| 1. Intro |
| 2. Road Death |
| 3. Aftermath |
| 4. Thunderhead |
| 5. Sounds Of Armageddon |
| 6. Happy Doomsday |
| 7. The Noose |
| 8. Fall Upon Your Knees |
| 9. not A Chance In Hell |
| 10. Metal Maniac |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
80's metal band from San Francisco
4 1/2 stars.
The only drawback is Lady Jane. It just isn't a very good song. Maybe it worked for the swinging London crowd of the late 60's but not today.
Everything else is outstanding.
Then there is the rocking and a bit strange "It's Not Easy," which tells us that it's not easy to live on your own, how true. "Lady Jane" is a bit strange, but I like it a lot. "Think," well all I can say about that song is "Wow!" "High and Dry" has such great guitar work on it, kind of reminds me of the guitar work on Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row." Maybe that harmonica is in that song on purpose. And I'd be remiss if I didn't say how much I loved "I Am Waiting" and "Goin" Home." How can anyone not love those songs." Like every record by this band, the Greatest Group on Earth, this record is a keeper.
Then there are some songs on here that are just flat out annoying. The ones with silly, nursery rhyme lyrics, like Without Me, Real Slim Shady, or My Name Is...have merely a superficial appeal to young kids. They get real old real quick. I also have to skip past Like Toy Soldiers, because it seems a little pretentious. And by the time Mockingbird drones through the speakers, I'm pretty sick of hearing about his precious little daughter. Yeah, I get it Marshall, you love your little girl. Neato.
One of my biggest complaints of this CD is that the song Superman didn't make it on here. Why not?!? Maybe his beloved ex-wife found it too offensive and ordered him to leave it off or else.
Overall, I think the good tunes make this a CD worth owning. But you might wear out the NEXT button on your stereo trying to skip past the junk.
It's kind of obvious FACK and Shake That are studio left overs from Encore.
Don't tell the Professors, but I recommend Eminem (aka "Slim Shady"); this CD is groovin' and addictive. He has a unique flow and rhyme scheme. I also recommend his other works and videos.
Fack is immature, funny, one of his only songs from his first album!
The Way I Am is probably his most depressing songs/videos and is actually one of the catchiest songs he's ever done!
My Name Is is the only other song from his first album. It's the song that pretty much everyone got to love and that's how he got to be where he is today! it's his first big hit that I can remember at least.
Stan is pretty much one of my favorite tracks because it has an interesting story & is well thought out!
Lose Yourself is by far the best hit he's come out with! It's a great rap song and it's so catchy!
Shake That is a chance to be silly and get up & dance!
Sing for the Moment is obviously an Aerosmith song. but Eminem puts a nice, serious twist to it and is surprisingly an extremely well done song!
Without Me provides us with similar styles to Just Lose It & The Real Slim Shady but all the 3 songs are fun to listen to!
Like Toy Soldiers is probably the best song off of the Encore cd! It's deep, meaningful & is sad to listen to.
Mockingbird is yet another message out to his daughter. but I don't mind it so much cause not only the song catchy but it shows how much he cares for his daughters!
Guilty Conscience, haha, Eminem gets to be the bad guy as he literally convinces people to crimes while Dr. Dre tries to talk them out of it. still, it's an interesting twist for song!
Cleaning Out My Closet reaches out to both his parents who weren't really there for him. Eminem has the right to say everything he does say here and I can understand where he's coming from! but anyways, the song is serious and a good song to catch!
When I'm Gone is his encore song and probably one of the most intense songs beside The Way I Am! It's got alot going for it and it's a great song for an encore!
Stan(live) feat Elton John is basically the same thing as the original except with no swearing and obvious a different singer for the chorus. but I'm not sure it's really worth it to listen to.
Also on the bonus cd there are 7 extra songs like: Criminal, Kill You & Just Don't Give A F*ck! so yah, it's worth your money to get Curtain Call with the bonus cd! the other songs are catchy & worth your money!
As a whole, the cd was well organized & he picked the right songs for the cd! Eminem was one of the best rappers of our time! You should definitely check this out!
Bonus disc : 4 stars
Eminem has always been an acquired taste. He always aims to offend and usually he is successful and writes one damn good song at the same time. But this was the first album that he fell short on one of these tasks. And it's the wrong one to be unsuccessful with, most of the songs and beats are forgettable and not up to Eminem's high standards. Maybe it was cause the five years before he had released three albums that were ground breaking plus a very good D12 album. Or maybe he was working on his label and becoming a business man. Or maybe he was just burnt out on the celebrity game (when a chump like Ja Rule is trying to play you there's got to be a point when you say, "Why do I even have to write this battle track for this fool?").
Whatever the reason, Encore seems distracted. Not that there aren't some hot tracks. Never Enough is probably the standout on the album. You can blast this in the car but beware cuz you might be doing 80 before you even realize it.
What it comes down to is, for an Eminem fan this is essential but for a fair weather fan you might want to pick up something else. Or for someone who just picked up Chronic 2001 and wants to hear some Eminem songs that weren't played out on MTV, this ain't the place. Pick up Marshall Mathers LP or Slim Shady LP.
If you are a hardcore fan, make sure you pick up the two disc. The three tracks on the bonus disc are better than the entire album. They're remarkably similar to MM LP or When I'm Gone from Curtain Call.
Cool songs . . .
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Mockingbird, Like Toy Soldiers, One Shot 2 Shot, We As Americans, Love You More, Ricky Ticky Tock, and of course, Never Enough.
1. The beats suck. The only songs that have a decent beat are Like Toy Soldiers and Mosh. And the only reason Like Toy Soldiers became popular is because of the catchy chorus which is just a sample of an old song called Toy Soldiers by Martika. Apart from those two songs, the beats on the other songs are pretty lame. I mean, in Rain Man, the beat consists of just 3 chords.
2. He ran out of things to say. This is what made his downfall so inevitable. If you look through his previous 3 albums, most of his songs have one of the following six song meanings:
- My mother is a b***h and I am going to kill her.
- My ex-girlfriend, Kim, is a b***h and I am going to kill her.
- I have an alter-ego called Slim Shady and he is a psychopath who doesn't care what people think of him.
- Woe is me for I am being persecuted by the media (even though this is the sort of reaction I wanted from them when I wrote the controversial lyrics because the controversy gives me free publicity and makes my young fans feel that they are rebelling against their parents and authority when they buy my albums, increasing my records sales and making me even richer, plus giving me something else to whine about).
- Radio friendly single with humourous lyrics that take shots at celebrities that I release for each album debut to gain radioplay and appeal to stupid pop fans with a short attention span (My Name Is, The Real Slim Shady, Without Me and Just Lose It).
- I have a daughter.
Eminem has been milking those 6 themes for his whole career. Yes, I am aware that he does have songs that do not fit into those six categories (eg. Stan, Mosh, Guilty Conscience). But the majority of his songs do. All his previous albums revolve around these themes. It was inevitable that he would eventually run out of things to say. I mean, how many times could he rap about killing his mother, killing his ex-girlfriend and Slim Shady before people lost interest? His first 3 albums had completely milked those themes for what they're worth, and due to his inability to think of anything else, he just ends up writing a bunch of silly, immature, incoherent lyrics with no meaning whatsoever. He seems to be more interested in immitating bodily noises than actually writing some decent lyrics. On top of that, his radio-friendly single (Just Lose It), as well as being about the same subject as all the other ones, sucked musically as well as lyrically. How brave of Eminem to do what every other celebrity and comedian has done in the past few years (make fun of Michael Jackson). There's a reason why Eminem quit after this album. And don't believe him when he says it's because he's sick of the fame, it's because he's run out of things to write about.
This is the sad legacy of Eminem. An artist whose lyrics revolve so much around present events, particularly what is currently happening in his life, that they quickly become irrelevant within a few years. I mean, who cares about his criticism of Moby and boy bands (Without Me) now that their 15 minutes of fame are up? Who is going to care about his shots at other rappers and Michael Jackson when they are gone from the spotlight? Who still cares about his hatred of his mother and his relationship with Kim? Or how he's moving out of Hollywood (Say Goodbye to Hollywood) or his beef with Murder Inc (Like Toy Soldiers)? These songs become out of date within a mere 2 years after his album is released. The only songs that could possibly be relevant within 10 years are Lose Yourself and Stan.
People say that the Slim Shady LP and the Marshal Mathers LP are some of the best albums ever made, yet how many people still listen to them? I mean, going back and listening to them now, they just sound so bland and dated, and his voice just sounds annoying.
Eminem has no lasting appeal. He was fresh when he first came out, creating a buzz with his unique style and controversial lyrics, but his reliance on a few themes has lead him to a dead end. From the release of his second album, any old monkey could realise that his career would be short-lived. Eminem had potential, but his egocentric lyrics that relied on references to what was popular at the time, made him just another fad with no lasting appeal. Now his 15 minutes of fame are up, his fans have grown up, MTV and pop listeners will move onto the next fad and no one will remember him in 10 years time.
Ryder Music - definitely one of the best rap songs to come out in the last 5 years. Regardless of what you feel is lacking or present in 50 Cent's lyricism, this track is just so smooth it's beautiful.
