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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Si-Chiggedy on June 09, 2007, 03:37:12 AM
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I wonder if this single or the video had any success, because I didn't read anything about it. I mean it's a Snoop Dogg track with Dr. Dre on the beat and Nate Dogg on the hook, an amazing video and top notch raps by Snoop and I think it didn't blow up. So I'm asling what else Snoop can do to have success? Or did I miss something? Does the video get any play or does the song get any airtime in the radios? Because if not, Snoop will think off that song as a disappointment for himself, and I doubt he will make a single with Nate Dogg again if he thinks so. That'd be shame.
So what y'all think?
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I believe that track was dope!!
Th chemistry of each instrumnet mixed well together!!
it had that jazzy and rich feeling to it!!!
Snoop's verses were on point!!
Was kinda hoping for a third verses,but I'm content with the two!
Bringing in Nate to the track, to add that soulfulness to the track, that only Nate can do, was arguably a good decision on Snoop!!
At this stage, we could deliberate all day of what Snoop will think, will he think it's a disspaointment, will he think twice before doing a track with Nate Dogg..Who's to say!!
However I'm positive that it will not hinder snoop from working with Nate Dogg, they have great chemistry.
It's been discussed on this forum numerous times, i think folks should just let go of sales and enjoy the music!! If the said artsit is not publically complaing about his sales, i see no point why the fans should, i really feel it's futile!
I'm sure enough that the album as well that track will eventually go plat as some stage!!
In relation to what Snoop can do to have success, i think Snoop is as successful as he could be. He has featured on quite a number of track from various artist, so he is up there!
Just my thoughts!!
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I wonder if this single or the video had any success, because I didn't read anything about it. I mean it's a Snoop Dogg track with Dr. Dre on the beat and Nate Dogg on the hook, an amazing video and top notch raps by Snoop and I think it didn't blow up. So I'm asling what else Snoop can do to have success? Or did I miss something? Does the video get any play or does the song get any airtime in the radios? Because if not, Snoop will think off that song as a disappointment for himself, and I doubt he will make a single with Nate Dogg again if he thinks so. That'd be shame.
So what y'all think?
I think if Akon was on the hook it would have done way better. Who is Nate Dogg nowadays? Akon is the hottest hooksinger out right now (except maybe R. Kelly and T-Pain) so everything with his name on is expected to do a lot better then these no-name singers.
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I wonder if this single or the video had any success, because I didn't read anything about it. I mean it's a Snoop Dogg track with Dr. Dre on the beat and Nate Dogg on the hook, an amazing video and top notch raps by Snoop and I think it didn't blow up. So I'm asling what else Snoop can do to have success? Or did I miss something? Does the video get any play or does the song get any airtime in the radios? Because if not, Snoop will think off that song as a disappointment for himself, and I doubt he will make a single with Nate Dogg again if he thinks so. That'd be shame.
So what y'all think?
I think if Akon was on the hook it would have done way better. Who is Nate Dogg nowadays? Akon is the hottest hooksinger out right now (except maybe R. Kelly and T-Pain) so everything with his name on is expected to do a lot better then these no-name singers.
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Be that as it may..but i found that upon purchasing the album and listening to that track..it immediately struck me that Akon just didn't fit that track, I'm not sure if anybody else noticed it...
But who knows, if it had been released with Akon on the hook maybe it mite be different, i can't say...
Nate is more in-depth than Akon..perhaps Akon just needs time to develop is singing..like how Kellz & Nate have chiseled their craft..
Blu!
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Did the single have any success though? I haven't heard anything from the chart position. I'm just interested, not that I care how much it sold, but it's interesting to see, because 10 years ago, a Snoop single produced by Dre and with Nate Dogg on the hook would've run the charts.
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The single did have a success..allbeit a short one, success nonetheless!!
These days you gotta take it and accept it!!
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Frank Thomas comes to the plate everygame to the "Boss' Life" in case anyone was wondering. Oh and IMO the track is great with Nate on there, Snoop also sounds great over the beat.
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I searched at billboard.com and they say it made rank #70 in the Hip-Hop/R&B singles, that's kinda weak :o a sahem that only a few still buy good music nowadays.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=33952&model.vnuAlbumId=810571
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to be fair its not really an upbeat radio/club single that would have much chance the charts. the beat may be some nice new shit from dre on a different kind of vibe but it didn't catch much mainstream attention for that reason...
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still that BOSS thing is Crooked I's shit, and now dude acts like he a Boss, right when Crooked started this Boss campaign on dubcnn and all that.... song was good tho, video was terrible
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Indeed this is a good track but it's getting boring after a few spin IMO.
