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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: blazeindave213 on October 06, 2009, 05:01:54 PM
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i never herd this i know i know but there was is a reason well like 2 or 3 reasons
1 i was told back then i was very very shitty by more then one person
2 i dont dl cds and i never see this is the store
so some feed back would be dope good songs on the cd beats ect ect thanks peace
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i dl cd's and never heard this either :laugh: heard it was horrible so...
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It's a good CD, fuck what you heard.
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Well, the best song by far was "Been There Done That" as it was just Dre doing his thing. He also does some rhyming on "Got Me Open" by a group by the name of Hands-On, which is kinda a "No Diggity" type thing.
I also thought "Blunt Time" by RBX was pretty awesome too. However, supposedly there was a Dre version that was supposed to be on the Chronic II. There was also a Mel-Man song (one of the few that made it to the more successful Aftermath era). It's too bad Dre didn't take more time with the compilation and make more of a solo album instead of a compilation, because that way maybe some of the artists would've actually gotten some attention.
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few real nice songs (been there, str8 gone, east coast west coast killaz, blunt time). overall half assed compilation.
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An underrated album in my opinion but really not up to Dre's standards. Most of the artists's just disappeared afterwards.
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It wasn't a bad album by any means. It was different from what people expected out of Dre though. West coast fans would especially be disappointed with the majority of the tracks. Some of the R&B was dope though too. I would recommend checking it out at the least.
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i absolutely love this album, it gets unfairly hated on. i love the live instrumention throughout the whole album.
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Well, the best song by far was "Been There Done That" as it was just Dre doing his thing. He also does some rhyming on "Got Me Open" by a group by the name of Hands-On, which is kinda a "No Diggity" type thing.
I also thought "Blunt Time" by RBX was pretty awesome too. However, supposedly there was a Dre version that was supposed to be on the Chronic II. There was also a Mel-Man song (one of the few that made it to the more successful Aftermath era). It's too bad Dre didn't take more time with the compilation and make more of a solo album instead of a compilation, because that way maybe some of the artists would've actually gotten some attention.
The beat on that Mel Man song was wicked! Mel's subpar rhymes are laughable and take away from the song. The right lyricists would've made it an Aftermath classic
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St8 Gone & Blunt Time are the only 2 good tracks on this album. It was horrible. Even the brand of R&B he tried to drop on it sucked ass.
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It's not a classic project by any means but it's nowhere near as bad as its reputation. It was Dr. Dre coming off of Death Row and trying to do something different. The big problem was Dre was only on one song as an artist and only a few more as a producer. It was not what fans had come to expect from Dre and so it kind of went over poorly with people.
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i dl cd's and never heard this either :laugh: heard it was horrible so...
Half the album is sick, you're missing out on some dope tracks!
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Yeah some cool tracks on there. The king-t songs were stand outs an yeah dres solo an rbx's solo. The track with Nas, rbx, krs-1 and b-real had some good verses but the song wasnt as good as you'd expect.
Too much r&b. Some no name rappers had a couple of ok songs on there.
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Yeah some cool tracks on there. The king-t songs were stand outs an yeah dres solo an rbx's solo. The track with Nas, rbx, krs-1 and b-real had some good verses but the song wasnt as good as you'd expect.
Too much r&b. Some no name rappers had a couple of ok songs on there.
Yup basically too much average rnb is what brought the project down!
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i luvd dat album . shit has one of RBX;s best song and some smooth r&b shit.... been there done that...banger....
solid compilation
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I remember buyin' this compilation years ago and bein' excited as fuck about it but i was so dissapointed when i bumped it from start to end. Only tracks i still listen to are "East Coast/West Coast Killas", "Blunt Time", "Been There, Done That" and "Str8 Gone". There should have been a few more Dr. Dre solos on it.
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I remember buyin' this compilation years ago and bein' excited as fuck about it but i was so dissapointed when i bumped it from start to end. Only tracks i still listen to are "East Coast/West Coast Killas", "Blunt Time", "Been There, Done That" and "Str8 Gone". There should have been a few more Dr. Dre solos on it.
My thoughts exactly. I was like "oh shit a Dre joint on his own, new label". The hype I had placed on it was higher than what was delivered, but it's still an okay album. It might not have been a great album, but it's Aftermath's first project that eventually lead to other Aftermath classics.
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THe Wash soundtrack >>>
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THe Wash soundtrack >>>
Hell yeah, but "The Wash" soundtrack was kinda garbage too. There should have been more Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg collabos on it. Great tracks on this though like "Bad Intentions, "Holla", "Str8 West Coast" and "The Wash". I never really liked "On The Blvd." though, that beat was kinda wack.
