West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: mauzip on August 08, 2004, 10:59:05 AM
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ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß track list ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ---------- ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 It's Already Written Part I 0:50 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 02 I Like That (Feat. Chingy, 3:56 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Nate Dogg & I-20) ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 03 Twizala (Intro) 0:59 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 04 Twizala 3:38 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 05 Ain't Nothing Wrong 4:08 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 06 My Promise (Feat. Letoya) 3:59 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 07 Keep It On The Low (Feat. Don 3:59 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Yute) ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ 08 What You Say 4:16 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 09 Love You Down 4:28 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 10 Allright 4:27 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 11 Bye Bye Love 3:37 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 12 Didn't Give A Damn (Interlude) 0:58 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 13 Didn't Give A Damn 4:22 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 14 She Is 3:34 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 15 It's Already Written Part II 1:09 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² (Thunder) ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Some things in life seem predestined. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß For Houston, it was a successful career ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß as an R&B singer with a hip-hop edge. On ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the Los Angeles native's remarkable ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² debut album, It's Already Written, he ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ merges the two musical genres in a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² stunning way that breathes life into ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß both styles. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² "I grew up in the hip-hop element, but ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the R&B was always there from the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß blood," Houston says. "I just knew how ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß to sing, so I pretty much mixed them." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Such is the case with "I Like That," ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the album's explosive first single. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Joined by Chingy, Nate Dogg and I-20 on ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Trak Starz-produced cut, Houston ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ shows that his soaring vocals complement ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the platinum acts joining him on the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý sure-fire party hit. The song's funky, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß mesmerizing beat and engaging lyrics ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß about having fun in a club make it the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ type of universal song that sends people ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² streaming to the dance floor. "I just ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ did my homework and brought something ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² to the table that definitely would make ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß them get off their feet," explains ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ Houston. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Houston shows his sensual side on "Love Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß You Down," a touching remake of the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Ready for the World classic, while he ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ demonstrates the unyielding love he can ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² have for a woman on "My Promise," a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ sexy, elegant selection that showcases ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston's smoldering vocals. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ For all of its love themes, It's Already ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Written is about more than romantic ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý relationships. Indeed, Houston examines Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the impact his father leaving him has ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß had on his life on the stirring "The Man ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Is What I Am." "There's a grip of sons ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² out there that don't have their dads ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and this record is speaking to them," ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston says. "I'm talking about how my ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß father wasn't there and how he tried to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ come back at a certain point in my life. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² I told him it was too late, that he ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý should have been there showing me how Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß to ride my first bike, how to throw a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß football. But he wasn't and I had to learn ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ on my own how to be a man." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ As a child, Houston had a strong ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² relationship with his mother, a Belize ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß native whose skills include painting, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ sewing and, most significantly for ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Houston, singing. Always supportive, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Houston's mother encouraged him to sing Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß around the house, in church and anywhere ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß else. But she assumed that her son was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ singing for recreation. Houston had ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² other plans. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston attended Hamilton High School ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and Academy of Music in Los Angeles, but ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ he was enrolled in the normal high ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² school, not the music program. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Nonetheless, he would regularly be Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß invited to participate in activities ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß taking place in the school's music academy ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ because his musical spark was so ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² commanding. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston soon joined a couple of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß neighborhood R&B groups and became a ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ fixture on the street corners of Los ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Angeles, where he and his friends would ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý rap the afternoons away. But Houston Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß had a novel knack: he would freestyle ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß his lyrics, but instead of rapping, he ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ would sing them. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ With his confidence building, Houston ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² started entering singing contests in ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Los Angeles area and became more ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ polished as a performer, lyricist, dancer ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² and vocalist. His management team ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý decided to record a videotape of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Houston's explosive performances, which ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß they hoped would help the singer land a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ recording contract. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Soon thereafter, executives from ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Capitol Records saw the tape and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß realized that they were watching a star ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ
ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ in the making. Houston then signed with ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Capitol Records and began working on the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ
ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý songs for what would become It's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß
ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Already Written. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß
ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Now with a sizzling debut album that ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² includes dance floor hits, future ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ
ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ bedroom classics and thought-provoking ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ
ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² selections, Houston is set to establish ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß
ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß himself in the world of R&B and Hip Hop. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ
ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
Pretty good album if you ask me. I don't think I'll buy this, but the album is definately worth the listen :)
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i mite buy it :-\
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Houston sucks. "I Like That" is nothimg but garbage.
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Ill peep it
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Three words: One Hit Wonder
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^^I AGREE
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If and when rap & RnB goes back underground he would never stand a chance against better artists.