West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Connection => Topic started by: doggfather on October 17, 2019, 12:12:31 AM
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https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.53164/title.the-game-announces-his-last-studio-album-drops-next-month
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SURE
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DTjbnJ3nr/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=XbT1QgAAAAHbpkuJH6FqeQ6Zs6Jx
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(https://instagram.fbsb1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/71846641_2188119924822480_4119038463955235898_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fbsb1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&oh=6b142bff7cce89780eb871855c4f581b&oe=5E8146D1)
(https://instagram.fbsb1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/74411124_2370961039698870_480165211515991277_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fbsb1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&oh=d79ebda60abe33b2990a1644eaf9e756&oe=5E690C8B)
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Ugh ... this looks fucking TERRIBLE . Ed Sheeran on 2 tracks .. How well did that work out for Feminem ?
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Ugh ... this looks fucking TERRIBLE . Ed Sheeran on 2 tracks .. How well did that work out for Feminem ?
Ed Sheerans new album is great - the song with Stormzy, the one with chance, the one with travis. good album overall.
Plus the Game said YEARS ago they where making a whole album together cause he really liked dude.
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traveis baker, and nipsey is good news. so do red cafe
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If this is his last album atleast he could hold it only westcoast; dre, snoop, Dpg, ice cube, etc. This looks more born to pop or born to trap...
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Absolutely horrifying features... Or am I just getting too old?
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Absolutely horrifying features... Or am I just getting too old?
dom kennedy
mozzy
nipsey hussle
anderson paak
are good features .. that’s 4 of the best from this decade
marsha ambrosius and sly should be good too
looks like he wasn’t goin for the old school features this go round
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why isn't this stickied? I wasnt feeling the game for a hot minute even though I met dude and helped run his realbws website back in the day.. but after hearing some studio sessions this shit is straight flames for real. this is why this forum is dead. where the west at? judging an album based on album art and tracklist and features god dam
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why isn't this stickied? I wasnt feeling the game for a hot minute even though I met dude and helped run his realbws website back in the day.. but after hearing some studio sessions this shit is straight flames for real. this is why this forum is dead. where the west at? judging an album based on album art and tracklist and features god dam
i’ll sticky it once the album comes out.. that’s prolly when discussion will pick up
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Leaked.
Toughts?
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Mostly trap beats nothing west coast about it
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with 25 tracks you can make a really dope 12 song album with this one!
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Game has always shown respect to the vets... I like him for that .im gonna peep now , not that confident tho
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so far from what i’m readin, cats sayin he did it again
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I'm halfway through and this is 8) 8)
Hug The Block is a ruthless attack on his brother Big Fase :o
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Not one west coast 90s vibe like his first few albums this is just a boring same old album that will be forgotten about in days, no west coast rapper is doing what fans wanna here
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Not one west coast 90s vibe like his first few albums this is just a boring same old album that will be forgotten about in days, no west coast rapper is doing what fans wanna here
keep trollin, we been peeped your bullshit homie
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Game been getting unnecessary hate from day! album hard as fuck. fuck y'all
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Anybody know who produced Carmen Electra? Sound like DJ Premier.
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Anybody know who produced Carmen Electra? Sound like DJ Premier.
Tec Beatz
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Best two in first listen is:
Hug the Block
Roadside
When Game has that type of pen game he is the goat.
Westside & Stainless is good - but damn when Game goes deep he is crasy
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Surprised mozzy flowed good on that type of beat, anyway the album feels like.... Your Bark was LOUD but your Bite wasn't Vicious ~ Snoop Voice.
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Anybody know who produced Carmen Electra? Sound like DJ Premier.
Tec Beatz
you’re an asshole it’s sampled from deangelo devils pie from belly soundtrack which was produced by dj premier. They didn’t change shit on the beat dicknose. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCyvgbr6HG0
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Anybody know who produced Carmen Electra? Sound like DJ Premier.
it is, woof is a fatherless bastard and said gay tec beats. Woof is dick sucker.