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i never herd this i know i know but there was is a reason well like 2 or 3 reasons
1 i was told back then i was very very shitty by more then one person
2 i dont dl cds and i never see this is the store
so some feed back would be dope good songs on the cd beats ect ect thanks peace
there's some filler, but if you take into account that it's a compilation then it's quite good
however, music is very personal so no one can speak for you
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"Shittin on the world" is my favorite.
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i never herd this i know i know but there was is a reason well like 2 or 3 reasons
1 i was told back then i was very very shitty by more then one person
2 i dont dl cds and i never see this is the store
so some feed back would be dope good songs on the cd beats ect ect thanks peace
there's some filler, but if you take into account that it's a compilation then it's quite good
however, music is very personal so no one can speak for you
thanks no excuse. there's compilations like big thangs out there that are consistently dope and cohesive.
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thought the 'fame' cover was great.
East Coast/West Coast Killas
Shittin' on the World
Blunt Time
Been There, Done That
As the World Keeps Turning
Str-8 Gone
L.A.W.
Fame
all good tracks
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thought the 'fame' cover was great.
East Coast/West Coast Killas
Shittin' on the World
Blunt Time
Been There, Done That
As the World Keeps Turning
Str-8 Gone
L.A.W.
Fame
all good tracks
You forgot Do For Love and Sexy Dance or whatever. I love the R & B on it.
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i never herd this i know i know but there was is a reason well like 2 or 3 reasons
1 i was told back then i was very very shitty by more then one person
2 i dont dl cds and i never see this is the store
so some feed back would be dope good songs on the cd beats ect ect thanks peace
there's some filler, but if you take into account that it's a compilation then it's quite good
however, music is very personal so no one can speak for you
thanks no excuse. there's compilations like big thangs out there that are consistently dope and cohesive.
i didn't say it was an excuse.
but it's more an exception than a rule that compilations are great, in my opinion.
big thangs is not one of them for me
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thought the 'fame' cover was great.
East Coast/West Coast Killas
Shittin' on the World
Blunt Time
Been There, Done That
As the World Keeps Turning
Str-8 Gone
L.A.W.
Fame
all good tracks
You forgot Do For Love and Sexy Dance or whatever. I love the R & B on it.
no i didnt
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Lol.
I've highlighted my favorite tracks. "who been there, who done that" the beat was good but the style wasn't DR.DRE and it fell short of expectations of many. The album was made when Dr.Dre was trying to say "gangster rap is dead" then he realized when the album flopped that he had to back to the formula that made him a success in the beginning.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/bigwizerm/drdrepresents.jpg)
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I think that Dre issued this in the hopes of duplicating the success of Chronic by using various artists. Funny thing about this is that he did not take all that long to release this following his departure from DeathRow. The irony in this is that he wasted little time to put this out yet he's taking his time to release Detox. ::)
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This album was dope. There were only three or four tracks on the album that I wasnt feeling. Plus u gotta understand Dre only did 5 tracks on the album and all his shit was dope.
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This album was dope. There were only three or four tracks on the album that I wasnt feeling. Plus u gotta understand Dre only did 5 tracks on the album and all his shit was dope.
yeah that's the biggest misconception: people thought it was a Dre produced album.
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I think this compilation bangs hard! There's a couple album fillers but overall it's really dope CD! My fav tracks are:
- East Coast/West Coast Killas
- Shittin' on the World
- Blunt Time
- Been There, Done That
- As the World Keeps Turning
- Got Me Open
- Str-8 Gone
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people deez days dont think this Compilation is good
on the other hand people who grew up on DRE/90s shit since The chronic did enjoy this album
i remember my brotha gettin all hyped up bout this compilation back n the days i think he had a poster for this album too...
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This album was dope. There were only three or four tracks on the album that I wasnt feeling. Plus u gotta understand Dre only did 5 tracks on the album and all his shit was dope.
yeah that's the biggest misconception: people thought it was a Dre produced album.
Ya but just because it wasn't a totally Dre produced album isn't an excuse for it not being up to standards. I know you guys didn't make that statement, but I feel like that's what you were implying. It was Dre's project and his label that put it out so he's ultimately responsible for what is on the album. And I'm not even bagging on this album because I like it a lot. I just think Dre had better shit up his sleeve at that time that would've made the album way better. Doesn't mean it's not a good album, but if I have to blame somebody for it not being better, it's gonna be Dre because he oversaw everything about that compilation.