Then the rest of the average tracks are the singles no less:
Candy Shop
Disco Inferno
Just A Lil Bit
Piggy Bank
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Once again, star-studded producers (Scott Storch, Eminem, Dr. Dre, etc.), pounding beats, addictive hooks, typically narrow subject matter (misogyny, materialism, etc.) and 50 Cent's aggressive rapping delivery are back in full force. And just like before, the guests are kept to a minimum, allowing the spotlight to shine (or the darkness to fall) on 50 Cent. There's long-forgotten R&B singer Olivia (pray to God she sees some kind of stardom this year) who is employed as the sexy support hook singer on the dreadful single "Candy Shop", a shameless, Scott Storch-produced slab of sleazy come-ons relating to typical sex fantasies and 50 Cent's physical self (I'm not going in-depth, you should know what I mean); her other appearance on "So Amazing", one of many pieces of worthless filler, is no better; Jamie Foxx completely belittles his own extraordinary singing talents on "Build You Up", a cheesy, literally unbelievable, bulls**t-feeding ladies joint; and rapper Tony Yayo sounds as useless as ever on the lacklustre "My Toy Soldier". Thankfully, he strikes gold with Eminem once again on "Gatman & Robbin", which is much like "Patiently Waiting" (from his debut album) - lacking substance, but lyrically/verbally complex and sonically thrilling, partially because of Eminem's solid, haunting production.
Unfortunately, 50 Cent isn't much better when he's by himself either. Registering the pitiful "Piggy Bank" as a legitimate diss track is insulting in its own self; the Dr. Dre-produced "Outta Control" and the Cool & Dre-co-produced lead single "Disco Inferno" are two misogynistic club cuts that put perfectly functional, appealing beats to complete waste; and practically everything else, especially the Scott Storch-produced, Middle Eastern-inflected third single "Just A Lil' Bit", fails on nearly every level. The only solo track where 50 Cent really shines is the laid-back "Ryder Music", where Hi-Tek's R&B-leaning production works surprisingly well with 50 Cent's more laid-back flow and (partially) substantial lyrics.
In conclusion, 50 Cent and "The Massacre" are essentially and structurally the same - you love it or you hate it. In my case, I choose the latter, hands-down. 1 star!
Best Tracks:
"Gatman & Robbin"
"Ryder Music"
"Hate It Or Love It (G-Unit Remix)"
50 surely did bring back the meaning to the word "gangsta" in 2003 but he seems to be preoccupied or weakend somehow. The Game's "The Documentary", which released about the same time, really blows this one over. But I think they both sold 5 million copies anyway.
Mr. Jackson may or may not realize the considerably low standards of his album, but his next release "Before I Self-Destruct", scheduled for release in summer of 2007, is said to be a sure-fire chart-topper. It will feature appearances by artists such as Eminem (of course), Ludacris, and Jay-Z!
Top songs:
1.) Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix)
2.) I'm Supposed to Die Tonight
3.) Just A Lil' Bit
4.) Disco Inferno
5.) I Don't Need Em
50 Cent-- Go nowhere near The Massacre. You're 5% more likely to suffer a slow, painful death just by touching the case. It is the worst CD you could possibly ever hear. Same thing goes with the movie soundtrack.
Get Rich or Die Tryin (the original) on the other hand, is solid... especially on those bonus tracks (Heaven, Life on the Line, U Not Like Me), Patiently Waiting, 21 Questions, and anything featuring another G-Unit member. PIMP, with its lack of Snoop Dogg (which the music video seemed to promise), High All the Time, Many Men, and Wanksta can kind of get old though.
The thing about 50 Cent these days is that by himself he is no longer any good at all. He needs to be held up by a crutch of some better rapper before he can make good with his own rap. The reason he succeeds so well in his collaborations with The Game in The Documentary and Eminem in The Re-Up is because he has actually GOOD rappers holding him up. He's like the Abbott of the comedians Abbott & Costello now. He has nothing worth contributing without his Costello of some kind to be there for him.
The Game-- As soon as I heard this guy's album and compared it to 50's Massacre, I knew that if G-Unit was going anywhere, this guy would be the one to take it there. And now it turns out he left. Can't blame him when the clique-label's leader is so dumb. Was the most progressive rapper of the crew, and his reason for leaving is probably because of how anti-progressive 50's Massacre was. Has the best, deepest subject matter within his songs, if not the best flow (Although his underground 300 Bars song would automatically crown him king if he did that well all the time on his main albums). As far as the mainstream and not underground CDs go though, I'd give him a 2nd best for flow of the G-Unit crew.
His Documentary album has been called the third Chronic, and has the best of Dre's beats you'll find on any G-Unit CD. Criticisms are that he name-drops Dre & NWA a bit too much, but overall, I think it's not that big of a deal. He's a big hip-hop history fan, and he's still a little starstruck over the chance of being able to work with Dre. Given a very brief profile of the rapper, he fits into an uncomfartable stereotype, (average-looking rapper from Compton who's been shot a few times), but he immediately carves a personality of his own in the Doctor's Advocate and his even better The Documentary.
Young Buck-- I'd say probably the best G-Unit member still in G-Unit. This guy has the best flow, as far as mainstream CDs are concerned. He also seems to be the 2nd-most concerned about the world (a.k.a. 'progressive'), with references to the Illuminati amongst other secret organizations. I like this guy the best of the remaining G-Unit. 2nd best comes sort of close to him, but still doesn't match Buck's raw skills.
Lloyd Banks-- This guy is second best. His flow skills somewhat tie for 2nd place with The Game's, or at least land in that area. He, Buck, and The Game are my top three for G-Unit (even though The Game's not G-Unit anymore). Anybody else you can probably pass up. I'll go over them real quick just to make sure you know who the others are beforehand.
Tony Yayo-- The one male member who is worse than 50 Cent. In the G-Unit CD, they always shouted 'Free Yayo!' and now he is free. The G-Unit had done a terrible thing by campaigning for his release. His is of no benefit whatsoever to them. He might even be responsible for the gradual dumbening of 50's style & outlook on life.
Joe-- The kind of R&B star you'd expect to sing chorus or backup on an Outkast track, mixed with a bit of R. Kelley and a very small splash of Stevie W. He's not bad I guess. I hated him completely on 'Wanna Get to Know You' of the G-Unit CD, but would definitely still listen to his 'Ride Wit U' track off his own solo album.
Olivia-- Pssh, are you dumb? No. She's partially responsible for Candy Shop. That should be reason enough to hate her full-on and never turn back. She kind of can't sing either. Bad move to make an R&B CD without being able to sing, I think.
Lil' Scrappy-- This is the same Lil' Scrappy you heard on Lil' Jon's "What U Gon Do?" track. He's pretty good. Decent at least. Definitely not as decent as 50 Cent's original Get Rich or Die Tryin, but decent. He's got a good enough style though that places him above everyone else still in G-Unit, excluding Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, but including 50 Cent by himself.
I think that's everybody. So... now you know all about G-Unit, and who's good and who's not. If you HAVE to buy G-Unit, now you know who to avoid and who to embrace. If you plan on buying the original Get Rich or Die Tryin, I suggest you don't. Burn it, or have a friend burn it for you. 50 doesn't need the money right now or ever again. If you decide not to buy G-Unit, then more power to you. The Game is actually now sort of the anti-G-Unit since he left, because, you know, the majority of their members still suck.
I'd suggest Mos Def's Black on Both Sides instead of any of this stuff though... even if you were planning on buying G-Unit. That's probably the best hip-hop album I've ever heard, or will hear.
01. Intro - 5/5
02. Westside Story (Featuring 50 Cent) - 5/5
03. Dreams - 5/5
04. Hate It Or Love It (Featuring 50 Cent) - 5/5
05. Higher - 5/5
06. How We Do (Featuring 50 Cent) - 5/5
07. Don't Need Your Love (Featuring Faith Evans) - 5/5
08. Church For Thugs - 5/5
09. Put You On The Game - 5/5
10. Start From Scratch (Featuring Marsha) - 5/5
11. The Documentary - 5/5
12. Runnin' (Featuring Tony Yayo) - 5/5
13. No More Fun And Games - 5/5
14. We Ain't (Featuring Eminem) - 5/5
15. Where I'm From (Featuring Nate Dogg) - 5/5
16. Special (Featuring Nate Dogg) - 5/5
17. Don't Worry (Featuring Mary J. Blige) - 4/5
18. Like Father, Like Son (Featuring Busta Rhymes) - 5/5
Get this and Doctor's Advocate, G-Unit & Black Wallstreet are dope.
"i'm ready to die with out a reasonable doubt smoke chronic and hit it doggystyle before i go out, until they sign my death certificate all eyez on me, i'm still at it, illmatic and thats the documentary." -The Game
definitly a dope album!
D.M. aka DezertD
Fair Lawn ,NJ
One thing you may notice about Aftermath is its lack of a Satisfaction-esque rocker. Under My Thumb has the fuzz bass and nasty lyrics, but its main hook is played by marimbas. Stupid Girl has all the swagger and sexism of a thousand Stones classics, but it's more of an organ-driven pop song than a rocker. And while Paint It, Black has the driving rhythm, that rhythm is based on an Indian (as in "from India", not "Native American") dance rhythm and contains no guitar, but sitar instead. And guess who plays the marimbas and sitar? Brian Jones. He also plays tamboura, dulcimer, sax, harmonica, organ (though not on Stupid Girl), and guitar - with both a pick and a slide. All kinds of fun stuff. I don't know where Brian learned to play all those instruments, but he was incredibly talented.
Now for best songs. With one big, glaring, odious exception, I like all of 'em. The chart-topper Paint It Black has always been one of my Stones favorites. I've pretty much loved it since I first heard it. Same with Under My Thumb. Lady Jane isn't as well known, but I love it - a wonderful little English Folke ditty, even folkier than Traffic's John Barleycorn days. Stupid Girl is immature, but I don't care, I like the organ part, even if it ain't Like a Rolling Stone (which may or may not have been an inspiration, I see a link between the two songs but I'm not sure if it was intended). I think several of these songs are quite underrated too: the demented country-folk Flight 505 (with Brian Jones on sax), the sullen Doncha Bother Me, the somber I Am Waiting, the bluesy It's Not Easy, and the country-folk-whatever High and Dry.