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Tec Beatz has confirmed on Instagram he produced 5 tracks including Carmen Electra. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5cEba2HgsU/?igshid=95zm7uqtehya
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Not one west coast 90s vibe like his first few albums this is just a boring same old album that will be forgotten about in days, no west coast rapper is doing what fans wanna here
Agreed. Just has nothing going for it. Game has been boring for years. The production is lacklustre as well.
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Yeah his beats are so stale, after a first listen I don’t wanna hear them again, it’s a shame cos he could of had some crazy beats and snoop Eminem Dre ice cube features but nope all slow type beats and Ed Sheeran he fell off
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Tec Beatz has confirmed on Instagram he produced 5 tracks including Carmen Electra. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5cEba2HgsU/?igshid=95zm7uqtehya
I don’t give a shit. He can kill him self. I posted devils pie. Have you not seen belly? He stole the shit from dj premier. Diddy May have produced can’t hold me down but it’s still a grandmaster flash the message sample.
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Yeah his beats are so stale, after a first listen I don’t wanna hear them again, it’s a shame cos he could of had some crazy beats and snoop Eminem Dre ice cube features but nope all slow type beats and Ed Sheeran he fell off
Haven’t finished listening yet....lyrics are ok but you’re right the beats so far are shit. Damn
Hoping it picks up the rest of the way.
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Halfway through.... it's pretty decent so far.. first couple tracks a bit slow but it picks up after that 8)
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some cats sayin it’s a classic on the coli .. guna cop a hard copy today if i see it in stores
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some cats sayin it’s a classic on the coli .. guna cop a hard copy today if i see it in stores
Nah it’s slightly better than documentary 2. Still under LAX. 2nd worst game album. Keep hug the block and stainless. 2/25, rest is shit.
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Damn...I was really looking fwd to this album but it’s a dud on first listen. Im a beat guy first, if the beat knocks I will tune in. Sadly, there isn’t a banger on this whole album....damn. Really hope he tries again before retiring because overall this shit is zzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Halfway through.... it's pretty decent so far.. first couple tracks a bit slow but it picks up after that 8)
damn the Don is back! whats up dude, hope your doing well
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Damnnn he did at least two amazing songs with latoiya williams on born2rap.... i guess there is so many leftovers
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtECIgjFwDf/?igshid=tefyf73tuovx
https://www.instagram.com/p/BltBMq8h2FS/?igshid=10j09y7o2v8vy
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album has some ok tracks. feels like it is just a collection of songs thrown together rather than a sequenced album that flows with purpose though.
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Wonder if he's gonna drop a disc 2 like he did with Documentary 2 as apparently he recorded over 100 songs for this album.
Damnnn he did at least two amazing songs with latoiya williams on born2rap.... i guess there is so many leftovers
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtECIgjFwDf/?igshid=tefyf73tuovx
https://www.instagram.com/p/BltBMq8h2FS/?igshid=10j09y7o2v8vy
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https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3580/title.review-the-game-jogs-through-a-marathon-on-born-2-rap
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here is a left over ft Dolla $ign - Hella Henny
https://dbree.org/v/5dbbf7
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here is a left over ft Dolla $ign - Hella Henny
https://dbree.org/v/5dbbf7
think this song was recorded in 2015... and it's a TY$ Track
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thought this was a big enough album to have a cd release
nothing at my local shop and can’t find shit online
:snoopfacepalm:
anybody got the word on that??
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
who gives a fuck bout the year, cd sales are very important .. in fact, cd sales are still beating digital sales, believe it or not:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/23/cds-vinyl-are-outselling-digital-downloads-for-the-first-time-since-2011/
https://bgr.com/2019/03/03/cd-sales-vs-streaming-itunes-report/amp/
what’s the run time on this??
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just looked it up.. it’s 89 minutes, so could fit on 1 cd
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just looked it up.. it’s 89 minutes, so could fit on 1 cd
cds are 80 minutes exact.
