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Obie Trice - Cheers
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Average Man(4:16)- Obie Trice just gives us the first blow here, what a way to start an album, this song is too sick. Good beat with good lyrics to match leaves Obie looking very good. 5/5
Cheers(3:34)- Although I really don't like how the song starts, but i can't complain cuz the beat is sick. Obie celebrates his fellow dead brothers and he still be here. 4.5/5
Got Some Teeth(3:47)- The beat here is very good, and there are some pretty funny lyrics from Obie, good choice for a first single to play in the clubs. Some people think the songs alittle goofy but naw, its all good. 4.5/5
Lady (f. Eminem)(4:45)- The beat, I dunno, it's taking me a bit to get use to it. The lyrics are too good to be true though, so they save the song a bit. Em's lyrics are much better than Obie's here though, so he steals the show. 4.5/5
Don't Come Down(5:11)- Obie's version of "Sing For A Moment". But I found the chorus a bit annoying sometimes. 4.5/5
The Set-Up (f. Nate Dogg)(3:13)- Easily the best song of the album, in my opinion. The beat is pure dopeness. Nate comes off hot with a hook, and once again Obie rips it. Would've liked the dopeness to last longer though, oh well. 5/5
Bad Bitch(4:09)- I love the chorus, thats really it. An average song, but it's still one to repeat. 4/5
Shit Hits The Fan (f. Dr.Dre & Em)(4:52)- This song took me a couple listens to get use to. Amazing lyrics, an amazing beat, an amazing chorus, plus its a diss to Ja Fool. 4.5/10
Follow My Life(3:55)- Another highlight of the album, Im shocked that this is a Fredwreck beat. But no doubt Obie comes REALLY hard on this. The beat is REALLY banging once again. The energy in this song is unbelievable. 5/5
We All Die 1 Day (f. 50 Cent, Eminem & Lloyd Banks)(5:29)- I already heard this awhile ago, everyone comes good, especially Lloyd, but i don't like the beat very much. 3.5/5
Spread Yo Shit (f. Kon Artist)(4:03)- The intros funny as hell, Kon Artist comes great on this, but Obie beats him. 4.5/5
Look in My Eyes (f. Nate Dogg)(4:50)- Dr. Dre helms the boards for this track. The beat once again, took me awhile to get use to. But now its real good. Nate could've come better though. Other than that it has good verses which help the song stay on point. 4.5/5
Hands On You (f. Eminem)(5:12)- At first, i hated the beat and everything about the song. Now, i still do. Maybe if Em had a verse i'd enjoy it more. The lyrics are the only good thing about the song. 2.5/5
Hoodrats(4:12)- Decent beat, funny lyrics, Obie raps about the downfalls of being linked to a hoodrat so you know its gotta be good. 4/5
Oh! (f. Busta Rhymes)(4:30)- Good stuff, i really wish Busta came with a verse. Chorus is still aight, and the beat and lyrics are good. 4/5
Never Forget Ya(4:27)- A thoughtful song and nothing more, Obie can't go soft or it will screw him over. 3/5
Outro (f. D-12)(4:02)- Whoa, what a way to leave too, Em outshines everyone. Bizarre and Proof come tight, but not as tight as Kuniva's. Making an amazing debut end on a good note. 4.5/5
Overall an amazing debut. I ain't gotta hope Obie comes hard on his next one cuz i know he will definetely do so.
8.5/10
Jome:
Average Man - 4.5/5
Great start for a album, a pounding beat gives it a eery dark feeling.
Cheers - 3.5/5
The track is pretty average, but Obie comes off pretty coo.
The chorus is aight, but it sounds unfinished somehow.
Got Some Teeth - 3.75/5
The track is actually pretty dope, but the dumbed down lyrics and childish sound-effects drags it down.
Cartoon-effects is NOT dope on a otherwise grimey album. Great chorus.
Lady (f. Eminem) - 4.5/5
Excellent track, and a GREAT chorus provided by Eminem.
A sequel to "Drips", but done better this time.
A hard-hitting beat, and Eminems 2nd verse is pretty damn sick.