One song I don't like, though, is Goin' Home, a repetitive Chicago Blues jam stretched out for ten minutes. I can really get into some long songs, but this isn't one of them. Most its length is taken up by Jagger either a) repeating himself or b) seeing how many syllables he can stretch certain words out to, while the band goes through the standard blues changes in the background. I know the song has its fans, but give me You Can't Always Get What You Want, Midnight Rambler (especially the live version), Sympathy for the Devil or about half of Sticky Fingers over this anyday. Those are classic long pieces, this is just stupid and pointless.
However, I really like Aftermath, highly recommended Stones fans looking for something different.
The album starts out with the middle-eastern rocker, Paint It Black, which is a signature Rolling Stones song with its trademark sitar by Brian Jones. Next comes the poppy Stupid Girl that is light-hearted and fun. Lady Jane is my favorite Stones song(along with Let's Spend The Night Together). It is a rare song by the Rolling Stones as it is a slow and heartfelt ballad and those are hard to find in the Rolling Stones catalog; sure there's Angie and Wild Horses but I mean a ballad more along the lines of The Beatles' Yesterday. Next comes Under My Thumb with its marimba sound that creates a unavoidable groove. The rest of the songs are good but not amazing except for Flight 505 and I Am Waiting, which is one of The Rolling Stones most haunting songs to this day. It's songs like these that really does make the Stones "The Greatest Rock 'N Roll band ever." Going Home is a good song but it does drag. I'll admit that it's grown on me since I first heard it where I hated it. All in all, good album but I agree with the review who recommended Flowers over this one. With Flowers, you get Lady Jane, the highlight of the album plus Let's Spend The Night Together, Ruby Tuesday, and much much more.
1. my name is - 9/10 changed the bad words and others lines. funny!
2. the way i am - 10/10 sweet intense song!!
3. stan - 5/10 not feeling it, lots of cursing
4. lose yourself - 10/10 tight!
5. shake that - 8/10 pretty good
6. sing for the moment - 7/10 good, but gets old
7. without me - 9/10 sweet... and funny
8. like toy soldiers - 8/10 good story, magical christmas chorus
9. the real slim shady - 7/10 funny
10. mockingbird - 10/10 great story, he definaetly loves his daughter
11. guilty conscience - 4/10 stupid, give it 4 cuz dr dre in it
12. cleanin out my closet - 10/10 sweet beat, intresting story
13. just lose it - 7/10 its alright
14. when im gone - 8/10 feels magical and makes ya feel good somehow?
15. stan (live) - 5/10 better than original
Track Listing:
1. My Name Is
2. The Way I Am
3. Stan - Eminem & Dido
4. Lose Yourself
5. Shake That - Eminem & Nate Dogg
6. Sing For The Moment
7. Without Me
8. Like Toy Soldiers
9. The Real Slim Shady
10. Mockingbird
11. Guilty Conscience - Eminem & Dr. Dre
12. Cleanin' Out My Closet
13. Just Lose It
14. When I'm Gone
15. Stan [Live] - Eminem & Elton John
Well, his style from the beginning has been based on a gimmick. Kind of loud, wild, weirdness vibe. MC's like this generally don't live long. People get tired of being yelled at. Yelling on a song doesn't make you hard either. Take a look a Rakim. One of Hip-Hop's hardest rhyming MC's without ever raising his voice.
Anyway, Busta's new album, "The Big Bang", is back to solid MC'ing. Beats and rhymes. He only yells at you on one song and not the entire song at that. I'm talking about that song "Touch it". On the rest of the album, his style is the same as when he "gets low" on that touch it track. I appreciate it.
Solid guest MC's like Raekwon and Nas appear. Watch out for Rick James track also. Classic Rick James is back. There is also Kelis, Will.I.Am and Swizz Beats. Oh, how can I forget that most productions are by the legendary Doc Dre. I love to bump this album during my workouts. Its far from annoying and contains elements of becoming a hip_hop classic.
They're also a bit inconsistent. Much like Kingdom Come after it, when the tracks on The Big Bang did hit, they hit HARD; but when they flopped, they became virtual abortions. "I Love My *****" is just as mind-numbingly bad as "Anything," and "New York ****" is just as blatantly average, and forced as "Hollywood." Their lead singles("Touch It" for Bus, "Show Me What You Got" for Hov) were chastised heavily by the media, but were actually pretty tight tracks hidden beneath the commercialism. Touch It may not be as hot as previous Busta club-bangers like "Break Your Neck" or "WOO-HAA!," but it's still a very hot track, which features a very innovative flow from Bus. Swizz Beats also provides a beat that doesn't annoy me; quite rare these days.
Unlike Kingdom Come, though Busta has a ton of appearances from guest emcees on this album; in fact, this entire album almost consists of posse tracks, with a few rare exceptions. There's good news, though; Busta picked some of the illest cats to ever spit as guests for The Big Bang. Q-Tip, one of hip-hop's smoothest cats, whether in Tribe or on his own, is also one of hip-hop's most underappreciate legends, and provides two guest appearances, which both overflow with dopeness. Raekwon, the premier Chef in the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, and also another unspoken legend, makes one guest appearance on the brilliant "Goldmine," which shows that Cuban Linx II will be everything we could hope for. Finally, the man who dropped the arguably best album of 2006, Nas, makes a guest appearance on the infinitely ill "Don't Get Carried Away."
This is one of the strongest produced hip-hop albums in quite awhile; especially out of the Aftermath camp. Dre provides the majority of the production, and it shows by the dopeness that this album excrete musically. Dre's production is flawless throughout the album, epic, and rich in cinematic qualities. The late J Dilla provides a great backdrop on "Can't Hold the Torch," while Sha Money XL provides some equally beautiful music behind the boards on "Been Through The Storm." Mr. Porter and the aforementioned Swizz Beats also do well on their contributions; the other non-Dre produced tracks is where this album, unfortunately, flails around, and Busta doesn't possess the same energy he once did to lighten up any track.
Busta is not an outrageous, party rapper anymore; he is a wise veteran, who provides knowledge to the younger cats in the game, as well as his peers. While this album may not have the same blazing joints that albums like Genesis did, it more than makes up for it with the introspective, and insightful tracks Busta drops. "Been Through The Storm" and "In The Ghetto" are two of the most personal tracks Busta's ever dropped, while "Legend of the Fall Offs" is one of the darkest hip-hop tracks heard in quite awhile; and it's also an amazing concept cut. The Dungeon Dragon may've pulled up his sagging pants, and cut off his dreads, but in exchange, we got Busta in his purest form.
The Big Bang isn't perfect; the track with Missy, "New York ****," and "I Love My *****" could've been done without, for sure, but the rest of the tracks are some of the tightest all year. It all depends on your personal preference; Busta still puts everyone "In Check," but he's doing it in a completely different way than he was a decade ago; he's doing it with his widsom now. If you want your favorite artists to progress, and grow, then you'll be more than satisfied with the Big Bang; it's my favorite Busta album to date. However, if you want the Bussa Bus of old, you're better off spinning his old tapes a little more; the dude's grown up.
Well, I can't get over the misogyny of certain tracks, most particularly in "I Love My B----," or in other tracks. In some songs, the samples are saving graces, like the chorus of "Touch It" which puts Daft Punk in or "In the Ghetto," an interesting reflective song of youth. I actually like most of the guests on here, and some of it is enjoyable. As the main review said, Swizz Beatz should just stick to producing, he didn't add much with "New York S---" which otherwise was fine and the album could have been cut about half its time length, in spite taking four years to come out.
I actually think "The Big Bang" is an okay album, but I think it has its flaws. I was actually a bit hesitant to buy it for other said reasons, but I found it for $4 used and figured I could just sell it if I decided I didn't want it. It's nothing special and I prefer the other three Busta albums I own -- "The Coming," "When Disaster Strikes..." and "Genesis."
rating A+
On the Blvd. - Great first track, gets things kicked off great
Bring 2 - Slower jam, but really pounds the subs
Blow My Buzz - Good song, Not as good of beat or hook, but still good
Benefit of the Doubt - Another Slow Song, but i love what Dre does with the music, simply genious
Bad Intentions - Knoc-turn'al did a great job on this track and really established himself as a new and upcomming rapper with the help of Dre
Get F**ked up with me - Xzibit raps about the pleasures of getting high. Great beat and killer vocal hook
My High - Good Song, good beats
Holla - Busta does a great job on working with Dre to produce a great song togther with good bass
Bubba Talk - Awesome song for another premiere rapper. His beat is awesome. It has a country twang to it
Good Lovin' - Another good, but slow song, with great bass
Feel Like I Can Fly - Great slow song, the best slow song I have ever heard. Awesome hook & chorus. Very catchy
Gotta Get This Money - Good song from a very unappreciated group
Everytime - Another good song with Dre's deady beats, hooks, and bass
Str8 Westkoast - Knoc does another awesome job with Dre. Great rhymthms and beats. There is a remix to this song on Knoc's CD, but it's not as good as the original
No - Good song, very catchy, good bass
The Wash - Great Way to end a CD, with the best rappers in the world rapping the title track, with Dre's slammin' beats
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ASIN: B00006EXCC Release Date: 2002-08-27 |
Tracks:
- Mother's Little Helper
- Stupid Girl
- Lady Jane
- Under My Thumb
- Doncha Bother Me
- Goin' Home
- Flight 505
- High And Dry
- Out Of Time
- It's Not Easy
- I Am Waiting
- Take It Or Leave It
- Think
- What To Do
Album Description
This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.Album Description
Remastered reissue of 1966 album, suitable for standard & 'Super Audio' CD players. Abkco. Digipak. 2002.Customer Reviews:
a true rollin' stone.......2007-05-25
Aftermath (UK) and thank goodness no Paint It Black!!!.......2007-03-23
4 1/2 stars.
