COMPTON VS. MISSIONARY ... WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

[Jay_J]

after some times passed, i still feel that i prefer Missionary.

[HighEyeCue]

My Diary was the only track to me that felt like a true Detox leftover.  Sounded like the old Dre in style and cadence.  Didn't have that high pitched fast rapping he does now.  Deeper voice, more measured intentionally slower flow.  The instrumental wasn't all chaotic with a bunch of beat switch ups.

I never thought of it that way but I think you're right

totally different vibe than the rest of the album

[genevan]

both were huge letdowns.
my favorite tracks are on compton.
as a whole however i prefer missionary.
but i mostly never listen to either anymore.

[Jay_J]

both were huge letdowns.
my favorite tracks are on compton.
as a whole however i prefer missionary.
but i mostly never listen to either anymore.

im completely here.

[WCEric]

Neither. Gun to head, Compton.

For me, gun to head, Missionary has more listenable songs due to EQ. But project wise, Compton is better - but very harsh on the ears. However, Snoop can be at times too.

[TraceOneInfinite]

I listened to Missionary once the whole way through and then never again...

Compton I consider one of the last great hip-hop moments in time, where you just have vivid and distinct memories of that whole era of months with the release of the movie and album/soundtrack

I mean I think the album was up to Dre's gold standard and I listened to it non-stop for like 6 months st8 when it was released.  The way Dre comes in like "I Just Bought California..." I can still remember literally where I was driving on the road in Kansas City when he hit that note still gives me chills.

[Jay_J]

Yesterday night i went back to missionary and only track i skipped was "outta da blue"... rest was really joyfull... especially tracks that sam sneed was involved really makes diffference to the album.

i think it's pretty decent album.

[HighEyeCue]

I listened to Missionary once the whole way through and then never again...

Compton I consider one of the last great hip-hop moments in time, where you just have vivid and distinct memories of that whole era of months with the release of the movie and album/soundtrack

I mean I think the album was up to Dre's gold standard and I listened to it non-stop for like 6 months st8 when it was released.  The way Dre comes in like "I Just Bought California..." I can still remember literally where I was driving on the road in Kansas City when he hit that note still gives me chills.

same here

if you ask me to name a track from the album I would probably just say the one with Snoop and Dre

[Sccit]

same here

if you ask me to name a track from the album I would probably just say the one with Snoop and Dre

the one i remember the most was the joint with 50

had a throwback g-unit sound

[HighEyeCue]

the one i remember the most was the joint with 50

had a throwback g-unit sound

you remember more than me lol

[hitsaw]

Missionary

[dnjp4life]

I do think people should give the Missionary album another chance if you didn't like it when it first released.

I've gone back to albums many years later that I never really gave the time of day to because I was listening to other stuff at the time and ended up loving what I'm hearing after giving it another go.

Of course context plays a part such as your mood and what you're doing when you're listening.

I'm not saying people's opinions will change but it's really not that bad an album at all when considered alongside Snoop's other albums.

[Sccit]

Of course context plays a part such as your mood and what you're doing when you're listening.

no doubt


people truly underrated how mood and preconceived notions affect music listening

[Soopafly DPGC]

I do think people should give the Missionary album another chance if you didn't like it when it first released.

I've gone back to albums many years later that I never really gave the time of day to because I was listening to other stuff at the time and ended up loving what I'm hearing after giving it another go.

Of course context plays a part such as your mood and what you're doing when you're listening.

I'm not saying people's opinions will change but it's really not that bad an album at all when considered alongside Snoop's other albums.

You are right, compared to Snoop's other albums, it's not bad.  I think people just expected a little bit more from a Dre/Snoop collab album.  I think everyone was hoping for a little more than "It's really not that bad" for an album of that caliber. 

[dnjp4life]

You are right, compared to Snoop's other albums, it's not bad.  I think people just expected a little bit more from a Dre/Snoop collab album.  I think everyone was hoping for a little more than "It's really not that bad" for an album of that caliber. 

Yes, I agree with that.  I was in that camp too, there was an expectation on my part of how the album would sound and it was different to that and as a result I was slightly underwhelmed by it.  However, I still played it a fair amount when it dropped and have revisited it a few times since.

I just think it is foolish to only listen once or twice and not sit with something for a while and let it marinate.

There is a saying ‘don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good' which could apply here, as well as to many other albums.