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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on March 22, 2016, 07:55:32 PM
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I think a review from Seer should get its own thread
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'meh' ;D
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'meh' ;D
:'(
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'meh' ;D
accurate review.
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Honestly, i prefer what i heard in Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak and The Game albums. But I loved "Talk To My Diary" track. Review ? Nothing special, 3/5.
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Honestly, i prefer what i heard in Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak and The Game albums. But I loved "Talk To My Diary" track. Review ? Nothing special, 3/5.
"Talk To My Diary" is an amazing track...too bad the rest of the album wasn't on that level
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'meh' ;D
accurate review.
But Infinite said Compton = Chronic + 2001 :'( :'( :'(
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infinite always overhypes everything..
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just listened to the album at the gym, still sounds fresh to me... I don't know how people think "Talking To My Diary" is any better than joints like "All In A Day's Work", "Darkside/Gone", "Deep Water", "For The Love Of Money", etc.
in another few years as time passes I bet more than half of y'all will change your reviews 8)
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just listened to the album at the gym, still sounds fresh to me... I don't know how people think "Talking To My Diary" is any better than joints like "All In A Day's Work", "Darkside/Gone", "Deep Water", "For The Love Of Money", etc.
in another few years as time passes I bet more than half of y'all will change your reviews 8)
haven't listened to it in a long time but from what I remember "For The Love of Money", the track with Snoop and Jon Connor, and the other new rappers that were featured were not impressive...there were a few bright spots, Kendrick and even Em but overall I was dissapointed
I will give it another shot though
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just listened to the album at the gym, still sounds fresh to me... I don't know how people think "Talking To My Diary" is any better than joints like "All In A Day's Work", "Darkside/Gone", "Deep Water", "For The Love Of Money", etc.
in another few years as time passes I bet more than half of y'all will change your reviews 8)
haven't listened to it in a long time but from what I remember "For The Love of Money", the track with Snoop and Jon Connor, and the other new rappers that were featured were not impressive...there were a few bright spots, Kendrick and even Em but overall I was dissapointed
I will give it another shot though
"For The Love Of Money" in particular was one of the 'just OK' tracks to me on initial first listen but over time it's become one of my favorites
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it really is a modern day classic.....the fact that it didnt get any promo whatsoever has really skewed peoples opinion of it. if a track like "deep water" was shoved down our throat on radio 24/7, then a lot of peeps would be hypin this as album of the year. as far as production goes, it's definitely the best produced rap album of the 10's.
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it's definitely the best produced rap album of the 10's.
fact, the only contender would be Kendrick's TPAB
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it is meh..havent bumped it since it came out.
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'meh' ;D
accurate review.
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But Infinite said Compton = Chronic + 2001 :'( :'( :'(
No.. your stretching my words a bit. I said it was on par with his other two albums, and I still believe that. All three are classics. Yet, I am not going to put it above the Chronic... I would however put it slightly ahead of 2001..
If I were to rank Dre's solo albums
1. Chronic - Classic
2. Compton - Classic
3. 2001 - Classic
...and this is objectively speaking by the way. Aftermath Presents is a personal (subjective) classic of mine, because I still listen to it often even to this day, and it has a lot of sentimental value. But I would not claim that Aftermath Presents was a classic by conventional standards. But even taking sentimentality out of the equation, Compton was an instant classic.
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
not a single fact stated here in this post lolol
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
not a single fact stated here in this post lolol
No facts when it comes to music buddy boy, just perspectives and them thar be mine. ;D
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
not a single fact stated here in this post lolol
No facts when it comes to music buddy boy, just perspectives and them thar be mine. ;D
the beauty of opinions 8)
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The album did grow on me a lot and it does have some really strong moments, but as much as I want it to be, I don't think it will be considered a classic in years to come. That doesn't matter too much as its still a really good album, but it would have been nice for Dre to have that final classic album under his belt.