Don't Come Down - 4.5/5
Obie tells a great story on a sweet beat, and the sampled chorus is kinda like a added bonus.
Great track, where Obie really comes off dope.
The Set-Up (f. Nate Dogg) - 5/5
This beat is ADDICTIVE.
I didn't like it at first, but it's genius in all its simplicity.
Obie tells a story about a bitch setting you up on some sucka-shit, but it's Nate Dogg who steals the show with a great chorus.
Bad Bitch - 4.25/5
Obie doesn't really say anything on this track, but the FUNKY beat by Timbo, and the dope chorus by the same man saves the track.
Shit Hits The Fan (f. Dr.Dre & Em) 5/5
A hardhitting beat, and a great disstrack that will go down in history.
Obies verse is really not needed, and Eminem does a great chorus.
Follow My Life 3.5/5
The beat doesn't really do much for me, but in the chorus the beat changes up and gets interesting with a nice chorus by Obie.
Nice storytelling, and the track grows on you.
We All Die 1 Day (f. 50 Cent, Eminem & Lloyd Banks) - 4.75/5
A banging beat, and a sweet chorus by LLoyd Banks.
Hard to say which verse is best, but it's sure a banger.
Some might say that this track should have been Lloyd Banks ft....
Spread Yo Shit (f. Kon Artist) - 3/5
Leftover track, in my opinion.
The beat is poor, but the chorus saves the track from being garbage.
Look in My Eyes (f. Nate Dogg) - 5/5
A more immediate banger than "The setup", a classic Dre-beat with a trademark Nate Dogg chorus.
Obie doesn't impress on this track, doesn't really say much at all.
Still, the classic Dre-beat with the sweeet chorus makes it classic to me.
Hands On You (f. Eminem) - 4/5
Original beat, some different shit.
Somewhat successful too, and a cool chorus by Eminem.
Still, you'll get bored with the track after a while.
Hoodrats - 2/5
Definately drags the album down.
Smells leftover all the way.
Oh! (f. Busta Rhymes) 4.5/5
Great beat and a awesome chorus by Bussa Bus.
Obie doesn't really shine on this, but gets the job done.
Never Forget Ya - 4/5
A thoughtful song and a nice concept.
Soulful singer in the background makes the track believeable.
Outro (f. D-12) - 4.5/5
Another Eminem-banger, and a overall very dope track.
No chorus, and it's not needed neither.
That's probably why they couldn't find a name for it too.
8.5/10
LyRiCaL_G:
^^^lol that rating is mad overrated imo.........givin shit hits the fans 5/5 for the diss.......like its something special and givin "oh".......4.5/5..........whoa........lol...........and ya giv the album a 4.25 mics album basically and say stillmatic is a 4 mis album...........so 50's and obies albums are better than stillmatic???..........................dont get me wrong dawg, i aint hatin on ya, cuz i feel ya one of the more respected hiphop heads in wcc.......but u can do better than this man, i know u love eminem beats n shit, but u gotta come more clean with ya reviews than this......imo...lol dont get me wrong tho, like i said i aint hatin on ya, jus sayin...........i remember i did the same thing when snoops ptctbtb and xzbits man vs machine album came out, but i dunno.........i think you'll chage ya more mind the more u hear it.......
anyways to average hiphop head, this is my review, which i think is a little less biased......
Average Man - 4/5
Great start for a album, sets the tone for a dark feeled album
Cheers - 4/5
this track was sicker back in the day but i think they changed it up abit for the album, seems abit softer, not as dope as befo - sounds like they tried changin it and jus though fuck it, throw on the album
Got Some Teeth - 3.75/5
without me pt 2...........if eminem rapped this song, he would have sold million copies 1st week...........but obie, YOUR BLACK DAWG, aint no suburb momma buyin their kids your shit.....u gotta come with some more noddin joint like 50's in da club........but it aint that bad a joint......jus not a obie joint.....
Lady (f. Eminem) - 4.5/5
def a dope joint......the beats a lil simple and annoyin......specially the drums.......one of eminems beat making weaknesses......always seem to be messy.......but is hook is mad tite and all the verses are sick.....
