What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology

Editorial Reviews

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Tower of Power blew--literally--out of the Bay Area's early-'70s scene at a time when hip black and white tastes were further diverging. The horn-heavy ensemble managed to find an audience of album buyers on both the soul and rock sides of the divide, though. The first disc of this chronological two-CD retrospective of tracks made between 1970 and 1997 holds most of the highlights--notably the wise, intensely grooving title track, which has only gained cachet in the quarter-century since its release, and "So Very Hard to Go," one of the classiest pop-soul singles this side of the Spinners. More a bunch of well-schooled musicians than truly inspired songwriters, Tower of Power often sounded better than its material and rarely if ever touched the magic of those cuts again. What Is Hip?'s second half shows the act's fuel running low even before it relaunched as a '90s lite-funk answer to hometown pals Huey Lewis and the News. --Rickey Wright

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What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • This is Hip!!!
  • The Bay Area Sound
  • If you've got the notion, Tower's got the potion...
  • Sophisticated Funk
  • More Soul Than You Can Control
What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology
Tower of Power
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JZAD
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Knock Yourself Out
  2. Back On The Streets Again
  3. Sparkling In The Sand
  4. Down To The Nighclub
  5. You're Still A Young Man
  6. You Got To Funkifize
  7. What Happened To The World That Day?
  8. What Is Hip?
  9. Will I Ever Find A Love?
  10. This Time It's Real
  11. So Very Hard To Go
  12. Soul Vaccination
  13. Below Us, All The City Lights
  14. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)
  15. Squib Cakes

Tracks:

  1. Oakland Stroke (Unedited Single Version)
  2. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
  3. Time Will Tell
  4. It's Not The Crime
  5. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
  6. Only So Much Oil In The Ground
  7. Willing To Learn
  8. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
  9. Just Enough And Too Much
  10. As Surely As I Stand Here
  11. Stroke '75
  12. The Soul Of A Child
  13. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
  14. Simple As That
  15. Credit
  16. A Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing)
  17. I Like Your Style
  18. Soul With A Capital 'S'
  19. Souled Out
  20. So I Got To Groove

Amazon.com

Tower of Power blew--literally--out of the Bay Area's early-'70s scene at a time when hip black and white tastes were further diverging. The horn-heavy ensemble managed to find an audience of album buyers on both the soul and rock sides of the divide, though. The first disc of this chronological two-CD retrospective of tracks made between 1970 and 1997 holds most of the highlights--notably the wise, intensely grooving title track, which has only gained cachet in the quarter-century since its release, and "So Very Hard to Go," one of the classiest pop-soul singles this side of the Spinners. More a bunch of well-schooled musicians than truly inspired songwriters, Tower of Power often sounded better than its material and rarely if ever touched the magic of those cuts again. What Is Hip?'s second half shows the act's fuel running low even before it relaunched as a '90s lite-funk answer to hometown pals Huey Lewis and the News. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is Hip!!!.......2007-03-09

If you like to tickle your "FUNK BONE".This is the collection to have!

5 out of 5 stars The Bay Area Sound.......2007-02-13

I was raised in the Bay Area California and Tower of Power was the real stuff. This CD is unmatched in quality and choosen tracks.

4 out of 5 stars If you've got the notion, Tower's got the potion..........2006-09-28

You will be literally blown away after a heaping helping of this masterfully assembled anthology. The best horn section in the land (no doubt influenced greatly by The JB's horns), this is raw, unadulterated Oaktown funk at its' finest. Take particular note at when the great Chester Thompson joins the group and rides those bass pedals to death!
This is a fine set, and while one could split hairs about omissions (or even inclusions toward the end of Disc Two), it serves as an outstanding testament to one of the most under-appreciated soul bands on Earth! Get it and turn it up loud!!!

4 out of 5 stars Sophisticated Funk.......2006-04-19

This was my introduction to T.O.P. and it gradually became a collection of undiscovered classics for me personally. This brand of big & intricate funk really grows on you. If you haven't bought a copy yet, go ahead and "Knock Yourself Out."