Where I think it loses momentum is in the second half. A track like 'For The Love Of Money' just sounds awkward on here, and I much prefer the original version of 'Animals' - it's about the only track I can think of where Dre's additional production wasn't needed. Also I don't care much for the Eminem featured track which is kind of a disappointment for me.
That track 'Back To Business' though? Now that's the sort of big, epic sound that should have made it onto the album in place of one of the weaker cuts.
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
Cosign. I was one of Dre biggest fans, but I'm not gonna deny the fact the man lost his touch and the Dre era is over.
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
Truest shit i ever read on this site
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"My plaque's from album sales
Y'all is ringtone platinum
But .99 cents adds up
I don't hate 'em, I congratulate 'em "
Nas called it. This is the way things are for the 99%. Dre included
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I only like a handful of tracks on there.
Why Eminem is on there, I have no idea.
I enjoyed Game's verse, Cold187/Xzibit track and Anderson Paak/Premo track.
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Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later.
The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad.
Those that hype this, consider this:
If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001.
Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
You couldn't be more wrong .. If Dre was hoppin on a bandwagon then he woulda released videos and singles for the album, which woulda easily tripled the sales .. And snoop hasn't dropped an album this refined since doggystyle, so u wrong on that front too. When u listen to tracks like deep water, all in a day's work, it's all on me, genoocide, loose cannons, etc. they sound like nothing out there..I really don't understand how some of yall can't feel that
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The album did grow on me a lot and it does have some really strong moments, but as much as I want it to be, I don't think it will be considered a classic in years to come. That doesn't matter too much as its still a really good album, but it would have been nice for Dre to have that final classic album under his belt.
Where I think it loses momentum is in the second half. A track like 'For The Love Of Money' just sounds awkward on here, and I much prefer the original version of 'Animals' - it's about the only track I can think of where Dre's additional production wasn't needed. Also I don't care much for the Eminem featured track which is kind of a disappointment for me.
That track 'Back To Business' though? Now that's the sort of big, epic sound that should have made it onto the album in place of one of the weaker cuts.
original "animals" sounds bland and repetitive, dre added a whole lot of depth to it, which is just what it needed, as it's meant 2 be a deep track
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If I were to rank Dre's solo albums
1. Chronic - Classic
2. Compton - Classic
3. 2001 - Classic
straight crazy talk.
you can't call anything classic/instant classic, that instantly flags you up as a person who is not objective. "classic" by definition means that it's stood the test of time. you can't shortcut that.
like many on here I am/was a huge Dre fan.. but this new shit?
tell ya what.. i'll give it one more listen.. with a track by track.. straight breakdown...just for you.
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i started a track by track breakdown by got fed up..
overall there's a stop/start disjointed thing with a lot of the songs.. when someones spitting or not that breaks the flow.. shit sounds disjointed like a radio show or a mixtape.
i've put it on my iphone to play in the car to give it a different listen.. but seriously.. i'm thinking anyone thinking this album is anywhere near chronic or 2001 level is on some crazy shit
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If you're not actually listening for lyrics, wordplay/content/song writing this shit would be ok as background noise/music
It's a decent throwaway thing for 5 mins. Only noteworthy because it's Dre
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i started a track by track breakdown by got fed up..
overall there's a stop/start disjointed thing with a lot of the songs.. when someones spitting or not that breaks the flow.. shit sounds disjointed like a radio show or a mixtape.
i've put it on my iphone to play in the car to give it a different listen.. but seriously.. i'm thinking anyone thinking this album is anywhere near chronic or 2001 level is on some crazy shit
The "disjointing" is part of the intrigue .. Gives the album a unique, cinematic feel.
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If you're not actually listening for lyrics, wordplay/content/song writing this shit would be ok as background noise/music
It's a decent throwaway thing for 5 mins. Only noteworthy because it's Dre
That's why u gave "regulate" a 5/10 right? Because it wasn't lyrical enough .. lol
The content on this one is actually a level above "2001" .. Lotta real shit your everyday mufucka can relate to on the album, not nearly as cliche.
