No Time to Chill will make Little Brother fans (me included) a bit sad and reminiscent at the same time as the familiar sounds of Phonte and Big Pooh over 9th Wonder’s music continue to intertwine perfectly. Saigon and Joe Scudda make a surprising good pair on Saved. The top highlight, however, is the contribution from the Crooklyn Dodger crew, which includes Mos Def, Jean Grae and Memphis Bleek on Brooklyn on My Mind.

The only downside is the length of the album. As much as 9th delivers his best on the production, the songs do have similar tendencies and it becomes hard to distinguish the individual tracks. The best songs are the ones with a better personality and stronger presence on the mic to counter the softness of 9th’s sounds, such as the tracks that feature Mos Def, Jean Grae, Chaundon (who sounds great over the tribute to Sunday), Phonte, Big Pooh, Jozeemo, and Saigon.

Overall, the album is another special gem from the Justus League. It’s not every day that you can describe a hip-hop album as “beautiful.” The combination of great production and decent lyrical contributions equals an album worthy of purchase.