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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Jome on June 20, 2002, 03:26:04 AM
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ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ---------- ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 Intro 0:33 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 02 Good Times 3:31 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 03 Yall Know We In Here Ft Swizz 3:49 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Beatz n P.K. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 04 A Gangster And A Gentleman 4:32 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 05 Black Magic Ft Angie Stone 4:28 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 06 Daddy Get That Cash Ft Lil Mo 3:40 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 07 Lick Shots Ft Jadakiss Sheek n 4:24 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß J-Hood ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ 08 And I Came ToFt Eve n Sheek 4:43 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 09 Get Paid 3:43 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 10 Ass Bag (Skit) 2:00 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 11 I'm A RuffRyder Ft Jadakiss 3:45 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 12 Soul Clap 3:18 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 13 We Thugs (My Niggas) Ft 4:04 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Jadakiss n Sheek ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 14 Styles Ft Jadakiss 3:54 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 15 Barbershop (Skit) 3:42 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 16 Listen 2:58 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ 17 Niggas Flippin (Skit) 1:12 ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 18 Yall Dont Wanna Fuck Ft M.O.P. 4:34 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 19 Shit Done Changed (Skit) Ft 2:07 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Styles n Garf ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 20 Nobody Believes Me Ft Sheek 3:49 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Cross n J-Hood ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 21 Dedication (Skit) Ft Styles 0:43 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 22 My Brother 4:34 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 23 Outro Ft Styles 2:33 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 24 The Life (Bonus Track) 3:09 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý What I Told You I'd Be Back You Shoulda Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Listend Biotch!!! First We Brought Jada. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Now We Bringing Something Better ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Trust Me. Retail Styles-A Gangster And A ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Gentlemen 24 Tracks Ft Eve Jadakiss, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Swizz Beatz, Angie Stone, And Oh Yeah ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Lox Reunion With Jada n Sheek . Cant ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Nobody Bring It Like Rns ! Nobody. Ya'll ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ Gonna Be Playin This One For A Long Time ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
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I heard 10 joints so far, and it's dope indeed.
I think Swizz Beatz proved himself on this one.
If the last 14 is as dope as the first 10, then we be talking classic.
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Suprisingly long, but if he can hold down an album this long then he's worth supporting. Give a quick review when you finish the whole thing Jome, would much appreciate it ;D
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Aight
1 Intro
Dope intro with Styles talkin over a eerie background.
2 Good Times
Dope beat by Swizz Beatz, and a classic chorus in best Kanye West style. Styles rips it.
5 of 5
3 Yall Know We In Here Ft Swizz Beatz n P.K.
Swizz beat once again, pretty dope.
Styles reps agressive, with Swizz & P.K. on the chorus.
Sounds like a RR-theme.
4.5 of 5
4 A Gangster And A Gentleman
This is fucking dope, sounds like it could be Alchemist or Kanye West on the beat. Beat is incredible, and Styles str8 rips it, telling his lifestory.
Dope chorus too. By this track the album is already doper that Jadakiss album.
5 of 5
5 Black Magic Ft Angie Stone
A more laidback soulful track.
Pretty nice.
Angie Stone makes a nice cameo on the chorus.
4.5 of 5
6 Daddy Get That Cash Ft Lil Mo
Hype beat, possibly by Swizz Beatz once again.
Swizz proves himself once again. The chorus fits the beat perfect. Styles comes thru once again.
4.75 of 5
7 Lick Shots Ft Jadakiss Sheek n J-Hood
Once again a dope Swizz Beatz beat. Reminds me of "Eastside Ryders" with Styles & Eastsidaz. Gunshots throughout the song gets a lil irritating though, but still dope.
Lox younging J Hood makes a aight verse nuthin special.
Sheek proves himself a righteous Lox-member. Kiss comes correct as always.
4.75 of 5
8 And I Came To Ft Eve n Sheek
Swizz Beatz AGAIN, and it's hype as fuck once again.
Sheek comes dope, and so does Styles & Eve
Average chorus, but can't ruin a dope beat & joint.
4.5 of 5
9 Get Paid
Beats is sweet on this album so far, and this is no exception.
Difficult to hear who's on the beat.