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Beat is sampled but is still tite, NATE cant sing, am I the only one who thought his voice was off-beat? I thought Akon killed tha hook, should've left him on there, woulda saved more money and did better on the charts. but then again Akon would've been saturating the charts "I Wana Fuck U" "Dont Matter" "We Takin Over" and couple more trax. Plus its Akon+Jeezy not Snoop + Akon.
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I remember when everyone found out that Dre was producin on this CD, there was excitement in the air...Dre and Snoop together once again!! Why not take advantage of this and make Boss Life the first single?? I know it's not your typical uptempo dance track but let's face it, Dre laid it down production wise, the song is hot and as usual on a Dre produced track, Snoop did his thing....I love the good ole days of the Dogg Pound as much as anyone but Akon sounds better than Nate on this track..I feel bad for Nate who is a true DPG Soldier but others have emerged as "hook singers" and since a successful solo career was never established, I'm not sure what the future holds for Nate. When I found out that Nate was doin the hook for the video release, I was excited but the result left me a little disappointed and this despite the fact that I'm not an Akon fan
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still that BOSS thing is Crooked I's shit, and now dude acts like he a Boss, right when Crooked started this Boss campaign on dubcnn and all that.... song was good tho, video was terrible
You know that Snoop's 2002 album was named "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" right? I think Nate Dogg was waaaay better than Akon. Akon sounds like a frog to me and Nates ad-libs at the end are dope.
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still that BOSS thing is Crooked I's shit, and now dude acts like he a Boss, right when Crooked started this Boss campaign on dubcnn and all that.... song was good tho, video was terrible
You know that Snoop's 2002 album was named "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" right? I think Nate Dogg was waaaay better than Akon. Akon sounds like a frog to me and Nates ad-libs at the end are dope.
This is true about the "Boss" concept and anyone that knows me knows I'm a big Crook supporter (what up to Novakane)... However, with that being said, I think that it is POSSIBLE, that Snoop brought the Boss title back after the tension with Crook and him started. Although, at the same time every single rapper on the West AND in the South calling themselves Bosses for a while though.
Anyway, as far as the topic goes... I live on the East Coast never ONCE heard Bosses Life on the radio, but I see the video on MTV or BET once a day.
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Crooked I started this Boss thing about 1 year and a few months ago, now tell me who was callin themselves BOSS then? NOBODY....and of course I know Snoops album was called "Paid da,...." but uhm, did he ever call himself BOSS? NO, he was callin himself every other name but Boss... anyway....in a few months you all will know what I'm talkin about, till then, enjoy this Snoopy guy....
dont get me wrong, I like Snoops music, I bump it all the time, not that new stuff, but gotta give him credit for what he did, but dude is the main reason why them young dudes aint comin up like they supposed to do, and dont tell me he got Damani and them because he aint pushin them how 50 was pushin his camp. He got them a cheap ass video and all, god damn, why dont he givin them those million dollar budgets? he got that shit on lock, he could make even bigger $ but he aint got that business mind of a 50 or Jay Z.
N.W.A.
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Crooked I started this Boss thing about 1 year and a few months ago, now tell me who was callin themselves BOSS then? NOBODY....and of course I know Snoops album was called "Paid da,...." but uhm, did he ever call himself BOSS? NO, he was callin himself every other name but Boss... anyway....in a few months you all will know what I'm talkin about, till then, enjoy this Snoopy guy....
dont get me wrong, I like Snoops music, I bump it all the time, not that new stuff, but gotta give him credit for what he did, but dude is the main reason why them young dudes aint comin up like they supposed to do, and dont tell me he got Damani and them because he aint pushin them how 50 was pushin his camp. He got them a cheap ass video and all, god damn, why dont he givin them those million dollar budgets? he got that shit on lock, he could make even bigger $ but he aint got that business mind of a 50 or Jay Z.
N.W.A.
Do you think this Snoop / Crook beef is gonna get big, cause I peeped that You Tube vid where Crook was hinting at videos where other dudes callin' themselves Boss. I mean, yeah, Snoop is a huge name and iconic in many respects, but if he can't go bar for bar with Snoop. I just hope it stays between Snoop and Crook though, cause I'd like to see Crook collab with Kurupt again.
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I don't know i hope not..cuz unity is important, even more so for the West right now!!
As Crook callin himself and gettin mad at other rappers penning that title..i really can't understand why he is mad??
It's not like his name is "Boss"
If his name was "Boss"..then it would be a different thing
As for the person who mentioned that Crook started tagging the "boss" a year prior to nsoop, what about rappers back in the days, who called went by the name "boss"..do they have a say in this???
But then who am i??..
Just sum dude sittin behind a PC..
Crook should just concentrate on making music..than worrying about who is using what title!!
Just Ma Thoughtz!