Don't Come Down - 4.5/5
this joint is sick.........damn, def single material
The Set-Up (f. Nate Dogg) - 5/5
This beat got that neptunes sound on it, but dre does it his own way........and the beats sick, obie spits nice, specially his 2nd verse and nates hook is like the killer touch for this joint.......
Bad Bitch - 3.75/5
will timbo ever giv a dre affiliated cat a dope beat???......to be fair his hooks dope though
Shit Hits The Fan (f. Dr.Dre & Em) 4/5
beats wayy to repititive, but its still kinda catchy......eminem hook is aiight and obies verse is weak but dre holds the joint together, def worth a hear but nuttin much of a diss track
Follow My Life 3.75/5
nothing special........still worth a listen though for the change in beat, something different but it aint nuttin worth buyin a album fo
We All Die 1 Day (f. 50 Cent, Eminem & Lloyd Banks) - 4.5/5
a nice beat, kinda catchy but its not something youd find innavotive or anything, another one of eminems producin problems is he dont ever switch styles......all his beats are way to similar for a new comer to the producin game...but u know, this is good....and they all drop heat, which is a main ingrediant for a dope track at least
Spread Yo Shit (f. Kon Artist) - 3/5
wack.......
Look in My Eyes () - 4.5/5
def a sick sick beat, more strings in this dre beat, kinda simple though and repititive which stops it from being a 5 mic joint but its still dope.....dres mixin his classic style with some more slow strings shit here, but u know, dres can do better than this even though most cats cant make a beat like this........nates verse is sick and obie drops some nice line......"fuck a image of a gansta yo that aint rap dawg/be who ya wanna be but let it be fact dawg/dont never let a nigga tel u how u should act dawg/specially when u fuckin with automatic gats dawg!"...or something like that, but its sick imo..
Hands On You (f. Eminem) - 3.75/5
did eminem do this beat?!?!?! damn, good to see him trying.....u know the cat dont gotta be scared of makin a poor beat now and again cuz that way he'll be stuck makin the same beats all the time and he'll never improve........its called experminting, that way soon hye'll find a style which is his that ppl will DIG........not jus any style thats his which only groupies will feel........dont get me wrong, eminem makes sick beats now and again, but his to borin with his style........good to see him trying some other shit here
Hoodrats - 2.5/5
wot a joint,lol............why did this make the album???
Oh! (f. Busta Rhymes) 5/5
this is a sick beat, sounds like dre was tryin to make a detox beat but it wasnt good enoughh for him but sick enough still to put on obies album.........the beat changed up in each verse and gets sicker and sicker........obies comes tight no doubt and bustas hook is like whoa
Never Forget Ya - 3.75/5
nice idea, jus didnt come out to well
Outro (f. D-12) - 4/5
nice way to finish the album, nice beat to
overall............cuz its a debut album..........its a 4 mic album imo if it was 2nd or 3rd album........itd be 3.75 mics but being a debut, u gotta recognize and giv it the 4 mics.........but obies big problem is he cant hold a track down by himself, he always seems to be dependent on other factors..........such as a good beat, or concept or guest appearance...........he can write, jus cant spit what he says with the venom that makes u think fuck everyone else, i wanna hear wot obies gonna say.........the average hiphop listener will be left with the feeling of what beat is comin in next or what rappers gone rap over the beat next........but overall its a good album to start off ya career with - but not something that'l open cats eyes up and make niose maybe the way obie wanted them to
peace
pappy:
i thought the album was mad ill
Jome:
--- Quote from: LyRiCaL_G on November 02, 2003, 02:32:57 PM ---^^^lol that rating is mad overrated imo.......
ya giv the album a 4.25 mics album
overall............cuz its a debut album..........its a 4 mic album imo if it was 2nd or 3rd album........itd be 3.75 mics but being a debut, u gotta recognize and giv it the 4 mics.......
--- End quote ---
LoL @ the contradictions.
You give the album 0.25 less mics than me, so I'm biased and you're not ?? ::)
You just mad cuz people call "Blueprint" classic, and "Stillmatic" doesn't hold the same weight.
;)
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