Featuring an all-star cast of producers normally reserved for those signed to six-figure deals (J Dilla, Madlib, Denaun Porter of D-12), Ode to the Ghetto marks an evolution, incorporating a more topical and thought-provoking persona in addition to the extra-savage braggadocio Simpson is known for. Guilty says, 'I want to make the consumer care about the music again.' Guilty's testosterone-charged, inner city themes possess of a sense of humor at times so side-splitting, it only proves how serious he really is. This rapper was raised on the field of battle and he has more to say than just how fresh he is and how fresh 'they' are not. As a matter of fact, he's found that he's here to remind the Hip-Hop world  'currently captivated with that manufactured freshness' that life in the ghetto is real. 15 tracks. Stone Throw Records. 2008.