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VARIOUS - Bones (Soundtrack) |
Review By: Incognito
1. Birth Of Jimmy Bones - (Snoop Dogg)
- Spoken intro by Snoop over a nice laid back Fredwreck beat.
2. Legend Of Jimmy Bones - (RBX, Snoop Dogg & MC Ren) - Fittin the mold of
this movie perfectly, "Legend Of Jimmy Bones" is a dark, grave yard tailored
beat crafted by the now immortal Fredwreck. Two O.G.'s comin back from the
dead, RBX and Ren, spit some murderous lyrics over this piano heavy beat. RBX
does the first two verses, nothing but more heat from The Narrator. Snoop
follows up with a toned down performance, but Ren finally kills the track. "Nigga
fuck dat/My black ass back from the grave/Fucked up is how we behave," some
haunting raps from The Villain 4.5/5
3. Lost Angels In The Sky - (Lost Angels & Kokane) - Next is the bouncy Lost
Angels track which is always entertaining 'cause of the hot Battlecat track.
Ruff Dogg and King Lou come nice again as they have previously on "Put Yo
Hands Up," "We Keep It G" and "Dogghouse In Yo Mouth." Kokane is used on the
hook which isn't bad at all. You can't ignore this song, it's contagious
mainly because of B.C.'s touch. 4/5
4. Ballad Of Jimmy Bones - (LaToiya Williams) - LaToiya showcases her range as
a singer and Soopafly does the same with his diverse production. This is
supposed to be the first single, but it probably wouldn't boast sales even
though it's dope. I've always like LaToiya from "Baby If Your Ready" to "How
We Get Down." A good song overall where she does a great job of displayin her
unique vocals over this hypnotizing backdrop. 4.5/5
5. Dogg Named Snoop - (Snoop Dogg & Tray Dee) - A unique song for Snoop.
Mel-Man pieces together this ghetto hook that isn't anything great. I don't
think anyone would guess this is a Mel-Man beat, compared to "Year 2000" for
example. His drums are ill, something he's untouchable at, and the booming
horns are what basically make this song. Snoop's raps are all over, but he
sounds pretty good keepin a steady flow. 4/5
6. This Is My Life - (Kedrick & CPO) - Another addicting Battlecat track that
fits the smooth vocal tone of Kedrick. This is his song, and he delivers the
goods. The hook is what gets me, "This is my life/Won't you leave me
alone/Stay out of mine/You've got one of your own/You need to stop the life
and change it be your own/You need to get goin/This is my life, my life, my
life, my life." A great hook borrowing a piece out Val Young's hook in, "Doggyland."
CPO doesn't blend in over this quick paced instrumental, or with Kedrick. His
raps are too slow and lifeless. 4/5
7. It's Jimmy - (Kurupt & Roscoe) - This is a pretty ill beat by the
production talent of, Fredwrectified. Nice percussions sprinkled with some
flute playin. Kurupt handles most of the rappin except for one verse from his
lil bro Roscoe. Can't hate on Kurupt's rhymes, he stays on task rappin bout
the crooked life of Jimmy Bones. Roscoe sings the simple hook too. An average
song. 3.5/5
8. Raise Up- (Kokane) - This for them Kokane haters. Kokane goes for the cycle
over this heavy layered, marching band Fredwreck symphony. One of the best
tracks on the album. Kokane does both, raps and sings while turning a lil
freaky. Sounds like he took a page outta Bizzare's notepad, "I said mom/I
wanna suck the nurses titties/Cause her shit is bigger/Dirty little nigger!"
LOL, Kokane comes gangsta. His chorus is anything but annoying though. 4.5/5
9. These Drugs - (D-12) - If this were on "Devil's Night," it would be in the
top 5. This is a distorted and melodic guitar driven track. Slim opens up with
another twisted verse, followed by another outrageous one from Bizzare. The
rest of Dirty Dozen go wit the slow flow. The chorus by Em is dope too,
"It's...be...cause, of/These drugs I do/That's why I do the things...I do."
