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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: DipsetGeneral on August 27, 2006, 10:41:57 PM
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Well its been about a year since this was released so I thought it would be appropiate to have a thread like this.
I think this album got way to much hate, Quik put this album together like a story, every song lead up to the next song and everything flowed perfectly. Quik was able to come up with a whole different sound but still a Westcoast sound at the same time. Also Quik was able to make the album work even w/ artists like Chingy, Wyflef, Luda, and TI on the album, those are some artists that you wouldnt expect on a Quik album but he pulled it off. There are no weak tracks on the album, my least favorite track was Catch 22 but that was still solid. I thought Quik had 3 different musical schemes throughout the album, The first 3 tracks have a certain feel to them, then the middle tracks have a signature sound to them and the end of the album w/ tracks like "Pacific Coast Remix" "California" "Quikstrumental" they all have a certain feel as well. Overall I thought Quik delivered when alot didnt think he would.
Standout Tracks:
-California
-Intro for Roger
-Till Jesus Comes
-Ladies And Thugs
-Pacific Coast Remix (Spur of The Moment)
-Jet Set
-Quikstrumental (Quik's Groove7)
Solid Tracks:
-Fandango
-Indiscretions In The Back Of The Limo
-Black Mercedes
-Get Up
-Get Down
-Catch 22
Weak Tracks:
-None
Overall 8.5 out of 10
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It was a very solid album....personally, it was better than his last, and somewhere close to Balance and options. Musically, it wasn't as inclined as Rhythmalism and parts of B&O, but this is definitely Quik's 2nd best album rapping wise...I'd say that only Safe n Sound was better. He stepped his rap game up, even though he was already much better than average.
The only strong, standout, potentially classic song on there to me was Black Mercedez...but everything else on there was definitely strong. I only skipped "Catch 22" and I would skip "Ladies and thugs" sometimes only because the kick drum got annoying coming through my subwoofers. I do think he lacked his usual classic but comedic party song that he used to do on every album aside from Under the Influence....such as how he had "Mo Pussy" "Sweet black pussy" "I don't wanna eat it" "Down Down Down" and "Do I love her"...he needs to bring somethin like that back.
I am mad that he is in jail right now.........but I have a feeling that when he gets out, he is going to have a LOT, meaning a LOT to talk about and get off his chest, and I know he is going to bring nothing but pure heat!
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i love the album....one of the best 05 releases..the only track i didn like was catch 22
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Yeah so looks like we all agree catch22 was the weakest track. I just loved this album, I agree w/ Tistic musicially this wasnt as good as Balance And Option but lyrically it was better. I still like B&O better but Trauma was great to.
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I must be the only person that likes 'Catch 22', lol.
'Now quit that bitch shit, we gonn f*ck you up mayne, we gonn f*ck you up mayne.......
now get the f*ck outta dodge,
It ain't gonna work mayne, we gonn f*ck you up mayne, we gonn f*ck you up mayne....
lol, rather bump this than 'Ladies & Thugs'.
Best song would be 'Black Mercedes'.
I prefer UTI over this album, this album took a while to get used to. I was kinda let down, but then again, I was expecting another 'Rhythmalism'. The beats were fresh and different, but alot of the songs were let down by subpar hooks.
Is it me or did he change his sound on his last 2 albums?
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^ I agree, Catch 22 > ladies & thugs, to me that song was the worse on the album, and that song was pretty good... trauma is a very solid album and it was definitly worth the money 8)
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^ I agree, Catch 22 > ladies & thugs, to me that song was the worse on the album, and that song was pretty good... trauma is a very solid album and it was definitly worth the money 8)
Damn I thought Ladies And Thugs was awesome.
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Well its been about a year since this was released so I thought it would be appropiate to have a thread like this.
I think this album got way to much hate, Quik put this album together like a story, every song lead up to the next song and everything flowed perfectly. Quik was able to come up with a whole different sound but still a Westcoast sound at the same time. Also Quik was able to make the album work even w/ artists like Chingy, Wyflef, Luda, and TI on the album, those are some artists that you wouldnt expect on a Quik album but he pulled it off. There are no weak tracks on the album, my least favorite track was Catch 22 but that was still solid. I thought Quik had 3 different musical schemes throughout the album, The first 3 tracks have a certain feel to them, then the middle tracks have a signature sound to them and the end of the album w/ tracks like "Pacific Coast Remix" "California" "Quikstrumental" they all have a certain feel as well. Overall I thought Quik delivered when alot didnt think he would.
