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Was Art of War Classic? What if it was 1 disc?
TraceOneInfinite:
Creepin on a Come Up - Classic
East 1999 - Classic
Art of War - Dope (but not a classic)
It was a near classic. So I'm going to try to fix it to make it a classic. But to be classic, they would have had to save a few of their best songs for the album instead of giving them to lesser releases. This would've been possible because clearly they saved "Thug Luv" for the album which was recorded back in 96'. So I saved 3 of their classic singles/videos from 96' that they gave away to less projects, condensed the album to 1 disc instead of 2: and now my friends you got a CLASSIC version of Art of War!
1. "Handle The Vibe"
2. "Look Into My Eyes"
3. "Body Rott"
4. "Dayz of Our Lives"
5. "Ready 4 War"
6. "Ain't Nothin Changed"
7. "Clog Up Your Mind"
8. "Wasteland Warriors"
9. "7 Sign"
10. "World So Cruel"
11. "If I Could Teach the World"
12. "Thug Luv"
13. "Thug Devotion"
14. "Player Hater" group track from Flesh 96' solo
Also, below, I copied the post I made in another thread because it relates to the topic:
I just had a feeling of dread that Art of War was gonna be some big letdown like Doggfather was for me. Remember in the 90's there used to be the concept of "selling out" that isn't such a big thing these days like it used to be. But if you watch the old footage of Bone, the chemistry they had and their relation to the streets of Cleveland was such a big part of their appeal, they were so humble and down to Earth. No way, they could keep that up after selling...what... like diamond!?!?
Art of War dropped and I was both right and wrong. They didn't have the same chemistry. We didn't get to hear them harmonizing around a fire in a back alley like those Philly bumbs in Rocky 1 and Rocky 2 ("they're like the neighborhood jukebox"). Fun Fact: One of those street singers was actually Stallone's real life brother who had a hit song "You're Never Over".
So we didn't get the harmonizing and they'd lost their chemistry. There were rumors that they weren't even in the studio at the same time for a lot of the songs. It was more like your standard:
Rapper A 16 bars
chorus
Rapper B 16 bars
chorus
Rapper C 16 bars
chorus
Rapper D 16 bars
So in that sense we were right to assume that Art of War would be a big letdown. But, DJ U-Neek was still making bangers. "Thug Love" was a Monster joint and was recorded when they were still in their prime. "Handle the Vibe", "Look Into My Eyes", "Body Rott", Bizzy's "7 Sign", "Wasteland Warriors" were all certified bangers! Somehow the album still worked enough to not be a let down. Though it's not a classic like the Creepin on a Come Up EP and East 1999 which are flawless albums.
HighEyeCue:
Pac started a wave of double albums that very few could attain..."Art Of War" was probably the best of the other double albums that were released around that same era 97-98...the worst was probably "MP Da Last Don" another candidate for worst album title...the only difference being the album sucked as well ;D
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: HighEyeCue on August 08, 2025, 03:26:41 AM ---Pac started a wave of double albums that very few could attain..."Art Of War" was probably the best of the other double albums that were released around that same era 97-98...the worst was probably "MP Da Last Don" another candidate for worst album title...the only difference being the album sucked as well ;D
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I thought Da Last Don was alright for a title because of how large Master P was at the time at the height of his fame, and he did that lame marketing ploy where he said it was his last album so "Da Last Don" (dawn/sunset of his career).
Jay-Z actually did the same corny marketing ploy, but most people aren't old enough or don't have the brain cells left to remember but he tried to say his 98' album was going to be his last to get extra publicity.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: HighEyeCue on August 08, 2025, 03:20:59 AM ---like most double albums, "All Eyez On Me" being an exception, it would have benefited from being a single disc
howver like you said enough bangers on it to keep me satisfied...my joint was "Wasteland Warriors" 8)
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Yeah homie, "Wasteland Warriors" was one of the Monster Bangers on the album:
"Handle the Vibe" - 9 out of 10
"Look Into My Eyes" - 9.5 out of 10
"Body Rott" - 8 out of 10
"Thug Luv" - 9.5 out of 10
"Wasteland Warriors" - 9 out of 10
"7 Sign" 8 out of 10
^^All Bangers!
Sccit:
was havin this discussion wit doggy the other day
i think it's a near classic and i think it's good as 2 discs because there wasn't ready any filler + i liked the whole ww1 ww2 concept
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