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Title: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: MoodMuzik on August 24, 2009, 10:11:33 AM
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Title: Re: raekwon- Catalina (produced by dr dre)
Post by: es-jay on August 24, 2009, 10:15:13 AM
you just beat me to it...


by the way, this is the CLEAN version.



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Title: Re: raekwon- Catalina (produced by dr dre)
Post by: Cross Em Out on August 24, 2009, 10:19:03 AM
beat is boring as hell just a simple ass loop all the way through
Title: Re: raekwon- Catalina (produced by dr dre)
Post by: Meho on August 24, 2009, 10:21:59 AM
Far from a boring beat and loop imo. There's a clear switch up in the chorus and at the end of each verse with the "uuuu" background voice (lovely bassline too). Beat sounds like a mix of that Coors Light Commercial and Talk About Me.

Enough about Dre, great song overall, Raekwon sounds hungry like a youngster.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Lucifuge on August 24, 2009, 10:47:00 AM
what a dope beat  :o :o

Rea sound's bether than ever...
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Matty on August 24, 2009, 11:02:16 AM
the beat is cliche dre but its nice 8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: KaiserSoze on August 24, 2009, 11:06:02 AM
If by "cliche dre" you mean a dope ass Dre beat, then I agree  8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Escrooge on August 24, 2009, 11:06:21 AM
Im tellin you Dre is only using the same sounds to think he's repetitive, Detox will sound nothing like his previous work! He's doin this on purpose,trust me! 8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: eazye on August 24, 2009, 11:12:33 AM
It may be because Raekwon is rapping on it, but I love the beat.Great ass song.

Album will be fucking insane
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: BANGADOSHISH!! on August 24, 2009, 11:18:17 AM
this off his new album yeh? shits aight
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Meho on August 24, 2009, 11:26:23 AM
What a great track. And compared to other OBCL2 tracks I like that fact that it's a solo.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Escrooge on August 24, 2009, 11:39:18 AM
What happedned to the other track dre produced ??? :'(
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Matty on August 24, 2009, 11:42:32 AM
If by "cliche dre" you mean a dope ass Dre beat, then I agree  8)

not really. by 'cliche' i mean the strong piano element is trademark dre. certainly not a bad thing. but by 'nice' i mean its nice 8)

and some funkier drum sounds than dre normally goes for 8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: 50 on August 24, 2009, 11:53:39 AM
sounds good.. props
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: JRiv on August 24, 2009, 01:09:29 PM
This beat sounds different from the usual dre beats IMO.  The bassline is insane.  And Rae came clean with the verses.

 Great song overall!   8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Chamillitary Click on August 24, 2009, 02:06:29 PM
beat is tight. 8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Invincible on August 24, 2009, 02:09:47 PM
What happedned to the other track dre produced ??? :'(

Jesus christ, the album hasn't even leaked yet.  ::)

I'm not listening to this till the whole thing leaks or maybe even goes on sale. Got some extra cash now so I may well buy this.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Invincible on August 24, 2009, 02:15:04 PM
Infact, I just pre ordered it. Can't wait.

If a track called Badlands is not included in the grouprip, I will up that the day I get it as it might be a UK only bonus track.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Dre-Day on August 24, 2009, 02:23:22 PM
If by "cliche dre" you mean a dope ass Dre beat, then I agree  8)

not really. by 'cliche' i mean the strong piano element is trademark dre. certainly not a bad thing. but by 'nice' i mean its nice 8)

and some funkier drum sounds than dre normally goes for 8)
so far it sounds alright, but it's not amazing.

by the way, the drumsounds are very similar to the ones from Gorilla pimpin' 5008: it's like Dre didn't do the drums on this Raekwon song; the drums sound cheap.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Escrooge on August 24, 2009, 02:27:19 PM
Its like dre beats over shadow the artist ::)