Standout Tracks:
-California
-Intro for Roger
-Till Jesus Comes
-Ladies And Thugs
-Black Mercedes
-Jet Set
-Quikstrumental (Quik's Groove7)
Solid Tracks:
-Fandango
-Indiscretions In The Back Of The Limo
-Pacific Coast Remix (Spur of The Moment)
-Get Up
-Get Down
Weak Tracks:
--Catch 22
Overall 8.5 out of 10
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I think this album got way to much hate, Quik put this album together like a story, every song lead up to the next song and everything flowed perfectly.
I didn't hear too many people hating on this album, espically on this forum.
This album was defiantly better then his last.
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it's a classic, only 1 track I don't feel is "Ladies & Thugs"
there are no flaws in the rapping either, all on point
"Catch 22" is real good too, he sounds kinda pissed
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It was a very solid album....personally, it was better than his last, and somewhere close to Balance and options. Musically, it wasn't as inclined as Rhythmalism and parts of B&O, but this is definitely Quik's 2nd best album rapping wise...I'd say that only Safe n Sound was better. He stepped his rap game up, even though he was already much better than average.
The only strong, standout, potentially classic song on there to me was Black Mercedez...but everything else on there was definitely strong. I only skipped "Catch 22" and I would skip "Ladies and thugs" sometimes only because the kick drum got annoying coming through my subwoofers. I do think he lacked his usual classic but comedic party song that he used to do on every album aside from Under the Influence....such as how he had "Mo Pussy" "Sweet black pussy" "I don't wanna eat it" "Down Down Down" and "Do I love her"...he needs to bring somethin like that back.
I am mad that he is in jail right now.........but I have a feeling that when he gets out, he is going to have a LOT, meaning a LOT to talk about and get off his chest, and I know he is going to bring nothing but pure heat!
^^^ he knows what's up
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one of the best 05 releases
ill cosign with that
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Solid record. Quik couldnt make a bad record if he tried. That said, this is not his best but definitely not his worst.
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It was a well put together, solid record. Production wasnt groundbreaking or anything. I'd give this a 4/5.
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Man I love that record still, front to back. Catch 22 isn't up to par with the rest though. But anyways, like I said, solid record, top to bottom, front to back, side to side.
EDIT: Had the wrong track title in there...
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Yeah so looks like we all agree catch22 was the weakest track. I just loved this album, I agree w/ Tistic musicially this wasnt as good as Balance And Option but lyrically it was better. I still like B&O better but Trauma was great to.
we don't all agree, I think Catch 22 is one of the best tracks on the album
I made my momma a promise that I would make it home honest
She knew that there were no problems cause she could see right through it
She know I'm deeper than half of these niggaz, flyer than most of 'em
And that's as clear as you can see from off in your coast
And you niggaz don't understand these 16 bars from within
If being dope is an abomination then I am a sin
Cause I'm fly like the wind, and I'm high to the end
My enemies are my used-to-be friends, where do I begin
It's a sesspool of stress, you cowards drink from the well
Got no energy for haters, you suckers can't give me hell
Cause you whack and you stale, and you act like you bail
You talk that shit 'til you gotta prove shit, get smacked when you fail
In the midst of it all I'm just persistin to ball
While these haters tumble and stumble and bumble and fall
I'm the key to cut your meter off, I'll blow what you worth
And befo' anything else on this earth - YOU'LL GET FUCKED UP!
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Yeah so looks like we all agree catch22 was the weakest track. I just loved this album, I agree w/ Tistic musicially this wasnt as good as Balance And Option but lyrically it was better. I still like B&O better but Trauma was great to.
we don't all agree, I think Catch 22 is one of the best tracks on the album
I made my momma a promise that I would make it home honest
She knew that there were no problems cause she could see right through it
She know I'm deeper than half of these niggaz, flyer than most of 'em
And that's as clear as you can see from off in your coast
And you niggaz don't understand these 16 bars from within
If being dope is an abomination then I am a sin
Cause I'm fly like the wind, and I'm high to the end
My enemies are my used-to-be friends, where do I begin
It's a sesspool of stress, you cowards drink from the well
Got no energy for haters, you suckers can't give me hell
Cause you whack and you stale, and you act like you bail
You talk that shit 'til you gotta prove shit, get smacked when you fail
In the midst of it all I'm just persistin to ball
While these haters tumble and stumble and bumble and fall
I'm the key to cut your meter off, I'll blow what you worth
And befo' anything else on this earth - YOU'LL GET FUCKED UP!