A must own for fans of the early stones.......2006-10-12
The only drawback is Lady Jane. It just isn't a very good song. Maybe it worked for the swinging London crowd of the late 60's but not today.
Everything else is outstanding.
No Paint It Black? Forget it........2006-07-09
Feel All Right.......2006-06-11
Then there is the rocking and a bit strange "It's Not Easy," which tells us that it's not easy to live on your own, how true. "Lady Jane" is a bit strange, but I like it a lot. "Think," well all I can say about that song is "Wow!" "High and Dry" has such great guitar work on it, kind of reminds me of the guitar work on Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row." Maybe that harmonica is in that song on purpose. And I'd be remiss if I didn't say how much I loved "I Am Waiting" and "Goin" Home." How can anyone not love those songs." Like every record by this band, the Greatest Group on Earth, this record is a keeper.
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Curtis
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Curtain Call
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ASIN: B000BVD460 Release Date: 2005-12-06 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Fack
- The Way I Am
- My Name Is
- Stan
- Lose Yourself
- Shake That
- Sing For The Moment
- Without Me
- Like Toy Soldiers
- The Real Slim Shady
- Mockingbird
- Guilty Conscience
- Cleanin' Out My Closet
- Just Lose It
- When I'm Gone
- Stan (Live)
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Eminem's four studio albums shattered so many sales records that you might think just about every man, woman and gerbil on the planet already owns a bulk of the songs that make up this greatest hits collection. But Curtain Call presents the perfect opportunity to have another look at the life of Marshall Mathers. Starting out in the vein of the Beastie Boys and Slick Rick, he grafted filthy verses over bubbly nursery rhyme melodies and primitive Casio beats to come up with comical singles like "My Name Is" and "Real Slim Shady." Then angst and reflection set in, resulting in rare moments of vulnerability ("Lose Yourself") and a richer musical experience ("Stan"). The three new tracks reflect the entire spectrum, with "When I'm Gone," a bittersweet goodbye letter, signaling the raw emotion and youthful enthusiasm of his early days have substantially faded, while "Fack" counters that the Detroit rapper still has the dirtiest mouth in the business. --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
Curtain Call includes three new songs--"Fack," "Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) and "When I'm Gone"--both written and produced by Eminem. In addition, the Curtain Call bonus track marks the album premiere of the controversial Eminem-Elton John live duet of "Stan" from the 2001 Grammy Awards presentation. Executive produced by the nine-time Grammy winner, Curtain Call boasts all five of Eminem's gold and platinum singles to date, from the platinum, Oscar, and two-time Grammy-winning "Lose Yourself" (#1 Pop/#2 Rap) from the 8 Mile soundtrack and platinum "Just Lose It" (#6 Pop/#7 Rap) and "Mockingbird" (#11 Pop/#10 Rap) to the gold "Without Me" (#2 Pop/#5 Rap) and "Like Toy Soldiers" (Top 40 Pop). The other Grammy winners included are "My Name Is" (Top 40 Pop/#10 Rap) and "The Real Slim Shady" (#4 Pop/#7 Rap). Also heard are "The Way I Am" (Top 30 Rap), "Stan" (featuring Dido) (Top 40 R&B/Hip-Hop), "Sing for the Moment" (Top 20 Pop/Rap), "Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre), and "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (#4 Pop/#5 Rap). Curtain Call: The Hits spans contributions from all four of Eminem's major-label solo albums: 1999's quadruple-platinum The Slim Shady LP, 2000's nine-times-platinum The Marshall Mathers LP, 2002's eight-times-platinum The Eminem Show, and 2004's Encore, which is almost five times platinum. The three most recent charted #1 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop, with his major-label debut #2 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop. Each of his first three albums also won the Best Rap Album Grammy (Encore will be eligible for the 2006 presentation). Eminem has to date sold more than 65 million albums.Customer Reviews:
Shady hits & misses.......2007-05-14
Then there are some songs on here that are just flat out annoying. The ones with silly, nursery rhyme lyrics, like Without Me, Real Slim Shady, or My Name Is...have merely a superficial appeal to young kids. They get real old real quick. I also have to skip past Like Toy Soldiers, because it seems a little pretentious. And by the time Mockingbird drones through the speakers, I'm pretty sick of hearing about his precious little daughter. Yeah, I get it Marshall, you love your little girl. Neato.
One of my biggest complaints of this CD is that the song Superman didn't make it on here. Why not?!? Maybe his beloved ex-wife found it too offensive and ordered him to leave it off or else.
Overall, I think the good tunes make this a CD worth owning. But you might wear out the NEXT button on your stereo trying to skip past the junk.
Nice CD to own.......2007-03-20
How They're Getting You To Buy The Greatest Hits .......2007-02-19
It's kind of obvious FACK and Shake That are studio left overs from Encore.
I dig it, don't tell the Profs.......2007-02-10
Don't tell the Professors, but I recommend Eminem (aka "Slim Shady"); this CD is groovin' and addictive. He has a unique flow and rhyme scheme. I also recommend his other works and videos.
looking for an excuse not to buy all of his albums..........2006-10-28
Fack is immature, funny, one of his only songs from his first album!
The Way I Am is probably his most depressing songs/videos and is actually one of the catchiest songs he's ever done!
My Name Is is the only other song from his first album. It's the song that pretty much everyone got to love and that's how he got to be where he is today! it's his first big hit that I can remember at least.
Stan is pretty much one of my favorite tracks because it has an interesting story & is well thought out!
Lose Yourself is by far the best hit he's come out with! It's a great rap song and it's so catchy!
Shake That is a chance to be silly and get up & dance!
Sing for the Moment is obviously an Aerosmith song. but Eminem puts a nice, serious twist to it and is surprisingly an extremely well done song!
Without Me provides us with similar styles to Just Lose It & The Real Slim Shady but all the 3 songs are fun to listen to!
Like Toy Soldiers is probably the best song off of the Encore cd! It's deep, meaningful & is sad to listen to.
Mockingbird is yet another message out to his daughter. but I don't mind it so much cause not only the song catchy but it shows how much he cares for his daughters!
Guilty Conscience, haha, Eminem gets to be the bad guy as he literally convinces people to crimes while Dr. Dre tries to talk them out of it. still, it's an interesting twist for song!
Cleaning Out My Closet reaches out to both his parents who weren't really there for him. Eminem has the right to say everything he does say here and I can understand where he's coming from! but anyways, the song is serious and a good song to catch!
When I'm Gone is his encore song and probably one of the most intense songs beside The Way I Am! It's got alot going for it and it's a great song for an encore!
Stan(live) feat Elton John is basically the same thing as the original except with no swearing and obvious a different singer for the chorus. but I'm not sure it's really worth it to listen to.
Also on the bonus cd there are 7 extra songs like: Criminal, Kill You & Just Don't Give A F*ck! so yah, it's worth your money to get Curtain Call with the bonus cd! the other songs are catchy & worth your money!
As a whole, the cd was well organized & he picked the right songs for the cd! Eminem was one of the best rappers of our time! You should definitely check this out!
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ASIN: B00065XJ52 Release Date: 2004-11-19 |
Tracks:
- Curtains Up
- Evil Deeds
- Never Enough Feat. 50 Cent & Nate Dogg
- Yellow Brick Road
- Like Toy Soldiers
- Mosh
- Puke
- My 1st Single
- Paul (Skit)
- Rain Man
- Big Weenie
- Em Calls Paul (Skit)
- Just Lose It
- A** Like That
- Spend Some Time Feat. Obie Trice, Stat Quo, & 50 Cent
- Mockingbird
- Crazy In Love
- One Shot 2 Shot Feat. D-12
- Final Thought (Skit)
- Encore Feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Tracks:
- We As Americans
- Love You More
- Ricky Ticky Toc
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Eminem's fourth album offers few surprises, but still enough pleasures to carry the day. As evinced by Em's pre-election, pro-voting "Mosh," this is not exactly the same Eminem who seemingly crapped on anything and everything. Encore finds a surprisingly mature Eminem waxing reflective about his battle with Benzino ("Like Toy Soldiers") rather than unloading both barrels. However, it's not all elder statesmanship: "Puke" goes after his ex-wife Kim with incredible scorn, and "Big Weenie" showcases the familiar juvenile humor that made him famous. If Encore has a clear weakness, it's the bland production--the same plodding sound that he and Dr. Dre cooked up on the previous three albums. The exotic flavor of "Ass Like That" catches the ear, but many others run off the same monotonous minor-key melodies and tempos. Of course, people buy Eminem albums to hear him spit first and foremost, and in that regard few fans will be disappointed by Encore; it'd just be nice to see him switch up his sound at some point. --Oliver WangAlbum Description
"ENCORE" is multi-platinum recording artist EMINEM's first full album of new material since 2002's "THE EMINEM SHOW," which spawned the hit singles "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet." That album went on the sell over 19 million albums worldwide. He followed up in November 2002 with Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture `8 Mile', which featured the Academy Award winning song "Lose Yourself" and sold almost 9 million copies worldwide. Earlier this year, Eminem's group D-12 released D-12 World (global sales over 3 million) and scored hits with "My Band" and "How Come".ENCORE, Executive Produced by DR. DRE, features guest performances by 50 CENT, D-12, NATE DOGG, OBIE TRICE, and STAT QUO.
BONUS DISC: This two disc set includes a bonus CD with three previously unreleased EMINEM songs.
