From the time he embarked on a solo career in 2006, FatRat Da Czar has been the stalwart leader of the hopeful South Carolina music scene. Crucible is a welcome return to Czar's unflinching truth-in-rhyme that propelled his career during his critically acclaimed Da Cold War mixtape series. Enlisting new producers for a fresh palette combined with his sharp lyrics and delivery, Czar's Crucible provides an introspective view of the obstacles to change when a man's soul is at stake. With this transcendent album, FatRat Da Czar gives fans what they've been sorely missing: the open-book OG talk that blazes a trail for the next gen to follow.