Styles tells the story about getting paid.
Children singing on the chorus.
Pretty aight shit.
4.25 of 5
10 Ass Bag (Skit)
11 I'm A RuffRyder Ft Jadakiss
Swizz Beatz probably. A nice non-Swizzish beat.
Sounds like a Alchemist-beat, but probably Swizz.
Styles & Kiss reppin that Dub R.
Very Anthemish.
4.5 of 5
12 Soul Clap
Sounds like it could be Rockwilder, and it's dope as fire in hell.
Styles rips it AGAIN, and the chorus is DOPE as fuck!
"Can I get a soul-clap?" Styles says on the chorus, and after this you hear a gun reloading.
5 of 5
13 We Thugs (My Niggas) Ft Jadakiss n Sheek
Once again a D Block joint. Kiss & Styles switches verses perfect, NICE mic-switching indeed.
Beat is dope here too, if you didn't know.
Alchemist I believe.
Nothing to complain about here.
5 of 5
14 Styles Ft Jadakiss
Hm, strange name for a track, but you'll see when you hear the chorus.
Just above average beat, but when Styles comes dope and Kiss does a dope chorus, the outcome is pretty aight.
Pretty unSwizzish but I guess it's him again.
4.25 of 5
15 Barbershop (Skit)
16 Listen
A laidback track, and Styles dropping some thoughtful lyrics.
Laidback shit isn't my cup of tea, but delivered like this, I don't mind.
4.5 of 5
17 Niggas Flippin (Skit)
18 Yall Dont Wanna Fuck Ft M.O.P.
You KNOW Jome likes a MOP-cameo, and both Fame & Danze str8 rip it in their own ultra-amped style.
Hype beat, probably Swizz.
One of the more amped tracks on the album, unsurprisingly.
5 of 5
19 Shit Done Changed (Skit) Ft Styles n Garf
20 Nobody Believes Me Ft Sheek, Cross n J-Hood
Nice story-driven track, with each character playing a part of the story. The beat encourages the story and it ends up pretty dope. Styles is the main character, with the other RR's in supporting roles.
4.5 of 5
21 Dedication (Skit) Ft Styles
22 My Brother
A laidback track, with life-reflectiving lyrics.
Not very dope, but easy to listen to, and nice lyrics.
4 of 5
23 Outro Ft Styles
Dope outro
24 The Life (Bonus Track) feat. Pharoahe Monch
CLASSIC track.
Perfect joint, fuck complaining about anything on this one.
5 of 5
Total: 9 of 10
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download 'memorial day', add it to the end of the album and you have a 'classic'.
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could someone please get at me on AIM and hook a brother up
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Nice one for the review Jome. From the sounds of it this sounds like one impressive album. I'll definately check it out, prolly d/l it first when I get time but i'm sure i'll like it.
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damn this sounds hot... ima have to peep it for sure...
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Marginally better than Jadakiss' album.....marginally. THis album has nice cuts, thats it. All this guy mostly rhymes about is guns and shit, i wish he could pick another topic cuz his voice is fairly dope.
Jome, those ratings are a joke, right? Just kidding, i just can't believe it. If ya'll want some thugged out eastcoast shit, check Cormega, it is much better. The best song on Styles is the one with Angie stone, Good times, and A Gangsta and a gentleman. Of course My Life is a 5, but it was done better by Tribeca (his was all about sports).Overall, i give this album a 3.5/5 at best, and i was actually looking forward to it. I am sure this will be just like Jada's album, all hype.
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i have a feeling jome is really overatting this album, its like havin igeezy review a jayz album, or have me review a bone album, lol
ima go with teecee, looks like he knows what hes talkin about, no offense jome
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im not really a LOX fan, but this album is FIRE .. listened to it 3 times over so far, the best track being 'Im A Ruff Ryder' feat/ Jadakiss ..
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ima hafta try and download it
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>:( >:( I don't really like Swizz Beatz at all but I might pick up this album. Styles has an ok but boring flow if u ask me. Jadakiss is tighter but he released a crappy album. I might pick this one up especially if its better than Kiss the Game Goodbye
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i have a feeling jome is really overatting this album, its like havin igeezy review a jayz album, or have me review a bone album, lol
ima go with teecee, looks like he knows what hes talkin about, no offense jome
LoL, nah. I never been a huge Lox fan.