5 out of 5 stars More Soul Than You Can Control.......2005-11-15

A real treasure. T of P is a frequently overlooked band that has been keeping the funk alive for decades. Their horn section is legendary, the arrangements are just too tight, and all the big hits you want are here. Worth it for Back On the Streets Again, Squib Cakes, and Souled Out alone. Bring this 2-CD set to a party and watch your friends start dancing on the ceiling. A real value.
What Is Hip?: Remix Project, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This CD!
  • FUN CD!!
  • What Is Hip Is Pretty Hip!
  • KILLER SOFTROCK REMIXING OF CLASSICS
  • THE BEST REMIX CD I'VE COME ACROSS SO FAR...
What Is Hip?: Remix Project, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQIXS
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

  1. Listen To The Music -- The Doobie
  2. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? -- Rod Stewart
  3. Whip It -- Devo
  4. Midnight At The Oasis -- Maria Muldaur
  5. Ventura Highway -- America
  6. Rainy Night In Georgia -- Tony Joe White
  7. Hello It's Me -- Todd Rundgren
  8. Dream Weaver -- Gary Wright
  9. Express Yourself -- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
  10. Biggest Part Of Me -- Ambrosia
  11. What Is Hip? -- Tower of Power
  12. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson
  13. This Masquerade -- George Benson
  14. Summer Breeze -- Seals & Crofts

Album Description

Great songs from the incredible Warner Bros. Records vault put in the hands of the best and brightest studio talent in the world equals the spectacular remix disc, Re:Mix Project Vol. 1. Featuring 14 vintage tracks from such classic artists as Seals & Crofts, Rod Stewart, Devo and The Doobie Brothers, Re:Mix Project resurrects some of the best-loved pop songs of the '70s (plus 1980) and reimagines them as a new listening experience for music fans young and old.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars This CD!.......2007-05-29

Yeah, the title says it all. Songs from the seventies remixed with todays sound. I'll tell you how good this CD is. There are songs that I have heard on AM stations that are on this CD and just made me cringe. I hear them on this CD and its like I can actually listen to them and enjoy that the lyrics actually do make sense. They put the best two songs at the beginning, "Listen to the music" and "Summer breeze". It does stay interesting throughout most of the CD. I would have given it 5 stars but they actually have a group that recorded the title song of this CD and it is not a remake and I can tell why. It is a bad song. The rest of the CD is hip and its a CD that the kids and the parents will enjoy together.

5 out of 5 stars FUN CD!!.......2007-05-22

I am a digital dj and it is hard to find remixes that aren't glorified house tracks. The songs on here are a great mix of some oldies, that have been handled carefully as to leave the song intact yet spice it up with a modern hip hop beat. I am very pleased with this buy and am looking for others.....Z-trip rocks.
BT

4 out of 5 stars What Is Hip Is Pretty Hip!.......2006-11-10

Well I really enjoyed listening to this CD especially the remix of Summer Breeze by Seals and Crofts. Listen To The Music by The Doobie Brothers is not to shabby either although they could have mixed in the catchy guitar riff a little more in the remix. The remix of Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy is still sexy but I wasnt to thrilled about the remix of Whip It by Devo. I think the original is better. I enjoy listening to new mixes of popular songs as well as new versions of them by other artists. A good song is a good song, no matter who records it.

5 out of 5 stars KILLER SOFTROCK REMIXING OF CLASSICS.......2006-06-28

Love these remixes because the original songs are kept intact and not redone or rerecorded or destoyed as with many remixes of classic rock songs. highly recommended. But where is volume 2?

4 out of 5 stars THE BEST REMIX CD I'VE COME ACROSS SO FAR..........2006-06-14

... I get excited just thinking about all the great tunes in the Warner Brothers catalogue awaiting the remix treatment... Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Blinded By The Light", Gary Wright's "Love Is Alive", Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon", Van Halen's "Dance The Night Away", Doobie Brothers' "China Grove", Alice Cooper's "I Never Cry"... heck, even some of Shaun Cassidy's hits would have terrific remix potential... so where's Vol. 2 already?
You Know What It Is
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Fuck 50 cent
  • The GaYme is lame
  • G-UNOT
  • "You Know What It Is" Review
  • The Game is for real. 50 cent is as fake as it gets.
You Know What It Is
The Game
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ASIN: B000AY1FQ4
Release Date: 2006-08-28