I feel like that sometimes , I'm like I just listened to this artist just to hear a Dre beat.  8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Matty on August 24, 2009, 02:28:51 PM
the track was made quite a while ago, so it's definitely not using dre's latest drum sounds. the bongo sounds is more something you'd hear on a quik beat though.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Dre-Day on August 24, 2009, 02:38:39 PM
the track was made quite a while ago, so it's definitely not using dre's latest drum sounds. the bongo sounds is more something you'd hear on a quik beat though.
old or new, it doesn't sound like Dre.
more like something Mark Batson & Che Vicious would do.
i'm not saying Dre didn't do the drums, but Dre usually doesn't have such cheap sounds :P
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: dubsmith_nz on August 24, 2009, 02:58:03 PM
the track was made quite a while ago, so it's definitely not using dre's latest drum sounds. the bongo sounds is more something you'd hear on a quik beat though.
old or new, it doesn't sound like Dre.
more like something Mark Batson & Che Vicious would do.
i'm not saying Dre didn't do the drums, but Dre usually doesn't have such cheap sounds :P

Thats a good point
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: PLANT on August 24, 2009, 03:29:18 PM
wow this shit sounds dope  8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: D-TalkX on August 24, 2009, 04:05:15 PM
weird doesn't really seem like a dre beat...i'm not a fan but ah well i'll still check this album out.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Jaydc555 on August 24, 2009, 04:07:48 PM
Its alright.Raekwon comes off decent,the beat is nice and i love lyfe jennings but something about the song just isnt impressive.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: virtuoso on August 24, 2009, 04:13:26 PM

The way people were swooning over this I expected to hear something which genuinely was the MC I heard on OB4CL but this is alright, it's nothing ground breaking, it's not classic, beat is ok, nothing particular innovative.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Makaveli's Food & Liquor on August 24, 2009, 04:45:33 PM
Beat is sick!! 8) God i hope this album leaks soon
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: R1ZE on August 24, 2009, 07:02:30 PM
Doesn't sound like it was mixed by Dre, but I'm sure he couldve had his hands in this earlier on
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Avalanche on August 24, 2009, 08:37:49 PM
same melody as eve's "what you want" from ruff ryders vol. 1 circa 1999, just slowed down a little bit.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Booz on August 24, 2009, 11:29:33 PM
same melody as eve's "what you want" from ruff ryders vol. 1 circa 1999, just slowed down a little bit.
Haha, another one. Dre switched from sampling musicians to re-making/sampling rap songs.
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: TRG on August 25, 2009, 12:17:26 AM
Love the bass, overall beat is cool, nothing outstanding to be honest, "Nigga Me" is the Dre/Rae track i was most looking forward to after hearing the snippets.

Raekwon was nice as usual.


but damn i hate clean tracks lol
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Prof@ssor on August 25, 2009, 01:35:15 AM
same melody as eve's "what you want" from ruff ryders vol. 1 circa 1999, just slowed down a little bit.
Haha, another one. Dre switched from sampling musicians to re-making/sampling rap songs.

Indeed....the sad part is the beat is good, but with a little variation it could have been epic.

The piano part is so repetitive even I - no i mean my 7 year old cousin - could have made it (better), but Dre fans are so blinded by love that if only the Dre track they hear is ''not that commercial'', they like it...most of them are fucking musical elitists, like many Premo and Dilla fans but on a higher level.

I have come to a new conclusion: Dre does do piano on this songs HIMSELF, that is why they sound so repetitive and crappy   :loopaper:


Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: T-Dogg on August 25, 2009, 02:15:19 AM
All I know is I'm lovin' this. Can't wait for the record.

Fans set crazy hoops for Dre, evident from this thread already. Why you gotta always pick apart the man's beats instead of just listening and enjoying them? It's all good to critique the shit, I'm not saying that, but in general whenever a new Dre beat surfaces fans are rushing over each other to pick it apart and analyze the samples and drums and basslines...
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Dre-Day on August 25, 2009, 03:19:32 AM
same melody as eve's "what you want" from ruff ryders vol. 1 circa 1999, just slowed down a little bit.
Haha, another one. Dre switched from sampling musicians to re-making/sampling rap songs.

Indeed....the sad part is the beat is good, but with a little variation it could have been epic.

The piano part is so repetitive even I - no i mean my 7 year old cousin - could have made it (better), but Dre fans are so blinded by love that if only the Dre track they hear is ''not that commercial'', they like it...most of them are fucking musical elitists, like many Premo and Dilla fans but on a higher level.

