KURUPT - TALES FROM MY HOOD (Official Discussion)

[Jay_J]

Less known album fully produced by Battlecat:

https://music.apple.com/pl/album/from-somethin-to-nothin/53806097?l=pl

Any source? Credits?

Some songs are produced by battlecat but some are not.

[astra4322]

Any source? Credits?

Some songs are produced by battlecat but some are not.

I think all of them are. Source from Battlecat production resume in wikipedia - Don't know how legit this source is to be honest.

[Jay_J]

I think all of them are. Source from Battlecat production resume in wikipedia - Don't know how legit this source is to be honest.

Except of 2 tracks seems like its entirely produced by battlecat.

Good catch.

[Jay_J]

Except of Domino, Vontel, Eastwood, Boo Ya Tribe, there are a few more which are entirely produced by battlecat.

J Thug - Hustlin Till I Fall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfNIfmMoosg?si=X2Jh2EHDGdZyF-jM

Holy D - God's Creation

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1zFVLEAMVLzFW4-AMbpIHWVI_wnB5cP&si=6LLmxqVUtU_GXcXM

Dazzy D - Re-Birth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQU7fBcsCio?si=qlobLA6kFHErqYPF

Dazzy D - Where's My Receipt

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1n9aA26SG_2ra1BUge39CdqDzLdhT2Li&si=HvPnviwh8trdSLLf

Dana Dane - Rollin Wit Dana Dane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibxHuzSXxYY?si=ht9dh6eTG3MuDPoo

Black Czer - Tales From Da Blak Side

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfwXeXiO2E?si=pzk61ZFBhDUAAIuB

[astra4322]

Except of Domino, Vontel, Eastwood, Boo Ya Tribe, there are a few more which are entirely produced by battlecat.

J Thug - Hustlin Till I Fall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfNIfmMoosg?si=X2Jh2EHDGdZyF-jM

Holy D - God's Creation

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1zFVLEAMVLzFW4-AMbpIHWVI_wnB5cP&si=6LLmxqVUtU_GXcXM

I think Holy D is not fully produced by Battlecat.

Dazzy D - Re-Birth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQU7fBcsCio?si=qlobLA6kFHErqYPF

Dazzy D - Where's My Receipt

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1n9aA26SG_2ra1BUge39CdqDzLdhT2Li&si=HvPnviwh8trdSLLf

Dana Dane - Rollin Wit Dana Dane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibxHuzSXxYY?si=ht9dh6eTG3MuDPoo

Black Czer - Tales From Da Blak Side

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfwXeXiO2E?si=pzk61ZFBhDUAAIuB

[Detox Is A Myth!!!]

Yep, I really like the album just like everybody else. I'd put it neck-and-neck with Tha Eastsidaz EP for the best recent Death Row release.

I have to give big props to Kurupt for dropping Love Letter. I would've never thought he had that in him. For once, he dropped the gangsta persona and made a real song about genuine human emotion. Congrats to him for having the artistic courage to make a song like that.

Of course, I expect NY heads not to like this, because once again they are using very, very familiar Parliament samples, but Cat brought ought the energy in Ricardo, which is crucial! No lazy freestyles or gasping for air at the end of bars. It all sounds well-produced, and I really like the experimental style of Mindset as well. As somebody earlier said in this thread, songs like Love Letter and Mindset break up the monotony, and finishing with the most lyrical song was a smart move - as was opening with the most traditional Westcoast songs. It's just a smartly constructed album.

I wonder if not having Daz's class clown-ass around made Kurupt more focused, or almost dying did. Or maybe it was just Cat. Who knows? But, yeah, good album. Thank you, Kurupt.

[.:Hercy Buggz:.]

Yep, I really like the album just like everybody else. I'd put it neck-and-neck with Tha Eastsidaz EP for the best recent Death Row release.

I have to give big props to Kurupt for dropping Love Letter. I would've never thought he had that in him. For once, he dropped the gangsta persona and made a real song about genuine human emotion. Congrats to him for having the artistic courage to make a song like that.

Of course, I expect NY heads not to like this, because once again they are using very, very familiar Parliament samples, but Cat brought ought the energy in Ricardo, which is crucial! No lazy freestyles or gasping for air at the end of bars. It all sounds well-produced, and I really like the experimental style of Mindset as well. As somebody earlier said in this thread, songs like Love Letter and Mindset break up the monotony, and finishing with the most lyrical song was a smart move - as was opening with the most traditional Westcoast songs. It's just a smartly constructed album.

I wonder if not having Daz's class clown-ass around made Kurupt more focused, or almost dying did. Or maybe it was just Cat. Who knows? But, yeah, good album. Thank you, Kurupt.

Snoop played a part.

[Sccit]

Context? U think all these projects are fire or just naming all Kurupt projects since Space Boogie? lol

U forgot 420 Reloaded and the EP with Obie Trice btw

just naming off different kurupt projects since space boogie

[Sccit]

yeah if we're really being picky Tales From My Hood is technically not a solo either

but for all intensive purposes it is... at least to me

i'm tired of this new trend of producers being credited as artists on albums

it's a solo just as much as doggystyle or thriller

[heisenberg]

i'm tired of this new trend of producers being credited as artists on albums

it's a solo just as much as doggystyle or thriller

its not new and this is not a solo

[Sccit]

its not new and this is not a solo

producers used to produce full albums all the time back in the day with only production credit

and unless they were a group ala gangstarr, then they weren't credited as an artist

this is no less a solo album than street gospel by suga free or 400 degreez by juvenile

[Jay_J]

i'm tired of this new trend of producers being credited as artists on albums

it's a solo just as much as doggystyle or thriller

as a producer i support that

actually it is about marketing, publishing and copyright.

When it comes to Kurupt and Battlecat, i prefer producer credited as main artist rather than they have a group name like gangstarr.

[Sccit]

as a producer i support that

actually it is about marketing, publishing and copyright.

i feel like the producer should give all his effort into producing a solo album the old fashioned way

and then once that makes some noise, the producer should drop his own solo with the help of that artist

kinda like dre, alchemist, puffy, timbaland etc



we weren't calling missy elliot albums missy elliot x timbaland, and that's what gave him that mystique as a super producer

[doggfather]

i'm tired of this new trend of producers being credited as artists on albums

it's a solo just as much as doggystyle or thriller

new?

dj polo and kool g rap

eric b and rakim. 

but i see u and got your point too!

[Sccit]

new?

dj polo and kool g rap

eric b and rakim. 

but i see u and got your point too!

yea, that's why i said unless it was a group ala eric b & rakim


dj polo was more of a dj than a producer ala jazzy jeff & fresh prince.. a dj + rapper duo was very popular in the beginning of hip-hop