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Eminem gets stranger than usual........2007-07-04
Bonus disc : 4 stars
Eminem has always been an acquired taste. He always aims to offend and usually he is successful and writes one damn good song at the same time. But this was the first album that he fell short on one of these tasks. And it's the wrong one to be unsuccessful with, most of the songs and beats are forgettable and not up to Eminem's high standards. Maybe it was cause the five years before he had released three albums that were ground breaking plus a very good D12 album. Or maybe he was working on his label and becoming a business man. Or maybe he was just burnt out on the celebrity game (when a chump like Ja Rule is trying to play you there's got to be a point when you say, "Why do I even have to write this battle track for this fool?").
Whatever the reason, Encore seems distracted. Not that there aren't some hot tracks. Never Enough is probably the standout on the album. You can blast this in the car but beware cuz you might be doing 80 before you even realize it.
What it comes down to is, for an Eminem fan this is essential but for a fair weather fan you might want to pick up something else. Or for someone who just picked up Chronic 2001 and wants to hear some Eminem songs that weren't played out on MTV, this ain't the place. Pick up Marshall Mathers LP or Slim Shady LP.
If you are a hardcore fan, make sure you pick up the two disc. The three tracks on the bonus disc are better than the entire album. They're remarkably similar to MM LP or When I'm Gone from Curtain Call.
Cool songs . . .
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Mockingbird, Like Toy Soldiers, One Shot 2 Shot, We As Americans, Love You More, Ricky Ticky Tock, and of course, Never Enough.
Eminem's Nemisis.......2007-04-07
1. The beats suck. The only songs that have a decent beat are Like Toy Soldiers and Mosh. And the only reason Like Toy Soldiers became popular is because of the catchy chorus which is just a sample of an old song called Toy Soldiers by Martika. Apart from those two songs, the beats on the other songs are pretty lame. I mean, in Rain Man, the beat consists of just 3 chords.
2. He ran out of things to say. This is what made his downfall so inevitable. If you look through his previous 3 albums, most of his songs have one of the following six song meanings:
- My mother is a b***h and I am going to kill her.
- My ex-girlfriend, Kim, is a b***h and I am going to kill her.
- I have an alter-ego called Slim Shady and he is a psychopath who doesn't care what people think of him.
- Woe is me for I am being persecuted by the media (even though this is the sort of reaction I wanted from them when I wrote the controversial lyrics because the controversy gives me free publicity and makes my young fans feel that they are rebelling against their parents and authority when they buy my albums, increasing my records sales and making me even richer, plus giving me something else to whine about).
- Radio friendly single with humourous lyrics that take shots at celebrities that I release for each album debut to gain radioplay and appeal to stupid pop fans with a short attention span (My Name Is, The Real Slim Shady, Without Me and Just Lose It).
- I have a daughter.
Eminem has been milking those 6 themes for his whole career. Yes, I am aware that he does have songs that do not fit into those six categories (eg. Stan, Mosh, Guilty Conscience). But the majority of his songs do. All his previous albums revolve around these themes. It was inevitable that he would eventually run out of things to say. I mean, how many times could he rap about killing his mother, killing his ex-girlfriend and Slim Shady before people lost interest? His first 3 albums had completely milked those themes for what they're worth, and due to his inability to think of anything else, he just ends up writing a bunch of silly, immature, incoherent lyrics with no meaning whatsoever. He seems to be more interested in immitating bodily noises than actually writing some decent lyrics. On top of that, his radio-friendly single (Just Lose It), as well as being about the same subject as all the other ones, sucked musically as well as lyrically. How brave of Eminem to do what every other celebrity and comedian has done in the past few years (make fun of Michael Jackson). There's a reason why Eminem quit after this album. And don't believe him when he says it's because he's sick of the fame, it's because he's run out of things to write about.
This is the sad legacy of Eminem. An artist whose lyrics revolve so much around present events, particularly what is currently happening in his life, that they quickly become irrelevant within a few years. I mean, who cares about his criticism of Moby and boy bands (Without Me) now that their 15 minutes of fame are up? Who is going to care about his shots at other rappers and Michael Jackson when they are gone from the spotlight? Who still cares about his hatred of his mother and his relationship with Kim? Or how he's moving out of Hollywood (Say Goodbye to Hollywood) or his beef with Murder Inc (Like Toy Soldiers)? These songs become out of date within a mere 2 years after his album is released. The only songs that could possibly be relevant within 10 years are Lose Yourself and Stan.
People say that the Slim Shady LP and the Marshal Mathers LP are some of the best albums ever made, yet how many people still listen to them? I mean, going back and listening to them now, they just sound so bland and dated, and his voice just sounds annoying.
Eminem has no lasting appeal. He was fresh when he first came out, creating a buzz with his unique style and controversial lyrics, but his reliance on a few themes has lead him to a dead end. From the release of his second album, any old monkey could realise that his career would be short-lived. Eminem had potential, but his egocentric lyrics that relied on references to what was popular at the time, made him just another fad with no lasting appeal. Now his 15 minutes of fame are up, his fans have grown up, MTV and pop listeners will move onto the next fad and no one will remember him in 10 years time.
Where did Eminem go.......2007-04-04
Sorry.......2007-03-30
''em''.......2007-02-27
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The Massacre
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ASIN: B0007P3582 Release Date: 2005-03-03 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- In My Hood
- This Is 50
- I'm Supposed To Die Tonight
- Piggy Bank
- Gatman And Robin
- Candy Shop
- Outta Control
- Get In My Car
- Ski Mask Way
- A Baltimore Love Thing
- Ryder Music
- Disco Inferno
- Just A Lil Bit
- Gunz Come Out
- My Toy Soldier
- Position Of Power
- Build You Up
- God Gave Me Style
- So Amazing
- I Don't Need 'Em
- Hate It Or Love It (G-Unit Remix)
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50 Cent is now a full two dollars, according to pop culture exchange rates. His sheer influence on music charts, and thugs hearts, changed things. So why then on Massacre is the 'hood drama that one would think he'd want to leave behind even more front-and-center than on Get Rich or Die Tryin'? It's hard to say, but 50's developed a questionable gun fetish here. With firearms plastered all over the liner notes, and throughout most of his lyrics--on "In My Hood" he retorts "…I don't go nowhere without my strap"--apparently his nouveau rich status has only accelerated the number of enemies he's accumulated. On "I'm Supposed to Die Tonight" he even awkwardly forecasts Notorious B.I.G.-like, Tupac-ian rap game death scenarios. "Piggy Bank," a virtual diss fest further cements his "How to Rob" persona as Nas and Fat Joe get the lyrical smack down; so does A-list actor Vivica Fox ("Get In My Car") for even daring to consider their rendezvous to be anything more than a fling. Despite beat contributions from Aftermath hombres (Eminem, Dr. Dre), some of the better beats come courtesy of lesser-known beatsmiths like Disco D ("Ski Mask Way") and the always consistent Hi-Tek, whose "Ryder Music" is a sick concoction of keys and haunting vocals. At 22 tracks (with no inane interludes), it's worth the loot, but it doesn't cover up 50's artistic regression since Get Rich. --Dalton HigginsCo-Conspirators' Greatest Hits
The Eminem Show, Eminem |
The Chronic, Dr. Dre |
Olivia, Olivia |
The Slim Shady LP, Eminem |
Hi-Teknology, Hi-Tek |
Straight out tha Trunk, Disco D |
Customer Reviews:
2.5. The singles and gems are definitely worth buying it used........2007-04-05
Ryder Music - definitely one of the best rap songs to come out in the last 5 years. Regardless of what you feel is lacking or present in 50 Cent's lyricism, this track is just so smooth it's beautiful.
Then the rest of the average tracks are the singles no less:
Candy Shop
Disco Inferno
Just A Lil Bit
Piggy Bank
Commercial.......2007-03-24
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"The Massacre" - What An Appropriate Title!.......2007-03-18
Once again, star-studded producers (Scott Storch, Eminem, Dr. Dre, etc.), pounding beats, addictive hooks, typically narrow subject matter (misogyny, materialism, etc.) and 50 Cent's aggressive rapping delivery are back in full force. And just like before, the guests are kept to a minimum, allowing the spotlight to shine (or the darkness to fall) on 50 Cent. There's long-forgotten R&B singer Olivia (pray to God she sees some kind of stardom this year) who is employed as the sexy support hook singer on the dreadful single "Candy Shop", a shameless, Scott Storch-produced slab of sleazy come-ons relating to typical sex fantasies and 50 Cent's physical self (I'm not going in-depth, you should know what I mean); her other appearance on "So Amazing", one of many pieces of worthless filler, is no better; Jamie Foxx completely belittles his own extraordinary singing talents on "Build You Up", a cheesy, literally unbelievable, bulls**t-feeding ladies joint; and rapper Tony Yayo sounds as useless as ever on the lacklustre "My Toy Soldier". Thankfully, he strikes gold with Eminem once again on "Gatman & Robbin", which is much like "Patiently Waiting" (from his debut album) - lacking substance, but lyrically/verbally complex and sonically thrilling, partially because of Eminem's solid, haunting production.
Unfortunately, 50 Cent isn't much better when he's by himself either. Registering the pitiful "Piggy Bank" as a legitimate diss track is insulting in its own self; the Dr. Dre-produced "Outta Control" and the Cool & Dre-co-produced lead single "Disco Inferno" are two misogynistic club cuts that put perfectly functional, appealing beats to complete waste; and practically everything else, especially the Scott Storch-produced, Middle Eastern-inflected third single "Just A Lil' Bit", fails on nearly every level. The only solo track where 50 Cent really shines is the laid-back "Ryder Music", where Hi-Tek's R&B-leaning production works surprisingly well with 50 Cent's more laid-back flow and (partially) substantial lyrics.