I have come to a new conclusion: Dre does do piano on this songs HIMSELF, that is why they sound so repetitive and crappy   :loopaper:



if that's how you really felt, how come you're still looking for confirmation then?  :laugh:

All I know is I'm lovin' this. Can't wait for the record.

Fans set crazy hoops for Dre, evident from this thread already. Why you gotta always pick apart the man's beats instead of just listening and enjoying them? It's all good to critique the shit, I'm not saying that, but in general whenever a new Dre beat surfaces fans are rushing over each other to pick it apart and analyze the samples and drums and basslines...
Dre always gets the special treatment, which is a huge compliment if you think about it
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Prof@ssor on August 25, 2009, 03:23:25 AM
All I know is I'm lovin' this. Can't wait for the record.

Fans set crazy hoops for Dre, evident from this thread already. Why you gotta always pick apart the man's beats instead of just listening and enjoying them? It's all good to critique the shit, I'm not saying that, but in general whenever a new Dre beat surfaces fans are rushing over each other to pick it apart and analyze the samples and drums and basslines...

You have a point, but I am not criticizing Dre all the time like many on this board do, I love much of Dre's latest work, such as Grow Up, Hallelujah, or the beats on Relapse among others...but I'm just being skeptical....I do somehow believe Dre is doing this on purpose ...
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: wcsoldier on August 25, 2009, 03:34:54 AM
from the snippets , both songs produced by Dre sound like to be amongs the worst of the lp ... this is not a good indication of how the album sounds
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: The Overfiend on August 25, 2009, 04:10:28 AM
OHHHH SHEEEEET

WU-TANG ITS ON NOW!

GODDAMN THIS THAT CRIMINAL SLANG NIGGAS!


Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Escrooge on August 25, 2009, 05:33:15 AM
All I know is I'm lovin' this. Can't wait for the record.

Fans set crazy hoops for Dre, evident from this thread already. Why you gotta always pick apart the man's beats instead of just listening and enjoying them? It's all good to critique the shit, I'm not saying that, but in general whenever a new Dre beat surfaces fans are rushing over each other to pick it apart and analyze the samples and drums and basslines...

You have a point, but I am not criticizing Dre all the time like many on this board do, I love much of Dre's latest work, such as Grow Up, Hallelujah, or the beats on Relapse among others...but I'm just being skeptical....I do somehow believe Dre is doing this on purpose ...

I been saying this for the longest. Dre is doing this same sound so that when Detox come out and he pull out the new sound it will sound fresh and new. He been in the game 20 something years, this is what he do! Ya'll know that. 8)
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: jeanmiche777 on August 25, 2009, 02:21:06 PM
Best song I've heard in a while. Damn this is banging
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: jeanmiche777 on August 25, 2009, 09:40:05 PM
From what movie is the quote : "Concentrate on the job..... Don't disturb the doctor...'' ??
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Paul on August 26, 2009, 10:02:00 AM
Still not sure about the beat

Rae comes off nice despite
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Meho on August 26, 2009, 11:54:42 AM
From what movie is the quote : "Concentrate on the job..... Don't disturb the doctor...'' ??

I second that question....
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Detox Iz Not Active on August 26, 2009, 12:40:41 PM
dre just needs to off himself
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: you gon always be my latin queen bitch on August 26, 2009, 01:21:59 PM
damn for a clean version sounds aite
not by much but

HOUSE OF FLYIN DAGGERS>>>>>>




dre just needs to off himself
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: Elano on August 26, 2009, 08:08:25 PM
Rea sound's bether than ever...

Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: jeanmiche777 on August 28, 2009, 05:52:02 PM
From what movie is the quote : "Concentrate on the job..... Don't disturb the doctor...'' ??
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: operation stackola on August 28, 2009, 06:17:14 PM
Amazing, got that light-vibed Cuban feeling. Reminds me of Scarface shit. Look out, this album's gonna be a classic....
Title: Re: Raekwon- Catalina (Produced by Dr. Dre)
Post by: thegooddoc on August 28, 2009, 06:17:31 PM
Beat is sick!! 8) God i hope this album leaks soon

Loving this song. I like how Dre switched it up, samples are hot.