But this shit is bangin. 100 times better than the crap Jadakiss delivered.
You might not like it if you hate Swizz Beatz for all your worth.
Some people flip when they see his name in the credits, but I gotta say he's improved VERY much from his Casio-style.
I was very sceptic about this album at first, knowing that Lox isn't making the dopest albums, but this is a breakthrough in this department.
I also agree that the original "My Life" was better, but the Styles one is just a bonus track to a already full packed album.
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In fact I never ever bought a Lox-album.
This will be the first one I buy, and NO I haven't bootlegged the others, they just wasn't good enough to even bootleg.
Cop this, you wont be disappointed.
(Unless you have Swizz Beatz on 2nd place behind Bin Laden on your deathlist)
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I trust Jome on this, I hardly ever seen him talk about The Lox or constantly mentioning Styles, he's got a quite unbiased outlook on this I think. The only song I would see him slightly overrating would be track #18 "Yall Dont Wanna Fuck", because it features M.O.P., lol, and we all know he's a big fan ;)
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>= link=board=outbound;num=1024579564;start=0#15 date=06/21/02 at 07:20:07]I trust Jome on this, I hardly ever seen him talk about The Lox or constantly mentioning Styles, he's got a quite unbiased outlook on this I think. The only song I would see him slightly overrating would be track #18 "Yall Dont Wanna Fuck", because it features M.O.P., lol, and we all know he's a big fan ;)
LoL thanks :D
Maybe I overrated the MOP-track, but it's still dope :) :D :) :D :)
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Downloading now... this shit is bangin so far, "Good Times", "Y'all Know We In Here" & "A Gangster And A Gentleman" are all 5/5's. I'ma cop this album, definitely...
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kvb - download 'the ghost' as well. i can't understand why that was left off this album (unless it was off a soundtrack) such a sick track.
I smoke like a chim-a-ny
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everyone who has downloaded this album please make these necessary ammendments and you will be rewarded with a instant 5 mic classic.
remove all skits
remove the track with eve, the track wit m.o.p., and the bonus track.
insert the original version of the m.o.p. track, the original my life (track 8 ) and put the ghost as track 1, shoot em in the head (track 12) and holiday as the last track.
D-BLOCK taking over baby!
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It would still be FAR from 5 mics; DAMN, people are too eager to give such ratings, when in fact very few albums are classic/and or perfect. This Styles album is better than Jadakiss, and the beats are nice; however, they are generic and monotonous at times, and so is Styles' subject matter. Even with those amendments, this is only a 4 mic album at best.....
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It would still be FAR from 5 mics; DAMN, people are too eager to give such ratings, when in fact very few albums are classic/and or perfect. This Styles album is better than Jadakiss, and the beats are nice; however, they are generic and monotonous at times, and so is Styles' subject matter. Even with those amendments, this is only a 4 mic album at best.....
subject matter does not really play effect in rating albums. i'll explain - you see it's like games, i just bought a xbox and halo and that is a classic game right there but some may say - 'it's not a classic because all you do is shoot aliens'. you didn't really buy mobb deep infamous (classic album about guns, duns, drugs, murder) to listen to wide subject matter did you?
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subject matter does not really play effect in rating albums. i'll explain - you see it's like games, i just bought a xbox and halo and that is a classic game right there but some may say - 'it's not a classic because all you do is shoot aliens'. you didn't really buy mobb deep infamous (classic album about guns, duns, drugs, murder) to listen to wide subject matter did you?
Word.
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subject matter does not really play effect in rating albums. i'll explain - you see it's like games, i just bought a xbox and halo and that is a classic game right there but some may say - 'it's not a classic because all you do is shoot aliens'. you didn't really buy mobb deep infamous (classic album about guns, duns, drugs, murder) to listen to wide subject matter did you?
Strange to say WORD to a Fabolous post, nut this one was on point.
Rap is more than just lyrics, it's the TOTAL that's most important.
People dont want to listen to a track with no hook, a boring beat but with good lyrics.
That would be too easy.