- Tracks: 16
- Runtime: 50 minutes
- Longest track: “foisey’s interlood.” (13:01)
- Guest features: Big Kahuna OG, Henny L.O., Pink Siifu, Nickelus F, Crosby
- Production credits: ewonee, tropes, sycho sid, henchmen, graymatter, Koncept Jack$on
The record is a solid, uneven listen — a good one to have on, a great one to hear at its peak.
- lxcvlsxnly 2 [prod. ewonee]1:33
- '03 steve harvey remix (ft. nickelus f) [prod. tropes]3:11
- saturday morning (skit) [prod. fly anakin]0:30
- dime$ [prod. sycho sid]3:10
- vag manifesto [prod. fly anakin]1:56
- mutant vengeance (ft. big kahuna og) [prod. sycho sid]2:39
- foisey's interlood. -13:01
- memory foam (ft. henny l.o.) [prod. henchmen]2:35
- kingpin (ft. big kahuna og & henny l.o.) [prod. graymatter]3:43
- swanton bomb (ft. crosby) [prod. tropes]2:11
- bstfrnd's interlood2:31
- room temp agua (ft. pink siifu)4:42
- magnavox vision [prod. koncept jack$on]1:21
- madblunts (ft. henny l.o.) [prod. graymatter]2:42
- when thugs cry (prod. foisey)3:38
- funeral music [a new day] (prod. ewonee)1:23