I agree, Catch 22 is one of the best songs on the album. The lyrics are on point and the harsh, stripped down beat fits the vibe perfectly.
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One of the albums of 2005 and one of his best.
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I mean...I could listen to Catch 22, but the beat got hella annoying to me. He was goin off on there, but even his raps got annoyin because of how it was off beat. It was still listenable though.
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i just deleted it off my computer last week.
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My favorite album of 2005 for sure. I still play it regularly. Every song on it is tight too, the only track I'm don't get real excited about hearing is Ladies and Thugs. That's really something to say for a CD. Also, it was too short. But this CD definitely lived up to my expectations, all I can hope is that he drops another one ASAP. He gets out of jail next month.
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One of the best releases, if not the best release of 2005...Trauma is classic and time will show that, with some tracks from Trauma mixtape it would be even better.
Dj Quik =amazing artist
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i remember i didnt listen to any song except fandango until i bought it on the release date... its crazy listening to an album the first time by one of your favorite artisits because the voice is familiar, but u dont know all the lyrics yet...
with that said, i still enjoy this album (definately among the top 3 released in 2005 with AZ-AWOL and Game-Documentary)... not really feeling Wyclef's singing (if u can call it that) on Laydies and Thugs....
PEACE
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Great album classic IMO....I could listen to the whole album without skippin a track. At first I didn't like Catch 22 but the more I listened to it the more I liked it. 10/10
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One of the albums of 2005 and one of his best.
For me it's a classic album... I still listen to it.... a video would have been very dope.... I CAN'T understand why such artists are soo underrated,.... he deserves his props...
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One of the albums of 2005 and one of his best.
For me it's a classic album... I still listen to it.... a video would have been very dope.... I CAN'T understand why such artists are soo underrated,.... he deserves his props...
Waaaaay too many fuck'n reasons to name why he's underrated....with the main one being a lack of promotion..and I can't say who exactly is to blame for that.
As stupid as it sounds, many people who may even like Snoop will call his style and sound "too west coast"...but at the same time, I have played his music for people who weren't familiar with him at all, and they instantly fell in love. And the craziest thing about it is that most of the biggest artists in the game have worked with DJ Quik, and will name him as their favorites......T.I., Jay-Z, Luda, Snoop, and many others have collabed with him.....and even fuckin Kanye West said Quik is the best producer around! But still, Kanye will literally sell 25 times as much as Quik in his first week.
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Easily my fav album from last year, surprised at those who didnt like catch 22.
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I think I may have purchased 2 albums all of last year, and Trauma was one of those albums....This album is 1000 times better and a huge step up from that garbage ass album UTI...Great album, I personally liked "Catch 22", the only song I wasn't feelin was "ladies and thugs" with wyclef, the beat is kinda hard, but it gets annoying real quicc.....That's probably the only song that I skip on occasions...Other then that, I was impressed with the cd, Quik even made Chingy sound decent for once...I think the album was missing those 1 or 2 traccs featuring Suga Free and Hi-C and the album could have been a little bit longer though...UTI was by far Quiks worst album, but he came correct on this one.
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I can listen to that album TOP to BOTTOM.....another Quik Qlassic 8) 8)
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One of the best releases, if not the best release of 2005...Trauma is classic and time will show that, with some tracks from Trauma mixtape it would be even better.
Dj Quik =amazing artist
So there was 2 sets of tracks . I was listening to the record and remmeber thiking its missing like 2 or 3 songs.
LIke the one for mixmaster spde sure shot a body rock immixmaster spade.....
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I think another flaw is that there was too much T.I. on "Indiscretions"... because that was a good beat
to me the best tracks overall are "Jet Set" and "Intro for Roger"
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I've had Trauma in my hip hop rotation list since it has come out but recently i haven't listened to it as much. By the way, how much has it sold so far?
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One of the best releases, if not the best release of 2005...Trauma is classic and time will show that, with some tracks from Trauma mixtape it would be even better.
