XZIBIT - KINGMAKER (Official Discussion)

[LostAngel]

Previews are not promising unfortunately.

I hope i change my mind after listening to full album.

What did you expect?

[mtbsm]

this was crazy

[Eddz]

The snippets sound good to me and sounds like there's going to be some gems on here. Only snippet I didn't really like was The Moment which sounded a bit chaotic.

Wish Dre would go back to his more natural flow, his rapping sounds so forced since Compton.

[jerseymike]

dre song is so terrible lol. beat is so boring like outta da blue, expected more from a dre x swizz collab. listening back to these unreleased detox songs its just sad how badly dre fell off.

[LostAngel]

dre song is so terrible lol. beat is so boring like outta da blue, expected more from a dre x swizz collab. listening back to these unreleased detox songs its just sad how badly dre fell off.

Actually I think this is one of better Dre’s verses he did in recent years.

[dan9700]

From the samples, I don’t think I’m gonna like it, only shut your mouth sounds west coast, I just wanted a restless type album with that production. The album doesn’t flow and most beats are boring to me. Such a shame but like all the other west coast artists now days we just don’t get the good sound anymore that’s gone.

[Jay_J]

What did you expect?

Anything melodic, groovy and catchy.

[thegooddoc]

Snippets sound cool. 

[jerseymike]

Actually I think this is one of better Dre’s verses he did in recent years.

it definitely is. just the beat is underwhelming, too much like compton and missionary.

[Matty]

it definitely is. just the beat is underwhelming, too much like compton and missionary.

honestly i'll take beats like this over the ones on Missionary. has more of that hard, west coast vibe.

[goodyoung]

Compton and Missionary sound nothing alike. And this beat doesn't sound like neither. Someone needs to get their ears checked again.

[Sccit]

Compton and Missionary sound nothing alike. And this beat doesn't sound like neither. Someone needs to get their ears checked again.

that part

[jerseymike]

Compton and Missionary sound nothing alike. And this beat doesn't sound like neither. Someone needs to get their ears checked again.

compton has more trap but musically they are the same. the music just doesnt sound like dre production like dre shit used to in the 2000s. firing his og producer team and engineers didnt help him at all.

[Az]

compton has more trap but musically they are the same. the music just doesnt sound like dre production like dre shit used to in the 2000s. firing his og producer team and engineers didnt help him at all.

100% - the melodies and bass in Dre's recent productions just don't knock like we were used to.

[goodyoung]

compton has more trap but musically they are the same. the music just doesnt sound like dre production like dre shit used to in the 2000s. firing his og producer team and engineers didnt help him at all.

That part is true, it's like Dre doesn't have his own style anymore. There are few occasional classic Dre moments on both albums (Gone, My Diary on Compton; Thank You and Sticcy Situation on Missionary) but the majority of his current music sounds like it's been made by somebody else.

My point is that these 2 albums are still nothing alike and not just because of trap elements. Music overall is just different.