In conclusion, 50 Cent and "The Massacre" are essentially and structurally the same - you love it or you hate it. In my case, I choose the latter, hands-down. 1 star!
Best Tracks:
"Gatman & Robbin"
"Ryder Music"
"Hate It Or Love It (G-Unit Remix)"
Will Sell Regardless...........2007-03-15
50 surely did bring back the meaning to the word "gangsta" in 2003 but he seems to be preoccupied or weakend somehow. The Game's "The Documentary", which released about the same time, really blows this one over. But I think they both sold 5 million copies anyway.
Mr. Jackson may or may not realize the considerably low standards of his album, but his next release "Before I Self-Destruct", scheduled for release in summer of 2007, is said to be a sure-fire chart-topper. It will feature appearances by artists such as Eminem (of course), Ludacris, and Jay-Z!
Top songs:
1.) Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix)
2.) I'm Supposed to Die Tonight
3.) Just A Lil' Bit
4.) Disco Inferno
5.) I Don't Need Em
A G-Unit Breakdown.......2007-03-07
50 Cent-- Go nowhere near The Massacre. You're 5% more likely to suffer a slow, painful death just by touching the case. It is the worst CD you could possibly ever hear. Same thing goes with the movie soundtrack.
Get Rich or Die Tryin (the original) on the other hand, is solid... especially on those bonus tracks (Heaven, Life on the Line, U Not Like Me), Patiently Waiting, 21 Questions, and anything featuring another G-Unit member. PIMP, with its lack of Snoop Dogg (which the music video seemed to promise), High All the Time, Many Men, and Wanksta can kind of get old though.
The thing about 50 Cent these days is that by himself he is no longer any good at all. He needs to be held up by a crutch of some better rapper before he can make good with his own rap. The reason he succeeds so well in his collaborations with The Game in The Documentary and Eminem in The Re-Up is because he has actually GOOD rappers holding him up. He's like the Abbott of the comedians Abbott & Costello now. He has nothing worth contributing without his Costello of some kind to be there for him.
The Game-- As soon as I heard this guy's album and compared it to 50's Massacre, I knew that if G-Unit was going anywhere, this guy would be the one to take it there. And now it turns out he left. Can't blame him when the clique-label's leader is so dumb. Was the most progressive rapper of the crew, and his reason for leaving is probably because of how anti-progressive 50's Massacre was. Has the best, deepest subject matter within his songs, if not the best flow (Although his underground 300 Bars song would automatically crown him king if he did that well all the time on his main albums). As far as the mainstream and not underground CDs go though, I'd give him a 2nd best for flow of the G-Unit crew.
His Documentary album has been called the third Chronic, and has the best of Dre's beats you'll find on any G-Unit CD. Criticisms are that he name-drops Dre & NWA a bit too much, but overall, I think it's not that big of a deal. He's a big hip-hop history fan, and he's still a little starstruck over the chance of being able to work with Dre. Given a very brief profile of the rapper, he fits into an uncomfartable stereotype, (average-looking rapper from Compton who's been shot a few times), but he immediately carves a personality of his own in the Doctor's Advocate and his even better The Documentary.
Young Buck-- I'd say probably the best G-Unit member still in G-Unit. This guy has the best flow, as far as mainstream CDs are concerned. He also seems to be the 2nd-most concerned about the world (a.k.a. 'progressive'), with references to the Illuminati amongst other secret organizations. I like this guy the best of the remaining G-Unit. 2nd best comes sort of close to him, but still doesn't match Buck's raw skills.
Lloyd Banks-- This guy is second best. His flow skills somewhat tie for 2nd place with The Game's, or at least land in that area. He, Buck, and The Game are my top three for G-Unit (even though The Game's not G-Unit anymore). Anybody else you can probably pass up. I'll go over them real quick just to make sure you know who the others are beforehand.
Tony Yayo-- The one male member who is worse than 50 Cent. In the G-Unit CD, they always shouted 'Free Yayo!' and now he is free. The G-Unit had done a terrible thing by campaigning for his release. His is of no benefit whatsoever to them. He might even be responsible for the gradual dumbening of 50's style & outlook on life.
Joe-- The kind of R&B star you'd expect to sing chorus or backup on an Outkast track, mixed with a bit of R. Kelley and a very small splash of Stevie W. He's not bad I guess. I hated him completely on 'Wanna Get to Know You' of the G-Unit CD, but would definitely still listen to his 'Ride Wit U' track off his own solo album.
Olivia-- Pssh, are you dumb? No. She's partially responsible for Candy Shop. That should be reason enough to hate her full-on and never turn back. She kind of can't sing either. Bad move to make an R&B CD without being able to sing, I think.
Lil' Scrappy-- This is the same Lil' Scrappy you heard on Lil' Jon's "What U Gon Do?" track. He's pretty good. Decent at least. Definitely not as decent as 50 Cent's original Get Rich or Die Tryin, but decent. He's got a good enough style though that places him above everyone else still in G-Unit, excluding Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, but including 50 Cent by himself.
I think that's everybody. So... now you know all about G-Unit, and who's good and who's not. If you HAVE to buy G-Unit, now you know who to avoid and who to embrace. If you plan on buying the original Get Rich or Die Tryin, I suggest you don't. Burn it, or have a friend burn it for you. 50 doesn't need the money right now or ever again. If you decide not to buy G-Unit, then more power to you. The Game is actually now sort of the anti-G-Unit since he left, because, you know, the majority of their members still suck.
I'd suggest Mos Def's Black on Both Sides instead of any of this stuff though... even if you were planning on buying G-Unit. That's probably the best hip-hop album I've ever heard, or will hear.
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The Documentary
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ASIN: B0006ZQ9BS Release Date: 2005-01-18 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Westside Story
- Dreams
- Hate It Or Love It
- Higher
- How We Do
- Don't Need Your Love
- Church For Thugs
- Put You On The Game
- Start From Scratch
- The Documentary
- Runnin'
- No More Fun And Games
- We Ain't
- Where I'm From
- Special
- Don't Worry
- Like Father, Like Son
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If the Game's G Unit-fueled debut--the most anticipated CD of early 2005--is supposed to be the Answer like Iverson, then what was the question? Well, when an emcee gets to rifle through 50 Cent's Rolodex to handpick top-flight producers (Timbaland, Just Blaze, Kanye West), it's a can't-miss scheme, right? In this case, uh-huh. "Westside Story" is Game's opportunity to remind crunk-come-latelys that his region is still rap relevant. On the Dr. Dre-produced "Higher," he snorts: "I got 'em (Impala's) in every color, yeah I'm a known stunna." Yep, he's rich now too and drives whips that cost more than most make in a year. It doesn't even matter much that he's a B-minus rhyme spitter, or that he spends way too much studio time name dropping. His real life 50 Cent-esque narratives (been shot and involved in "subterranean" activities) makes cuts like the introspective, Havoc-hemmed "Don't Need Your Love" with Faith Evans that much more compelling. Boasting a half-dozen plus other sure-fire hit singles, including the Kanye burner "Dreams," few albums can match up to The Documentary--the only Game in town. --Dalton HigginsAlbum Description
THE DOCUMENTARY, (Aftermath/G Unit/Interscope), the debut album from The Game (a/k/a Jayceon Taylor), announces the arrival of the most significant West Coast gangsta rapper since Snoop Dogg more than a decade earlier. With guest spots from 50 CENT, NATE DOGG and several others, as well as producers from DR. DRE to KANYE WEST to JUST BLAZE and tracks such as "How We Do" feat. 50 Cent, "Like Father Like Son," "Church For Thugs," "Dreams," "Where I'm From" and "Westside Story," THE DOCUMENTARY resurrects the truth, spirit and hope of hardcore rap.Customer Reviews:
5 mics Instant Classic.......2007-03-30
The Game - The Documentary.......2007-03-10
01. Intro - 5/5
02. Westside Story (Featuring 50 Cent) - 5/5
03. Dreams - 5/5
04. Hate It Or Love It (Featuring 50 Cent) - 5/5
05. Higher - 5/5
06. How We Do (Featuring 50 Cent) - 5/5
07. Don't Need Your Love (Featuring Faith Evans) - 5/5
08. Church For Thugs - 5/5
09. Put You On The Game - 5/5
10. Start From Scratch (Featuring Marsha) - 5/5
11. The Documentary - 5/5
12. Runnin' (Featuring Tony Yayo) - 5/5
13. No More Fun And Games - 5/5
14. We Ain't (Featuring Eminem) - 5/5
15. Where I'm From (Featuring Nate Dogg) - 5/5
16. Special (Featuring Nate Dogg) - 5/5
17. Don't Worry (Featuring Mary J. Blige) - 4/5
18. Like Father, Like Son (Featuring Busta Rhymes) - 5/5
Get this and Doctor's Advocate, G-Unit & Black Wallstreet are dope.
INSTANT CLASSIC!.......2007-01-26
"i'm ready to die with out a reasonable doubt smoke chronic and hit it doggystyle before i go out, until they sign my death certificate all eyez on me, i'm still at it, illmatic and thats the documentary." -The Game
definitly a dope album!