Dj Quik =amazing artist
So there was 2 sets of tracks . I was listening to the record and remmeber thiking its missing like 2 or 3 songs.
LIke the one for mixmaster spde sure shot a body rock immixmaster spade.....
Yeah, the new tracks off the mixtape were:
Doughe (Sho Shot)
Total Auto
Does The Good Life Exist? ft. Shawn Anthony
The Maze
Another "leftover" even though not really because it was intended for the Chris Rock "Head Of State" movie is:
What They Think ft. Nate Dogg
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^^ if you added all those to the short cd it would be nuts
not "The Maze" though, for some reason that's probably my least favorite track
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^^ if you added all those to the short cd it would be nuts
not "The Maze" though, for some reason that's probably my least favorite track
I feel u I didn't really like "The Maze" neither.
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was maze the one with the annoying intro with the keyboard sound???
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shit was bangin californias beat was juz craaazaaayy
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i loved it when it dropped... but now i dont listen to westcoast music anymore lol
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i liked catch 22 and laides & thugs
banging album. not one track worth skipping
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Trauma's an incredible album if you ask me. Strong production, strong lyrics...an average joint or two, but everything's still dope a year later. My personal favorite cut is definitely "California"...that beat is sick as hell on that one.
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Never heard it. Intended on buying it, but never got around to it.
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I think I may have purchased 2 albums all of last year, and Trauma was one of those albums....This album is 1000 times better and a huge step up from that garbage ass album UTI...Great album, I personally liked "Catch 22", the only song I wasn't feelin was "ladies and thugs" with wyclef, the beat is kinda hard, but it gets annoying real quicc.....That's probably the only song that I skip on occasions...Other then that, I was impressed with the cd, Quik even made Chingy sound decent for once...I think the album was missing those 1 or 2 traccs featuring Suga Free and Hi-C and the album could have been a little bit longer though...UTI was by far Quiks worst album, but he came correct on this one.
Real talk
I thought this was a great album 8)
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Amazing album...one of the best releases in years IMO
Quik came with a sound fresh but still westcoast and relavent. He's the best man. All the songs are dope. All of quiks albums are fucking incrediable but this is probably his 3rd best album overall and my 4th favorite from his
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it was so tight how every song led right into the next... ;D
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It shoulda been a double cd. Him and Warren G should definitely do a album together. Warren's album was dope too.
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I actually liked Warren's last album to but imo Trauma is wayyyyy better
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it's weird like R-Tistic said how everyone knows Quik in the industry and thinks highly of him talent-wise
you think someone would hook up for a single or somethin... it just seems it would make sense
I bet if he was given a clean paycheck he could knock out some shit everyone would feel that could go on the radio for some artist
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this album is fuckin awesome. like every quik album
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it's weird like R-Tistic said how everyone knows Quik in the industry and thinks highly of him talent-wise
you think someone would hook up for a single or somethin... it just seems it would make sense
I bet if he was given a clean paycheck he could knock out some shit everyone would feel that could go on the radio for some artist
I totally agree with that statement...I wish that would happen, so Quik could get the recognition he deserves, Even Chingy could make a hit record with DJ Quik producing...
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the tracks on his mixtape were westcoast, thats what he needs to go back to. those beats were sick.
quik tries too hard to appeal to diffrent region thats why he switched his style after balance and options and since doing so, he hasn't been the same. his true fans will tell u his last 2 albums weren't like the rest of his others.
what he needs to understand is he will always be a regional rapper, and 90% of his fans that buy his music are from cali, therefore he needs to stick with the script and go back to that funky westcoast sound hes so good at and please the fuckin fans.
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the tracks on his mixtape were westcoast, thats what he needs to go back to. those beats were sick.
quik tries too hard to appeal to diffrent region thats why he switched his style after balance and options and since doing so, he hasn't been the same. his true fans will tell u his last 2 albums weren't like the rest of his others.
what he needs to understand is he will always be a regional rapper, and 90% of his fans that buy his music are from cali, therefore he needs to stick with the script and go back to that funky westcoast sound hes so good at and please the fuckin fans.
well I mean, look at the thread, I'm pretty sure majority of people were pleased
I knew people who didn't even listen to rap that owned this cd too
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^^Yup! I was very pleased!