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just looked it up.. it’s 89 minutes, so could fit on 1 cd
cds are 80 minutes exact.
they make 90 minutes
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81J8mrPVd%2BL._SX425_.jpg)
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
Don’t be an asshole NuWeat or you will get the dick.
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
Don’t be an asshole NuWeat or you will get the dick.
i want u to keep it mad zen for me this go round
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just looked it up.. it’s 89 minutes, so could fit on 1 cd
cds are 80 minutes exact.
they make 90 minutes
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81J8mrPVd%2BL._SX425_.jpg)
Damn never knew these existed. When have the 90 minute versions been around?
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just looked it up.. it’s 89 minutes, so could fit on 1 cd
cds are 80 minutes exact.
they make 90 minutes
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81J8mrPVd%2BL._SX425_.jpg)
Damn never knew these existed. When have the 90 minute versions been around?
i think it’s been a minute .. 80 is just the standard
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https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3580/title.review-the-game-jogs-through-a-marathon-on-born-2-rap
Accurate...Hopefully a 12 track Part 2 comes to light
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horrifying me......
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
Don’t be an asshole NuWeat or you will get the dick.
wtf you talking fag? cds don't sell anymore. period. more cost efficient to release straight to digital. don't get me wrong homie I love cd pressings I have 100s but it aint like that anymore. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8528655/song-length-artists-pay-tool-lil-nas-x
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
Don’t be an asshole NuWeat or you will get the dick.
wtf you talking fag? cds don't sell anymore. period. more cost efficient to release straight to digital. don't get me wrong homie I love cd pressings I have 100s but it aint like that anymore. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8528655/song-length-artists-pay-tool-lil-nas-x
nice trollin but the proofs already been posted young’n
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
Don’t be an asshole NuWeat or you will get the dick.
wtf you talking fag? cds don't sell anymore. period. more cost efficient to release straight to digital. don't get me wrong homie I love cd pressings I have 100s but it aint like that anymore. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8528655/song-length-artists-pay-tool-lil-nas-x
Idiot.
Sick of people these days who think that just because they stream all their entertainment that the rest of the world does to.
Keep streaming and being expectant on what you want being on a streaming service. There's still millions upon millions of people who like to support an artist properly.
The expectation on artists to put their work up on streaming platforms is why artists are charging more to perform and touring more.
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its 25 tracks so I doubt it would fit on a single cd, also its 2019 bro
Don’t be an asshole NuWeat or you will get the dick.
wtf you talking fag? cds don't sell anymore. period. more cost efficient to release straight to digital. don't get me wrong homie I love cd pressings I have 100s but it aint like that anymore. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8528655/song-length-artists-pay-tool-lil-nas-x
You godless piece of shit. You trend hopping whore. Just because you were getting molested as a child when cds were out before streaming doesn't mean we can't enjoy cds today.
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wow fuck this dead ass forum. lmao
@Scitt when's the last time you seen a 25 track cd? stupid mother fucker being a mod/admin/wack rapper promoting trolling and bs on the forum?
millions and millions still supporting artists? GTFOH! check album sales trends from past 10 years.
no one including yourself are even supporting the biggest artist on the west by stickying a thread or arranging interviews or even providing exclusives or new interviews?
here's some intel for you.. game planning a compilation early next year tentatively titled westside story. fuck all ya'll. I'm in your country touring, y'all probs some bums with no bills flexing on the net. fucking joke. fuck this dead forum. I'm out.
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Everyone is so fuckin' salty on here...