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. 300 Bars N Runnin
  3. Down
  4. Poison Bananas - The Game, Mob, Rockstar Barbeque
  5. Im a King - The Game, , T.I.
  6. Olivia [DeBut Single]
  7. G-Unot Skit
  8. Play the Game
  9. Lil Bit [Remix]
  10. M.O.B. Freestyle
  11. Why U Smell Like Dat - The Game, Mob, Rockstar Barbeque
  12. Street Muzik - The Game, Skeek Louch
  13. Lyrical Exercise - The Game, Rockstar Barbeque
  14. Where im From - Dr. Dre, , The Game
  15. Never Be Friends
  16. Swallow That Slug - Charli BMore "Chuck", , The Game
  17. Hate It or Love It [Street Remix]
  18. All I Need - The Game, W.C. Jr.
  19. Playas Only - The Game,
  20. Lay Low - The Game, Mob
  21. Dreams [Street Remix] - The Game, , The Notorious B.I.G.
  22. Justo Tribute

Product Description



Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fuck 50 cent .......2006-04-12

I hate 50 cent now thanks to the Game. 50s a punk bitch that can't even talk right. Why were we listening to that faggot in the first place. The Game got his ass good. Even if you like 50 cent buy this.

1 out of 5 stars The GaYme is lame.......2006-01-30

This crap don't even deserve one star. Without 50 nobody don't know who that little cupcake The Gayme is. Without Dre's beats he wouldn't have had any song worth a d***.

5 out of 5 stars G-UNOT .......2005-10-17

When my sister first gave this to me when I heard it and when I heard all the tracks I just laughed about how much these gaylord soldiers are being dissed. The funny thing about it is that its the truth. The songs I love are Hate it or Love it Street(hillarious "Somebody must of told him steroids wasn't a drug") Remix, Down( Okay "Thats lloyd banks Mama singin"), Poison Bannanas(So street and funny "Nigga using that muscle enhancement") Lil bit remix( Hillarious "duce by scott scorch" )but the best is Olivia(hillarious "you had your hair and nails done Sittin next to that fag Tony Yayo"). G-unit just pisses me off now. Thank you game for makinng this and all the artists that are street and raw like Mobb Deep and MOP who just joined them your now officially Losers you two just disgraced me, the face of New York ,and Hip Hop Bronx. NY forever - one Sticka

4 out of 5 stars "You Know What It Is" Review.......2005-09-14

Presented by DJ Skee and Nu Jerzey Devil, "You Know What It Is, Volume 3" has The Game going at his old G-Unit crew with a vengeance. With "300 Bars", Game pulls no punches as he freestyles over more than a dozen different beats and goes hard at 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Olivia, Memphis Bleek and others. Many of the tracks open with snippets from interviews with G-Unit members where they talk down on Game and comment on their upcoming projects. Game returns fire by switching up the lyrics to 50's hit single, "Lil Bit" and removing him from the street version of "Hate It Or Love It". Also along for the ride on "You Know What It Is" are Game's group, M.O.B. (Eastwood and Technique), Rockstar, T.I., Sheek Louch of D-Block, W.C., former Murder, Inc. artist Charli "Chuck" Baltimore, and a few others. Aside from the disses on G-Unit which make up the majority of the mixtape, there are a few exclusives including the unreleased version of "Where I'm From" featuring Dr. Dre's verse, and a remix of "Dreams" featuring Notorious B.I.G.

5 out of 5 stars The Game is for real. 50 cent is as fake as it gets........2005-08-30

300 Bars and Runnin' is the best dis song since 2pac came out with Hit Em Up. This Cd is an absolute must have for any Hip-Hop fan. 50 Cent is a punk and he shows his true colors by dissing other artists (Ja Rule) and then does the exact same thing in his own music. Candy Shop, Magic Stick, Outta Control are basically the same songs. The Game raps about how horrible G-Unit really is. Banks sucks, Yayo sounds like he has a cold and 50 makes the same recycled rhymes that teenage girls listen to.
What Time Is It? It's Gucci Time
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Birth of Miami Bass
What Time Is It? It's Gucci Time
Gucci Crew II
Manufacturer: Hot Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001QPO
Release Date: 1997-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Sex Shooter
  2. Truz 'N' Vogues
  3. Sweet As Taboo
  4. Shirley
  5. Gucci Time
  6. Why Always Got To Be Run
  7. They Call Me Gucci
  8. Show Bizz
  9. Fuddy Duddy
  10. It's So Hard

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Birth of Miami Bass.......2001-07-14

While greatly overshadowed by Luke and his crew, Gucci rips its up Miami Style.

Best album to come out of Miami.