The Game Has Begun.......2007-01-09
The Best!!.......2006-12-06
D.M. aka DezertD
Fair Lawn ,NJ
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Aftermath
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ASIN: B00006AW2L Release Date: 2002-08-27 |
Tracks:
- Paint It Black
- Stupid Girl
- Lady Jane
- Under My Thumb
- Doncha Bother Me
- Think
- Flight 505
- High and Dry
- It's Not Easy
- I Am Waiting
- Going Home
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For this 1966 album, one Stone asserted himself even more than Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who for the first time wrote all the album's songs. Brian Jones is all over the opening "Paint It Black," which remains a dark classic more for its spooky sitar than for Jagger's dated psychedelia. Jones's marimba boosts the R&B-derived "Under My Thumb" and his harpsichord somehow makes the subject of "Lady Jane" more interesting. Though Charlie Watts's jazz-derived fills and Bill Wyman's bass continue growing into rock's greatest rhythm section, a disturbing misogyny creeps into Jagger's class-conscious lyrics, especially on "Under My Thumb," and "Stupid Girl." --Steve KnopperAlbum Description
This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.Album Description
Remastered reissue of 1966 album, suitable for standard & 'Super Audio' CD players. Digipak.Customer Reviews:
4 1/2 stars........2007-03-31
The Aftermath of paying their dues.......2007-02-02
A standout.......2006-11-07
One thing you may notice about Aftermath is its lack of a Satisfaction-esque rocker. Under My Thumb has the fuzz bass and nasty lyrics, but its main hook is played by marimbas. Stupid Girl has all the swagger and sexism of a thousand Stones classics, but it's more of an organ-driven pop song than a rocker. And while Paint It, Black has the driving rhythm, that rhythm is based on an Indian (as in "from India", not "Native American") dance rhythm and contains no guitar, but sitar instead. And guess who plays the marimbas and sitar? Brian Jones. He also plays tamboura, dulcimer, sax, harmonica, organ (though not on Stupid Girl), and guitar - with both a pick and a slide. All kinds of fun stuff. I don't know where Brian learned to play all those instruments, but he was incredibly talented.
Now for best songs. With one big, glaring, odious exception, I like all of 'em. The chart-topper Paint It Black has always been one of my Stones favorites. I've pretty much loved it since I first heard it. Same with Under My Thumb. Lady Jane isn't as well known, but I love it - a wonderful little English Folke ditty, even folkier than Traffic's John Barleycorn days. Stupid Girl is immature, but I don't care, I like the organ part, even if it ain't Like a Rolling Stone (which may or may not have been an inspiration, I see a link between the two songs but I'm not sure if it was intended). I think several of these songs are quite underrated too: the demented country-folk Flight 505 (with Brian Jones on sax), the sullen Doncha Bother Me, the somber I Am Waiting, the bluesy It's Not Easy, and the country-folk-whatever High and Dry.
One song I don't like, though, is Goin' Home, a repetitive Chicago Blues jam stretched out for ten minutes. I can really get into some long songs, but this isn't one of them. Most its length is taken up by Jagger either a) repeating himself or b) seeing how many syllables he can stretch certain words out to, while the band goes through the standard blues changes in the background. I know the song has its fans, but give me You Can't Always Get What You Want, Midnight Rambler (especially the live version), Sympathy for the Devil or about half of Sticky Fingers over this anyday. Those are classic long pieces, this is just stupid and pointless.
However, I really like Aftermath, highly recommended Stones fans looking for something different.
The Stones officially start here.......2006-06-14
The album starts out with the middle-eastern rocker, Paint It Black, which is a signature Rolling Stones song with its trademark sitar by Brian Jones. Next comes the poppy Stupid Girl that is light-hearted and fun. Lady Jane is my favorite Stones song(along with Let's Spend The Night Together). It is a rare song by the Rolling Stones as it is a slow and heartfelt ballad and those are hard to find in the Rolling Stones catalog; sure there's Angie and Wild Horses but I mean a ballad more along the lines of The Beatles' Yesterday. Next comes Under My Thumb with its marimba sound that creates a unavoidable groove. The rest of the songs are good but not amazing except for Flight 505 and I Am Waiting, which is one of The Rolling Stones most haunting songs to this day. It's songs like these that really does make the Stones "The Greatest Rock 'N Roll band ever." Going Home is a good song but it does drag. I'll admit that it's grown on me since I first heard it where I hated it. All in all, good album but I agree with the review who recommended Flowers over this one. With Flowers, you get Lady Jane, the highlight of the album plus Let's Spend The Night Together, Ruby Tuesday, and much much more.
Under My Thumb.......2006-06-11
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Curtain Call: The Hits
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ASIN: B000BYR9M2 Release Date: 2005-12-06 |
Tracks:
- My Name Is
- Way I Am
- Stan - Dido, Eminem
- Lose Yourself
- Shake That - Nate Dogg, Eminem,
- Sing for the Moment
- Without Me
- Like Toy Soldiers
- Real Slim Shady
- Mockingbird
- Guilty Conscience - Dr. Dre, Eminem
- Cleanin' out My Closet
- Just Lose It
- When I'm Gone
- Stan [Live][*] - Eminem, Elton John
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Eminem's four studio albums shattered so many sales records that you might think just about every man, woman and gerbil on the planet already owns a bulk of the songs that make up this greatest hits collection. But Curtain Call presents the perfect opportunity to have another look at the life of Marshall Mathers. Starting out in the vein of the Beastie Boys and Slick Rick, he grafted filthy verses over bubbly nursery rhyme melodies and primitive Casio beats to come up with comical singles like "My Name Is" and "Real Slim Shady." Then angst and reflection set in, resulting in rare moments of vulnerability ("Lose Yourself") and a richer musical experience ("Stan"). One of the new tracks, "When I'm Gone," is a bittersweet goodbye letter, signaling the raw emotion and youthful enthusiasm of his early days have substantially faded. --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
Curtain Call includes two new songs--"Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) and "When I'm Gone"--both written and produced by Eminem. In addition, the Curtain Call bonus track marks the album premiere of the controversial Eminem-Elton John live duet of "Stan" from the 2001 Grammy Awards presentation. Executive produced by the nine-time Grammy winner, Curtain Call boasts all five of Eminem's gold and platinum singles to date, from the platinum, Oscar, and two-time Grammy-winning "Lose Yourself" (#1 Pop/#2 Rap) from the 8 Mile soundtrack and platinum "Just Lose It" (#6 Pop/#7 Rap) and "Mockingbird" (#11 Pop/#10 Rap) to the gold "Without Me" (#2 Pop/#5 Rap) and "Like Toy Soldiers" (Top 40 Pop). The other Grammy winners included are "My Name Is" (Top 40 Pop/#10 Rap) and "The Real Slim Shady" (#4 Pop/#7 Rap). Also heard are "The Way I Am" (Top 30 Rap), "Stan" (featuring Dido) (Top 40 R&B/Hip-Hop), "Sing for the Moment" (Top 20 Pop/Rap), "Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre), and "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (#4 Pop/#5 Rap). Curtain Call: The Hits spans contributions from all four of Eminem's major-label solo albums: 1999's quadruple-platinum The Slim Shady LP, 2000's nine-times-platinum The Marshall Mathers LP, 2002's eight-times-platinum The Eminem Show, and 2004's Encore, which is almost five times platinum. The three most recent charted #1 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop, with his major-label debut #2 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop. Each of his first three albums also won the Best Rap Album Grammy (Encore will be eligible for the 2006 presentation). Eminem has to date sold more than 65 million albums.Customer Reviews:
This CD is censored.......2007-07-16
lets just say its not his GREATEST HITS............2006-11-25
1. my name is - 9/10 changed the bad words and others lines. funny!
2. the way i am - 10/10 sweet intense song!!
3. stan - 5/10 not feeling it, lots of cursing
4. lose yourself - 10/10 tight!
5. shake that - 8/10 pretty good
6. sing for the moment - 7/10 good, but gets old
7. without me - 9/10 sweet... and funny
8. like toy soldiers - 8/10 good story, magical christmas chorus
9. the real slim shady - 7/10 funny
10. mockingbird - 10/10 great story, he definaetly loves his daughter
11. guilty conscience - 4/10 stupid, give it 4 cuz dr dre in it
12. cleanin out my closet - 10/10 sweet beat, intresting story
13. just lose it - 7/10 its alright
14. when im gone - 8/10 feels magical and makes ya feel good somehow?
15. stan (live) - 5/10 better than original
good overview for a newbie.......2006-11-10
My 9 month old boogies to Eminem.......2006-09-06
"Curtain Call" is excellent!.......2005-12-31
Track Listing:
1. My Name Is
2. The Way I Am
3. Stan - Eminem & Dido
4. Lose Yourself
5. Shake That - Eminem & Nate Dogg
6. Sing For The Moment
7. Without Me
8. Like Toy Soldiers
9. The Real Slim Shady
10. Mockingbird
11. Guilty Conscience - Eminem & Dr. Dre
12. Cleanin' Out My Closet
13. Just Lose It
14. When I'm Gone
15. Stan [Live] - Eminem & Elton John
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The Big Bang
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ASIN: B000F8DSTM Release Date: 2006-06-13 |
Tracks:
- Get You Some
- Touch It
- How We Do It Over Here
- New York S***
- Been Through The Storm
- In The Ghetto
- Cocaina
- You Can't Hold The Torch
- Goldmine
- I Love My B****
- Don't Get Carried Away
- They're Out To Get Me
- Get Down
- I'll Do It All
- Legend Of The Fall Offs
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This is Busta's first new album in four years plus Dr. Dre cosigns by signing him to Aftermath. Will the success enjoyed by 50 Cent, Eminem and The Game work for Busta? Surprisingly, Busta has never sounded so mature -- joining a brigade of over 30 rappers who are thinking beyond the corner. Songs like "In the Ghetto," "Been Through the Storm" and "You Can't Hold a Torch" reflect a more grown-man outlook, which is a refreshing departure. There are the requisite fast-chatter club tracks, some predictably formulaic ("Touch It"), some better than expected ("I Love My Bitch"), some that will leave you scratching your head ("I'll Do It All," featuring Latoya Jackson). Unfortunately, the album is also overloaded with more guests than needed --Stevie Wonder and Q-Tip were good, while Rick James middling and Swizz Beatz should stick to producing. It's hard to tell what expectations to put on this album. It's not going to trump 50 Cent sales but it's also a better effort than Busta has put forth on his last few, and that's worth letting it bang. --Oliver WangCustomer Reviews:
Classic Busta Rhymes.......2007-07-09
This will be a classic!.......2007-01-22
Well, his style from the beginning has been based on a gimmick. Kind of loud, wild, weirdness vibe. MC's like this generally don't live long. People get tired of being yelled at. Yelling on a song doesn't make you hard either. Take a look a Rakim. One of Hip-Hop's hardest rhyming MC's without ever raising his voice.
