Wack Dre tracks on classic albums

[eazye]

I think it all comes down to taste.personally I like every joint mentioned in the first post (minus something to dance to) but like it was said many times already, it's not that implausible for a person to dislike them

I can make the exact same thread (preferably at an east coast oriented forum) about RZA's work on the classic wu albums and I would be majorly shitted on with just a few heads appreciating my words not as hatered but just as a personal statement of me not digging RZA's style that much, which is not to discredit it any way the amazing producer he is

[LyRiCaL_G]

Actually 2001 was criticised at the time for being sliightly too long were the first half was considered amazing/groundbreaking shit full of classic joints and the second half kinda slipped up.

Def a classic album, though there were some tracks in the latter half which were not as strong but still an amazing album and a classic...just there have been better classics around.

[Digital Pimpin']

I dunno why everyone hates on Light Speed; it's one of the best beats on 2001.

[Will_B]

I banged 2001 end to end today and it's still a 10/10 album.

I would say half of the tracks are real west coast classics, and some of them are classic songs of any genere. While not every single track is a classic, its not to say it's still not a brilliant album. The tone is mixed, many are obviously radio tracks and you could argue that makes them a bit thin compared to the really masterful tracks on the album (Big Ego's, Bitch Niggaz, Some L.A. Niggaz) having said that some of the radio tracks are some of the best music ever to chart (Forgot About Dre - I don't know a single person under 35 who wouldn't know the song).

The album sounds as fresh today as when it first dropped. I will be critical and say the harder tracks spoil the tone/enjoyment for me a bit (that's my taste though) I'm talking about the brilliant Car Bomb/Murder Ink - yes brilliant but sometimes I'm not it the mood for that suff

I also still hate the misogynistic 'Ed-Ucation' skit, but oddly I'm cool with Kurupt shouting eat a dick etc


2001 may not fit into everyones idea of a perfect album, or to their individual taste, but I'm giving it a 10/10 score. If I had to knock it down for the bits I don't like it'd still be a 9.95/10 or something. It's simply not what I'd class a 9.5/10 album as being.

Btw the misconception that the second half is weak is just ridiculous - tracks of equal greatness at both ends people.

[Paul]

I dunno why everyone hates on Light Speed; it's one of the best beats on 2001.

I love it! That synth 

[Dre-Day]

I dunno why everyone hates on Light Speed; it's one of the best beats on 2001.

i disagree, but it's alright

[dubsmith_nz]

I dunno why everyone hates on Light Speed; it's one of the best beats on 2001.

i disagree, but it's alright

Only alright? Damn one of my favourite dre tracks for real

[_TLD_]

epic fail. Stranded on death row is a fucking classic homie. Here's my dre fail list "off top of head"

The firm, everything involved
Still D.R.E.
JJ Fad's CD - yes he produced the whole thing
My Name Is - this beat is so awful I bet the CIA can torture al queda lock them in a room, put this on a loop, and they'll spill the beans on anything in 2 days.
N.W.A. 100 miles and runnin - hate the entire cd
Various Artists: Eastcoast/Westcoast Killa on aftermath cd
The shit he produced on the wash soundtrack, awful

[Dre-Day]

I dunno why everyone hates on Light Speed; it's one of the best beats on 2001.

i disagree, but it's alright

Only alright? Damn one of my favourite dre tracks for real

yeah, 2001 has better stuff

[Get It Off Ya Chest]

epic fail. Stranded on death row is a fucking classic homie. Here's my dre fail list "off top of head"

The firm, everything involved
Still D.R.E.
N.W.A. 100 miles and runnin - hate the entire cd
Various Artists: Eastcoast/Westcoast Killa on aftermath cd
The shit he produced on the wash soundtrack, awful

are you crazy?? this has to be more of an "epic fail" than the original post

[Digital Pimpin']

Everyone agrees that there are some tracks on Dre-produced albums which are not that great.

However, nobody can agree on which tracks they are; for everyone who calls a track 'wack', there's somebody else calling it 'classic'.

[Dre-Day]

Everyone agrees that there are some tracks on Dre-produced albums which are not that great.

However, nobody can agree on which tracks they are; for everyone who calls a track 'wack', there's somebody else calling it 'classic'.

yeah i guess that's good news for Dre.

[R-Tistic]

Anybody who thinks "Let's get high" is wack has NEVER partied in L.A. I never loved it or thought it was too dope til I heard it at a 212 party in High School....it goes way harder in the club