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i started a track by track breakdown by got fed up..
overall there's a stop/start disjointed thing with a lot of the songs.. when someones spitting or not that breaks the flow.. shit sounds disjointed like a radio show or a mixtape.
i've put it on my iphone to play in the car to give it a different listen.. but seriously.. i'm thinking anyone thinking this album is anywhere near chronic or 2001 level is on some crazy shit
this. every word of it.
this shit was supposed to flow like a movie but it flows like someone flicking the channels.
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The content on this one is actually a level above "2001" .. Lotta real shit your everyday mufucka can relate to on the album, not nearly as cliche.
At least my ficca Sccit is gettin this one right... I mean lyrically it is mos definitely above 2001... Dre has really never came with solo tracks that were as introspective as "All On Me" and "Diary". And the shit Kendrick is doing on "Deep Waters" or that Conners doing on "Love Of Money" is just on fire....
Only thing that 2001 has lyrically that Compton is missing is a megasuperstar like Em in his prime. I mean, the Chronic brought us Snoop in his prime and that really helped make the album special. Same with 2001 we got an Eminem at his prime and the album couldn't have been what it was without his game-changing performances on "What's the Difference" and "Forgot About Dre".
But... just compare "Big Ego's" to "All On Me" and you can see that production and lyrically Compton is an update/improvement
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i started a track by track breakdown by got fed up..
overall there's a stop/start disjointed thing with a lot of the songs.. when someones spitting or not that breaks the flow.. shit sounds disjointed like a radio show or a mixtape.
i've put it on my iphone to play in the car to give it a different listen.. but seriously.. i'm thinking anyone thinking this album is anywhere near chronic or 2001 level is on some crazy shit
this. every word of it.
this shit was supposed to flow like a movie but it flows like someone flicking the channels.
Signed.
Compton isnīt a classic Dre album for me. IMO itīs more like a puzzled together compilation.
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Lol people talking about Dre being introspective on verses he didn't write
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Lol people talking about Dre being introspective on verses he didn't write
Lol.. I admit that is kind of funny
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The content on this one is actually a level above "2001" .. Lotta real shit your everyday mufucka can relate to on the album, not nearly as cliche.
At least my ficca Sccit is gettin this one right... I mean lyrically it is mos definitely above 2001... Dre has really never came with solo tracks that were as introspective as "All On Me" and "Diary". And the shit Kendrick is doing on "Deep Waters" or that Conners doing on "Love Of Money" is just on fire....
Only thing that 2001 has lyrically that Compton is missing is a megasuperstar like Em in his prime. I mean, the Chronic brought us Snoop in his prime and that really helped make the album special. Same with 2001 we got an Eminem at his prime and the album couldn't have been what it was without his game-changing performances on "What's the Difference" and "Forgot About Dre".
But... just compare "Big Ego's" to "All On Me" and you can see that production and lyrically Compton is an update/improvement
Kurupts "you more of a bitch than a bitch" line > than anything spit on "Compton" :laugh:
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i started a track by track breakdown by got fed up..
overall there's a stop/start disjointed thing with a lot of the songs.. when someones spitting or not that breaks the flow.. shit sounds disjointed like a radio show or a mixtape.
i've put it on my iphone to play in the car to give it a different listen.. but seriously.. i'm thinking anyone thinking this album is anywhere near chronic or 2001 level is on some crazy shit
this. every word of it.
this shit was supposed to flow like a movie but it flows like someone flicking the channels.
werent u lovin this shit when it dropped? coulda sworn u were hittin me bout how incredible it sounded in ur beats
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Where can i find the original Animals song or concept song without Dr. Dre involvement?
The album did grow on me a lot and it does have some really strong moments, but as much as I want it to be, I don't think it will be considered a classic in years to come. That doesn't matter too much as its still a really good album, but it would have been nice for Dre to have that final classic album under his belt.
Where I think it loses momentum is in the second half. A track like 'For The Love Of Money' just sounds awkward on here, and I much prefer the original version of 'Animals' - it's about the only track I can think of where Dre's additional production wasn't needed. Also I don't care much for the Eminem featured track which is kind of a disappointment for me.