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Everyone is so fuckin' salty on here...
that dudes a troll with a mental issue whos formerly had hundreds of names on here but keeps comin back every time jome bans him
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wow fuck this dead ass forum. lmao
@Scitt when's the last time you seen a 25 track cd? stupid mother fucker being a mod/admin/wack rapper promoting trolling and bs on the forum?
millions and millions still supporting artists? GTFOH! check album sales trends from past 10 years.
no one including yourself are even supporting the biggest artist on the west by stickying a thread or arranging interviews or even providing exclusives or new interviews?
here's some intel for you.. game planning a compilation early next year tentatively titled westside story. fuck all ya'll. I'm in your country touring, y'all probs some bums with no bills flexing on the net. fucking joke. fuck this dead forum. I'm out.
i wasn’t even talking about u weirdo
that ryan dude is a troll and u just fell for his troll bait
smh get trolled off a forum by a dude with a mental illness brodies
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Halfway through.... it's pretty decent so far.. first couple tracks a bit slow but it picks up after that 8)
damn the Don is back! whats up dude, hope your doing well
sup!.. yeah i'm still goin.. fatherhood = zero time! dont work in the environment i used to, so can't be foruming all day on the side like the old days!
and yeah i'm all about spotify these days :( life spread too thin to manage mp3s between a zillion platforms .. spotify's the one that works on most
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borin, but long at least... ???
if really this would his last album thats a shame...
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hated the album cover, hated the tracklisting
but this album has surprised me, quite a few bangers on this, the tracks with dom kennedy are great, Stainless is a great single.....Hug the blog (fase diss) is a highlight too..
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didnt kno dom kennedy executive produced this
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Just being honest with my review . The album sounds bland and boring . Only 2 good songs out of 25 tracks . The title track and The Code are the two best songs on Born 2 Rap . 2.5 Mics out of 5 . And that's being nice ....
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It’s weird, this is the only forum I have read that absolutely finds this album terrible. I enjoyed the album but it’s definitely different. A little bit too long but that’s not really a problem because you can always shorten it up.
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It’s weird, this is the only forum I have read that absolutely finds this album terrible. I enjoyed the album but it’s definitely different. A little bit too long but that’s not really a problem because you can always shorten it up.
exactly .. literally everyone on the coli is calling it a classic or close to it
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It’s weird, this is the only forum I have read that absolutely finds this album terrible. I enjoyed the album but it’s definitely different. A little bit too long but that’s not really a problem because you can always shorten it up.
That's because this forum died off years ago because posters only truly accept anything Snoop/DPG related as real west coast.
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wow fuck this dead ass forum. lmao
@Scitt when's the last time you seen a 25 track cd? stupid mother fucker being a mod/admin/wack rapper promoting trolling and bs on the forum?
millions and millions still supporting artists? GTFOH! check album sales trends from past 10 years.
no one including yourself are even supporting the biggest artist on the west by stickying a thread or arranging interviews or even providing exclusives or new interviews?
here's some intel for you.. game planning a compilation early next year tentatively titled westside story. fuck all ya'll. I'm in your country touring, y'all probs some bums with no bills flexing on the net. fucking joke. fuck this dead forum. I'm out.
You ain’t touring nothing but these balls and dick. Don’t leave the forum. Stick around and have discussions. We need you.
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Everyone is so fuckin' salty on here...
If your team was 6-6. You would be salty too.
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I haven't been on here in awhile. Damn, the site has no shortage on crazies!
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Everyone is so fuckin' salty on here...
If your team was 6-6. You would be salty too.
hahaha fair enough
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This album keep growing on me - Game is insane with his pen.
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When I first heard the album I was very underwhelmed but damn it's grown on me & I'm really enjoying it. Only problem is that it's too long with some fillers like a lot of other artists albums.
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It’s weird, this is the only forum I have read that absolutely finds this album terrible. I enjoyed the album but it’s definitely different. A little bit too long but that’s not really a problem because you can always shorten it up.
That's because this forum died off years ago because posters only truly accept anything Snoop/DPG related as real west coast.
It’s weird, this is the only forum I have read that absolutely finds this album terrible. I enjoyed the album but it’s definitely different. A little bit too long but that’s not really a problem because you can always shorten it up.
exactly .. literally everyone on the coli is calling it a classic or close to it
Yeah I've noticed this forum isn't what it used to be. It's stuck in the mud.