Ever.
Nerdcore Rising
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Interesting style...
  • Updates aren't always a good thing
  • MC Frontalot, you're so hardcore!
  • The revolution has begun
  • godfather of nerdcore
Nerdcore Rising
MC Frontalot
Manufacturer: Level Up Records & Tapes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CADH8U
Release Date: 2005-11-26

Tracks:

  1. Charity Case
  2. Goth Girls
  3. Pr0n S0ng
  4. Yellow Lasers
  5. This Old Man
  6. Nerdcore Rising
  7. Which MC Was That?
  8. Penny Arcade Theme
  9. Floating Bridge
  10. Hassle: The Dorkening
  11. Crime Spree
  12. Special Delivery
  13. Message No. 419
  14. I Heart Fags
  15. Braggadocio
  16. Indier Than Thou

Product Description

Nerdcore Rising is the feverishly anticipated debut album from MC Frontalot. Alas, it is not the tonic to make that fever subside; each listening ignites further desperation for Front's inimitable dorkery. Includes six brand new tracks and ten re-recorded fan favorites, featuring the beatwork of Baddd Spellah, Doctor Popular, and DJ Earflaps, the exceptional funksomeness of Front's studio/touring band (Gm7, Black Lotus, and The Categorical Imperative), and guest appearances by Jesse Dangerously and MC Stephen Hawking. Awarded thirteen out of ten stars by Math Error Quarterly.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Interesting style..........2007-04-12

I didn't love every song, but they are all pretty good. There are 4 or 5 songs that I liked a lot: Nerdcore Rising, Pr0n Song, Message No. 419 are some. I might buy another album.

4 out of 5 stars Updates aren't always a good thing.......2007-01-22

I always wanted to give Penny Arcade a big kiss and hug for introducing me to Mr. Frontalot. How cool it was to hear respectable rhymes rooted so deeply in geek culture. Where else will you hear a deftly crafted tune that lampoons Star Wars ubergeeks and giggles at internet fetish porn, all at the same time? The spearhead of the "nerdcore" genre is where. A great deal of Frontalot's appeal, for me, was the picture of one guy, sitting at his PC, churning out music that was actually good enough to give some current acts a run for their money. Thing is, part of that appeal also laid in how....real it sounded. Raw, like it wasn't over-produced, upbeat and catchy. Then came the CD....

Proud to support a great artist, and thrilled to have all of my favorite tunes on an official disc, I popped it in and said...."Huh?" What's with all the remakes? Songs that had the cool vibe of a geek just being cool are now very laid back, almost boring. Instead of being fun, they're now "arty" (for lack of a better term), with the upbeat backgrounds replaced with a mellow, retooled sound. Where did the fun go? Why do the original rhymes sound so out of place in some of the new mixes? I haven't touched the disc since. Don't get me wrong. He still fronts the most, and I support him every step of the way. But, the CD is going to stay in its case. I'll be spinning the burn of the original songs instead.

If you don't know the original stuff, try the CD. You might dig it. If you are an old fan, you might want to sample some of the remixed stuff first. See what you think. Actually, get the CD anyway. Show the guy some support. Just be ready to download the classics from his site, if the new sound doesn't strike you.

5 out of 5 stars MC Frontalot, you're so hardcore!.......2007-01-15

If you don't know how awesomely funny MC Frontalot is, you're really missing out. And if you *do* know how awesome he is and you haven't bought this disc yet, shame on you! Don't you know he needs you to buy his CD so he can buy food?

5 out of 5 stars The revolution has begun.......2007-01-11

For too long "hip-hop" has been polluting the airwaves with misogyny and the glamorising of violence and anti-intellectualism. There was a time when rap/hip-hop was about something other than "bitches" and "bling". There was a time when it had a message and an intelligence behind it. But that time has gone.

Thankfully nerdcore; the "ironic juxtaposition of two very disparate cultures"* has arrived and maybe just maybe will "rise up and become elevated". And hopefully it will have the same effect on so called "gansta-rap" as "Ggrunge" did to "cock-rock". That is to destroy it! Or at least poke it with irony until it appeared ridiculous. Unfortunately that may never happen because even if nerdcore breaks into the main stream, the fact that it is being led by mainly white rappers will prevent it having and serious effect on mainstream rap. So fingers crossed some awesome black nerdcore rapper comes along very soon.