That track 'Back To Business' though? Now that's the sort of big, epic sound that should have made it onto the album in place of one of the weaker cuts.
original "animals" sounds bland and repetitive, dre added a whole lot of depth to it, which is just what it needed, as it's meant 2 be a deep track
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im no dre fanatic like most of you retards on here but i will give credit where credit is due Compton was def a top 5 im even bold enuff to say its a top 3
dre came correct even tho he didn't write shit production was awesome and wasn't your typical bs what others are doing today
only complaint with production is some the beats sound the same
the feature all came correct even the old farts they sounded better then they have in years and years and years and years you see the point
one thing i didn't like is the constant fuck you which i cant stand i hate fuck you music makes you sounds very limited and then i hates the constant kill yourself in the raps
not offended by it cause anyone who kills themselves is a retard but in music again makes you limited
even the ones we haven't heard with dre before gives this album a fresh feel and not clutter by has beens and dre made the right move looking into the future like one should and put over young talent and not try to shove a bunch of old farts down our throats
of course gotta have some Kendrick i just wished there were more tde artist on this ab jay or q
even em sounded good on this
bottom line if ur stuck in the past and listen to 90s music all day like its the thing lol then this album isnt for you and no point leaving your bias review cause tbh you didnt even give the album a chance when you heard no old ass 90s beats
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Where can i find the original Animals song or concept song without Dr. Dre involvement?
The album did grow on me a lot and it does have some really strong moments, but as much as I want it to be, I don't think it will be considered a classic in years to come. That doesn't matter too much as its still a really good album, but it would have been nice for Dre to have that final classic album under his belt.
Where I think it loses momentum is in the second half. A track like 'For The Love Of Money' just sounds awkward on here, and I much prefer the original version of 'Animals' - it's about the only track I can think of where Dre's additional production wasn't needed. Also I don't care much for the Eminem featured track which is kind of a disappointment for me.
That track 'Back To Business' though? Now that's the sort of big, epic sound that should have made it onto the album in place of one of the weaker cuts.
original "animals" sounds bland and repetitive, dre added a whole lot of depth to it, which is just what it needed, as it's meant 2 be a deep track
Search the forum, someone posted it here
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Where can i find the original Animals song or concept song without Dr. Dre involvement?
The album did grow on me a lot and it does have some really strong moments, but as much as I want it to be, I don't think it will be considered a classic in years to come. That doesn't matter too much as its still a really good album, but it would have been nice for Dre to have that final classic album under his belt.
Where I think it loses momentum is in the second half. A track like 'For The Love Of Money' just sounds awkward on here, and I much prefer the original version of 'Animals' - it's about the only track I can think of where Dre's additional production wasn't needed. Also I don't care much for the Eminem featured track which is kind of a disappointment for me.
That track 'Back To Business' though? Now that's the sort of big, epic sound that should have made it onto the album in place of one of the weaker cuts.
original "animals" sounds bland and repetitive, dre added a whole lot of depth to it, which is just what it needed, as it's meant 2 be a deep track
Search the forum, someone posted it here
Thanks Sccit! Appreciate it.
For those who are looking for the song:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=322031.0 (http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=322031.0)
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i started a track by track breakdown by got fed up..
overall there's a stop/start disjointed thing with a lot of the songs.. when someones spitting or not that breaks the flow.. shit sounds disjointed like a radio show or a mixtape.
i've put it on my iphone to play in the car to give it a different listen.. but seriously.. i'm thinking anyone thinking this album is anywhere near chronic or 2001 level is on some crazy shit
this. every word of it.
this shit was supposed to flow like a movie but it flows like someone flicking the channels.
werent u lovin this shit when it dropped? coulda sworn u were hittin me bout how incredible it sounded in ur beats
sonically there is some very dope shit going on on the album im quite fond of satisifiction and the way he layered marshia ambroshias vocals but as a project it just dont flow like it should man. i judge an album by its replay value and i never felt that need to come back to this one the way i have other recent albums that are personal classics to me.