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https://www.nme.com/reviews/game-born-2-rap-review-2580259
Real raps back
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
Lawyers!!! Mount up!!!
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
Lawyers!!! Mount up!!!
they guna remove the sample like they did wit the paak joint off docu 2.5
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
Lawyers!!! Mount up!!!
they guna remove the sample like they did wit the paak joint off docu 2.5
Those other artists should just give it to them for a few bucks. They already had more spins today than ever because of it.
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Still haven't bothered going through this album yet, does Game talk about the same rappity rap garbage as the last few albums?
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
from wiki :
The Documentary debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 586,000 units in the first week. In March 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double Platinum, and by November 2005 the album sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. and selling five million copies worldwide
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
its one of his many retarded lies that he’s clowned for .. he was selling t-shirts claiming it was diamond too, shit was hilarious
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ubb-np3tS/?igshid=1o2119nvz9e90
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
from wiki :
The Documentary debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 586,000 units in the first week. In March 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double Platinum, and by November 2005 the album sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. and selling five million copies worldwide
You sure Game didn't edit that page?
:tupachappy:
It's only certified two times platinum on RIAA.
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
from wiki :
The Documentary debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 586,000 units in the first week. In March 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double Platinum, and by November 2005 the album sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. and selling five million copies worldwide
You sure Game didn't edit that page?
:tupachappy:
It's only certified two times platinum on RIAA.
i was gunna say, that’s most likely edited by game himself LOL
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
from wiki :
The Documentary debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 586,000 units in the first week. In March 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double Platinum, and by November 2005 the album sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. and selling five million copies worldwide
You sure Game didn't edit that page?
:tupachappy:
It's only certified two times platinum on RIAA.
This forum is very pityfull sometimes - Dude drops album of the year and he gets hate...
"2x Multi-Platinum | March 23, 2005" so it most likely went 4.4 by november ya?
Smile and be happy, he made it.
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since when wiki is an unquestionably source?
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
from wiki :
The Documentary debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 586,000 units in the first week. In March 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double Platinum, and by November 2005 the album sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. and selling five million copies worldwide
You sure Game didn't edit that page?
:tupachappy:
It's only certified two times platinum on RIAA.
This forum is very pityfull sometimes - Dude drops album of the year and he gets hate...
"2x Multi-Platinum | March 23, 2005" so it most likely went 4.4 by november ya?
Smile and be happy, he made it.
it was never certified beyond 2 so no .... plaques are registered based on how many albums ship, not how many sell. and a majority of albums ship 90%+ of their units in the first couple months.....if it was diamond best believe they woulda had it certified by now, as thats an extremely rare accomplishment. not even jay-z has gone diamond.. best he did was 5x plat, which is half of what game is claiming lol.
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There's like 10 really dope songs I fuck with after the first listen. What's up with Game sayin' "The Documentary" went diamond on "One Life" though? I don't think it even went 3 times platinum.
its one of his many retarded lies that he’s clowned for .. he was selling t-shirts claiming it was diamond too, shit was hilarious
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ubb-np3tS/?igshid=1o2119nvz9e90
Sometimes the best way to get somewhere is to tell everyone's you're already there
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
Lawyers!!! Mount up!!!
they guna remove the sample like they did wit the paak joint off docu 2.5
Which one?
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
Lawyers!!! Mount up!!!
they guna remove the sample like they did wit the paak joint off docu 2.5
Which one?
original:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=efHQ2IkmxJ0
reworked to remove uncleared sample:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8pjbeEyTq-4
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Never heard the original version of Magnus Carlsen - Is the track really named after the norwigian chess player?When listen or reading the lyrics i do not get it. All cheap sayings aside like "stay one step infront" yada yada
Anyways Born 2 Rap has so many good tracks I did not pay much attension on first many listens.