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its a dope song but i dont think did anything really, i wish it did
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crook did not5 start that boss thing .....and yeah the song is fire but didnt really create any buzz
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this song is really well... some true million dolla gangsta shit.
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still that BOSS thing is Crooked I's shit, and now dude acts like he a Boss, right when Crooked started this Boss campaign on dubcnn and all that.... song was good tho, video was terrible
You know that Snoop's 2002 album was named "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" right? I think Nate Dogg was waaaay better than Akon. Akon sounds like a frog to me and Nates ad-libs at the end are dope.
This is true about the "Boss" concept and anyone that knows me knows I'm a big Crook supporter (what up to Novakane)... However, with that being said, I think that it is POSSIBLE, that Snoop brought the Boss title back after the tension with Crook and him started. Although, at the same time every single rapper on the West AND in the South calling themselves Bosses for a while though.
Anyway, as far as the topic goes... I live on the East Coast never ONCE heard Bosses Life on the radio, but I see the video on MTV or BET once a day.
Lol real talk, that's the new word for 2k7. 8)
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Crooked I a.k.a. Young Boss? he has this thing since 2004, anyway, I didnt wanna cause all that shit in here....lol
uhm, believe me, Crooked I is working HARD, he recorded features for other peoples tapes, shot a video with SKG, did his Hip Hop Weeklys, recordin for his album, did a few shows recently etc., it aint like he's checking the game on who uses this Boss thing, but you cant deny that all this Boss talkin never took off until a few months back, when Crooked I used it as his mixtape series title, and been callin himself Boss, Young Boss, Boss of the west for some time now, but thats not the point
Snoop was tellin bullshit in this dubcnn interview, and Snoop knows what he said wasnt the truth, so...
I mean, I dont want to see any beef like that on the West, but Snoop been callin for unity, and like a few days later he comes out talkin shit about Crook and other rappers in an interview.
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^lmao, Snoop has been callin himself a boss since 2001/02. as has Yukmouth. to say that Crooked I came up with that name is, well, laughable. LOLOL
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read bro!
did I say he came up with it?
I said, he used it since 2004, and you didnt hear them two you just mentioned callin themself Boss since you mentioned in 2002/03, it kinda watered down, so Crooked used it to say, we gotta BOSS UP on the West to make it. all of a sudden after 3 years or even more, Snoop comes up with it again after bad mouthin on Crooked here in a dubcnn interview.
anyway, I'm done with this, I didnt want to start all that, totally of topic...
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have you heard Snoop Dogg's - Paid The Cost To Be Da Bo$$ or Yukmouth's Godzilla. both refer to themselves as Bosses through out the album...
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its kind of normal that the song didnt do well, because he aint saying nothing serious!! the song is about being a boss but who cares about that, i mean he wasted a good beat for the type of lyrics that we hear everyday about wacky rappers. In my Opinion Snoop is losing it, slowly...and as Much as yall claim that Snoop Dogg is a legend, until now he didnt do nothing to really gain his respect as a rapper, the only album he has to back him up is Doggystyle, I dont wanna sound like a hater because i am a fan of his, but when u think about it, He didnt really act right during his career, on every album he was like " This is the best effort i ever made" , but then we see it as a disapointment.
I dont want to compare him to Jay Z but take a look at jay z' career, although some of his album sucks, most of them are solid and he knew how to promote them and promote his artists, and he was able to put songs year after year that we would enjoy until this day, lets not forget the nice videos, i mean dude really knows how to do things, while Snoop on another hand , is always trying to prove a point wit his record and always getting worst, this "I am a Gangsta Crip" thing is what will kill his career, and as a CEO he failed with his artists and went from Geffen to Koch... and what is killing him even more is that, he doesnt limit his guest appareances, dude is on every songs from rookies, to OG's, Snoop is like everywhere like he was afraid that people forget about him ...
anyway All this to say that although he looks famous and successful, in my opinion, Snoop doesnt have the Respect he could get, and thats basically his fault!!
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still that BOSS thing is Crooked I's shit, and now dude acts like he a Boss, right when Crooked started this Boss campaign on dubcnn and all that.... song was good tho, video was terrible
Its pretty much like this and it don't matter who said what first or whatever cause thats silly over a word. Snoop has his own clothing, own label, has his own car, his own dog food, his own football league and has many official albums out. Thats more like a boss.
Crooked I is the boss of what? Crooked I is a boss in his own mind and thats it. No disrespect to crook but its crazy that you would even compare the two in accomplishments. I feel like i shouldn't have to replied but here you go.
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Actually i agree, Crooked I has no reason for being a "boss". He's a boss of a label who ain't putting nothing out, whoa what a great job!!
Anyways, Snoop still a bitch for what he did in the past to Crooked, that's a fact too.
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