But until then anyone who enjoys the vibe of rap/hip-hop but dislikes the content of the current blend should enjoy this. Especially if you have geek tendencies. MC Frontalot brings humour, politics and intelligence to rap in a way that few have ever done before. The god father of nerdcore? Well he coined the term at least. This is excellent stuff.

Anyone who enjoys this should check out MC Lars next.

* Quote from Weird Al Yankovic

5 out of 5 stars godfather of nerdcore.......2006-10-20

"Never has a little boy sat so alone at his computer and busted out such inconceivably thick rhymes. MC Frontalot has tapped the zeitgeist. It is with good reason that he is so very famous and rich." - Noam Chomsky

Well, maybe not but Frontalot is truly fun stuff that speaks to me. I've been sliding off music for the past couple of years. I dip my toes in every once in a while but nothing's really been exciting. Not in the way that the Pixies or Joy Division or the Police captured my imagination. Then, one day, I stumbled across a mention of Frontalot on slashdot. Looking him up, I became immediately addicted. Sad as it may seem, the material really resonates. I struggle a bit using that word, because you should only used in conjunction with life-threatening events masquerading as nostalgia. Yet, there it is. I gamed. I made fun of the lesser geeks who (just) played Magic. I recall my parents' disco tendencies. I had an Atari 800XL. I'm friends with grown adults who inhabit sci-fi conventions. I've lusted after goth girls, and it's possible that I've downloaded porn sometime in my life. So yeah, his stuff resonates. Just remember - he's not parody, just really funny.

(Footnote: I don't lump frontalot in the same league as Joy Division et al, but I do include him in the group of bands I've emotionally reacted to.)
2 Live Crew Is What We Are
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not As Nasty as they wanted to be-yet.
  • Funny as can be
  • The album that launched it all
2 Live Crew Is What We Are
2 Live Crew
Manufacturer: Little Joe Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000QQJ
Release Date: 1996-06-10

Tracks:

  1. 2 Live Is What We Are...(Word)
  2. We Want Some P_ _ _Y!!
  3. Check It Out Yall...(Freestyle Rapping)
  4. Get It Girl
  5. Throw The 'D'
  6. Cut It Up
  7. Beat Box...(Remix)
  8. Mr. Mixx On The Mix!!

Product Description

1. 2 Live Is What We Are... (Word)2. We Want Soe P--Y!!3. Check It Out Yall... (Freestyle Rappin)4. Get It Girl5. Throw The "D"6. Cut It Up7. Beat Box... (Remix) Edits by Bob Rosenberg8. Mr. Mixx On The Mix!!

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not As Nasty as they wanted to be-yet........2001-07-11

I remember this . "We Want Some p#$$@" and "Throw that D" were quite popular among the college crowd on the east coast in the mid 80s before the jerry-curled jackasses from LA known as NWA brought rap vulgarity to new low depths. Granted, this ain't Beethoven, folks. It could be accurately compared to foulmouthed thirdgraders rapping to the acoustics of the little boys bathroom. But it's good for some lowdown laughter in a Redd Foxx sorta way and not nearly as vicious and hateful as much of the raps that followed.

3 out of 5 stars Funny as can be.......1999-03-26

The two funny songs on this CD are "We Want Some P---y" & "Get It Girl."

5 out of 5 stars The album that launched it all.......1998-06-30

No matter what music you like, you'll be sure to love the 2 LIVE CREW's original album!
Ghost Unit
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • good listen
  • Hot Mixtape From The Game, Sign Of More Great Things To Come..
  • good mix
  • He Is The Game
  • a great rapper but not a good cd
Ghost Unit
The Game
Manufacturer: 101 Distribution
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BDMJVY
Release Date: 2006-08-28

Tracks:

  1. Ghost Unit Intro - Game
  2. Here We Go Again - Dr. Dre, Game
  3. Mr. Potato Head - Game
  4. Crack Music [Remix] - Game, Kanye West
  5. Kiss Your Ass Goodbye [Extended Remix] - Fabolous, Game, Jadakiss, Shee, Beanie Sigel
  6. Old Gunz - Game, Rockstar
  7. Palm Pilot - Game, Money Mike
  8. They Sayin - Game, F.G. Malone
  9. Killas - Game, Mob
  10. Twist It - BBQ, Lloyd Banks, Game,
  11. Oliver, Pt. 2 - BBQ, Game
  12. U Ain't Crazy - Game, Mob
  13. It's On - Game, Rockstar
  14. Comin from the West Coast - Game, Mob, Rockstar
  15. Lyrical Exercise, Pt. 2 - Game, Rockstar
  16. Stay Strapped - Game, Techniec, Young Jeezy
  17. Don't Cha - Game, Rockstar
  18. Don't Body Yourself [Remix] - Game, Nas
  19. Walkin in the Rain - Game, Mob
  20. Hurricane's in Stores November (Fuck Reeboks) - Game