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Halfway through.... it's pretty decent so far.. first couple tracks a bit slow but it picks up after that 8)
damn the Don is back! whats up dude, hope your doing well
sup!.. yeah i'm still goin.. fatherhood = zero time! dont work in the environment i used to, so can't be foruming all day on the side like the old days!
and yeah i'm all about spotify these days :( life spread too thin to manage mp3s between a zillion platforms .. spotify's the one that works on most
What’s up seer. I got a couple of my own now too. Stumbled my way back over here to the old haunt. Pretty dead but good to see you still pop your head in here. Don’t let this place die!
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https://twitter.com/aprilandvista/status/1204115396422447106
Lawyers!!! Mount up!!!
they guna remove the sample like they did wit the paak joint off docu 2.5
Which one?
original:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=efHQ2IkmxJ0
reworked to remove uncleared sample:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8pjbeEyTq-4
Thanks. Never knew about the reworked version. Don't care for it, lol.
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Had the album on repeat since it been out, that cover ahaha.
The Game – ‘Born 2 Rap’ review: a sprawling swan-song from an all-time great
Allegedly his last album, 'Born 2 Rap' sees The Game explore his legacy with classic samples and riffs on his signature material. And he still has so much left to say
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Whatever you think about The Game, you can’t say he’s not consistent. From the moment he bulldozed his way onto the scene in 2004, it was obvious he had what it took to be a rap mainstay, not some flash-in-the-pan hotshot who soon fizzled out.
From ‘Hate It or Love It’ to ‘Dreams’ and ‘Ali Bomaye’ – the list goes on and on – he’s delivered a constant onslaught of high-quality hits that, for the past 15 years, have become part of hip-hop’s very fabric. There’s a real argument to be had that he might be one of the most consistent artists in music regardless of genre.
So it’s a bit of a punch in the gut to learn that ‘Born 2 Rap’ is – allegedly – to be his last album. Luckily it’s a contender for one of his best. The Game raps with a newfound clarity throughout – never more so than on opening track ‘No Smoke’. Over Travis Barker’s thundering drums, he declares: “They don’t want no chronic smoke with me”. As he revisits various points in his career, he realises that initial hurdles were necessary to get him to where he is today.
The Game invites listeners on a voyage of self-discovery and reflection. From cutting off family members (‘Hug the Block’) to religious ambivalence (‘Cross on Jesus Back’), there’s no moment more powerful than when he addresses death straight-up on the Marsha Ambrosius-featuring ‘I Didn’t Wanna Write This Song’, which sees him pay homage to slain rapper and community leader Nipsey Hussle, who, having been gunned down in his neighbourhood earlier this year, appears posthumously on the instrumentally rich ‘Welcome Home’.
Providing a sense of familiarity, the album often turns to a historic beat or sample. On ‘Carmen Electra’, The Game walks his Chuck Taylors all over D’Angelo’s ‘Devil’s Pie’, while on ‘Gold Daytonas’ he uses Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s ‘Get Money’. And on ‘The Light’ he borrows an idea from Common’s song of the same name, as he samples Bobby Cauldwell’s ‘Open Your Eyes’.
But ‘Born 2 Rap’ isn’t just a library of classic records blended together: it’s a lesson in storytelling, something The Game has never received enough credit for. One minute he’s painting a picture of L.A.s complicated gang scene (‘Five Hundred Dollar Candles’) and the next he’s taking a page out of Nas’ book, creating a sequel to the Queensbridge rapper’s masterful track ‘Rewind’. And, amazingly, after all this time he still has so much fresh material: on the title track he reveals that he would have been dropped from his label Aftermath had Jay-Z not told Dr. Dre that ‘Hate It or Love It’ would be a smash.
True the track list is a little lengthy. There’s a flawless project somewhere among the album’s 25 tracks, which could certainly do with trimming. But it’s clear The Game has a lot to get off his chest, which begs the question: with so much left to say, why walk away now?
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IF you are quitting anyway - then leak the two albums you scrapped....
This album goes.
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This forum is very pityfull sometimes - Dude drops album of the year and he gets hate...