Anyway, Busta's new album, "The Big Bang", is back to solid MC'ing. Beats and rhymes. He only yells at you on one song and not the entire song at that. I'm talking about that song "Touch it". On the rest of the album, his style is the same as when he "gets low" on that touch it track. I appreciate it.
Solid guest MC's like Raekwon and Nas appear. Watch out for Rick James track also. Classic Rick James is back. There is also Kelis, Will.I.Am and Swizz Beats. Oh, how can I forget that most productions are by the legendary Doc Dre. I love to bump this album during my workouts. Its far from annoying and contains elements of becoming a hip_hop classic.
The Dungeon Dragon's fangs are still razor-sharp.........2007-01-06
They're also a bit inconsistent. Much like Kingdom Come after it, when the tracks on The Big Bang did hit, they hit HARD; but when they flopped, they became virtual abortions. "I Love My *****" is just as mind-numbingly bad as "Anything," and "New York ****" is just as blatantly average, and forced as "Hollywood." Their lead singles("Touch It" for Bus, "Show Me What You Got" for Hov) were chastised heavily by the media, but were actually pretty tight tracks hidden beneath the commercialism. Touch It may not be as hot as previous Busta club-bangers like "Break Your Neck" or "WOO-HAA!," but it's still a very hot track, which features a very innovative flow from Bus. Swizz Beats also provides a beat that doesn't annoy me; quite rare these days.
Unlike Kingdom Come, though Busta has a ton of appearances from guest emcees on this album; in fact, this entire album almost consists of posse tracks, with a few rare exceptions. There's good news, though; Busta picked some of the illest cats to ever spit as guests for The Big Bang. Q-Tip, one of hip-hop's smoothest cats, whether in Tribe or on his own, is also one of hip-hop's most underappreciate legends, and provides two guest appearances, which both overflow with dopeness. Raekwon, the premier Chef in the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, and also another unspoken legend, makes one guest appearance on the brilliant "Goldmine," which shows that Cuban Linx II will be everything we could hope for. Finally, the man who dropped the arguably best album of 2006, Nas, makes a guest appearance on the infinitely ill "Don't Get Carried Away."
This is one of the strongest produced hip-hop albums in quite awhile; especially out of the Aftermath camp. Dre provides the majority of the production, and it shows by the dopeness that this album excrete musically. Dre's production is flawless throughout the album, epic, and rich in cinematic qualities. The late J Dilla provides a great backdrop on "Can't Hold the Torch," while Sha Money XL provides some equally beautiful music behind the boards on "Been Through The Storm." Mr. Porter and the aforementioned Swizz Beats also do well on their contributions; the other non-Dre produced tracks is where this album, unfortunately, flails around, and Busta doesn't possess the same energy he once did to lighten up any track.
Busta is not an outrageous, party rapper anymore; he is a wise veteran, who provides knowledge to the younger cats in the game, as well as his peers. While this album may not have the same blazing joints that albums like Genesis did, it more than makes up for it with the introspective, and insightful tracks Busta drops. "Been Through The Storm" and "In The Ghetto" are two of the most personal tracks Busta's ever dropped, while "Legend of the Fall Offs" is one of the darkest hip-hop tracks heard in quite awhile; and it's also an amazing concept cut. The Dungeon Dragon may've pulled up his sagging pants, and cut off his dreads, but in exchange, we got Busta in his purest form.
The Big Bang isn't perfect; the track with Missy, "New York ****," and "I Love My *****" could've been done without, for sure, but the rest of the tracks are some of the tightest all year. It all depends on your personal preference; Busta still puts everyone "In Check," but he's doing it in a completely different way than he was a decade ago; he's doing it with his widsom now. If you want your favorite artists to progress, and grow, then you'll be more than satisfied with the Big Bang; it's my favorite Busta album to date. However, if you want the Bussa Bus of old, you're better off spinning his old tapes a little more; the dude's grown up.
Hit-or-miss affair.......2007-01-05
Well, I can't get over the misogyny of certain tracks, most particularly in "I Love My B----," or in other tracks. In some songs, the samples are saving graces, like the chorus of "Touch It" which puts Daft Punk in or "In the Ghetto," an interesting reflective song of youth. I actually like most of the guests on here, and some of it is enjoyable. As the main review said, Swizz Beatz should just stick to producing, he didn't add much with "New York S---" which otherwise was fine and the album could have been cut about half its time length, in spite taking four years to come out.
I actually think "The Big Bang" is an okay album, but I think it has its flaws. I was actually a bit hesitant to buy it for other said reasons, but I found it for $4 used and figured I could just sell it if I decided I didn't want it. It's nothing special and I prefer the other three Busta albums I own -- "The Coming," "When Disaster Strikes..." and "Genesis."
The Leader is BACK.......2006-10-01
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ASIN: B00005O6M4 Release Date: 2001-11-06 |
Tracks:
- On The Blvd. - Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg
- Bring 2 - Bilal
- Blow My Buzz - D12
- Benefit Of The Doubt - Truth Hurts Feat. Shaunta
- Bad Intentions - Dr. Dre/Knoc-turn'al
- Get Fucked Up With Me - Xzibit
- My High - Yahroo
- Holla - Busta Rhymes
- Bubba Talk - Bubba Sparxxx
- Good Lovin' - Shaunta
- Feels Like I Can Fly - Daks
- Gotta Get This Money - Supafly
- Everytime - Toi
- Str8 West Coast - Knoc-turn'al
- No - Joe Beast
- The Wash - Dr. Dre/Snopp Dogg
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The Wash joins the myriad plotless, hip-hop-fuelled B-movies that carry smoking soundtracks produced by A-list knob twiddlers. As the accolades for multiplatinum producer Dr. Dre continue to pile up, his emphasis on producing funk-heavy tracks like "On the Boulevard" and the self-titled track (featuring fellow ex-Death Row dream teamer Snoop Dogg) reignites the flame that made their earlier work on The Chronic some of the best in rap's history. Likewise, when Busta Rhymes takes his testosterone-fuelled flows to mountainous heights over some eerie, futuristic keyboard stylings from the good Dr. Dre on "Holla," it proves that anything touched by Dre (even in this executive producer capacity) is worthwhile. The only real disappointments come when some of the talented rappers assembled waste their airtime with shallow raps about fast money, slinky chicks, and downright tomfoolery. Eminem and his bizarro D12 homies are unfortunately at their profane worst on "Blow My Buzz." Meanwhile, on "Get F---ed Up with Me," Xzibit touts the benefits of swigging brew and smoking doobies all day. Overall, this is a well-balanced effort that should sit well with funksters into beats and rhymes by left-coasters Soopafly and Knoc-turn'al. When neo-soulster du jour Bilal drops by to turn it out falsetto-style on "Bring 2," you know this one's a keeper. --Dalton HigginsCustomer Reviews:
Good .......2007-04-03
song i need to find.......2006-06-02
Best Soundtrack I have heard yet!.......2004-04-04
On the Blvd. - Great first track, gets things kicked off great
Bring 2 - Slower jam, but really pounds the subs
Blow My Buzz - Good song, Not as good of beat or hook, but still good
Benefit of the Doubt - Another Slow Song, but i love what Dre does with the music, simply genious
Bad Intentions - Knoc-turn'al did a great job on this track and really established himself as a new and upcomming rapper with the help of Dre
Get F**ked up with me - Xzibit raps about the pleasures of getting high. Great beat and killer vocal hook
My High - Good Song, good beats
Holla - Busta does a great job on working with Dre to produce a great song togther with good bass
Bubba Talk - Awesome song for another premiere rapper. His beat is awesome. It has a country twang to it
Good Lovin' - Another good, but slow song, with great bass
Feel Like I Can Fly - Great slow song, the best slow song I have ever heard. Awesome hook & chorus. Very catchy
Gotta Get This Money - Good song from a very unappreciated group
Everytime - Another good song with Dre's deady beats, hooks, and bass
Str8 Westkoast - Knoc does another awesome job with Dre. Great rhymthms and beats. There is a remix to this song on Knoc's CD, but it's not as good as the original
No - Good song, very catchy, good bass
The Wash - Great Way to end a CD, with the best rappers in the world rapping the title track, with Dre's slammin' beats
Overall, an excellent CD, worth every penny. I highly recommend it. Very good rhythmns, very addictive. Go Buy It, it's worth every cent.
A cracking album.......2003-08-05
Bring 2, My High and Everytime stand out, although I liked all the songs. Dre has done it again, and whatever you may think of the movie, his production skills and ability to get the best songs from both an array of established and "underground" artists is dope.
The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because of the content - it's the usual mix of sex and violence, but could have done with a deeper message.
drops sum tite tracks.......2003-05-14
Rock Music:
- Assault & Battery
- Bad Timing [Explicit Lyrics]
- Beautiful Soul [Import]
- Best of the Youngbloods
- Better Off Alone [CD-single] [Import]
- Big Time [CD-single] [Import]
- Bird Doggin' [Original recording remastered]
- Blind
- Break the Line [CD-single] [Import]
- Cara Sposa [CD-single] [Import]