4.5/5
10. Death Of Snow White - (Snoop Dogg, Bad Azz, Chan & Coniyac) - Another good
song that fits well into this album. Frank Rodriguez, of "You Can Do It" fame
laces this one. The hook attracted me. "He's comin for you/Guess who, it's
Jimmy Bones/Tonight is the night/This is the death of Snow White." The lyrics
aren't nothin spectacular, but they do the job. 4/5
11. If You Came Here to Party - (Tha Eastsidaz & Kola) - A Warren G beat? I
couldn't pick it out without peepin the credits. He can do better than this fo
sho. Snoop provides the squeaky chorus some might find annoying. His opening
verse is a quick, but hot one. Tha Eastsidaz do a good job of tossin the mic
back and forth. Odd one out, Kola does her thang too. 3.5/5
12. Fuck Wit Us - (Kurupt, Tray Dee & Xzbit) - Kurupt, Tray Dee and Xzibit
mash on the carnival-bouncy Fredwreck manifesto. A great song where the raps
match the sick beat. Xzibit drops one, "I bring a whole new meaning to
hip-hop/Come from the the hip-hop/Hop state/To state from the state cops."
It's gets pretty ugly when X lays his heat down. 4.5/5
13. Jimmy's Revenge - (Snoop Dogg & Soopafly) - A funky bar lounge feel comin
from the James Brown song, "Pay Back." Fredwreck imitates the beat while
tacking on his own signature extras. Snoop often switches his style from
singing, to almost talking, to more straight rappin. I crack up when this line
comes around. "Now I don't know karate/But I know kareezy!" 3.5/5
14. Be Thankful - (William DeVaughn) - A classic song no doubt from 1974. This
is about as smooth, relaxed you can get. No need to explain, but this song
fits in PERFECT for this soundtrack. 5/5
15. Fuck It Less - (F.T.) - Best song on album? Classic? No, this song is too
gutter to be classic, but that's not a bad thing in this case. Whoever this
guy is, FT, comes the hardest on this album. His raps are disgustingly ill, as
well as his hook. "What it look like/You got crack what it cook like/You got a
track what's the hook like/F is off the hook right/We stole cars while you
took bikes/And on a good night I getcha whole hood swiped." Dope, dope shit,
"The shit I spit keep my lips infected/I practice safe sex so my dicks
protected." Not to mention the beat. It's a rugged, sample heavy track with a
steady, low lying bass. Very, very heated in my opinion, and strong from
beginning to end. 5/5
16. Gangsta Wit It - (Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Butch Cassidy) - Your average
Battlecat beat, with you're average harmonies from Nate and Butch. Snoop's
lyrics are a little wack, he runs out of gas towards the end of this album. A
pretty overused theme for Snoop and the Doggystyle crew. 3.5/5
17. Memories - (Cypress Hill) - A dreary Muggs track off their forthcoming
album, "Stoned Raiders." A pretty short song with B-Real doin the usual. Good
hook. 3.5/5
18. Endo - An Erie composition orchestrated by Fredwreck following the theme
of "Bones."
19. Fresh And Clean Remix - (Snoop Dogg & Outkast) - Snoop does good with the
eccentric vibes of Earthtone and Outkast. This is a bouncy track with a
marching band flavor. It sounds nothing like the original "So Fresh, So Clean"
off of "Stankonia," Takes a few plays to get use to this song but it serves
well of the "Bones" movie. 3.5/5
Best West coast soundtrack since the classic, "Murder Was The Case" album.
Though this isn't a classic album, very solid all the way through. It's got a
funky, retro-70's feels to it. Good transition from song to song. Fredwreck
shines almost as he did on "Space Boogie" highlighting this album with his 7
tracks of electronic-funk. Lost Angels, D-12, Kokane, Kurupt and Snoop all
give tight performances. FT's track was a big surprise to me, and William
DeVaughn's song was an added bonus. All three soul/r&b songs were good aswell.
Overall, the best songs are, "Legend Of Jimmy Bones," "Ballad Of Jimmy Bones,"
"Fuck Wit Us," "Raise Up," "These Drugs" and "Fuck It Less." Good production
from Battlecat too, but what happened to the shining moment from Meech Wells?
No appearance from him, we've been hearin less and less of the guy. No Snoop
solo produced by Dr. Dre either. That's aight though cause this is a great
album. Go pick it up.
4/5 Dubs!
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