"2x Multi-Platinum | March 23, 2005" so it most likely went 4.4 by november ya?
Smile and be happy, he made it.
You're a Game stan, so I can understand why you would believe everything he says. The new album is dope though, I like about half of the tracks.
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This forum is very pityfull sometimes - Dude drops album of the year and he gets hate...
"2x Multi-Platinum | March 23, 2005" so it most likely went 4.4 by november ya?
Smile and be happy, he made it.
You're a Game stan, so I can understand why you would believe everything he says. The new album is dope though, I like about half of the tracks.
Well there no winning in that amazing argument - HOW DARE! someone disagree with you.
But smile and be happy one day you will grow to =)
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What are you cryin' about? I guess the truth hurts.
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got a hard promo copy off ebay.. i’m halfway through and it sounds great thus far. most of the complaints in this thread are str8 bullshit.
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What are you cryin' about? I guess the truth hurts.
If it makes you happy :)
Smile and be happy, you might still accomplish something some day.
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it is a double disc btw
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"One Life" might be my favorite song on this.
What are you cryin' about? I guess the truth hurts.
If it makes you happy :)
Smile and be happy, you might still accomplish something some day.
Sure, buddy. Whatever makes you feel better.
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got a hard promo copy off ebay.. i’m halfway through and it sounds great thus far. most of the complaints in this thread are str8 bullshit.
It's a mixtape style cd, right? No album insert with album credits, etc...? Is the sound quality any good?
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got a hard promo copy off ebay.. i’m halfway through and it sounds great thus far. most of the complaints in this thread are str8 bullshit.
It's a mixtape style cd, right? No album insert with album credits, etc...? Is the sound quality any good?
yea.. it’s well made and the quality’s good too. just 1 insert with the album cover and tracklist on the back
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some people on this site never cease to amaze me lol when it coms to Game if he doesn't have Dr. Dre beats and strictly west coast features while rapping about lowriders, gang banging, and khakis it's trash yet if that's what he delivered then the same people would say he's doing the same shit over ::)
outside of 2-3 just okay tracks this whole album is quality and flows well, most definitely more than a handful of classic Game joints
I'd probably rank this album as his 3rd or 4th best in his catalog, right in the area with Documentary 2/2.5 8)
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march 6 for CDs and yes its 2CD.
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👍👍👍👍
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cd copy!
https://shop.rapbay.com/The_Game_Born_2_Rap_CD
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cd copy!
https://shop.rapbay.com/The_Game_Born_2_Rap_CD
took too long .. i don’t even want it now that i have my promo copy off ebay
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https://www.youtube.com/v/-oiTqyOqy7o&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3n5QcY3sP97py00d2Aphk_uzZir1dtZ9iyhyT5u6u6BeiP0rH3XCBD0R8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oiTqyOqy7o&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3n5QcY3sP97py00d2Aphk_uzZir1dtZ9iyhyT5u6u6BeiP0rH3XCBD0R8)
https://www.youtube.com/v/ExpyQybwQR8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExpyQybwQR8)
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Sorry, late as usual. OK, i gotta recognize i'm often annoyed by all the bullshit surrounding Game, wether it's coming from him or others, but when he's focused and not overacting, i gotta say damn, he's a fuckin monster. You know eveytime an album drops it's gonna be some straight classics on it (sorry for using this banned word). This album gets an A to A+ man, awfully good, of course it's a bit for eveybody on it i guess, but 10 to 15 songs makin my playlist is just unreal nowadays, some better than others ok, but a few real pure gems on it, "One life" to cosign what somebody was sayin is definitly one of em, type of songs that gets legendary. Game definitly a legend of this rap shit as for me, no doubt. At the end of the day (his days), the number of c*** songs he'll have will be ridiculous.
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Game can Rap but I don't like it when he starts snitching on records.
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Game can Rap but I don't like it when he starts snitching on records.
Snitching on records?
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He still retired?
Or did that lawsuit really crash his career forever, as Game still had a couple of solid albums left in him.