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- East Coast/West Coast Killas
- Shittin' on the World
- Blunt Time
- Been There, Done That
- As the World Keeps Turning
- Got Me Open
- Str-8 Gone
- L.A.W.
- Nationowl
these were my fave traks. i did think dre produced this album all of it but he didnt but it still sounded dope.wonder hy he didnt produce the whole thing, would it have sound better?
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This album was dope. There were only three or four tracks on the album that I wasnt feeling. Plus u gotta understand Dre only did 5 tracks on the album and all his shit was dope.
yeah that's the biggest misconception: people thought it was a Dre produced album.
Ya but just because it wasn't a totally Dre produced album isn't an excuse for it not being up to standards. I know you guys didn't make that statement, but I feel like that's what you were implying. It was Dre's project and his label that put it out so he's ultimately responsible for what is on the album. And I'm not even bagging on this album because I like it a lot. I just think Dre had better shit up his sleeve at that time that would've made the album way better. Doesn't mean it's not a good album, but if I have to blame somebody for it not being better, it's gonna be Dre because he oversaw everything about that compilation.
no i wasn't implying that.
i was just pointing out that a lot of people had wrong expectations.
and it got dismissed for not being as good as The Chronic.
off course Dre could have done a better job, he was the executive producer after all.
he should have never put so many artists on there.
but to me it's definitely not a bad compilation at all, i happen to like quite a few songs, including the intro:
Got me open ( decent at best)
Fame
Eastcoast/Westcoast Killaz
Str8 Gone
Blunt Time
As The World Keeps Turning
Been there, done that
i also think it's silly that some people won't even listen to it, due to other people's opinions.
by the way, i once made a poll & put it up against the Wash soundtrack:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=182294.0
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"as the world keeps turnin' is smooth as fuck...always loved this song...
the whole "album" is far from bad. you really have to keep in mind that this is NOT a dr. dre solo-album...it's was a compilation to introduce his new label
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i dl cd's and never heard this either :laugh: heard it was horrible so...
You should be ashamed of yourself.
As far as I'm concerned, Aftermath Presents is a historic album. This is a great piece of hip-hop history. Dre leaving Death Row while they were on top, created and released right around 2pac's death; and Dre taking his stance against East/West war and gangsta rap. This shit is historic! Let me review a few tracks...
1. Intro- 0 out of 10- Have to admit, the intro was kind of wack.
2. Dre, KRS, Nas, RBX, B-Real- "East Coast Killah/ West Coast Killah" - 10 out of 10 One of the greatest and most historic hip-hop songs and video's ever made!
3. Mel-Man- "Shittin On The World"- 7 out of 10- One of the only times you'll get to hear Mel-Man on the mic. The beat is sick, and Mel-Man's lyrics are highly entertaining.
4. RBX- "Blunt Time"- 7 out of 10- RBX was going with some sort of Rasta image at the time. Whatever it was, he blazed this joint!!
5. Dr. Dre- "Been There Done That"- 8 out of 10- This track is probably the most realistic track Dre has done in his whole carear. It's definitely the most personal song and video of his. It is somewhat inspirational, a little too rich for my taste, but definitely some smooth shit that Dre was on at the time.
9. King Tee- "Str8 Gone"- 8.5 out of 10- Along with tracks like "Dippin" this is probably King Tee's best song, the beat is a classic West Coast gangsta rap style beat, hits hard (track is kind of gangsta even though Dre was going away from that sound).
14. Nationowl- "Nationowl"- 9 out of 10- This track is highly under-rated!! There was a rumor that this dude was Hittman, but his pics in the liner notes show he clearly is not Hittman, but his voice and flow sound nearly identical. The beat for this song is blazing, in a melancholy and somber tone. His lyrics are unfadeable "chew an emcee like wrigley", too bad we never heard from this dude again.
15. Ruben Cruz and King Tee "Fame"- 6.5 out of 10- This track failed to reach it's full potential. It's a David Bowie cover, Dre origionally wanted Busta Rhymes on it and wanted it to be a huge single for the album; but somehow it got lost.
...this album has ended up having more replay value than other albums from that era. It's a very mature album, so it's been easy to listen to for me, from when I was 14 and the album had just came out, to now being 27, it still bangs and is still relevant... although sadly it became sort of a novelty record for Dre.
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i dl cd's and never heard this either :laugh: heard it was horrible so...
You don't buy albums?