Opinions of Trauma a year later.

[Detox Iz Not Active]

Yeah so looks like we all agree catch22 was the weakest track.  I just loved this album, I agree w/ Tistic  musicially this wasnt as good as Balance And Option but lyrically it was better.  I still like B&O better but Trauma was great to.

we don't all agree, I think Catch 22 is one of the best tracks on the album

I made my momma a promise that I would make it home honest
She knew that there were no problems cause she could see right through it
She know I'm deeper than half of these niggaz, flyer than most of 'em
And that's as clear as you can see from off in your coast
And you niggaz don't understand these 16 bars from within
If being dope is an abomination then I am a sin
Cause I'm fly like the wind, and I'm high to the end
My enemies are my used-to-be friends, where do I begin
It's a sesspool of stress, you cowards drink from the well
Got no energy for haters, you suckers can't give me hell
Cause you whack and you stale, and you act like you bail
You talk that shit 'til you gotta prove shit, get smacked when you fail
In the midst of it all I'm just persistin to ball
While these haters tumble and stumble and bumble and fall
I'm the key to cut your meter off, I'll blow what you worth
And befo' anything else on this earth - YOU'LL GET FUCKED UP!

[Juronimo]

Yeah so looks like we all agree catch22 was the weakest track.  I just loved this album, I agree w/ Tistic  musicially this wasnt as good as Balance And Option but lyrically it was better.  I still like B&O better but Trauma was great to.

we don't all agree, I think Catch 22 is one of the best tracks on the album

I made my momma a promise that I would make it home honest
She knew that there were no problems cause she could see right through it
She know I'm deeper than half of these niggaz, flyer than most of 'em
And that's as clear as you can see from off in your coast
And you niggaz don't understand these 16 bars from within
If being dope is an abomination then I am a sin
Cause I'm fly like the wind, and I'm high to the end
My enemies are my used-to-be friends, where do I begin
It's a sesspool of stress, you cowards drink from the well
Got no energy for haters, you suckers can't give me hell
Cause you whack and you stale, and you act like you bail
You talk that shit 'til you gotta prove shit, get smacked when you fail
In the midst of it all I'm just persistin to ball
While these haters tumble and stumble and bumble and fall
I'm the key to cut your meter off, I'll blow what you worth
And befo' anything else on this earth - YOU'LL GET FUCKED UP!

I agree, Catch 22 is one of the best songs on the album. The lyrics are on point and the harsh, stripped down beat fits the vibe perfectly.

[Traumatized]

One of the albums of 2005 and one of his best.

[R-Tistic]

I mean...I could listen to Catch 22, but the beat got hella annoying to me. He was goin off on there, but even his raps got annoyin because of how it was off beat. It was still listenable though.

[BigBDrugStores]

i just deleted it off my computer last week.

[Eddie G.]

My favorite album of 2005 for sure.  I still play it regularly.  Every song on it is tight too, the only track I'm don't get real excited about hearing is Ladies and Thugs.  That's really something to say for a CD.  Also, it was too short.  But this CD definitely lived up to my expectations, all I can hope is that he drops another one ASAP.  He gets out of jail next month.

[Episcop Cruel Cvrle]

One of the best releases, if not the best release of 2005...Trauma is classic and time will show that, with some tracks from Trauma mixtape it would be even better.

Dj Quik =amazing artist

[i B 2 QUIK 2 c]

i remember i didnt listen to any song except fandango until i bought it on the release date... its crazy listening to an album the first time by one of your favorite artisits because the voice is familiar, but u dont know all the lyrics yet...

with that said, i still enjoy this album (definately among the top 3 released in 2005 with AZ-AWOL and Game-Documentary)... not really feeling Wyclef's singing (if u can call it that) on Laydies and Thugs....


PEACE

[rik]

Great album classic IMO....I could listen to the whole album without skippin a track. At first I didn't like Catch 22 but the more I listened to it the more I liked it. 10/10

[--Vance--]

One of the albums of 2005 and one of his best.

For me it's a classic album... I still listen to it.... a video would have been very dope.... I CAN'T understand why such artists are soo underrated,.... he deserves his props...

[R-Tistic]

One of the albums of 2005 and one of his best.

For me it's a classic album... I still listen to it.... a video would have been very dope.... I CAN'T understand why such artists are soo underrated,.... he deserves his props...

Waaaaay too many fuck'n reasons to name why he's underrated....with the main one being a lack of promotion..and I can't say who exactly is to blame for that.

As stupid as it sounds, many people who may even like Snoop will call his style and sound "too west coast"...but at the same time, I have played his music for people who weren't familiar with him at all, and they instantly fell in love. And the craziest thing about it is that most of the biggest artists in the game have worked with DJ Quik, and will name him as their favorites......T.I., Jay-Z, Luda, Snoop, and many others have collabed with him.....and even fuckin Kanye West said Quik is the best producer around! But still, Kanye will literally sell 25 times as much as Quik in his first week.

[KURUPTION-81]

Easily my fav album from last year, surprised at those who didnt like catch 22.

[Crip2Nite: South Central LA's HoOdSTAr]

I think I may have purchased 2 albums all of last year, and Trauma was one of those albums....This album is 1000 times better and a huge step up from that garbage ass album UTI...Great album, I personally liked "Catch 22",  the only song I wasn't feelin was "ladies and thugs" with wyclef, the beat is kinda hard, but it gets annoying real quicc.....That's probably the only song that I skip on occasions...Other then that, I was impressed with the cd, Quik even made Chingy sound decent for once...I think the album was missing those 1 or 2 traccs featuring Suga Free and Hi-C and the album could have been a little bit longer though...UTI was by far Quiks worst album, but he came correct on this one.

[Diggfinger]

I can listen to that album TOP to BOTTOM.....another Quik Qlassic

[MontrealCity's Most]

One of the best releases, if not the best release of 2005...Trauma is classic and time will show that, with some tracks from Trauma mixtape it would be even better.

Dj Quik =amazing artist

So there was 2 sets of tracks . I was listening to the record and remmeber thiking its missing like 2 or 3 songs.

LIke the one for mixmaster spde sure shot a body rock immixmaster spade.....