Product Description



Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good listen.......2007-01-28

this is games ghost unit mixtape,still a good listen,but not 1 of his better ones,with his name dropping skills in full effect game goes on about dissing all of the g-unit crew,still a ok album thats worth buying,but nothing inovative here

5 out of 5 stars Hot Mixtape From The Game, Sign Of More Great Things To Come.........2006-09-22

Game shows these rap suckas how it should be done on this mixtape, he buries competition track after track like a real mc does, can't wait till "Doctor's Advocate" drops

4 out of 5 stars good mix.......2006-03-22

First let me address this if you go on the game's cd's and mixtapes and read the reviews most of the people hate it because they hate the game, i hated 50 Cent but instead of givin 50 one star and sayin stuff like 50 is gay and actin like a little punk ass trick i gave him a 3 because it had like 3 good songs on it, i think little kids who write negative reviews better write them about the actual mixtape and not the artist

5 out of 5 stars He Is The Game.......2006-03-22

speaks nothing but the truth in all of his cd's.. 50 got shot 3 times, not 9.. look in the paper. 50 got a hot single that dr. dre wrote, so no wonder the boy blew up, he needs to be thanking dre, and taking home the money he made and call it quits. go cop the game dvd, its hot boi! G G G G G G G G - UNOT!

2 out of 5 stars a great rapper but not a good cd.......2006-02-26

The game is 1 of the best right now n lots of love for him but this cd was not good. The songs were pretty crappy n not 2 great. He has all the right 2 dis 50 cause 50 is a wanna b thug. The first mixtape was alot better n the documentary was good 2. Game has great lyrics in alomst all his songs n cds but not this 1. Game has tons of potiental n is usin it but not in this cd. so get his other cds were game is beeter cause i think he ran out of disses for 50 n his wanna b clan.
2 Live Crew Is What We Are
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    2 Live Crew Is What We Are
    2 Live Crew
    Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
    BassBass | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
    Gangsta & HardcoreGangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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    Southern RapSouthern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000DP81
    Release Date: 1991-03-19

    Tracks:

    1. 2 Live Is What We Are
    2. We Want Some Pussy [Mix]
    3. Check It Out Y'all [Freestyle Rappin']
    4. Get It Girl
    5. Throw the "D"
    6. Cut It Up
    7. Beat Box [Remix]
    8. Mr. Mixx on the Mix!
    What Is It, Yo?!
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      What Is It, Yo?!
      Unity 2
      Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000008LVZ
      Release Date: 1990-10-05

      Tracks:

      1. What Is It, Yo?!
      2. Living In A Dream
      3. Pay Day
      4. Interview
      5. Shirlee
      6. Brooklyn Story
      7. Can You Feel It?
      8. Funky Reggae Stylee
      9. Buckwheat The Rebel
      10. Abc's
      11. Shirlee (Rub-a-dub Mix)
      The Best of the Criminal Element Orchestra: What Is the Criminal Element?
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        The Best of the Criminal Element Orchestra: What Is the Criminal Element?
        Criminal Element Orchestra
        Manufacturer: Hot Productions
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
        Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000001QZQ
        Release Date: 1996-02-13

        Tracks:

        1. Put The Needle To The Record
        2. Everybody Rap
        3. What Is The Criminal Element
        4. ABC/OPP
        5. The Creator Has A Master Plan
        6. This Jazz Is New
        7. When The Funk Hits The Fan
        8. What They Do?
        9. How Low Can You Go?
        10. House Time, Anytime
        11. Jazz Me Loose
        12. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?
        13. Put The Needle To The Record

        Pop Music:

        1. Wishes (Holiday Album)
        2. You Must Believe in Spring [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
        3. 33 1/3
        4. A Love Supreme [Original recording remastered]
        5. A Smooth Jazz Retreat
        6. All Rise
        7. An Affair To Remember
        8. Belonging
        9. Best of Braun
        10. Black Codes (From the Underground)

        Pop Music

        Pop Music